Recent Updates
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Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension
Breaking Legal News 11/10/2015The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation convictions, a court ordered Friday. A ...
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It’s Getting Easier for Harvard Law Students
Breaking Legal News 03/31/2008With the help of Harvard Law School’s new curriculum reforms and other university-wide changes, it’s getting easier for students to pursue more than one passion—and to become better lawyers.Promoting interdisciplinary study is a major goal of the rec...
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8-Year-Old Passes Law School Entrance Test
Breaking Legal News 03/24/2008An 8-year-old boy with dreams of becoming a judge has passed a law school entrance exam -- shocking Brazil's legal profession and prompting a federal investigation. The Universidade Paulista, a multi-campus private university, issued a statement ackn...
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Connerly to speak at Law School tomorrow
Breaking Legal News 03/07/2008Ward Connerly, an outspoken critic of affirmative action and a key player in the campaign to ban the practice in Michigan, will appear on campus tomorrow.This will be Connerly's first visit to campus since Proposal 2 passed in November 2006, banning ...
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LSU law school boosts scholarships
Breaking Legal News 03/07/2008As the number of law school applicants decreases in Louisiana and nationwide, LSU is upping the ante on its scholarships for law students to keep the “best and brightest” in Louisiana.The LSU Board of Supervisors approved increasing the LSU Paul M. H...