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BigLaw attorneys mentored by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who died Friday after a lengthy battle with dementia, say she'll be remembered as an incisive jurist who always put facts and practical considerations above abstract ideological commitments, as well as a deeply gracious and down-to-earth woman who never let her dedication to the law overshadow her zest for life.
The State Bar of California is overhauling the bar exam, introducing a pilot program that could allow law students to become attorneys without taking the test at all, as well as a set of new rules intended to improve accommodations for individuals with disabilities that advocates see as a good first step but still inadequate.
Cardlytics Inc. — a digital ad platform incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in Atlanta — can't establish diversity jurisdiction in a compensation dispute with two ousted California employees because most of its top executives work remotely from the Golden State, a federal judge has ruled.
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A self-described straight white male, first-year law student at New York University has hit the school with a proposed class action for discrimination, claiming the prestigious NYU Law Review — which he plans to apply for — gives "preferential treatment to women, non-Asian racial minorities, homosexuals and transgender people."