On August 22, 2025, the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar paused its vote on a controversial proposal to double the required experiential learning credits for law school accreditation from six to 12, following significant opposition from law school deans. The decision, made during the … Read more
LSAC to Suspend Online LSAT in Mainland China Amid Cheating Crackdown The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) announced on August 18, 2025, the suspension of online Law School Admission Test (LSAT) testing in Mainland China following the October 2025 international administration, citing widespread cheating facilitated by organized services. This decision, impacting approximately 500 annual test-takers, … Read more
On August 18, 2025, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) announced the suspension of online Law School Admission Test (LSAT) testing in mainland China following the October 2025 international administration, citing rampant cheating facilitated by organized services. This decision, reported by outlets like Law.com and Reuters, responds to escalating concerns about test misconduct, particularly by … Read more
July 18, 2025 — Yale University President Maurie McInnis announced on July 17 that Yair Listokin ’05, Shibley Family Fund Professor of Law, has been appointed interim dean of Yale Law School, effective August 1. The announcement follows the news that Dean Heather Gerken, who has led the school since 2017, will step down to … Read more