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Sentencing Law and Policy
After extended resistance (and likely lots of legal fees), Lori Loughlin and her husband agree to plead guilty in college admission scandal with fixed short prison sentence
As reported in this CNN piece, headlined "Lori Loughlin and Mossimo Giannulli agree to plead guilty in college admissions scam," perhaps the highest profile remaining defendants in the college admissions…
Simple Justice
Does College Owe You A Refund?
It’s (mostly) a joke when it’s suggested that a person who says something particularly dumb should call their law school and demand a refund. But for Mark Shaffer, it’s a…
The Right Coast
Undoing Ban on Race/Sex-Based Preferences Will Harm Students | RealClearPolitics
As Richard Sander and Stuart Taylor Jr. show in their 2012 book, Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It s Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won t Admit It, in…
NJ Family Legal Blog
Alienating Your Kids from Their Other Parent May Cost Your Kids Big When it Comes to Child Support and College.
Here in New Jersey, divorced parents are generally obligated to contribute to the college education expenses for their un-emancipated children. In virtually every marital settlement agreement where there are un-emancipated…
The Right Coast
Valley News – Dartmouth College finances waylaid by virus; layoffs remain on the table
HANOVER Dartmouth College officials declined Wednesday to rule out layoffs and furloughs for some of its 3,900 employees, including non-tenured faculty, as the institution faces millions of dollars in projected…
The Right Coast
High school seniors are in coronavirus ‘limbo’ with college deposits due
We were extremely proud. No one from his high school had gotten into Vanderbilt in several years, so we were also shocked, dad Matt, 50, tells The Post. The New…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Wondering again about pace and number of federal sentencings after another Varsity Blues defendant gets imprisonment term
This AP article, headlined "Mother Sentenced to 7 Months in College Admissions Scam," reports on the high-profile federal sentencing that went forward in Boston by video conference yesterday. Here are…
A Lawyer's Blog
CHILD SUPPORT – COLLEGE EXPENSES
Many financial advisors claim that it's more important to save for retirement than it is to pay for your kids' college. But this can change when a court is involved…
Forward Thinking Advocate
No Fiduciary Duty Owed to Students of Shuttering College
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit’s recent decision in Tristan Squeri et al. v. Mount Ida College et al. upholds the dismissal of claims brought by…
The Right Coast
The Flight to Quality in College Admissions: News: The Independent Institute
One of the interesting developments is that schools that are particularly aggressive in trying to reach politically favored groups, such as first generation students, often have paid a huge price…