Columbia Law School
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4th Law School In New York City To Accept GRE For Admission
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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5 Percent Of Law Schools Now Accept GRE
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GRE Plans For Law School Domination Head South
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GRE Claims Another New York Law School
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Columbia Law Vegans Are Probably Discriminated Against, And I Assume Delicious
Dietary discrimination is the new black... for white people, I guess. -
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3 Law Schools In The T14 Now Accept The GRE
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Columbia Law Students Create Legal Corps For Puerto Rico
This is a wonderful way for law students to use their legal training to help those impacted by Hurricane Maria. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.18.17
* Special Counsel Robert Mueller obtained a warrant for targeted ads that were purchased by Russia-linked Facebook accounts during the 2016 election. The fact that Mueller was able to get a warrant “may be the biggest news in the case since the Manafort raid.” [Business Insider]
* Speaking of the Russia probe, yet another lawyer has joined Robert Mueller’s team. Say hello to Kyle Freeny, a former kindergarten teacher with a law degree from Harvard who transferred from the Justice Department’s money-laundering unit to contribute her talents to the ongoing investigation. [POLITICO]
* Sorry, kids, but lawyers are very, very, very expensive: Since the president has left his one-time associates high and dry, Michael Caputo, a former Trump campaign advisor, has been forced to drain his children’s college fund to pay for legal representation in the Russia probe. Horrible… [Washington Examiner]
* “It’s not about the cake. It is about discrimination.” When the Masterpiece Cakeshop case is argued before SCOTUS, Justice Anthony Kennedy — the man who wrote the opinion that legalized same-sex marriage in America — will likely be the deciding vote. Will be betray his legacy for free speech? [New York Times]
* Columbia Law School is offering students credits to meet their 40-hour pro bono requirement for graduation if they volunteer for the Columbia Human Rights Law Review’s Trump Human Rights Tracker, which keeps tabs on President Trump’s actions and their impacts on human rights. [FOX News]
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Politics
Marc Kasowitz Delays Groundless Motion He Probably Made Up For Cheap Headlines
Remember when Trump was going to go after James Comey?
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.12.17
* Maybe Comey already has a job lined up. [Chronicle of Higher Ed]
* A deeper dive into Gorsuch’s first opinion and how it stacks up with those of the other justices. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Newt Gingrich sets land speed record on flip-flopping with his latest Bob Mueller tweet. [Salon]
* I already said it this morning, but it bears repeating. [Lawfare]
* Is it discriminatory to broadcast Cleveland Indians games? Canadian tribunal allows this argument to move forward. [Turtle Talk]
* What’s the official state exercise of Illinois? [Lowering the Bar]
* Interesting legal battle going on within the Catholic Church. [Canon Law Blog]
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Columbia Law Website Crashes After Professor Is Identified During James Comey Testimony
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.30.17
* Harvard law students go all out in everything they do — and lying is no exception. [New Yorker]
* If you’re looking to purchase ancillary legal services (e.g., business or litigation support), check out the Buying Legal Guide, just launched today by the Buying Legal Council and Legal.io. [Buying Legal Guide]
* Joshua Matz explains how and when the Supreme Court might review the Trump travel ban (aka “Muslim ban”). [Take Care via How Appealing]
* Speaking of the courts, here’s Professor Carl Tobias’s advice to President Donald Trump on how to fill those 100+ vacancies in the federal judiciary. [Washington and Lee Law Review Online]
* Why is flying such a miserable experience? Blame not just the lawyers but also the index funds, as Matt Levine explains. [Bloomberg View]
* A prominent professor sues Columbia Law School, alleging age discrimination. [TaxProf Blog]
* Professor Eugene Volokh explains the First Amendment to government officials: “no, the government may not deny permits for speech because it views the speech as promoting ‘bigotry or hatred.'” [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Additional thoughts on what TC Heartland means for venue in patent cases, from IP columnist Gaston Kroub. [On the Docket / George Washington Law Review]
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