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Opinion: Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships
A graphic illustrating academic inequality: figures on a see-saw are perpetually out of balance as one side is kept aloft by a Greek temple supporting their side.

Opinion: Law Schools Should Abandon Merit-Based Scholarships

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‘U.S. News’ rankings methods have encouraged the neglect of low-income students. Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law Dean Tamara F. Lawson with Dean Heather K. Gerken of the Yale Law School. (Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education)

Cook County prosecutors drop case against man who spent nearly 30 years in jail for a double murder

Cook County prosecutors drop case against man who spent nearly 30 years in jail for a double murder

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Wright was convicted on the sole basis of a confession he signed after a 14-hour interrogation during which he was abused and coerced by detectives, according to his attorney, Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law professor David B. Owens. (Source: Chicago Sun Times)

Restitution and repair: Why these mediators find value in conflict

Restitution and repair: Why these mediators find value in conflict

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The Washington Mediation Association was founded 40 years ago. Its members openly embrace conflict as a useful struggle. Christine Cimini, professor of law at the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø, is quoted. (Source: KUOW)

The potential personal and political fallout of a TikTok ban

The potential personal and political fallout of a TikTok ban

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TikTok is the fastest growing app on the planet with more than 150 million monthly users in the U.S. alone. But that popularity does not extend to Capitol Hill where its defenders are in the minority. Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Law professor Ryan Calo is interviewed. (Source: PBS NewsHour)

Q&A: An opportunity to reaffirm treaty obligations
Horseshoe Bend in Arizona

Q&A: An opportunity to reaffirm treaty obligations

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Monte Mills, professor of law and director of the Âé¶¹ÉçÇø Native American Law Center, discusses the significance of Arizona v. Navajo Nation.

Professor Eric Schnapper Represented Plaintiffs in Blockbuster Supreme Court Cases
Eric Schnapper on PBS News Hour

Professor Eric Schnapper Represented Plaintiffs in Blockbuster Supreme Court Cases

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In Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter v. Taamneh, Schnapper argued to roll back legal immunity for social media companies in Section 230.