Legal Education Roundup (Aug 21, 2020)
Recent reports on the future of law schools and legal education.
"Justice Dept. Accuses Yale of Discrimination in Application Process," The New York Times
"Justice Department accuses Yale of illegal bias against White, Asian American applicants in admissions," The Washington Post
"Justice Department v. Yale," Inside Higher Ed
"Justice Department Accuses Yale of Racial Discrimination in Admissions. But What About the Evidence?," The Chronicle of Higher Education
"In lieu of an in-person UBE, some jurisdictions with online bar have reciprocity agreements," ABA Journal
"'I Understand the Anxiety and the Anger,' Says Top Bar Exam Official," Law.com
"Test-takers express safety concerns, fears from in-person bar exam-including lack of masks, unclean bathrooms," ABA Journal
"Pennsylvania High Court Rejects Calls for Diploma Privilege," The Legal Intelligencer
"California Justices Won't Retroactively Lower Bar Exam Passing Score," The Recorder
"Law School Deans, Recent Graduates Urge Maryland To Be Fifth State To Adopt Diploma Privilege During COVID-19," TaxProf Blog
"Test-Takers Say Florida's Online Bar Exam Is a Disaster Waiting to Happen," Daily Business Review
"Three Tenured Professors Request New Mexico Law School To Delay Tomorrow's Start Of On-Ground Classes Due To COVID-19 And Cyber Attack," TaxProf Blog
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