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UMKC Law announces historic $3.5M donation for scholarships, facilities
The University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law received an endowed estate gift of $3.5 million, the largest philanthropic gift in its history.
KCMBA offers free memberships, CLE credits for displaced government attorneys
The Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association is providing free memberships and Continuing Legal Education credits to government attorneys who have faced adverse employment decisions.
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California Bar discloses AI helped develop some questions in problem-plagued exam
The State Bar of California has disclosed that some multiple-choice questions in a problem-plagued bar exam were developed with the aid of artificial intelligence.
Legal Limelight: Rigel Oliveri, Professor, University of Missouri
A Q&A with Rigel Oliveri, an attorney teaching constitutional law, fair housing, employment discrimination and civil procedure at the University of Missouri.
Spring bar exam results show modest improvement as law schools prepare for NextGen exam | List of bar passers
The Missouri Board of Law Examiners released results for the February 2025 bar exam, with an overall pass rate of 52.3 percent, reversing a previous two-year trend.
Georgetown law dean rebuffs DEI warning from top federal prosecutor for D.C.
Georgetown Law School's dean on Thursday rebuffed an unusual warning from Ed Martin, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., that his office won't hire the private school's students if it doesn't eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
17-year-old passes California bar exam, becomes an attorney
A county prosecutor’s office says one of its law clerks passed the State Bar of California exam at age 17. The Tulare County District Attorney’s Office says that, according to research, Peter Park is the youngest person to pass the exam.
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