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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case

JonathanTurley

Law schools are also facing controversial mandates. In 2022, the American Bar Association required law schools to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism: (1) at the start of the program of legal education, and (2) at least once again before graduation.” and Maurice C.

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University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy

JonathanTurley

The law school dean, along with other defendants, invoked UIC’s Violence Prevention Plan to convene a Behavioral Threat Assessment Team (“BTAT”) to assess this purported “threat” of imminent physical violence.

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Law Student’s Gen AI Product, Lexplug, Makes Briefing Cases A Breeze

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It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.

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Rutgers Professor and Law Student Under Fire for Reading Racial Slur From Judicial Opinion

JonathanTurley

That triggers a petition from students to demand action from the law school and apologies from both the professor and the student. I do not use the term because I do not believe that it is necessary for the cases and material that a teach despite my teaching issues of discrimination in tort and constitutional cases.

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Lessons Learned In Law School

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Michael Morgan (MM) is a Phoenix personal injury attorney and partner at MDK Law Group with experience in handling complex injury claims across Arizona. AB: Organization and time management are the keys to success—and will ensure you maintain your sanity during law school and bar prep. Law school is theoretical.

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Rep. Katie Porter Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Attack on Witness

JonathanTurley

The Deputy Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Porter is also on the faculty of University of California (Irvine) Law School, though listed as “on leave.” While these ethical complaints are difficult to maintain under the generous rules of the House, Porter’s conduct warrants condemnation.

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Trumpunity: Sunstein Calls For Broader Use Of Defamation Lawsuit To Curtail “Fake News”

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Sullivan’s lawsuit was one of a number of civil actions brought under state laws that targeted Northern media covering the violence against freedom marchers. The Supreme Court ruled that tort law could not be used to overcome First Amendment protections for free speech or the free press.

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