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What Will The New Bar Exam Look Like? Say Hello To The NextGen Bar Exam Blueprint

Above The Law

We are pleased to be able to share this new resource to help legal educators support their students as they prepare for the first administrations of the NextGen UBE, said Kara McWilliams, NCBEs chief product officer. In addition to the blueprint, the NCBE has published a sample NextGen legal research performance task, which is available here.

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Showdown at TJ: How a Virginia High School Became The Latest Battleground Over Racial Discrimination

JonathanTurley

The Virginia Attorney General (and various other states) have filed to challenge those assertions in a potentially important case that would allow the Court to consider allegedly discriminatory admissions practices and polices not just on the college but the high school levels. Done: Instant equity.

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Crimson Tide: A New Study Shows the Continued Decline of Free Speech on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Conversely, the top performers this year are, notably, all public universities — Michigan Technological University, Auburn University, the University of New Hampshire, Oregon State University, and Florida State University.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Appeals of ballot decisions are pending in Arizona; ballot challenges are in process in Alaska, Maine , New York, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. At the time, another rising star in Republican legal circles was getting her start as a young law firm associate.

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Overview of the Amicus Briefs Filed in Our Tariff Case

The Volokh Conspiracy

We are working with Neal Katyal and Michael McConnell , both leading constitutional law scholars and appellate litigators. The case is before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, consolidated with a related case filed by 12 state governments, led by Oregon. of Indiana). But I had no role in writing the brief.

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Tennessee Coach Sues After Being Fired For Tweet Insulting Stacey Abrams

JonathanTurley

The tweet was insulting and sophomoric but the action taken by the university is rightfully now a legal matter before the Eastern District of U.S. He later ridiculed former Attorney General Bill Barr for his Catholic faith. District Court of Tennessee. Tribe called Senator Mitch McConnell a “ flagrant dickhead! ”

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 148. FEATURED CASE. Biden , No. 3:21-cv-00065 (S.D. July 12, 2021).

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