Navigation A district court judge is allowing claims of Title IX retaliation and breach of contract to continue in a former student’s lawsuit alleging that the University of New England wrongly portrayed him as a threat on campus following his complaint of unwanted sexual advances from a professor. Click Here To Read The Full Article
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'Realizing the Dark Path This Country Has Gone Down': Law Students on Why They're Pursuing Legal Careers
A recent Reddit thread that asked law students why they decided to go to law school garnered responses offering a wide range of reasons, from being spurred on by the state of the country to being influenced by television shows. Click Here To Read The Full Article
4th Circ.'s Property Interest Holding Leads to Dismissal of Trespass Claims Against Sheriff Ahead of Trial
After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in 2020 that a family lacked a property interest in their recently foreclosed home sold at auction, a Virginia district court judge subsequently held that the plaintiffs cannot maintain a trespass actions against the county sheriff. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Talent Competition Remains the Top Challenge for Most in Big Law
Meanwhile, the vast majority of law firm respondents in the survey reported that COVID-19 had a favorable impact on their firm Click Here To Read The Full Article
Massachusetts Court of Appeals Orders New Trial Nearly 50 Years After First Indictment
Nearly 50 years after the indictment was first returned in the Massachusetts Superior Court, the state’s Court of Appeals has ordered a new trial for a defendant convicted in 1975 of second degree murder and armed assault. Click Here To Read The Full Article