Legal Ed News Roundup

• ABA Journal, Judge Denies Motion To Interview Jurors About Alleged Group Chat In Trial For Murder Of Law Prof
• ABA Journal, Law Grad Turns Culinary Passion Into Tiktok Fame And A Brand-New Cookbook
• ABA Journal, Law Prof, 78, Sues Northwestern For Alleged Age Bias In Pay Raises
• ABA Journal, National Mean MBE Score Rises Slightly, Along With Number Of Test-Takers
• ABA Journal, Oregon Approves Alternative To Bar Exam
• ABA Journal, Rejecting ‘Extortion Layaway’ Defense, Jurors Convict Dentist In Murder Of FSU Law Prof Dan Markel
• American Lawyer, After Big Law Letter to Law Schools, Deans Stay Silent, With Some Unclear About Its Purpose
• Daily Report, After Motley Rice Co-Founder's $30M Donation, South Carolina Law School Renamed Joseph F. Rice School of Law

• Law.com, Case Western Law's Longtime Co-Dean Talks 'Being in Two Places at Once'
• Law.com, IU McKinney Partners With Indiana State University on New Law Scholarship
• Law.com, 'Skills Matter': Legal Academics Laud Oregon's Historic Decision to Offer Alternative to Bar Exam
• Law.com, Wayne State Law Receives $30M Grant for New Building
• National Jurist, Notre Dame’s Religious Liberty Clinic Represents Asylum Client
• National Jurist, Robust Job Market, But Less So For Minorities
• National Jurist, UConn School Of Law Expanding Into New Building
• preLaw, LSAC Drops Logic Games From LSAT; Majority Of Test Takers Prefer To Take Lsat Remotely
• Recorder, Pass Rate on California's July Bar Exam Dips Slightly to 51.5%
• Reuters, AI Improves Legal Writing Speed, Not Quality
• Reuters, California’s Bar Pass Rate Dipped to 51.5%, Bucking Upward National Trend
• Reuters, Dentist Found Guilty in Florida Law Prof's 2014 Murder
• Reuters, No Bar Exam Required to Practice Law in Oregon Starting Next Year
• Reuters, Northwestern Law Professor Sues School, Claims Age Discrimination
• Aaron Sibarium (Free Press), Yale Law Students for Hamas
• Michael Simkovic (USC), Professors’ Pay Is Down Across Fields, But Law Professors Have Taken Bigger Cuts Than Most 
• Texas Lawyer, Longtime Baylor Law Professor to Become School's Next Dean
• Washington Post, He’s a College Basketball Player — and a Law Student on a Mission