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• Helping soldiers in court
• Maryland governor demands that law school drop lawsuit
• USC shelves plans for a tax LL.M.
• Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'
• Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients
• Transactional law instruction takes to the Web
• Lone official blamed for deception at Illinois
• LAW SCHOOLS: 'Scam Prof' bites the hand that feeds him
• Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld
• Faculty diversity means gains for female law students, according to study
• Obama's education loan reforms of limited help to law students
• The bloom is coming off the rose for prospective law students
• Donation will boost Harvard's digital library project
• Another barrier to law school: an unsavory digital trail
• Big law school loan provider getting out of the business
• Law school asks judge to toss graduates' fraud claims

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Helping soldiers in court	Top
Congress is now following a path set in recent years by law schools, law firms and the American Bar Association, which have recognized the growing imperative to provide military men and women with free legal aid when needed.
Maryland governor demands that law school drop lawsuit	Top
The battle between Maryland lawmakers and the environmental clinic at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law reignited this week, when Gov. Martin O'Malley sent a harshly worded letter to Dean Phoebe Haddon calling the clinic's involvement in a lawsuit an "ongoing injustice."
USC shelves plans for a tax LL.M.	Top
Launching master of law programs in tax seemed like a great idea when employers were confident that there would be a demand for the credential. But the legal market has changed dramatically since then, and the University of Southern California Gould School of Law is backing off a plan to add a tax LL.M. program.
Professor's plea: Say no to 'law school porn'	Top
It's that time of year when law school faculties are inundated with so-called "law school porn" — slick mailings extolling the virtues of individual law schools meant to influence law school rankings. Some legal educators believe the barrage of mail has gotten out of control, and proves that rankings are driving administrative decisions.
Pace solo incubator will assist low-income clients	Top
Pace Law School is the latest to announce plans to launch a solo incubator — a school-supported law firm geared toward helping recent graduates learn how to run their own practices.
Transactional law instruction takes to the Web	Top
Law Meets Web takes the idea of an in-person transactional law competition — similar to moot court in that teams compete to craft a business deal for fictional clients — and expands it using the Internet.
Lone official blamed for deception at Illinois	Top
The former assistant dean for admissions and financial aid at the University of Illinois College of Law was solely responsible for a pattern of misreporting the Law School Admission Test scores and grade point averages of incoming students, according to the university's final report on the matter.
LAW SCHOOLS: 'Scam Prof' bites the hand that feeds him	Top
The professional and financial struggles of recent law graduates prompted University of Colorado Law School professor Paul Campos to take a closer look at the changing economics of a law degree — an inquiry that convinced him that law school is a raw deal for many.
Professor's fraud judgment against Whittier College upheld	Top
Whittier College committed fraud against a longtime law professor when it persuaded him to accept a buyout in 2006, a California appeals court ruled in affirming a lower court's judgment against the school.
Faculty diversity means gains for female law students, according to study	Top
A study of law review membership indicates that gender and racial diversity on law school faculties may translate into more opportunities for female students.
Obama's education loan reforms of limited help to law students	Top
The federal student loan reforms announced by President Obama on Oct. 26 won't help most students now in law school or recent graduates, because they are geared primarily toward undergraduates, according to student loan experts.
The bloom is coming off the rose for prospective law students	Top
In a survey by law school admissions consulting firm Veritas Prep, 68 percent of the prospective lawyers queried said they would still apply to law school even if they understood that a significant number of graduates would be unable to find jobs in their desired field. That figure had fallen from 81 percent one year ago.
Donation will boost Harvard's digital library project	Top
The push by Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society to create a large-scale digital library got a $5 million boost on Oct. 21 when the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Arcadia Fund announced that they will jointly contribute $5 million to the center's Digital Public Library of America project.
Another barrier to law school: an unsavory digital trail	Top
A poll by Kaplan Test Prep found that law school admissions officers are far more likely to investigate applicants' digital trails than are those handling undergraduate or business school admissions.
Big law school loan provider getting out of the business	Top
A change in federal student loan policy has forced Access Group Inc., a nonprofit company that has been the largest single provider of loans to law students since 1983, to stop lending to new students and to shed most of its staff.
Law school asks judge to toss graduates' fraud claims	Top
Each of the three law schools that have been sued for fraud by graduates this year has now answered with a motion to dismiss. Lawyers for the Thomas M. Cooley Law School filed its motion on Oct. 20, following motions by the Thomas Jefferson School of Law on July 18 and New York Law School on Oct. 13.

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