Legal Research

Selections from National Law Journal Deily Headlines March 13, 2008.

By David Badertscher, PLL

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FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE  |  School's third-year program overhauled to teach practice of law
"Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Va., has announced a plan to reform its third year by replacing all academic classes with 'experiential' learning. The new curriculum will replace traditional classroom instruction with practical simulations, real-client interactions and the development of law practice skills. Project simulations will span the array of traditional subject matter, such as banking and corporate finance, securities law, environmental law and family law."

WEB-ONLY  |  Massachusetts court orders prisons to meet Islamic dietary requirements
"A Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge recently ordered the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to make dietary and prayer service accommodations to two Muslim inmates. The ruling also said the prisoners must have access to weekly prayers services via closed-circuit television even while they're confined in segregated area for disciplinary reasons or protective custody."

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WEB-ONLY  |  Massachusetts court orders prisons to meet Islamic dietary requirements
"A Massachusetts U.S. District Court Judge recently ordered the Massachusetts Department of Corrections to make dietary and prayer service accommodations to two Muslim inmates. The ruling also said the prisoners must have access to weekly prayers services via closed-circuit television even while they're confined in segregated area for disciplinary reasons or protective custody."

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on March 13, 2008 (boomark / email).