Inter Alia: April Legal News Recap
May 1, 2012
BLS
- The Votes Are In! Colin Hedrick, ’13, Inducted as New SBA Prez.
- It’s Award Season! Winners of the Annual “Best of BLS” Awards Include Ferris Kim (Student Leader) and Frederic Bloom (Professor). SBA President’s Awards Go to OutLaws (Student Group), and The BLS Advocate (Community Service).
- Students Launch Practicum, Online Companion to BLS Scholarly Journals. blspracticum.org
- BLS Community Mourns the Loss of an Adored Professor, Michael Madow.
Law Schools
- Law School Transparency Unveils New Database Showing the True Cost of a Legal Education. BLS Underemployment Score is 20.5%. Law.com
- BLS Gets Failing Grade in Employment Stats Transparency. National Jurist
New York
- Community Group Brings City to Court Over Leaky Light Fixtures in Schools. NY1
- Appeal Filed in NYLS Suit Dismissal. Law360
- Chief Judge Lippman Announces New 50-hour Pro Bono Requirement for Bar Admission in NY, Starting in 2013. NYLJ
Nation
- AZ Defends its Immigration Law Before SCOTUS. Politico
- “Big Brother” Cybersecurity Bill Passes the House. CNET
- VAWA Debate Brings Sen. Franken to Tears. ThinkProgress
- SCOTUS May Hear Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case. CNN
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Steven Hasty, ’13, also contributed to this list.
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