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Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credits: A Complete Guide to Lawyers

CaseFox

A lawyer/legal professional education doesn’t end the day they graduate. Lawyers’ education is a continuous process. Working in a complex and ever-changing legal environment requires lawyers to stay updated with legal technology , compliances, court rulings, and other industry advancements. It starts from there.

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Has the Supreme Court's Decision on Affirmative Action Affected College Enrollment?

Law and Daily Life

In June 2023, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling that effectively ended the practice of affirmative action in university admissions. The Court ruled against race-conscious admissions policies, asserting that such practices violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Legal Profession

The Barrister

Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC”) and Harvard College violated the equal protection clause on the grounds that the consideration of race as a stand-alone criteria in admissions is a form of racial discrimination. 2 In the 2023 case, SFFA v. Harvard , 3 the U.S.

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Meta Reintroduces Facial Recognition to Combat “Celeb Bait” Scams

Complex Discovery

She underscored the company’s dedication to enhancing user protection, stating, “We have vetted these measures through our robust privacy and risk review process and built important safeguards, like sending notifications to educate people on how they work, giving people controls and ensuring we delete people’s facial data as soon as it’s (..)

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Protecting Public Expression

WA Bar News

They can address a wide variety of issues—from zoning, to the environment, to politics, to education. During that 14-day window, the responding party may withdraw or amend the pleading pursuant to the court rules but is otherwise stayed from prosecuting the lawsuit. RCW 4.105.020(1). Thurman , 29 Wn.

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Legal Ethics & Malpractice Reporter, Vol. 5, No. 9

Joseph, Hollander & Craft

They wrote: As judges who hire law clerks every year to serve in the federal judiciary, we have lost confidence in Columbia as an institution of higher education. the rule of confidentiality? The lawyers’ questions arose from a seeming conflict between this rule and Nebraska ethics rule 3-501.6

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Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?

Destination Articles Blog

Furthermore, many state and local court rules now integrate provisions that encourage or mandate mediation, particularly in family law, real estate, and small business disputes. Blend Education with Adventure: Secure Your Spot at Destination CLEs! The post Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?