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Does this controversial law school deserve accreditation? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/DRqaVWWDyZw/story01.htm

Max asked this question one night when there was a full moon. I immediately said no, then told him I would check to make sure. I wasn’t exactly sure that some rogue country like North Korea had claimed the moon or any other planets, stars, or celestial real estate. After checking it out, the answer […]

Zimbabwe’s main student body is dragging President Robert Mugabe to court over the awarding of a controversial doctorate of philosophy degree (PHD) to his wife Grace by the country’s top university. … Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/sDE86AXeIdU/zimabwe-students-drag-mugabe-to-court.html

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Tuesday approved a US$600 million credit to fund Ethiopia’s social productive safety nets project. … Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tar-home/~3/hsNdYioUIH0/ethiopia-to-benefit-from-world-bank-support-for-social-safety-net.html

The Court is scheduled to resume oral arguments in just a few days, and so previews of the upcoming Term and the cases on the Court’s docket continue. Chantal Valery of Agence France-Presse looks at the Term as a whole, noting that the Court has “a slate of hot-button cases, including freedom of speech in […]

DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Investment Corporation of Dubai is exploring further investment opportunities with African conglomerate Dangote Group, the chief executive of the emirate’s fund said on Wednesday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/Xp6nvRsxNCk/idAFL6N0RW0MR20141001

NAIROBI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. – – – – – EVENTS: KENYA – Central Bank of Kenya Treasury bill auction. UGANDA – Release of inflation data NIGERIA – FX report, Central bank auctions dollars […]

The petition of the day is: Cuti v. United States 13-1491 Issue: Whether a witness may give opinion testimony based in part on specialized knowledge and in part on personal experience, including answering counterfactual hypothetical questions, without satisfying the reliability and disclosure requirements for expert testimony of Federal Rule of Evidence 702, Federal Rule of […]

Sept 30 (Reuters) – A man who flew from Liberia to Texas has become the first patient infected with the deadly Ebola virus to be diagnosed in the United States, health officials said on Tuesday, a sign the outbreak ravaging West Africa may spread globally. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/Z1F7LH6N3VA/idAFL2N0RV2TH20141001

Could this make your life as a reviewing attorney easier and a little less miserable? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/Wp1oXNIEUk4/story01.htm