The Aftermath of ABA Standard 509: Law Schools Scramble to Revise Debt Data
Following the ABA’s adoption of the “Standard 509” on Monday that requires law schools to disclose more consumer information on…
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Man Admits to Murdering 8-year Old Boy
On Thursday, Levi Aron, 36, a Brooklyn man, pleaded guilty to murdering eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky, an orthodox Jewish boy, who…
Dewey Offers Alternative Incentives to Former Partners Who Recoup More
On Thursday, Dewey & LeBoeuf offered new incentives to its former partners for participating in a settlement in which the…
7th Circuit Denies Class-action Status to Lawsuit by Black Construction Workers
On Wednesday, the 7th Circuit reversed a lower court decision and denied class-action status to a lawsuit filed against one…
Court Rules Barriers at Polls Hindered Disabled Voters in New York
On Wednesday, a judge ruled that thousands of disabled voters faced “pervasive and recurring barriers” when trying to vote at…
Law School Dean of St. Louis University Resigns in Protest over Administrative Apathy
On Wednesday, Annette Clark, the dean of St. Louis University School of Law has resigned after being just a year…
ABA Approves Model Rule for Ethical Disclosure of Client Information Between Law Firms
This week, the American Bar Association House of Delegates approved for the first time an amended model rule that allows…
Court Rules Competitive Cheerleading is Not a Sport
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that competitive cheerleading does not qualify as a sport under…
Low IQ Texas-inmate Loses Battle against Execution in U.S. Supreme Court
In an early order on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court curtly informed, “The application for stay of execution of sentence…
Kasowitz Flattened by Flat-fee Arrangement with Duane Reade
On Tuesday, the Appellate Division, First Department ruled that the firm of Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman was not entitled…
ABA Votes against Foreign Law School Accreditation
This should come as no surprise, as the ABA also does not provide accreditation to most U.S. Law Schools, which…
Courts for Youths a Hit with New Yorkers
A small minority of 16-17 year olds are receiving the boons of a new pilot project in New York, which…