All posts by Brittany Alzfan
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Will This Law School Shut Down for Good?
Will Charleston School of Law be able to recover?
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Harvard Law Documentary Uncovers the Truth About Expiration Dates
Harvard Law's Food and Law Policy Clinic is making a documentary about expiration dates on food.
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Dickinson School of Law Plans Innovative Medical-Legal Clinic
A medical-legal clinic will help low income clients and students alike.
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William Mitchell Law Professors File Lawsuit Over Possible Tenure Changes
In light of a recent merger, will tenured professors get let go?
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Choosing a Law School? Location Matters
Where you go to law school matters--but we're not just talking about the school itself.
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Yale Law School Deletes Admissions Records After Student Requests
Citing professor privacy, Yale won't be releasing information about admissions data to students.
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New California Proposal: Law Students Must Volunteer in Legal Aid
The California State Bar is weighing a proposal to provide more legal help to low-income residents.
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Two U.S. Law Schools No Longer Require the LSAT for Admission
Will the LSAT become a thing of the past?
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Northwestern Law to Consult on New Law School in Qatar
Northwestern Law is going to help open a new law school in Qatar.
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Hamline Law and William Mitchell Law Announce Plans for a Merger
Hamline Law and William Mitchell Law will merge to become one law school.
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Harvard Law School Launches New Systemic Justice Project
A new class at Harvard Law aims to address big picture problems through law.
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University of Michigan Law School Project Tracks Exonerations
The University of Michigan Law's project helps compile exoneration data around the country.
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William Mitchell College of Law Launches Hybrid Online Legal Program
Just this month, William Mitchell College of Law launched a new and unique legal education experiment.
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Los Angeles Law Schools Create Program to Help Low Income Clients
The State Bar of California's awarded California law schools a grant to establish a modest means incubator.
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Can You Become a Lawyer Without Going to Law School?
Not every lawyer goes to school, including Marcos Camacho who didn't take a single law school course.
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Wayne State Law Freezes Tuition and Offers New Scholarships
An attempt to boost enrollment.
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Law School Applicants at Record Low
There has been a trend with law schools in recent years towards lower tuition and shorter programs. The...
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Elon Law Revamps Curriculum and Cuts Tuition
Elon University School of Law announced recently that it is revamping its legal program.
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Chicago Attorney Continues Scholarship for “Anything But Law School”
Did you know that you can now get a scholarship to not go to law school? Last year,...
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Baylor Law Receives Grant to Provide Free Veterans Clinics
The Texas Access to Justice Foundation, also known as TAJF, has awarded Baylor Law School a $22,000 grant...
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Drexel Law Receives $50 Million Donation and New Trial Advocacy Building
The school will now be known as the Thomas R. Kline School of Law.
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Memes and Selfies: Internet Trends Bring New Copyright Issues
Memes are fun--they're customizable, shareable, and all over the internet. But they do bring up some important questions...
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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Hires Yale Law Professor as Attorney
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl just hired Yale Law School professor Eugene R. Fidell as his attorney. Bergdahl, who was...
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The National Gay Blood Drive: A Call for Change
On Friday, gay and bisexual men participated in the second annual National Gay Blood Drive. The drive's goal...
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If You Want to Go to Law School, Now’s the Time to Apply
As part of the ongoing debate about the value of law school in the current market, Brittany Alzfan...
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SCOTUS Rules Warrantless Cellphone Searches Unconstitutional
In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court ruled last Wednesday that law enforcement officials must obtain warrants to...
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Too Much, Too Late: Northwestern Law Expels LLM Student for Former Crimes
Just a few months before graduation, Northwestern Law School discovered that one of its students, Mauricio Celis, was...
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Peoria Mayor Sends Police to Raid Home of Twitter Parody Account Creator
I, for one, find parody accounts on Twitter hilarious. However, it is obvious that Jim Ardis, the mayor...
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Sexting Anesthesiologist’s License Suspended
Last week, Seattle anesthesiologist Dr. Arthur Zilberstein’s medical license was suspended due to allegations that he was sexting...
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UVA Law Leaks Confidential Student Information…Again
All it takes is one click to create a disaster. That is exactly what happened when Ruth Payne,...
