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April 19, 2024 | Law.com

Nearly 14% of ABA-Accredited US Law Schools Haven't Had a Woman Dean

"Despite these very real barriers, women should not be discouraged from contemplating becoming a dean," a 2021 Villanova Law Review paper said.
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April 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

People in the News—April 19, 2024—McMonagle Perri, Klasko

Partner Charles M. Gibbs of McMonagle Perri McHugh Mischak Davis moderated a virtual town hall on April 1 featuring Philadelphia Councilman Kenyatta Johnson.
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April 19, 2024 | Law.com

Jury Trial Decline Results in Fewer Verdict-Related Appeals. Does it Matter?

"If there is not a robust pipeline of decisions going up and coming down where the appellate courts are providing guidance to trial judges, then the consequence is oftentimes a lot of wasted time," said attorney Ryan Baker.
7 minute read
April 17, 2024 | Law.com

Paraquat Judge Tosses Key Plaintiffs' Expert Over 'Methodological Contortions'

U.S. District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel, who is overseeing the paraquat multidistrict litigation, found that Dr. Martin Wells, a biostatistician and epidemiologist at Cornell University, used unreliable methodologies in concluding that exposure to the pesticide increased the risks of getting Parkinson's disease.
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April 17, 2024 | Law.com

Treated as an 'Idiot' at First Deanship, Nell Jessup Newton Reflects on Industry Progress for Women in Leadership

After she left the University of Denver Law, "this small group actually sent flowers and candy to the chair of the dean search committee and sent cards to many other faculty members saying, 'Thank you for taking our incompetent dean off our hands,'" she shared, saying that a lot of what happened was very gendered and was a "product of the time."
4 minute read
April 16, 2024 | New York Law Journal

Legal Advocates Urge End to Lifetime Ban on Felons Serving Jury Duty

Backers of the Jury of Our Peers Act, S206A/A1432A, said enactment of the bill would align with New York lawmakers' restoration of voting rights to persons convicted of felonies, on their release from incarceration, in 2021.
5 minute read
April 15, 2024 | Law.com

When Drinking to Escape Has You Trapped: A Look at Alcohol Use in the Legal Profession

It is not exactly news at this point that alcohol use in the legal profession is pervasive and frequently unhealthy or problematic. What is less well known is why, exactly, that is the case.
7 minute read
April 15, 2024 | The American Lawyer

Can You Be a Diligent Parent And an Equity Partner?

The Global Lawyer: Gender diversity progress at the equity partnership level has ground to a halt and long-term targets are not working—probably because the system discriminates against primary careers.
6 minute read
April 12, 2024 | National Law Journal

Companies Need Users' Affirmative OK to Share Sensitive Data, FTC Chair Says

"Unless companies are affirmatively getting permission from users to sell the sensitive data or share this sensitive data, they can't as a default matter do that," said Lina Khan.
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April 12, 2024 | Delaware Law Weekly

'Lion of the Bankruptcy Bar': Ex-Federal Judge Kevin Carey, Hogan Lovells Counsel, Has Died

Carey was hailed as "one of the best bankruptcy judges in the history of the profession."
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