Vault recently published the 2025 edition of all manner of its closely watched rankings for the largest law firms in the country, proving that money — in the form of Cravath’s perennially competitive pay scale — can buy prestige and happiness. But what about the nation’s midsized and regional firms? Which ones are the best…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on July 2, 2024. These summaries will be added to Smith’s Criminal Case Compendium, a free and searchable database of case summaries from 2008 to the present. Defendant’s actions during attempted carjacking did not represent separate restraint or confinement to…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services authorized Illinois, Kentucky, Oregon, Utah and Vermont to provide Medicaid/Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage to those transitioning out of incarceration before they’re released, the agency announced last week. Several healthcare leaders are coming out in support of the agency’s move. Through the Medicaid Reentry Section 1115…
In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Dr. Audrey Jaeger, professor of community college education at North Carolina…
* Young Thug lawyer files new motion calling the trial a farce and… it’s pretty hard to disagree at this point. [Fox 5] * “Menendez Atty Accuses Feds Of ‘Trickery’ As Trial Nears End.” Did they tell him there was a hidden pot of gold? [Law360] * Law firms cite lack of resources for DEI…
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It has been nearly four years since a report revealed that 6.6 million Americans who had attended college but didn’t graduate might have “stranded credits” — academic credits they had earned but could not use at another college because institutions were holding transcripts as collateral over unpaid balances. The report led to an immediate uproar….
In a cabinet shuffle, Anders Adlercreutz, of the Swedish People’s Party, was appointed as Finland’s minister of education on July 5 under prime minister and leader of the National Coalition Party, Petteri Orpo. An AFS Finland alumni, Adlercreutz studied abroad in 1987 in Portugal, and has since hosted international students on their own student exchange…
“It is still an emerging market so there aren’t going to be huge numbers, but if I was in charge of international student recruitment, I would be looking at the oil and gas executives – the expats and local Guyanese employees who have found higher paying jobs,” CEO of Intead Ben Waxman told The PIE…
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