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Legal Education

Jun. 4, 2025

Senate approves bill to launch public law school at San Jose State

The California Senate has passed a bill to create a public law school at San Jose State by merging it with Lincoln Law School -- a move backers say will increase diversity in the legal field and help meet the state's civil legal needs.

Senate approves bill to launch public law school at San Jose State
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The California Senate on Monday approved a bill to establish a public law school at San Jose State University -- not by building one from scratch, but by merging the struggling, state-accredited Lincoln Law School into the campus.

Authored by Sen. Dave Cortese, a Lincoln alumnus, SB 550 passed 29-6 and aims to address what he called a glaring gap in affordable legal education for one of the nation's largest and most diverse cities.

"SB550 helps close these gaps b...

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