After putting 30,000 miles on his new 2016 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck, Dan Metzinger had finally had enough. The pickup had developed a constant vibration at highway speeds. He took his truck to his ...

What is Special Education Law and Process? Meeting the needs of children with disabilities through school-family-community collaboration is an ambitious goal of educational policy in the U.S. As a ...

One of the things I value most about my law practice is the way my work appeals both to my analytical and creative sides. As a family law attorney, I use my aptitude for language and my knowledge of ...

Few legal terms have found their way into the popular lexicon the way “due process of law” has. When someone complains that he is being denied “due process,” the person is generally expressing a sense ...

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Law schools have been taking longer to make decisions. You should receive decisions by early March, but some schools may take longer. In the meantime, you may update schools occasionally. For law ...

Matthew T. McLaughlin, a partner at Venable, discusses two recent New York State court decisions which touch on the deliberative process privilege while also looking at a series of federal court ...

Cornell offers a host of resources for students considering a career in law. However, with so many choices — from advising to pre-professional fraternities to law classes to networking events — the ...

The full text of this note can be found in PDF form here. Criminal liability based on a failure to act, otherwise known as an omission, first requires a duty to act. Yet, when the criminal statute ...

Too many law school applicants decide where to apply solely based on each school’s ranking and statistics about selectivity and employment outcomes. But law schools are distinct institutions that ...

Please know that here is no defined pre-law major. You can choose ANY undergraduate and get into law school. However, your undergraduate transcript is still a critical part of your application.