Above The Law

APRIL 23, 2025

* Sarah Palin loses to the New York Times again. New York Law Journal ] * David Lat breaks down how lateral partner moves contribute to Biglaw’s crisis of courage. Bloomberg Law News ] * Law schools growing worried about erosion of rule of law.

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Above The Law

MARCH 19, 2025

Law school clerkship advisors told me dismissively that, Harassment doesnt happen in clerkships; its just women adjusting to their first jobs; and Were blessed to work with only good judges — all our alumni have positive clerkship experiences; and I dont need your Project; I know about all the judges.

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NewYorkCourtWatcher

MARCH 10, 2025

WEINSTEIN AND THE NEW YORK COURT OF APPEALSby Sarah Midani (Albany Law School, Class of 2025; Editor-in-Chief, Albany LawReview)As Ms. MOLINEUX MEETS #METOO:EVALUATING THE MEDIAS COVERAGE OF PEOPLE V.

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Above The Law

JANUARY 18, 2023

The post First-Year Law Student Missing In New York City appeared first on Above the Law. We hope he's found soon and brought home safely.

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ABA Journal

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Rather than sending the Albany Law School in New York money, some people recently thought that they received checks from the private stand-alone institution. It’s…

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2025

The court supported its decision by a 2022 US Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association, Inc. Following the establishment of the new legal approach to examine gun laws, the US Supreme Court struck down a New York law requiring individuals to apply for unrestricted handgun licenses.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 21, 2022

New York is moving to end a requirement that law school graduates report past arrests and police interactions short of convictions in order to become practicing attorneys, following a new report finding that excessive screening discourages people of color from applying to law school and the bar, reports Bloomberg News.

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ABA Journal

AUGUST 15, 2022

The cost of attending Columbia Law School in New York City has hit a new high, as students can expect to pay $110,450 for the…

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

East coast law school career centers — update your mailing lists! The post If You Can Bill It There, You Can Bill It Anywhere: A New Firm Enters The New York Market appeared first on Above the Law.

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ABA Journal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

New York Law School is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights for a scholarship program for women funded by…

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The post The New York Bar Exam Is Remarkably Consistent appeared first on Above the Law. Congrats to those who passed the most recent NY bar exam!

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HowAppealing

APRIL 2, 2023

“Federal judges say they won’t hire clerks from ‘intolerant’ Stanford Law School”: Jesse O’Neill of The New York Post has this report.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The post New York Bar Exam Hits Obama-Era High appeared first on Above the Law. It's been a long time coming.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2025

There was the conclusory address of Luigi as a terrorist that got broadcasted across the world: New York Mayor Eric Adams on his ridiculous decision to go down to the heliport today when Luigi Mangione arrived before he was arraigned. Louis School of Law. You can’t start a list like this without Eric Adams.

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Above The Law

APRIL 9, 2025

Law360 has coverage: A former attorney for Ballard Spahr LLP filed suit against the firm and the head of its employee benefits group Tuesday in New York federal court, claiming she was fired for taking medical leave and seeking a more flexible work schedule to deal with her epilepsy and a gastrointestinal condition.

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Above The Law

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Not great news for first-time test takers. The post Results Of The Most Recent New York Bar Exam A Mixed Bag appeared first on Above the Law.

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HowAppealing

JULY 2, 2024

“Northwestern Law School Accused of Bias Against White Men in Hiring; The lawsuit was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions”: Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Marina Shepelsky Founder, CEO Shepelsky Law Brooklyn, NY Fordham Law School, 2002. Now as founder and CEO of three-lawyer Shepelsky Law, she practices immigration law along with family and divorce law. . I applied to medical school, which didn’t work out,” Shepesky recalls. Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

After Taking New York Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law. He says lawyers in Kyiv have joined the country's volunteer defense forces, and he would have done the same. The post Russian Attacks Leave Ukrainian Lawyer Stranded In U.S.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 6, 2022

“A Conservative Quits Georgetown’s Law School Amid Free Speech Fight; Ilya Shapiro, who tweeted that a ‘lesser Black woman’ would get a Supreme Court nod, was cleared by a school investigation; He decided to leave anyway”: Anemona Hartocollis of The New York Times has this report.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 30, 2023

“How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court: The school cultivated ties to justices, with generous pay and unusual perks; In turn, it gained prestige, donations and influence.” ” Steve Eder and Jo Becker of The New York Times have this report.

