Religion & Law

Full UMass board gives nod to law school plan (Boston Globe)
By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees this morning approved a plan to open the state's first public law school. UMass president Jack M. Wilson Under the plan, the UMass-Dartmouth would acquire Southern New England...

UMass Dartmouth SNESL Merger: Questions that a Board Ought to Ask
Recently, Dan Filler reported on the continuing efforts of UMass Dartmouth to acquire the Southern New England School of Law (SNESL). Dan properly suggested that from an academic quality perspective if the UMass system wants a law school it would...

UMass Finance Committee Approves SNESL Acquisition
The UMass administration and finance committee voted 12-4, yesterday, to approve the acquisition of Southern New England Law School by UMass - Dartmouth. The story is here. As more details surface, the whole project becomes more curious...

Dartmouth Law School Passes Another Hurdle
The University of Massachusetts--Dartmouth law school, that is. The U. Mass. board of trustees has approved the acquisition of the Southern New England School of Law (SNESL). According the South Coast Herald, "The final approval needed will be from the...

Wilkes trustees approve law school proposal (The Citizens' Voice)
A proposed Wilkes University law school received approval Friday from the university?s board of trustees.

Dartmouth Law School May Be Closer to Reality Than You'd Think
Dan's post on the possibilities of Princeton Law School, Brown Law School, and Dartmouth Law School has led me to a link from 2005: talk of "Dartmouth Law School" at University of Massachusetts' Dartmouth campus...

Consulting Contract
Racine Unified School District agrees to pay Public Business Consulting Group a $750,000 settlement.

School Racism
School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.

Student Harassment
Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit.

School House Abuse
Selwyn House School agrees to $5 million teacher molestation settlement.

Clopidogrel Marketed as Plavix FDA Issues Public Health Advisory
Clopidogrel Marketed as Plavix FDA Issues Public Health Advisory

Nursing Home Abuse
New Data Made Public