By Karen Sloan | January 6, 2016
Two Chicago law schools have played key roles in obtaining justice for those tortured during the tenure of former Chicago police commander Jon Burge. Students and professors at Chicago-Kent College of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law have helped dozens of victims who were tortured into confessions by Burge's cabal of detectives—a group that became known as "The Midnight Crew."
By Karen Sloan | January 6, 2016
Drake University on Jan. 5 named longtime professor Jerry Anderson as the next dean of its law school.
By Michael A. Scarcella | January 6, 2016
Professional baseball players Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard are suing Al Jazeera America over its report about performance-enhancing drugs. And more than 100 women lawyers sign an amicus brief telling the Supreme Court about their abortions. This is a news roundup from NLJ and other publications.
By Karen Sloan | January 5, 2016
The nation's largest gathering of law professors kicks off Jan. 6 in New York with the Association of American Law School's 110th Annual Meeting. The National Law Journal spoke with incoming AALS President Kellye Testy, dean of the University of Washington School of Law, about the challenges law schools face and her goals for the coming year.
By Vivia Chen | January 5, 2016
One way to upgrade your law school: Transfer.
By Ian Lopez | January 5, 2016
The programs are aimed to 'ensure that graduates have a mastery of executive technology.'
By Karen Sloan | January 5, 2016
Thomas Jefferson School of Law and Charleston School of Law landed on the U.S. Department of Education's so-called "heightened cash monitoring list" in December. Ave Maria School of Law has been included since the list was first released publicly in March as part of the department's push to boost accountability and transparency.
By Katheryn Hayes Tucker | December 29, 2015
Gov. Nathan Deal swore in his appointees to three newly created positions on the Georgia Court of Appeals during a crowded ceremony Tuesday morning in the chambers of the House of Representatives.
By Miriam Rozen | December 29, 2015
Texas Lawyer asked deans of three Texas law schools--University of Texas School of Law, University of Houston Law Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law--to list their top institutional goals for 2016.
By Vivia Chen | December 28, 2015
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