By Christine Charnosky | January 19, 2022
A number of academics voiced support for Penn Law Dean Theodore Ruger's pursuit of sanctions against controversial law professor Amy Wax, who has drawn strong criticism over derogatory remarks she made about Asians during a recorded Dec. 20 interview with Brown University professor Glenn Loury. But not everyone agrees with the move, including Loury, who debated Wax on his show.
By Christine Charnosky | January 18, 2022
"Her conduct has generated multiple complaints from members of our community citing the impact of pervasive and recurring vitriol and promotion of white supremacy as cumulative and increasing," Penn Law Dean Theodore Ruger wrote in a Jan. 18 letter to law school students, faculty and staff.
By Christine Charnosky | January 14, 2022
"Neither Wax's tenure nor the freedom of expression Penn promises to its faculty are subject to public approval," said Adam Steinbaugh, an attorney for the Philadelphia-based Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.
By Christine Charnosky | January 13, 2022
As the latest controversy involving Penn Law professor Amy Wax demonstrates, law schools face an uphill battle in seeking to discipline tenured faculty members over "extramural" statements.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 7, 2022
Although the post sparked a series of events that led to disruption within the Delaware County school community, the court found that the student should not have been punished for it, as the school district failed to consider the context of the communication.
By Christine Charnosky | January 5, 2022
Amy Wax, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, has once again drawn the ire of the school's dean and others, this time for making derogatory remarks about what she called "Asian elite" in the United States.
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By Aleeza Furman | January 5, 2022
The court must take on the novel question of whether the challenge to the union's "fair share fee" would have succeeded had it not been found moot.
By Christine Charnosky | December 22, 2021
"Phoenix has been the fastest-growing big city in the country over the past decade (and Arizona one of the fastest-growing states), so there are more and more opportunities for lawyers every day," said Andrew Jaynes, assistant dean of admissions at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
By Christine Charnosky | December 17, 2021
Until it's clear what data is going to be reported and how, "we won't see a world comfortably using the GRE," said Jeff Thomas, Kaplan's executive director of legal programs.
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By Max Mitchell | December 14, 2021
Payne, a trial attorney at White and Williams who focuses on defending companies embroiled in products liability and other complex litigation, was introduced as the group's 95th chancellor at the bar association's annual meeting Monday evening. The meeting was the first in-person event the bar has held in nearly two years, and, according to outgoing Chancellor Lauren McKenna, more than 250 members registered to attend.
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