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Morning Docket: 05.27.21

Above The Law

Oregonian ] * A man accused of shooting a New Hampshire pastor has pleaded guilty to assaulting his own lawyer. [ AP ] * The University of Miami has fired the dean of its law school, and members of the law school community are reportedly not pleased.

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Women of Legal Tech: Flo Nicolas

LawTechnologyToday

Flo is also the creator and host of two TV shows in New Hampshire. She hosts DEI Networking events in New Hampshire, fostering community engagement and collaboration for inclusivity. This highly anticipated event brings legal professionals worldwide to contract drafting and negotiating training.

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National Webinar Series on Opportunities of higher legal education in foreign countries [21-23 February, 2022]

LexForti

International Cell, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad (SLS-H) is organizing a 3-Day National Webinar Series on Opportunities of Higher legal education in foreign countries, from 21-23 February, 2022. Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad was established in the year 2014 and has now successfully blossomed into one of the premier law schools.

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Path To Well-Being In Law: Episode 18: Janet Stearns

ALPS

We are wrapping up a three-part series looking at the interconnection of well-being in law schools. We have had Linda Sugin from Fordham Law School, we have had Jennifer Leonard from Penn Law, and today we are so excited to welcome Janet Stearns from the Miami School of Law. That has stayed with me.

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Poll: Only 20 Percent of Public Believes Conservatives Enjoy Free Speech Rights on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4% as “very conservative.”

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Interesting Case on Assignability of Legal Malpractice Claims

Patently O

By David Hricik, Mercer Law School. He arranged to do so, and in part arranged it so the law firm would receive a percentage of sales. Applying Massachusetts law would protect the justified expectations of Attorney Brown, his law firm, and his clients. McCann, 429 Mass.

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Crimson Tide: A New Study Shows the Continued Decline of Free Speech on Campuses

JonathanTurley

The inclusion of the University of South Carolina stands out in an important respect: The lowest-ranking schools have tended to be private universities, which are not subject to the full protections of free speech under the First Amendment.