Pepperdine Professor Predicts Next U.S. News Law School Ranking
Above The Law: “Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March.
Will U.S. News dare to change its rankings methodology yet again?
We suppose we’ll have to wait and see… but what if we told you that we had an admissions-based “preview” of those rankings? Sounds great, right? Let us help you scratch that rankings itch.
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American Bar Association Suspends Law School DEI Rules
Truthout: “The American Bar Association (ABA), which accredits nearly 200 law schools nationwide, has temporarily halted enforcement of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) requirements while reviewing a proposal to update its rules.
The paused ABA regulations required law schools to demonstrate their commitment to diversity in recruitment, admissions, and programming, with failure to do so resulting in disciplinary actions or even loss of accreditation.
The ABA has been reviewing its DEI policy ever since the Supreme Court issued an anti-affirmative action ruling in 2023 prohibiting considering race in college admissions. However, the ABA Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar recently announced that it would be assessing the proposed modifications to its DEI rule to ensure that the modifications also comply with Trump’s DEI crackdown, though many of Trump’s anti-DEI measures are currently blocked by a judge.”
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Yale Law
Yale Law School to Host Arguments In Front of the Connecticut Supreme Court
New Haven, CT: “The Connecticut Supreme Court will hear two arguments at Yale Law School on March 5 as part of its “On Circuit” program.
The first case will be heard at 10 a.m. At issue in State of Connecticut v. Sergio J. Correa, from the New London Judicial District, is whether the warrantless seizure of a cell phone was justified under the exigent circumstance’s exception, and whether a search warrant for the entire contents of a cell phone violated state and federal constitutions.
At 11:30 a.m., the Court will hear Gregory Johnson v. Superior Court, from the Tolland Judicial District. At issue is whether the plaintiff’s right to due process was violated when the trial court failed to defer a criminal contempt proceeding and order that the proceeding be held before a different judge. Another issue is whether the trial court properly concluded that the plaintiff’s conduct constituted criminal contempt.
“The Court is excited to bring this event to future law professionals by achieving the goal of educating students about how the appellate process works,” said Chief Justice Raheem L. Mullins.”
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