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Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Columbia Law students allowed to postpone exams after recent grand jury decisions

Students at Columbia Law School will be allowed to postpone their exams in the aftermath of the recent grand jury decisions involving Eric Garner and Michael Brown, as reported first by Powerline.

An email, which was sent from Columbia Law School Interim Dean Robert Scott to students, said that "students who feel that their performance on examinations will be sufficiently impaired due to the effects of these recent events may petition" to have their exam postponed. 

Students at other law schools, including Harvard and Georgetown Law, are asking for the same ability at their respective schools.

Read the original email here.