Education / Schools
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Education / Schools, Law Schools, LSAT
Who Are The Smartest Law Students? LSAT Scores And GPAs Arranged By Undergraduate Major
Are you smarter than an incoming law student? -
Crime, Dubious Defenses, Education / Schools, Job Searches, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Rape, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 03.31.14
* The NCAA’s president thinks Northwestern’s sports union will be the first case of its kind to be heard by the Supreme Court, and his brain hasn’t even been scrambled by concussions. [Bloomberg]
* “If I’d come up with it, I’d probably be proud of it.” If this Georgia lawyer had used the “my client is too handsome for rape” defense, perhaps there wouldn’t have been a conviction. [Daily Report (reg. req.)]
* A few weeks ago, we wrote about the best law schools for making money. Since then, the rankings were revised due to error. Where does your school stand now? We’ll chat about this today. [Forbes]
* “[L]awyers aren’t retiring or dying nearly fast enough for us to fill their spots.” Perhaps statements like this about the job market wouldn’t be so prevalent if U.S. News told pre-law applicants the truth. [NPR]
* Law students will call you out for your behavior, even if you’re a police officer This one is suing the NYPD for false arrest after questioning their food truck tactics. We’ll have more on this later. [New York Post]
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Alan Dershowitz, Cars, Conferences / Symposia, Drugs, Education / Schools, Intellectual Property, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Patents, Suicide, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 03.20.14
* A Minnesota court ruled that it is not a crime to encourage people to commit suicide. So… keep commenting assholes, just know that you’ll feel really bad if I do it. [Gawker] * I might be in the market for a used car, and I’m hoping to get a really good deal on one of these “recalled” GMs. I hope the DOJ doesn’t screw up my plans. [Reuters Legal] * Speaking of cars, Alan Dershowitz calls for vigorous prosecution of reckless drivers. I call for vigorous prosecution of any box-blocking suburbanite who drives around Manhattan on a Saturday like they’re cruising to the country fair. [ABA Journal] * Alabama thinks that people over 70 should be excused from jury duty. YES, they deserve to be excused and I hope they burn in Hell! [WSJ Law Blog] * Narc is the new tattletale. [Simple Justice] * Are you an IP lawyer, especially a patent litigator? Here’s a symposium you should consider attending (featuring ATL columnist Gaston Kroub). [Markman Advisors] * Speaking of conferences, who wants to hang out with Lat in Las Vegas? Read on for details (plus video)…. Lat will be speaking next month at Avvo’s big Lawyernomics conference in Vegas. Here’s the agenda, here’s the registration from, and here’s Lat’s speaker spotlight video:
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Education / Schools, Gender, Law Schools, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Women's Issues
Belle Knox, The Duke Porn Princess, Is Coming To A Law School Near You!
You might be going to law school with a porn star in a few years. -
Education / Schools, Federal Government, Law Schools, Money, Public Interest, Student Loans
Changes To Government Loan Forgiveness That Totally Miss The Mark
It's like the government is doing dumb things with student loans on purpose. -
Affirmative Action, Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism
On Racism At UCLA Law And False Dichotomies
Conservative columnist Tamara Tabo offers her take on the UCLA Law racism controversy. -
Affirmative Action, Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Racism Abounds At UCLA School of Law
The racial climate at this school seems to be completely out of hand. -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
5 Classes That Prospective Solo Practitioners Should Take In Law School
What law school classes should aspiring small-firm lawyers or solo practitioners take? Columnist Carolyn Elefant lists her five favorites. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Education / Schools, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Sex
Duke Porn Princess Is A Fan Of The Fourteenth Amendment
Are porn stars' rights deserving of strict scrutiny? -
Biglaw, Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Professors, Law Schools
Best Classes For Biglaw
It doesn't look like "practice ready" means what you think it means. -
Crime, Education / Schools, Election Law, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Police, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 02.21.14
* The Ed O’Bannon suit against the NCAA will proceed to trial in June barring settlement. Football writer/genius Spencer Hall put it best when he described the hearing as “a judge looks at amateurism and says ‘this is bulls**t’ in legalese.” [Sports Illustrated] * McCutcheon will usher in even more campaign finance excess, but could alleviate gridlock. Plutocracies are efficient! [Election Law Blog] * Hold the phone! Coerced confessions aren’t admissible? Next thing you’ll tell us is waterboarding is illegal. Thanks Obama. [New York Law Journal] * Juror who couldn’t stop using Facebook didn’t cause a mistrial because he didn’t post any details about the case. In other news, he really needs a goat in FarmVille you guys, so if anyone can hook him up, that’d be great. (Alternative heading for this one: “11 Angry Men, 1 ‘Likes This’”) [IT-Lex] * Disbarred lawyer mistakenly allowed to serve as a judge. But only for about 16 years, so it’s all cool. [Washington City Paper] * “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the [Baby Boomer] lawyers.” [Law and More] * A California lawsuit argues that pro-teacher policies in the state are hurting education. The defendants point to the fact that California’s educational administration and funding in the state is best described as a “sh*tshow.” Experts are fighting it out with some novel metrics. [The Expert Institute] * Elie talks about the new ad for cameras in the Supreme Court and the EPA's power to regulate greenhouse gases on Legalese It! with Mike Sacks. Video embedded below... [Huffington Post Live] -
Education / Schools, Quote of the Day
Do Frat Bros Owe Others A Duty Of Care Not To Fire Bottle Rockets Out Of Their Butts?
Look for this fact pattern on your next torts exam. -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Politics, Student Loans
Who Better To Reform Higher Ed Laws Than Some Law School Graduates?
What proposals are Republicans making to reform higher education, and do they make sense?
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Education / Schools, Law Schools, Rankings
Which Law Schools Have The Best Clinics?
It's rankings time again! -
Education / Schools, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Sex
Living In Sin Is Prohibited By University President's Contract
You'd think university presidents would know their rights. -
Education / Schools, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
Stuff White People (Don't) Like: Being Accused Of RACEISM™
A professor's controversial pedagogical approach results in student complaints and litigation. -
Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
How We Teach
What makes a good teacher? -
Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Education / Schools, Football, Politics, Quote of the Day, Sports
They Might Be Talking About His Hair
There's no love lost between New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Donald Trump. -
Education / Schools, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Vicious Infighting
Chaos At The Law School Leads To Ouster Of University President
Law dean battles university president and everybody loses. -
Education / Schools, Football, Kids, Sports, Texas
Anti-Bullying Laws Invoked Because One Football Team Can't Stop Another Football Team
Parent accuses 91-0 high school football victors of "bullying."