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US Supreme Court holds issue exhaustion not required in Social Security administrative law judge hearings

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Thursday held that Social Security disability claimants are not bound by the issue-exhaustion requirement in administrative law judge (ALJ) hearings. Writing for a 9-0 court, Justice Sonia Sotomayor concluded that although the Social Security claimants in Carr v.

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Former administrative law judge is censured for punching a lawyer outside a party

ABA Journal

A former administrative law judge in New York has been censured for punching a legal aid lawyer outside a Manhattan party in October 2016. Robert…

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Lexis Legal Research Certification

C|M|LAW Library

Want to practice your legal research skills and learn some new ones? If you answered yes, consider Lexis Legal Research Certification. The certification is an excellent way to prove you can perform online legal research efficiently and effectively to potential employers. How about getting a certification to add to your resume?

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Brush Up Research Skills with Law Library Legal Research Seminars

C|M|LAW Library

The C|M|Law Library provides numerous Legal Research Seminars to help you get up to speed. Our Legal Research Seminars are available online as a “Course” on the Westlaw TWEN platform. C|M|Law students may also complete the quiz accompanying each Legal Research Seminar to earn points.

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LSU Looking to Hire an Evidence Professor

EvidenceProf Blog

Hebert Law Center seeks to hire multiple faculty for tenure-track or tenured positions. The Law Center has needs in a wide variety of areas, including but not limited to the following areas: administrative law, legal writing,

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How The Supreme Court Could Narrow Chevron

Law 360

After hours of oral argument in a closely watched administrative law case, it appeared that some U.S. Supreme Court justices could be open to limiting the opportunities for lower courts to defer to federal agencies' legal interpretations in disputes over rulemaking — and legal experts said there are a number of ways they could do it.

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Women of Legal Tech: Julie Saltman

LawTechnologyToday

The Legal Technology Resource Center ’s Women of Legal Tech initiative is intended to encourage diversity and celebrate women in legal technology. Copyright Office, and as an Adjunct Professor of Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing at Georgetown Law. How did you become involved in legal tech?

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