Bloomberg Law
June 13, 2016, 10:33 PM UTC

Law Schools Cancel Classes for Election Day

Casey Sullivan

Some law schools want to make sure voters turn out for this year’s presidential election cycle.

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law just became the latest school to announce that classes are cancelled on Nov. 8, when American voters will have to decide between Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump.

The announcement came after two campus groups — American Constitution Society for Law and Policy and the conservative Federalist Society — pushed law school administrators to make the decision.

The National Law Journal caught up with one of the leaders behind the movement:

“It seemed pretty absurd to a couple of us ...

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