Law Professors
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Deaths, Law Schools, Police
Federal Inquiry Requested After Police Officer Who Shot Law Student To Death Escapes Indictment
The Case Western Law community believes 'bias-based policing' may have been a factor in his death. -
Law Schools, Racism
Faced With Careful Criticism, Law Professor Just Calls His Critics Stupid
Law professor says critics can't "read, analyze, and act." - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Law Professors, Law Schools
Advice From A Law Professor On How To Write An Op-Ed
Some tips so that your op-ed doesn’t cause you or your readers undue heartburn.
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Racism
That One Op-Ed By Those Two Law Professors
What, exactly, were these law professors really trying to say? LawProfBlawg has an idea... -
Law Schools, Racism
Law Students Seek To Ban Professor From Teaching 1Ls
When two law professors wrote a dog whistle of an editorial, students stood up. And the students deserve everyone's support. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.17
* Northwestern Dean Dan Rodriguez perfectly sums up the California bar’s decision to punt on the cut score question. [PrawfsBlawg]
* The Equifax hack leaves 143 million people vulnerable. But the Equifax executives may end up the most vulnerable after they reacted to the breach by selling shares… fast. Oh, who are we kidding? This DOJ isn’t going to prosecute that! [Huffington Post]
* The Empire’s stormtrooper armor is really terrible. [The Legal Geeks]
* Professor Douglas Litowitz is on the law school job market, and he’s rejecting all rejection letters. “I wish them great success in placing their rejection letters with other candidates. I have simply received a sufficient number of excellent rejection letters already.” [Faculty Lounge]
* The University of Colorado faces a lawsuit over allegedly protecting a football coach over an a domestic abuse survivor. No one ever lost money betting against schools changing their cultures on a dime, but honestly we’re not far removed from the last round of lawsuits about the school’s hostile environment. [Rewire]
* How much do you know about “The Reid Method”? Wyatt Kozinski (Judge Kozinski’s son) calls for a new “Wickersham Commission” to investigate the method’s role in a spate of false confessions undermining the credibility of the criminal justice system. That said, the President’s first foray into politics was calling for executions based on false confessions, so maybe we shouldn’t hold our breaths for this commission. [The Crime Report]
* Irma threatens lives… and the return of an overused metaphor. [Law and More]
* Speaking of hurricanes, Harvey has spawned its first lawsuit. [The Atlantic]
* Another edition of “bad places to hide.” [Lowering the Bar]
* Congratulations to lawyer Anthony Franze, author of The Outsider (affiliate link), on the thriller getting picked up for possible television development! [Deadline]
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Why We In Legal Academia Should Assist In Legal Journalism, But Do So Carefully
Legal academics can and should help educate the public about the law. -
Federal Government
Heresy! Conservative Law Professor Thinks Class Actions Are A Pretty Good Idea
Get a load of this guy who still thinks harming consumers is bad.... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Disasters / Emergencies, Law Schools
Hurricane Harvey And Humanity
Don’t leave your humanity at the door. And please don’t just save it for emergencies. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.28.17
* Under cover of a natural disaster, President Donald Trump decided to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who was found guilty of criminal contempt after ignoring a federal judge’s order. Trump, who has shown contempt for judges since the start of his campaign, now seems to be using his “weaponized pardon power” to circumvent the powers of the judiciary. [New York Times]
* Speaking of Hurricane Harvey, we know that many lawyers, law students, and law professors in Texas have been and continue to be affected by the devastating after effects of the storm. How has your firm or your law school handled the destruction and historic flooding? Please get in touch with us via email, text message (646-820-8477), or tweet (@atlblog) to let us know. [Above the Law]
* Getting back to Joe Arpaio’s pardon, lawyers, former government officials, and current lawmakers of all stripes have spoken out against the president’s unconventional action. Perhaps our favorite comment of all came from Professor Orin Kerr of USC Gould School of Law: “Trump shows his love of the Constitution by pardoning a man who refused to stop violating it.” [Law.com]
* Special Counsel Robert Mueller is reportedly investigating whether former national security adviser Michael Flynn played any kind of a role in obtaining Hillary Clinton’s emails from Russian hackers. If he did have something to do with it, Flynn may be more concerned about Clinton’s emails right now than the average Trump voter was in the lead-up to the election. [Wall Street Journal]
* Thanks to President Trump, Irell & Manella now stands to lose one of its top rainmakers. In a Friday announcement, patent litigator Andrei Iancu, a partner at the firm, was nominated to become the next Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property. We wonder how long it’ll take for him to be confirmed.[Am Law Daily]
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Law Schools, Racism
Dog Whistling 'Bourgeois Values' Op-Ed Gets Thorough Takedown From Other Law Professors
Ripping racist op-ed isn't disrespectful, it's necessary. -
Law Professors, Law Schools
10 Things That Will Absolutely Piss Off Your Law Professor
This list is non-exhaustive, but it is a good start to staying in your professor's good graces. -
Law Schools, Law Students
HEY, 1Ls: STOP THAT RIGHT NOW!
Don’t waste the law school experience by letting your internal negative dialogue plague you.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Constitutional Law, Donald Trump
Constitutional Law In The Age Of Trump: Law Professors React
Being a Con Law professor has never been more important. -
Donald Trump, Justice, Racism
White Terrorists Are Not The Problem, Intellectuals Who Give Them Aid And Comfort Are
The violence is the tip of the spear, I'm more worried about the shaft. -
Law Schools, Racism
Law Professors Say White '50s Culture Is Superior, Other Racist Stuff
Professors think things were better when women and minorities just acted more like white guys. -
Health / Wellness, Law Professors, Law Schools
Happy Lawyers? Yes, They're Out There!
New research contains encouraging findings about lawyer happiness in the wake of the recession. -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Dean’s Note From The Year 2040
What will law school look like in the future after Google, Amazon, and Facebook have taken over everything? -
Constitutional Law, Law Schools
Harvard Professor Has Bone To Pick With Anthony Scaramucci About Constitutional Law
Hmm, perhaps the Mooch didn't jot this crucial point down in his notes. -
Law Professors, Law Schools
It's Bar Exam Time Again!
We really need to get to the bottom of the blame game.