National News
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U.S.: Appeals court to hear Native American child welfare case
Winona Daily News: "A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant legal challenge since it was enacted more than 40 years ago." -
Nation: Tougher law-school sanctions could come later this spring
Arizona Republic: "The accrediting body for the nation's law schools continues to consider setting tougher standards for schools where too many graduates fail the bar exam. Even as they do, more schools are reviewing their own passage rates and changing the data they report about their graduates." -
ABA posts formal ethics opinion on same sex marriages
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility has approved Formal Opinion 485: Judges Performing Same Sex Marriages, regarding judges’ obligations to marry same-sex couples.