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Above The Law

APRIL 21, 2025

government, according to the April 16 opinion by the Appellate Divisions Second Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. Louis School of Law.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

JANUARY 23, 2025

from New York Law School and was in private practice for 14 years. She is an active member of the Environmental & Energy Law Section at New York State Bar Association and the Environmental Law Committee at the New York City Bar Association. Ivonne received her J.D.

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Above The Law

MARCH 17, 2023

This change that will eliminate a potential barrier to the legal profession for law students of color. The post New York Revises Bar Exam Application Question On Police Encounters To ‘Promote Equity’ And ‘Advance Diversity’ appeared first on Above the Law.

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JURIST

MARCH 22, 2023

.” The Fifth Circuit originally affirmed the law’s constitutionality but withdrew their opinion after the Supreme Court’s recent decision in New York Rifle & Pistol Assn. Critics such as Dean of Berkeley Law School Erwin Chemerinsky contend that “ even the founders didn’t believe in originalism.”

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The Estrin Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

I was considering law school and wanted to get a taste of what it was like to work in a law firm. At that position, an attorney took me under her wing and taught me everything I knew about personal injury law and litigation in New York. It’s also never too late to reconsider law school.

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HowAppealing

OCTOBER 27, 2021

“A California Law School Reckons With the Shame of Native Massacres; The founder of the Hastings College of the Law masterminded the killings of hundreds of Native Americans; The school, tribal members and alumni disagree about what should be done now”: Thomas Fuller of The New York Times has this report.

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MAY 3, 2021

Law School After White Student Quotes Racial Slur; A Rutgers Law student repeated an epithet from a legal case, and now Black students at the New Jersey school are calling for a policy on slurs — and apologies”: Tracey Tully of The New York Times has this report.

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HowAppealing

APRIL 10, 2023

“At Stanford Law School, the Dean Takes a Stand for Free Speech. ” Vimal Patel had this front page article in yesterday’s edition of The New York Times. The post “At Stanford Law School, the Dean Takes a Stand for Free Speech. Will It Work? After a student protest, Jenny S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

NRE also found 17 “Group Exonerations” of 2,975 defendants, mostly Black and Latino or Hispanic, wrongfully convicted of drug crimes due to the systematic misconduct by police in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and elsewhere.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 10, 2025

from Columbia Law School in 2024. While a student at Columbia, Fitch gained professional experience in the offices of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Federal Trade Commissions Rulemaking Group, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the New York State Office of the Attorney Generals Antitrust Bureau, and the Open Markets Institute.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, together with New York Sea Grant, is pleased to announce a writing competition for law students interested in writing on legal and policy issues associated with marine carbon dioxide removal.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When it comes to learning how to be more successful in a courtroom, I usually suggest that new lawyers listen to oral arguments, especially if they also have a case to be heard that day, so they can see how other practitioners advocate on behalf of their clients. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlaw yer.com.

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The Estrin Report

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Marina Shepelsky Founder, CEO Shepelsky Law Brooklyn, NY Fordham Law School, 2002. Now as founder and CEO of three-lawyer Shepelsky Law, she practices immigration law along with family and divorce law. I applied to medical school, which didn’t work out,” Shepesky recalls. Supreme Court.

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Above The Law

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

NY blames the pass rate on repeat test takers.

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Paralegal Bootcamp

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I was considering law school and wanted to get a taste of what it was like to work in a law firm. At that position, an attorney took me under her wing and taught me everything I knew about personal injury law and litigation in New York. It’s also never too late to reconsider law school.

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The Fashion Law

JANUARY 12, 2022

Last week, Stella McCartney, the Act on Fashion Coalition, New York State Senator Alessandra Biaggi and Assembly Member Dr. Anna Kelles publicly unveiled proposed new legislation that focuses on cleaning up the fashion industry. Still yet, in an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, Timothy M.

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