Southwest Virginia’s Appalachian School of Law has been directed by an accreditation panel to address questions about how it selects students capable of earning a degree and passing the bar. A critical hearing is set for June. Credentials of ASL’s current and ...

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A former Marymount University student, who the University found guilty of sexually assaulting another student, stated a valid “erroneous-outcome” claim against the University for its adjudication of the accusation, which he said was marred by procedural defects designed to discriminate ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights Constitutional Education Judge T.S. Ellis III U.S. District Court - Eastern District

An accreditation agency’s decision to withdraw the plaintiff’s accreditation as a cosmetology school was not unduly tainted by the fact that one of the commissioners was the executive and part-owner of a similar institution in a nearby city. Background This ...

Tagged with: Administrative Constitutional Due Process Education Judge Mark Davis U.S. District Court - Eastern District

This case is set for trial to begin on March 12. Absent a court order or stipulation, disclosures of expert testimony must be made at least 90 days prior to trial. Supplemental expert disclosures must be made at least 30 ...

Tagged with: Civil Procedure Education Evidence Judge James P. Jones U.S. District Court - Western District