Legal Education Roundup (Sep 8, 2017)

Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.

• "California Bar Committee Endorses Lowering Exam Pass-Score," The Recorder

• "LSAT-Takers Cite Trump Presidency as Reason to Become a Lawyer," Law.com

• "Charlotte Law Faced Criminal Probe While Seeking Federal Aid," Inside Higher Ed

• "Feds started criminal investigation of Charlotte School of Law, according to civil filing," ABA Journal

• "'Horrific' Storm Shutters Houston-Area Law Schools," Law.com

• "Houston-area Courts Crippled by Hurricane Harvey," Law.com

• "Hurricane Harvey Record Rainfall Floods Lawyers' Homes, Shutters Law Firms," Texas Lawyer

• "How Houston's GCs Are Coping With Record Rain and Floods," Corporate Counsel

• "Legal Aids and Firms Start Mobilizing to Help Houston Compadres," Daily Report

• "Lawyers Gear Up to Help Victims of Hurricane Harvey," Texas Lawyer

• "Louisiana closes several courts; law firms and law schools in Houston remain shuttered," ABA Journal

• "How you can help those affected by Hurricane Harvey," ABA Journal

• "Harvey's Destruction Will Test Employers' Pay, Leave Policies," Law.com

• "Law schools weigh bans on military recruiters over trans policy," Washington Blade