For the past several years, the Dr. N. Joyce Payne Center for Social Justice (CSJ) has been bringing together crucial voices and perspectives to positively impact Black life in American society. And its impact on social issues has been dramatic, say scholars who add that the need for a social justice think tank, particularly with…
The introduction and rollout of the new Better FASFA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form has led to a multitude of challenges, setbacks, and concerns among students, caregivers, and educators. What began as a well-intentioned effort to simplify what has historically been a cumbersome process to apply for federal student aid has been made…
Prosecutors allege that Study Across the Pond LLC has “knowingly caused” UK schools to submit false claims to the Department of Education for federal student aid. They say that the company, and its principal, John Borhaug, have demanded the schools to enter into arrangements that violated the federal ban on incentive-based compensation. “Third-party recruiters who demand illegal financial…
Home Daily News Should ABA strike ‘nonlawyer’ from its vocabulary?… Careers Should ABA strike ‘nonlawyer’ from its vocabulary? Petition says it’s time By Debra Cassens Weiss April 11, 2024, 11:14 am CDT The word “nonlawyer” fails to acknowledge the wide range of contributions of all legal professionals and should no longer be used by the…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Apr 17, 2024 at 9:39 am The court expects to issue one or more opinions this morning in argued cases from the current term. Following the opinion announcements, the court will hear oral arguments in Thornell v. Jones. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary,…
While it is hard to process that the Supreme Court just dismissed the primary sentiment behind the Magna Carta with Trump v. US, there is one thing that may do the job of snapping you back to reality — those student loans of yours! King President Biden’s efforts to forgive student loans in back in…
In criminal law, pre-trial motions can make or break the case for either the prosecution or the defense. This is why criminal defense attorneys must be well-versed in how to prepare, argue, and oppose them. Here we provide an overview of some of the top considerations for pre-trial motions in criminal practice. Discover how to…
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Ronald Mann on Apr 25, 2024 at 9:28 am The oral argument Tuesday in Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney was surprisingly one-sided, as the justices seem to have come to the bench settled on the view that the lower court’s ruling could not stand. The basic issue in the case is what the…
Legal tech is one of the hottest issues in our sector. Wenger Vieli adapted to this trend early on and believes it offers great opportunities for the further development of legal services of outstanding quality. When Wenger Vieli was founded, the most important technical devices were the typewriter, the dictation machine, and the telephone. That…
On August 6, “X Corp.,” the company formerly known as Twitter (and controlled by Elon Musk), filed a wide-ranging federal-court antitrust lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers (“WFA”) as well as a number of large, international corporations. The basic claim made in X’s complaint is that the WFA and corporations who belong to it,…