Religion & Law

Why Law School Academic Support
With the closing of the academic year upon us, Elizabeth Stillman (Suffolk) offers a personal reflection on providing academic support for law school students. See her Law School Academic Support Blog post...

Academic Development Job at Santa Clara University
Co-Director of Academic Development Santa Clara University School of Law 2009-2010 Academic Year The Co-Director of Academic Development works closely with a fellow Co-Director and the Assistant Dean for Academic & Professional Development ("APD") to address the academic success of...

Loyola-L.A. Launches 3-Year J.D.-Tax LL.M. Degree
Loyola-L.A. yesterday announced America's first three-year joint J.D./Tax L.L.M. Program. Students in the program complete the requirements for both the J.D. and Tax L.L.M. degrees in three academic years: First Academic Year: Required J...

National Center for Education Statistics - Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look
"The Academic Libraries: 2010 First Look summarizes services, staff, collections, and expenditures of academic libraries in 2- and 4-year, degree-granting...

LJ Academic Newswire's Top Ten Academic Library Stories of 2008
Details at The Library Journal Academic Newswire Year in Review but here's the ranking. [JH] Georgia State University Sued by Publishers over E-Reserves Harvard?s OA Mandate The Google Book Search Settlement The Launch of the HathiTrust NIH Public Access Policy...

Questions for Academic Job Negotiations
It is that time of year again. Many entry-level candidates have offers and are negotiating their first academic job. Despite...

82 Year Old
Awarded $6 Million in SJS Lawsuit

Chicago Golf Course
101 Year Old Owner Must Get $25 Million for Property

$3.78 Million Dilantin Settlement Following Death of 9-Year-Old Girl
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Fatal Drug Bust
City of Louisville awards family a $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a police officer shot a 19-year-old boy.

Child Abuse Settlement
The mother of 6-year-old Brandon Ford has accepted a $1.5 million settlement in a lawsuit that claimed the boy was severely brain damaged while in foster care...

Wrong Bus
Greenbrier County Board of Education agrees to $15,000 negligence settlement after dropping a 5-year-old off at the wrong spot.