Recent Updates
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Man convicted of fraudulently seeking $13M in COVID-19 loans
Law School News 02/28/2022A Massachusetts businessman has been convicted of fraudulently seeking more than $13 million in federal coronavirus pandemic relief loans, federal prosecutors said. Elijah Majak Buoi, 40, of Winchester, was convicted Thursday of four counts of wire f...
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Man who escaped from Rhode Island prison to appear in court
Law School News 01/05/2017A man who escaped from a Rhode Island prison and was on the run for five days before being captured in Massachusetts is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge. James Morales escaped from the Wyatt Detention Facility...
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Judge approves tea party group's lawsuit against IRS
Law School News 01/16/2016A federal judge in Ohio has approved class-action status for a tea party group's lawsuit stemming from IRS delays in approving nonprofit status for conservative groups seeking the tax-exemption classification. The NorCal Tea Party Patriots sue...
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Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension
Law School News 11/10/2015The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation convictions, a court ordered Friday. A ...
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It’s Getting Easier for Harvard Law Students
Law School News 03/31/2008With the help of Harvard Law School’s new curriculum reforms and other university-wide changes, it’s getting easier for students to pursue more than one passion—and to become better lawyers.Promoting interdisciplinary study is a major goal of the rec...
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8-Year-Old Passes Law School Entrance Test
Law School News 03/24/2008An 8-year-old boy with dreams of becoming a judge has passed a law school entrance exam -- shocking Brazil's legal profession and prompting a federal investigation. The Universidade Paulista, a multi-campus private university, issued a statement ackn...
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Connerly to speak at Law School tomorrow
Law School News 03/07/2008Ward Connerly, an outspoken critic of affirmative action and a key player in the campaign to ban the practice in Michigan, will appear on campus tomorrow.This will be Connerly's first visit to campus since Proposal 2 passed in November 2006, banning ...
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LSU law school boosts scholarships
Law School News 03/07/2008As the number of law school applicants decreases in Louisiana and nationwide, LSU is upping the ante on its scholarships for law students to keep the “best and brightest” in Louisiana.The LSU Board of Supervisors approved increasing the LSU Paul M. H...
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