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• Study: Jurors can't distinguish between knowing and reckless conduct
• Duncan School of Law denied accreditation
• Southwestern hopes to transform itself through student housing
• This prize goes to the best law-related short story
• Law School Transparency hopes the second time's the charm on data
• Attacks on EPA seen as nation's top environmental problem
• Law school, a ticket to economic security? Better run the numbers
• Law school establishing branch in Savannah
• N.C. Central dean returning to private practice
• Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association
• ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator
• Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school
• ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting
• Law school? Who needs it?
• Dean stepping down at Arkansas
• With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school

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Study: Jurors can't distinguish between knowing and reckless conduct	Top
Researchers conducted a series of tests designed to gauge how well jurors identified those mental states and assigned punishment under varying degrees of exposure to the definitions of the Model Penal Code. The results were surprising.
Duncan School of Law denied accreditation	Top
The ABA's Council of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar voted not to approve the Knoxville, Tenn.-school's accreditation application during its Dec. 2-3 meeting and informed the school on Dec. 20, according to a council memorandum.
Southwestern hopes to transform itself through student housing	Top
Southwestern Law School broke ground this month on the first on-campus housing project in the school's 100-year history. Coinciding with the project, Southwestern named James Camp, a former partner at McKenna, Long & Aldridge in Los Angeles, as its first assistant dean for property administration and development.
This prize goes to the best law-related short story	Top
A year after the American Bar Association paired with the University of Alabama School of Law to launch its Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, Southwestern Law School and the Association of American Law Schools' Journal of Legal Education have announced a contest for short works of fiction related to law school or the practice of law.
Law School Transparency hopes the second time's the charm on data	Top
In 2010, the first time Law School Transparency asked law schools to cough up detailed lists of their graduate employment data, it didn't go so well. The organization hopes for better success this year.
Attacks on EPA seen as nation's top environmental problem	Top
Republican attacks on the Environmental Protection Agency constitute the most pressing development in environmental law and policy facing the United States, according to Vermont Law School's 2011-'12 Environmental Watch List.
Law school, a ticket to economic security? Better run the numbers	Top
You've graduated from law school. You've landed a job as an attorney. Now you want to buy a house and cement your status in the professional class. But can you afford it? Probably not — unless you can count on earning three times your annual tuition.
Law school establishing branch in Savannah	Top
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School announced on Dec. 8 that is has received American Bar Association approval to open a Savannah branch campus next fall. The new location will be called Savannah Law School.
N.C. Central dean returning to private practice	Top
Raymond Pierce, the dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law, will step down at the end of the academic year to become a partner in the Raleigh office of law firm Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough.
Indiana dean will balance provost duties with leadership of law school association	Top
Lauren Robel is gearing up for a busy 2012. A mere month before the dean of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington is to assume to the presidency of the Association of American Law Schools, university leaders have tapped her as the interim provost of the entire Bloomington campus.
ABA seeks better treatment of the disabled by LSAT administrator	Top
The ABA's Commission on Disability Rights has asked the council to change the way it handles requests for testing accommodations, to "ensure that the exam reflects what the exam is designed to measure, and not the test taker's disability."
Magistrate judge named dean of Oklahoma City law school	Top
Oklahoma City University School of Law has found its next dean on the federal bench. University officials announced on Dec. 4 that U.S. Magistrate Judge Valerie Couch would assume the law school's top position on July 1.
ABA gives ground on law schools' graduate jobs data reporting	Top
The council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar on Dec. 3 approved a new annual questionnaire intended to gather more detailed information about where recent law grads find work.
Law school? Who needs it?	Top
A handful of states still allow would-be lawyers to bypass law school altogether and learn the law under an experienced attorney, or to supplement one or two years of formal law school with a year or two of apprenticing.
Dean stepping down at Arkansas	Top
John DiPippa, the dean of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, will step down at the end of the academic year. DiPippa has led the law school since 2009, overseeing its reaccreditation by the American Bar Association and raising $3.3 million. He will continue to teach constitutional and public service law.
With $24 million gift comes name change for Indianapolis law school	Top
The Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis is now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. University officials announced on Dec. 1 that attorney and civic leader Robert McKinney had donated $24 million to the law school.

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