Class Action Lawsuits Now Target More Than a Dozen Law Schools

NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A threatened wave of class actions against American law schools became a reality last week after plaintiffs' lawyers sued a dozen more schools over their allegedly ...

Are charter schools the best solution?

With respect to my UW colleague, Wayne Au misreads the evidence on charter-school research [“The false promise of charter schools,” Opinion, Jan. 31].

Aiding CUNY students

Cuny Law is offering struggling third-year students the option of an additional semester of intensive coursework to increase their chances of passing the bar (“CUNY Law Shielding Bad Grads From Bar,” Feb. 3). This measure is modeled on successful programs at other law schools and is consistent with the tougher...

Panelists Say Law Schools Have Problems, But No Crisis

After a New York Times editorial declared in November that “American legal education is in crisis,” law professors from Harvard, Indiana University, and York University refuted the editorial’s dismal claim at a panel discussion on Thursday.

NIU Law in top 20

DeKALB – New rankings released by the National Jurist recognize the Northern Illinois University College of Law as one of the best schools in the nation for students interested in pursuing careers in public service or public sector jobs.