Dr. David M. JohnsonThe reach, scope, and importance of the California Community College (CCC) System cannot be overstated. As the largest system of higher education in the nation, it comprises 90,000 employees, 73 districts, 116 colleges, and nearly two million students. The 2022 report, The Economic Value of the California Community College System, noted that…
BOOK REVIEW By Amy Howe on Sep 12, 2024 at 3:39 pm Jackson delivers remarks at an event celebrating her confirmation to the Supreme Court in April 2022. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz via Wikimedia Commons) At her swearing-in ceremony to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2013, Ketanji…
Government agencies cannot restrict the public’s online expression because they want to avoid criticism City’s animal shelter deleted or hid over 400 comments from the public, mostly critical of its euthanasia policy FIRE calls on the government-run shelter San Antonio Animal Care Services to immediately stop censoring the public San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 12, 2024…
Ronald M. Carrere Jr.Ronald M. Carrere Jr. has been named associate vice president of government and community relations at Xavier University of Louisiana. He serves as interim executive director of the Norman C. Francis Leadership Institute. Carrere holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance and real estate from the University of New Orleans…
A&O Shearman is being slammed for ‘distasteful’ office closure. The post Folks Are Big Mad Over Biglaw Firm’s Recent Cuts appeared first on Above the Law. #Folks #Big #Mad #Biglaw #Firms #Cuts
What happens when philosopher Ayn Rand’s theories meet free speech? Tara Smith and Onkar Ghate of the Ayn Rand Institute explore Rand’s Objectivist philosophy, its emphasis on reason and individual rights, and how it applies to contemporary free speech issues. Smith and Onkar are contributors to a new book, “The First Amendment: Essays on the…
Facts don’t care about your feelings. And neither does the FEC. The post After Debate Shitshow, Trump’s Media Allies Self-Soothe With Fantasies Of Locking Up ABC appeared first on Above the Law. #Debate #Shitshow #Trumps #Media #Allies #SelfSoothe #Fantasies #Locking #ABC
Why must lawyers make everything complicated. The post Lawyers Manage To Turn Simplest Possible Request Into Absurd, Eye-Bleeding Powerpoint appeared first on Above the Law. #Lawyers #Manage #Turn #Simplest #Request #Absurd #EyeBleeding #Powerpoint
U.S.-based firms are getting out of China. The post Top 50 Biglaw Firm Closes Its Second Office In China appeared first on Above the Law. #Top #Biglaw #Firm #Closes #Office #China
California ditching the bar really set the ball rolling! The post Nevada Could Join Growing Number Of States With Alternatives To The Bar appeared first on Above the Law. #Nevada #Join #Growing #Number #States #Alternatives #Bar