Justice Ginsburg Questions Internet-Only Law School

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is troubled by the existence of a law school that operates only on the Internet, where a student can get a law degree "without ever laying eyes on a fellow student or professor."

Speaking at the dedication of the Rutgers University Center for Law and Justice, she singled out the Concord University School of Law, which is based in Los Angeles, as an institution that relies too heavily on technology. The school,

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