Bar Pass Rate Bonanza: The 'Ultimate' Law School Rankings

Baylor University School of Law posted the highest ultimate bar pass rate—all 109 of its 2015 grads who took the bar passed over the span of two years. The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law had the lowest ultimate bar pass rate in 2015, at just under 57 percent.
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At Elite Law Reviews, Diversity Efforts May Be Paying Off

Recent diversity efforts might be paying off as more students of color take the helm at prestigious law reviews.
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Judge Stephen Reinhardt, Liberal Lion on Ninth Circuit, Dies at 87

Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has died after suffering a heart attack, the court announced on Thursday. He was 87 years old.
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All Aboard the Flying Cars: A Conversation With Rob Keele, GC of Airbus Silicon Valley A³

Rob Keele’s career is flying high. As associate general counsel of Airbus Silicon Valley’s A³ Keele spends his days developing the legal end of tomorrow’s aviation technology.
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Seven Changes in the Legal Job Market Impacting New Lawyers

Harvard Law School Assistant Dean of Career Services Mark Weber reflects on more than two decades of law school and legal practice developments.
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Trump Lawyer Jay Sekulow Loses SCOTUS Petition in Abortion Videos Case

Sekulow had asked the high court to overturn an injunction against his client, Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue.
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Law Firms Are Investing in Tech Before It Overtakes Them

The definition of a law firm is shifting as firms invest in technology to stave off competitors and give clients what they want.
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Walmart Case in 9th Circuit Tests Scope of Workplace Protest Rights

The Obama-era labor board ruled for a group of employees who were fired after staging a demonstration inside a Walmart.
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Pardon Her French: Sotomayor Voices Frustration With Her Colleagues

Sotomayor’s dissents on Monday fit her longtime practice of speaking out in cases in which defendants, in her view, are given short shrift.
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Here's the Complaint: Trump's Justice Dept. Sues California Again

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday sued California officials, claiming a state law that gives California power to veto sales of federal land to private landholders is unconstitutional.
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Proposed Rule Regarding Re-fingerprinting CA Attorneys

The State Bar of California will file a request with the California Supreme Court this week for approval of a proposed California Rule of Court regarding re-fingerprinting of attorneys. This will allow the State Bar to obtain criminal record information, in compliance with state law.
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Uber Agrees to Pay $10M to Settle Discrimination Class Action

In one of the first of the recent tech sector discrimination lawsuits to reach a proposed settlement, Uber Technologies has settled a discrimination and hostile work environment class action lawsuit brought on behalf of about 420 women and minority software engineers.
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Thomas Calls the Second Amendment a 'Constitutional Orphan.' Stevens Now Says Get Rid of It.

"The demonstrators should seek more effective and more lasting reform,” Stevens said in a New York Times op-ed. “They should demand a repeal of the Second Amendment.” At the high court, the justices have shown no strong appetite to dive into the Second Amendment in recent years.
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No Fair Use: Federal Circuit Orders Third Trial for Oracle, Google

Google's unlicensed use of Java APIs in smartphones was not transformative, judges rule.
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NY Attorney General to Lead Multi-State Suit Over Citizenship Question on Census

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that he will "lead a multi-state lawsuit" over the citizenship question added to the 2020 census, a day after California sued the Trump administration over the issue.
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Judge in Brock Turner sex assault case loses bid to block recall

SAN JOSE — An appellate court Monday ruled that the recall election against the judge in the Brock Turner sexual assault case may proceed in June.
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Judicial Council Paid $500K-Plus to Settle Sexual Harassment Claims

According to information released to The Recorder Friday, since 2011 the Judicial Council of California has paid $296,000 to resolve three sexual harassment complaints against judges and $225,000 to resolve two complaints against employees.
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Trump NLRB Member Denies Violating Ethics Pledge in Vote Against Obama Labor Ruling

“There is a critical difference between cases that involve the same parties and those that involve the same issues. For the purpose of the presidential pledge, the former requires recusal and the latter does not,” NLRB Member William Emanuel's lawyer, Dwight Bostwick, chairman of Zuckerman Spaeder, said in a letter to the labor board.
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Ninth Circuit Upholds $5M 'Blurred Lines' Verdict Against Thicke, Pharrell

In dissent, Judge Jacqueline Nguyen warned the decision amounts to copyrighting a musical style and will permit "entire genres of music to be held hostage to infringement suits."
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Uber Brings in 'Holder Report' Co-Author as Deputy GC, Angela Padilla Out

Tammy Albarran, a partner at Covington & Burling, was named to the key post Tuesday.
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Berkeley Law Returns to the U.S. News' Top 10, Pepperdine Gets Shut Out

The closely watched law school rankings offer few surprises this year, save for a decision to temporarily delist Pepperdine University School of Law for an data reporting mistake.
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Key Justices Frown on California Abortion Speech Law

California's law that requires "pro-life" pregnancy centers to inform clients about abortion appeared to be in jeopardy Tuesday after arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Facebook’s Paul Grewal No Stranger to Data Privacy Fights

Paul Grewal, the Facebook in-house lawyer who has had the unenviable task of being the company's public voice addressing the Cambridge Analytica scandal, has a history of engaging with thorny privacy issues going back to his days on the federal bench in San Jose.
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Justices hear Brock Turner judge’s bid to stop recall

SAN JOSE — Lawyers for the judge in the Brock Turner sexual assault case implored an appeals court Tuesday to block the recall measure against him from appearing on the June ballot.
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Trump Not Immune in Defamation Suit by Former 'Apprentice' Contestant Who Claimed She Was Groped

President Donald Trump is not immune from a defamation suit filed in state court in Manhattan by a former contestant on “The Apprentice” who said Trump groped her more than a decade ago, a judge ruled.
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Latham Chair Steps Down Immediately Over 'Communications of a Sexual Nature'

William Voge, based in London, apologized for his "lapse in judgment" in a statement about his resignation.
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Meet Sharon Gustafson, Trump's Pick for EEOC General Counsel

“Sharon fought for Peggy Young for years, facing obstacle after obstacle, when there seemed like little hope,” Sam Bagenstos said Tuesday. “Without her efforts, we would not have won the victory for pregnant workers that we won in that case.”
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Ted Olson Quickly Rejected Offer To Join Trump Legal Team

A source said Olson declined the president's offer the morning after receiving it.
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Cantil-Sakauye Ties Court Funding to California's Battles with Trump

"On the national front we have unprecedented disruption, attacks on the free press, threats to the rule of civility and the rule of law and judicial independence," the chief justice said Monday.
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Four Takeaways from the the Hispanic National Bar Association's Corporate Counsel Conference

Key highlights from panels at the conference, which ran from Thursday to Sunday at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square.
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