Calif. course wins a skirmish in the battle of the bar reviews

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The 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed a federal district court and remanded for trial a lawsuit brought three years ago by Multistate Legal Studies (MLS) against the providers of the BAR/BRI bar review course. MLS, better known as PMBR, claims BAR/BRI violated the Sherman Act by tying in its multistate supplementary courses to its core, single-state ones, and using other anticompetitive measures. BAR/BRI says it has acted fairly and that its increasing market share reflects quality, not market power.

California, Study and teaching, Bar examinations, Multistate Legal Studies Inc., Bar/BRI Inc.

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Circuit ruling challenges 'Bakke,' threatens law school diversity

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The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has issued a controversial affirmative action ruling in Hopwood v. State of Texas. The court ruled that race as a criterion for admission should be narrowly used as a remedy for past wrongs, not to achieve diversity. The court felt that using race for the latter reason was a 14th amendment violation. Proponents of affirmative action have spoken of fear that this case signaled the practice's end.

Affirmative action, Law schools, Law school admissions

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Gay groups are angry at sexual preference ruling; Cincinnati law contradicts high court case, they say

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Gay rights groups said that a US Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruling squelching discrimination suits based on sexual orientation was a renegade action, contravening rejection of such discrimination by courts and voters across the country. The proposed Employee Non-Discrimination Act would prohibit sexual orientation-based employment discrimination in a manner similar to other bans on discrimination.

Laws, regulations and rules, Discrimination against gays, Employment discrimination

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