Bar Prep
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Law Schools
Kaplan Steps In To Dig California Bar Office Out Of Bankruptcy Hole
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.14.22
* How dare they… protect people! Police receive death threats after arresting dozens of white supremacists. [NBC News]
* Suffering through bar prep and feeling like it’s just you? Trust me — you aren’t the only one. [Reddit]
* Are you that paranoid apps still track you after you politely ask them to lay off the goggles? Apple could be in hot water for it. [9to5Mac]
* A new law gets us a little closer to an Asian American Pacific Islander history and culture museum. I can’t wait to buy a ticket! [Axios]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.03.22
* Florida’s Supreme Court doesn’t think diluting Black voters’ votes is unconstitutional. What a vibe. [The Guardian]
* Ilya Shapiro will start working at GULC on Friday. [WaPo]
* New York just passed a bill to set the age to buy and own a semi-automatic rifle at 21. It’s what Biggie would want. [NPR]
* What do glass in a bowl of cereal and cleaning up a coal ash spill have in common? Read about this Tennessee Supreme Court Case to find out. [ABC News]
* Lastly, I’d just like to remind you that you are more than capable of sticking to your bar prep. Just think of the level of dedication you’ve spent on discovering other things. [Reddit]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.27.22
* Elon stands accused of using tweets to manipulate Twitter’s purchase price. I knew those Elden Ring build screenshots were fishy. TWO MEDIUM SHIELDS?! [Ars Technica]
* Reminder to partners: Ellipses aren’t commas or and when they are used as conversational pauses… they denote tension. Now please stop stressing out your associates. [Reddit]
* Good News! You aren’t the only one not studying for the bar. You should probably start soon though. [Reddit]
* Science says less guns means less unnecessary death. Maybe our laws could like, you know, reflect that? [Scientific American]
* Students are starting to protest gun violence by walking out of class. [ABC News]
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Law Schools
Homeowners Hate This 1 Property Rule!
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.15.21
* Country that prides itself on its history continues to whitewash its 1st Amendment heroes. When will textualists do the reading? [The Hill]
* Senator cares more about Chick-Fil-A than likely violation of the constitution and calls to violence. 1L attending a FedSoc meeting and staying for the food vibes. [HuffPost]
* Federal legislation proposed to decriminalize marijuana. Probably won’t make it through, dope either way. [CNBC]
* Data shows tendencies of folks that pass the bar exam. Now, should you read this or focus on your family law module? [American Lawyer]
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Master Your Bar Prep Time Management
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Law Schools
Does Bar Prep Have You Freaked Out? Read This.
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Bar Exams, Sponsored Content
Scoring Too Low On Your Practice MBEs? Don’t Panic!
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Low-Cost Bar Prep Materials? Unbundling To Drive Down Costs
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
After Years Of Terrible Bar Passage Rates, Another Law School Makes Bar Prep Courses A Graduation Requirement
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Bankruptcy, Student Loans
Broke Law Grad Gets Bar-Study Loan Discharged In Bankruptcy
Thanks to this judge, there's now a chance you could shed your bar-exam loans in bankruptcy. -
Bar Exams
Bar Prep Company Provides Flat Wrong Legal Lessons, Balks On Full Refund
Imagine your bar prep course fed you wrong information. Would that make you mad? -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
The Bar Exam: Mend It, Don't End It
Here's an interesting proposal for how to fix the bar exam, from columnist Shannon Achimalbe. -
Bar Exams, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
No, Silly, Bar Review Courses Are Only A Rip-Off If You Fail
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Bar Exams, BARBRI, Layoffs
BARBRI Layoffs Speak To The Changing Expectations Of Law Students
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Bar Exams, BARBRI, Law Schools
Should 3Ls Be Able To Sit For The Bar Exam?
Here's a great idea that could really help law students get jobs upon graduation. So, of course, some people don't like it... -
Bar Exams, Law Schools
Worried About Bar Passage Rates, Law School Orders 3Ls To Take Remedial Bar Prep Based On Poor 1L Grades
Remedial bar prep classes for 3Ls would go down a lot smoother if they had a choice...