Northwestern
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Courts
Antitrust Suit Sets Stage To See If Yale, Columbia, And Others Are Institutes Of Higher Learning Or Higher Income
The first red flag was the frequent mentioning of their parent's deep pockets in their diversity statement. -
Sports
Northwestern Antitrust Lawsuit Places NCAA’s Transfer Restrictions In Crosshairs
Another day, another legal challenge to the NCAA structure. - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.16
* Combining April Fools’ Day, tax season, and furry pets into a single joke. Well played, sir. [TaxProf Blog]
* Booooo! This spoilsport argues that judges should stop issuing benchslaps. We disagree. [SSRN]
* Prepare to have your worldview shaken: Richard Nixon and William Rehnquist are actually the ones responsible for paving the path for transgender rights. [Slate]
* This term, the Supreme Court is on track for the fewest signed opinions in recent history. Take a detailed look at the Court’s first 19 decisions. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* President Obama is taking the fight over Merrick Garland to UChicago Law. [Huffington Post]
* A judge is allowing a lawsuit against a Northwestern’s journalism school to go forward. The suit alleges the school’s “innocence project” uses unethical practices in its wrongful conviction investigations. [Journal-ism]
* Get the rundown on the rules that will govern the GOP convention and the establishment’s last stand against Trump. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
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Law Schools
The Customer Is Always A Sucker: Law School Economics
Can law schools still turn a profit? -
Law Schools
For $100 Million, You Can Name Northwestern Whatever You Want
Northwestern's new sugar daddy. -
Law Schools
Northwestern Admits Defeat, Will Discontinue Its Accelerated J.D. Program
Northwestern's accelerated J.D. program quickly turns into history. -
Law School Deans, Law Schools
Professor Reduced To Arguing For The Psychic Benefit Of Law School
Law professors are desperate to justify value of law school. -
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2nd Circuit, Drugs, Football, Labor / Employment, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.14
* 5 reasons why Northwestern football won’t really unionize. [The Legal Blitz] * Law grad who failed the bar arrested for claiming to be a lawyer. So much for Jimmy Malone’s advice… [Albany Times Union] * This morning we wrote about a lawyer turned babysitter. Jane Genova has some thoughts on how this story can have a happy ending. [Law and More] * This is why you don’t get tattoos. [The Independent] * Sitting judge should be on “high” court — listed as president of three different pot-related businesses. [Las Vegas Law Blog] * The Second Circuit is not pleased with the secrecy of the Obama administration. [The New Republic] * Corporette launches a new motherhood newsletter. She’s looking for guest bloggers too if you’re passionate about these issues. [Corporette] * Another argument for killing law school. [The Week] * Kash Hill looks at a Loyola Law grad who hunts down revenge porn sites. [Forbes] * Lorne Michaels has a new courtroom comedy webseries starring Bob Balaban. The first episode is embedded below… -
Sports
NCAA Bigwigs Threaten To Slash College Sports If They Can't Have Free Labor
The NCAA can whine and bully with the best of them when the law doesn't let them indulge their every whim. -
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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Football, Labor / Employment, Sports
NCAAFL-CIOCraziness
Northwestern student athletes filed a petition to form a union; Eli Manning is allegedly peddling imitation goods. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Law Schools, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Mayer Brown (New York)
Will bonuses at Mayer Brown make you turn green with envy?
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Career Center, Career Files, John Marshall Law School, Law Schools, Law Students, Loyola Law School, Reader Polls
Who Are Chicago's Happiest Law Students?
According to the ATL Insider Survey, who are the happiest law students in Chicago? -
Abortion, Election 2012, Law Schools, Rape
The Legal Definition of 'Legitimate' Rape
A second-year law student is credited with the definition of "legitimate rape." Where does he go to school, and what does his definition look like? -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Into the Great Law Yonder
Our final installment of the Bar Review Diaries. Where are Andrew, Jeanette, and Nathan going next? -
Bar Exams, Ohio State - Moritz College of Law
Bar Review Diaries: Thank God That's Over!
How did our Bar Review Diarists feel about the bar exam? -
Asians, Law Schools, listserv
Northwestern Law 'Bro' Offends Most Of Law School, All Of Thailand
We've gotten a lot of mileage out of the "PC Police" at Northwestern Law School. The school seems to have a number of students who are easily offended. Some of the kids there overreact at the slightest provocation. Do you want to see how they react when something actually offensive happens? -
Law Schools, listserv, Ridiculousness, Travel / Vacation
Northwestern PC Police Trying to Change the Image Of Brazil, One Email at a Time
At Northwestern Law, the PC Police have a long and storied history. You are, of course, free to say what you want to say, but if you offend other people's cultural sensibilities, you had best expect a reaction from other Northwestern students -- whether the cultural slight was real or just perceived.... -
Fabulosity, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs Update: Ex-Northwestern Law Dean Sells Magnificent Mansion
Last summer, David Van Zandt announced that he was stepping down as dean of Northwestern Law. In the fall, he put his magnificent mansion on the market -- for a whopping $4.7 million. A buyer has closed on Van Zandt's former home. How much did he get for it?