* Louisiana requires Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms as Fifth Circuit clerks begins researching how they’ll eventually try to pitch this as constitutional. [BBC] * Over 100 law school deans sign letter stressing the importance of preserving democracy and the rule of law. ASS Law did not. [Law.com] * Scottie Scheffler isn’t suing the cops…
Dr. Walter Allen, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), has been teaching for 50 years. He says he keeps planning to retire, but every time he gets close, he meets a student like Passion Lord, and he puts retirement on hold for “the joy and delight of working…
Vault recently released its closely watched rankings of the nation’s 100 most prestigious law firms. It was there that we learned Cravath held onto its title as the most prestigious firm in America for the eighth year in a row, and that the Top 10 firms remained largely static (save for some relatively inconsequential flip…
Eric O. Ingram’s graduate advisor Dr. Justin Karr, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky (UK), describes him as committed, energetic, and driven when working on research projects. It reflects the focus and drive that Ingram honed as a student-athlete at Brown University, where he was a sprinter and hurdler, which also…
This post summarizes the published criminal opinions from the North Carolina Court of Appeals released on June 18, 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. Trial court erred by allowing a potential juror to reference defendant’s time in…
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Jun 20, 2024 at 9:39 am We expect one or more opinions from the court this morning. Join us for live coverage at 9:45 a.m. EDT. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the…
The new FIRE/NORC poll finds Americans strongly disagree with some of the forms of protest on display on college campuses this spring. Nearly three-fourths of Americans (72%) believe that students who participated in encampments should be punished, but disagree on the severity of punishment. The poll also found that less than a third of Americans…
* Louisiana requires Ten Commandments displayed in classrooms as Fifth Circuit clerks begins researching how they’ll eventually try to pitch this as constitutional. [BBC] * Over 100 law school deans sign letter stressing the importance of preserving democracy and the rule of law. ASS Law did not. [Law.com] * Scottie Scheffler isn’t suing the cops…
When Alonso Delgado was growing up, he could never have imagined he would one day be studying venom in sea anemones, simply because he never knew it was something that he could do. After studying aircraft mechanics, then working at the Los Angeles Zoo, he discovered the field of evolutionary marine biology while attending Portland…
Brigid FlaniganThe Portland Community College Foundation has received a $1 million gift pledge to launch the college’s First-Year Experience initiative, benefitting historically underserved students. The gift was made by Tenfold Senior Living founder and principal Brigid Flanigan. It provides $200,000 annually over five years for the initiative based on wrap-around support (coaching, mentoring, and scholarships)…