Posts Tagged ‘LSAC’

May 20, 2014 | Court Decision, Self-Post, Testing

Resounding Victory for All Law School Applicants with Disabilities: Settlement in Disability Discrimination Case Against LSAC

May 20, 2014 Today’s settlement in The Department of Fair Employment and Housing v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. case is a resounding victory for all individuals with disabilities who seek a level playing field on which to qualify for entrance into the legal profession. I thank the U.S. Department of Justice, the California Department […]

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February 7, 2012 | Press, Testing

The National Law Journal: ABA joins disability advocates in pressuring Law School Admission Council

The American Bar Association has sent a message to the Law School Admission Council that it’s not happy with that group’s handling of requests for special accommodations by takers of the Law School Admission Test. The ABA’s House of Delegates voted unanimously on Feb. 6 to adopt a resolution urging the council to “ensure that […]

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December 6, 2011 | Press, Testing

The National Law Journal: ABA Seeks Better Treatment of the Disabled by LSAT Administrator

The Law School Admission Council is no stranger to litigation over its testing policies. The organization has been sued numerous times by would-be takers of the Law School Admission Test who were denied accommodations for what they claimed were disabilities. Now the American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights has asked the council to change […]

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December 1, 2011 | Press, Testing

Reuters – Woman With Cognitive Disability Sues for More Time to Take LSAT

NEW YORK, Dec 1 – A woman who was granted extra time to take the law-school entrance exam in 1992 after she sustained a gunshot wound is suing exam administrators for refusing to give her another extension — this time to accommodate a cognitive disability — when she re-takes the exam this week. Lisa Rousso […]

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November 30, 2011 | News

Woman Sues Over Law School Entrance Exam

A Fort Salonga woman who says she has a brain disorder that causes her to read and write slowly has filed a federal lawsuit against administrators of the law school entrance exam, saying she has been denied additional time she needs to take the test. Lisa Rousso, 41, filed suit Monday in federal court in […]

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