Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Courts
Whaddya Know? A Majority Of Americans Support Expanding The Supreme Court
The current Supreme Court system isn't working... -
Law Schools
Prominent Law Professor Removed From All Duties Amid An Investigation Into Misconduct Allegations
He was removed from teaching duties as the law school investigates allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.17.18
* The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court for assistance in dismantling DACA. That is, because “[i]t defies both law and common sense” that a “single district court in San Francisco” has halted the Trump’s plans, the Supreme Court must intervene. [Washington Post]
* Unlike the vast majority of law review articles, here’s one you may actually care about: According to the Harvard Law Review, Trump’s tweets aren’t law. We’re thrilled to report this isn’t fake news. [National Law Journal]
* Some law schools are moving full steam ahead in their quest to accept the GRE over the LSAT for admissions purposes, but not this one. Marquette is going to sit around and wait for the ABA to make a decision before it does anything. [Marquette Wire]
* Twenty-two state attorneys general have filed suit against the FCC in an effort to stop the repeal of net neutrality rules. Cross your fingers that something good happens here before your bill for internet access goes up. [San Francisco Chronicle]
* Facing a $4.4 billion budget deficit, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to pay for a study to see what the health, economic, and criminal justice impacts of legalizing recreational marijuana would be in the state. [New York Law Journal]
* Yesterday, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously voted to approve former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal’s nomination to be state attorney general. Grewal is the first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history. Congratulations! [NJ.com]
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Law Schools
The Decision: Where Should A Professional Soccer Player Go To Law School?
Or should he go at all? -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Susman Godfrey
Supreme Court Clerks: Where Are They Now?
What are the SCOTUS clerks from October Term 2004 up to nowadays? -
Biglaw, Clerkships, Contract Attorneys, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Rap, Richard Posner, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Tax Law, Technology, Tony Mauro, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 02.19.14
* With the impossible body ideal of Barbie gracing the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover, perhaps we should consider the positives that Barbie has contributed to women over the years. Missing is the rare, vacuous “math class is tough” Barbie. [The Careerist] * A five-year-old writes the cutest response to the IRS. [TaxProf Blog] * Professor busted for taking upskirt pics. His defense? How else was he going to prove the girls weren’t wearing underwear? Touché. Touché. [The Smoking Gun] * The reasons to quit your Biglaw job. Now in listicle form! [Buzzfeed] * The Supreme Court has a chance to take a stand against prosecutorial misconduct. Will they take it? [The Atlantic] * If you’re violating your probation, be sure to videotape it and post it on YouTube. There’s no way your probation officer will see it. [IT-Lex] * More insight into the world of contracting and America’s emerging economic model. [Law and More] * On April 11-12, 2014, the Marquette University Law School will hold a symposium entitled “Judicial Assistants or Junior Judges: the Hiring, Utilization and Influence of Law Clerks.” Our own David Lat will be there, along with such luminaries as Judge Posner, Judge Sykes, Joan Biskupic, and Tony Mauro. [Marquette University Law School] -
Craigslist, Law Schools, Sex
Would You Have Sex With This Law Student, Between Classes?
Please tell me there are no law students desperate enough for love to respond to this. -
Law Schools, LSAT, Pictures
The Law School Class Of 2016: By The Numbers
Law school applications are down, but how are the rest of the numbers looking for the class of 2016 -- class sizes, LSATs and GPAs, etc.? -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Quote of the Day
An Accurate Portrayal Of Law School In Just Six Words
You can't really argue with this. -
Education / Schools, Kids, Law Schools
A Law School Tries To Rope Middle-School Students Into Its Clutches -- And It's Pretty Cool
A law school marketing to middle schoolers is actually a nice thing. -
ATL Career Center Survey, Biglaw, Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Law Students, Lawyers, Rankings, U.S. News, Vault rankings
From the ATL Insider Survey: Overlooked Firms and Schools
Wherein we give some credit to overlooked law firms and law schools based on positive responses to the ATL Insider Survey. -
Boalt Hall, Law Schools, Princeton Review, Rankings, UNC Law, UVA Law, William and Mary School of Law
Princeton Review Rankings Part Deux: The Toughest Law Schools To Get Into, And More!
Which law schools are the toughest to get into, and which ones have the most competitive students? Check out the most recent Princeton Review rankings and see for yourself! -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Father Knows Best?
[Y]ou have one child who is a lawyer; you don’t think twice about it. You have two, and you write it off as a coincidence. You have three, and you begin to lie awake at night and scratch your head. You have four, you’re pretty sure there is a special place for you reserved in […]