When Golden Gate University School of Law decided to close its doors and funnel its remaining students to nearby accredited institutions, a small group fought hard to pry the Gate back open. A judge recently decided whether an injunction would be successful. Reuters has coverage:
Golden Gate University’s shuttered law school will remain closed after a judge on Monday denied an injunction to reopen it, as a group of former students and alumni had asked.
It’s “unlikely” that the plaintiffs will be able to secure a court order to reopen the 123-year-old San Francisco school following California Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer’s latest ruling, said Golden Gate Law alum Ryan Griffith, who is representing the plaintiffs.
It has been a honorable fight, but the judge is right to frame the practicalities of rehiring faculty and administrators needed to run the school as “disruptive.” Even if it did reopen, would you want to go to Golden Gate? Even if you managed to pass the bar, would employers respect the name on the diploma? This isn’t the closure the plaintiffs wanted, but at least there’s some closure. The door remains open for remedies by other means; stay turned for the hearing on Oct. 22nd to see if and how the case will proceed.
California Judge Rejects Bid To Reopen 123-Year-Old Law School [Reuters]
Earlier: Even Golden Gate Law’s Exit Strategy Has A Low Passage Rate
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