Recent Updates
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Lawyer loses challenge to mandatory membership in group
Breaking Legal News 07/16/2021A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to a policy that requires lawyers join the State Bar of Michigan. Lucille Taylor said the group’s use of her dues for advocacy activities violates her right to free speech, among other objections...
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Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstates dissolved lower house
Recent Cases 07/12/2021Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstated the House of Representatives on Monday and upheld the leader of the opposition’s claim to be the new prime minister. The 167-page court order removes Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli, who had been running ...
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U.S. Law Schools - Pennsylvania
State Bar & Other Associations 07/12/2021Pennsylvania Law School Information University of Pennsylvania Law School Temple Law School Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law Penn State Law University of Pittsburgh, School of Law
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Michigan court won’t extend voting redistricting deadline
Court Watch 07/09/2021The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to extend the deadline for drawing new legislative and congressional maps despite a delay in census redistricting data. The Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission, whose members have been m...
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U.S. Law Schools - New York
State Bar & Other Associations 07/06/2021New York Law School Information Albany Law School Columbia Law School New York Law School New York University School of Law University at Buffalo Law School
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Court refuses appeal of ex-Cleveland cop who shot Tamir Rice
National News 07/06/2021The Ohio Supreme Court announced on Tuesday it would not consider an appeal over the firing of a white police officer who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice outside a Cleveland recreation center in 2014. The appeal was filed in April by the Cleve...
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U.S. Law schools - Texas
State Bar & Other Associations 07/02/2021Texas Law School Information Baylor Law School Southern Methodist University Dedman School Of Law South Texas College Of Law Houston University Of Houston Law Center University Of Texas School Of Law
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U.S. Law schools - California
State Bar & Other Associations 06/30/2021The following schools are accredited by the American Bar Association and by such approval are deemed accredited by the State Bar's Committee of Bar Examiners. Law Schools in California California Western School of Law Loyola Law School Pepperdine Uni...
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Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
Recent Cases 06/28/2021The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved...
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Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
Legal Solutions 06/28/2021The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban. Over two dissenting votes, the justices left in place lower court rulings that found the policy unconstitutional. The case involved...
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High court to rule whether to hear Maine school choice case
National News 06/25/2021The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court are set to decide whether to hear a case filed by Maine families who want to use a state tuition program to send their children to religious schools. The case concerns a Maine Department of Education rule that a...
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High court sides with ex-athletes in NCAA compensation case
Law Firm News 06/21/2021The Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday that the NCAA can’t enforce rules limiting education-related benefits — like computers and paid internships — that colleges offer to student athletes. The case doesn’t decide whethe...