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Feds: Alabama immigration law caused spike in Hispanic student absencesCNNBy the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — A top US Justice Department official warned Alabama's education department that the state's controversial immigration law has had "lasting" and possibly illegal consequences for Hispanic school children, according to a …and more » View full post on law – Google [...]

Legal battle brewing over US student loan debtCatholic OnlineBy Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) A Democratic proposal to pay for extending low rates for college loans by imposing new payroll taxes on some small businesses currently exempt from taxes is drawing heat from their Republican counterparts.and more » View full post on legal – Google News

Boston.com The trap of student debt _ even bankruptcy offers no path out under current lawWashington PostBut under a 2005 law passed by Congress to protect lenders, private student loans fall under the same nearly-impossible-to-clear category as child support payments and criminal fines. “It's a huge part of why the younger generations are here now,” [...]

The Law School Admission Council is facing its second Boston federal lawsuit this year seeking an accommodation for disabilities. The latest plaintiff, who claims to have obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorder and anxiety disorder, seeks double the standard time to take the June 2012 LSAT and any future LSATs. View full post on Law.com – Newswire

Boston.com Harvard Law student overcomes abuse and gives backBoston.comMatthew Schoenfeld (right) has launched a fund-raising effort with the Harvard Association for Law and Business. (Michele McDonald for The Boston Globe) By Mary Carmichael Matthew Schoenfeld was Googling himself last year to prepare for a job hunt when … View full post on law – Google [...]

Boston Globe Harvard Law student overcomes abuse, gives backBoston GlobeBy Mary Carmichael Matthew Schoenfeld (right) has launched a fund-raising effort with the Harvard Association for Law and Business. Matthew Schoenfeld was Googling himself last year to prepare for a job hunt when he saw the newspaper article. View full post on law – Google News

Law School Student Debt Exceeds $100000 Amid Jobs ShortageBloombergLaw school graduates are leaving college with an average of $100433 in debt at a time when new lawyers outnumber legal jobs, according to a survey from US News & World Report. Graduates of California Western School of Law have an average of more than …and more » [...]

A New Jersey school district has entered into a $4.2 million settlement with a student who was permanently paralyzed after being punched in the stomach by a known bully at his middle school. The settlement may be the largest in the U.S. for a personal injury resulting from bullying. View full post on Law.com – [...]

CBS News Ohio school to let gay student wear T-shirt 1 dayAlbany Times UnionLISA CORNWELL, AP This photo released by Lambda Legal shows Maverick Couch Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Couch, a gay student whose southwest Ohio high school prohibited him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays is …Ohio [...]

Atlanta Journal Constitution Ohio school to let gay student wear T-shirt 1 dayAtlanta Journal ConstitutionThis photo released by Lambda Legal shows Maverick Couch Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Couch, a gay student whose southwest Ohio high school prohibited him from wearing a T-shirt designed to urge tolerance of gays is suing the school, [...]