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  2. Legacy preferences - Wikipedia

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    Legacy preferences in both public and private universities may be illegal under the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (now codified in Section 1981 of the U.S. Code). Distribution of GPA in college major by legacy status [55] At Harvard, legacies have higher median SAT test scores and grades than the rest of admitted students. [36]

  3. Law School Admission Test - Wikipedia

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    Before July 2019, the test was administered by paper-and-pencil. In 2019, the test was exclusively administered electronically using a tablet. [9] In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the test was administered using the test-taker's personal computer. Beginning in 2023, candidates have had the option to take a digital version either at an ...

  4. State law (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The law of most of the states is based on the common law of England; the notable exception is Louisiana, whose civil law is largely based upon French and Spanish law.The passage of time has led to state courts and legislatures expanding, overruling, or modifying the common law; as a result, the laws of any given state invariably differ from the laws of its sister states.

  5. Chain (unit) - Wikipedia

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    In 1593 the English mile was redefined by a statute of Queen Elizabeth I as 5,280 feet, to tie in with agricultural practice. In 1620, the polymath Edmund Gunter developed a method of accurately surveying land using a surveyor's chain 66 feet long with 100 links. [10] The 66-foot unit, which was four perches or rods, [11] took on the name the ...

  6. University of Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Nursing Practice =8 2024 2 U.S. News; Midwifery =6 2024 4 U.S. News: College of Pharmacy: Best Pharmacy Schools =2 2024 1 U.S. News; Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning: Best Colleges for Architecture In America 28 2025 Niche; Other University of Michigan—Ann Arbor Top Public Schools 3 2025 U.S. News: Public Universities 1 2022 THE

  7. Rape trauma syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Especially in cases in which prosecutors have introduced RTS testimony, defendants have also sometimes proffered RTS evidence, a practice that has been criticized as undermining core values embodied in rape shield laws, since it can involve subjecting victims to compelled psychological evaluations and searching cross-examination regarding past ...

  8. Evangelicalism - Wikipedia

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    Failing to reform the mainline churches, fundamentalists separated from them and established their own churches, refusing to participate in ecumenical organizations (such as the National Council of Churches, founded in 1950), and making separatism (rigid separation from nonfundamentalist churches and their culture) a true test of faith.

  9. Rape statistics - Wikipedia

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    Statistics on rape and other acts of sexual assault are commonly available in industrialized countries, and have become better documented throughout the world.Inconsistent definitions of rape, different rates of reporting, recording, prosecution and conviction for rape can create controversial statistical disparities, and lead to accusations that many rape statistics are unreliable or misleading.