May 17, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
According to a new lawsuit filed by a competitor, LSAT prep company founder David Hall lied about attaining a perfect score on the exam in order to bolster student recruitment.
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May 10, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
A 2009 graduate of Harvard Law School is suing her alma mater over the plagiarism reprimand on her permanent record, claiming that it is false and has interfered with her employment prospects.
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May 3, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has submitted amicus curiae brief to the Supreme Court asking it to grant certiorari in American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock, but to summarily reverse the Montana Supreme Court’s ruling.
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May 2, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
For-profit education consortium Minnesota School of Business is being sued by two former employees who claim that they were terminated for voicing concerns over the school’s questionable practices.
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Apr 26, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
On Wednesday, April 25, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Arizona v. U.S., the Federal Government’s challenge to SB 1070. Here are my updated predictions.
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Apr 26, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
Coach, Inc. is suing another flea market over the sale of several counterfeit Coach products by some of its vendors, though this latest suit doesn’t seem quite as strong as some others.
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Apr 25, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
In its recent Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority ruling, the Supreme Court continued its trend of shielding corporations and organizations from liability stemming from acts of torture.
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Apr 19, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
A New York woman convicted of poisoning her 21-month-old stepson unsuccessfully appealed her conviction, claiming that her sentence was too harsh and that her admission should have been suppressed.
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Apr 18, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an attorney assisting a government administrative investigation was entitled to qualified immunity, overturning the appeals court.
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Apr 16, 2012 By: Jeremy Byellin
A New York court recently affirmed a lower court ruling that the husband was entitled to only 10% of wife’s law degree, which was valued at $126,000.
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Europe extends data privacy protections to Internet cookies. http://t.co/K42B9vzL
Lawsuit: LSAT prep company founder lied about perfect score. http://t.co/rOLm0ggd
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