Home Daily News ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault… Bar Associations ABA is committed to protecting sexual assault survivors in bar admissions process, letter says By Debra Cassens Weiss May 8, 2024, 11:54 am CDT ABA President Mary Smith is asking an ABA commission to study the prevalence and impact of bar admissions questions…
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: St. Ambrose University, a Roman Catholic college in eastern Iowa, plans to acquire nearby Mount Mercy University, with the two institutions expecting to maintain distinct campuses and academic programs once combined. Under the deal, which…
Our prohibition . . . prevents the American public from ever hearing criticisms that might otherwise be lodged against the [SEC], let alone assessing their credibility. — Hester Peirce (SEC commissioner, dissenting) [The] government may not grant a benefit on the condition that the beneficiary surrender a constitutional right, even if the government may withhold…
How has 19th-century English philosopher John Stuart Mill influenced America’s conception of free speech and the First Amendment? In their new book, “The Supreme Court and the Philosopher: How John Stuart Mill Shaped U.S. Free Speech Protections,” co-authors Eric Kasper and Troy Kozma look at how the Supreme Court has increasingly aligned its interpretation of…
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has recently published a guidance document on its new website aimed at helping freight forwarders and exporters uphold compliance with U.S. export controls and regulatory requirements. The document emphasizes the significant role…
New data shows that the financial margins for hospitals and physician groups leveled off in the second quarter of 2024, despite high costs for drugs and labor. Healthcare providers are standing on much steadier ground than they were last year. The median year-to-date operating margin among health systems held steady at 2.3% in June for…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Aug 26, 2024 at 8:50 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Monday, August 26, SCOTUSblog (Aug. 26, 2024, 8:50 AM),…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Less than half (47%) of public schools rated themselves as doing a “very good” or “excellent” job preparing students for college, according to a nationally representative survey released by the National Center for Education Statistics…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! The business partner of what infamous criminal defendant said they’re turning their court hearings into the first-ever “court-appearance-as-fashion-presentation,” with the defendant wearing designs from a brand they’re representing as part of a new business venture as a fashion publicist? Hint: This person’s crimes…
(Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images) The Opperman Foundation recently made the news for all the wrong reasons. In 2019, the Foundation partnered with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to create the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award to honor “women who exemplify human qualities of empathy and humility.” But some of the 2024 awardees…