Notre Dame
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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. -
Law Schools
Is Notre Dame's New Dean Catholic -- Ask Two Self-Made Inquisitors On Facebook
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Education / Schools, Police, Sports
What Is Notre Dame's Police Force Hiding From ESPN?
The school is trying to make a very scary police force.
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Law Schools
2016 Law School Graduation Speaker Roundup
How cool is your law school? It depends on who you've snagged as a graduation speaker. -
Privacy, Sports
ESPN Fighting To Remove Privacy Shield From Notre Dame's Police Force
And the Indiana AG's office has thrown its support behind ESPN. -
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Anna Nicole Smith, Defamation, Football, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 08.20.14
* Anna Nicole Smith’s estate finally loses its effort to secure a piece of her late husband’s estate. This whole thing was like Bleak House with boobs. [Jezebel] * Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage in Virginia. So there you go. [ABC News] * Our old friend the Affluenza kid is back in the news, but this time he’s only a footnote to the story. His father, the one who spoiled him so badly he couldn’t help himself but kill a bunch of people, has been arrested for impersonating a cop. Maybe affluenza is contagious. * The preliminary draft of the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure are available for public comment! So what are you still doing here? [U.S. Courts] * Lawyer posts a bounty available to anyone who can help him collect on the multi-million dollar judgments he’s secured against a pilfering billionaire. “I’ve spent enough money getting judgments.” Enter Dog the Judgement Bounty Hunter. Go with Christ, Brah.[Forbes] * Adam Carolla has settled with the patent troll who was suing him claiming they invented the podcast. Details weren’t disclosed, but since Carolla had previously said he wouldn’t settle for any amount of money, I wonder how they sweetened the pot. [USAToday] * Suspended Notre Dame athletes reportedly considering a lawsuit against journalists who named them as suspects in a cheating scandal. Even though the school itself named them. If the classes they supposedly took were “Pre-Law” or “Basics of Defamation,” then I think the NCAA has a slam dunk case. [FoxSports] * The extracurriculars that help you get into law school. Debate’s still on there even if the description — at least of the form of debate most Americans practice — sounds more like what a high school drama thinks of debate instead of reality. Less extemporaneous speaking and more “massive, in-depth research and a developing a mastery of electronic research databases.” [InGenius Prep] * The lingering lawsuit over one of the most devastating hockey hits in recent memory has finally settled. The parties agreed to 5 minutes for fighting and a game misconduct. [ESPN] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Miguel Estrada, Religion, Richard Posner, Rudeness
The Benchslap Dispatches: I Pity The Fool Who Tries To Talk Over Judge Posner
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
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Ave Maria School of Law, Cardozo Law School, Jews, Law Schools, Rankings, Religion
'Religious' Law School Rankings: Does Your Law School Make Jesus Happy?
Which law schools are the best for the faithful? Or is that the dumbest question you've heard today? -
Sex, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Fun In Flyover Country
A summer associate story full of tradition... -
Gloria Allred, Sports
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: Dude Sounds Like A Lady Edition
I don’t know what Gloria Allred does, exactly. I know she’s nominally an attorney because it says so on her Wikipedia page and also under her head when her head appears on my television screen. It says, “Attorney.” But, despite three years of law school, I have no idea what service she provides her clients. […] -
Basketball, Celebrities, Football, Sports
Sports Law, Spaw, Lorts: The Lies They Tell Ourselves
In today's sports law column: Manti Te'o's alleged 'catfishing' experience, Larry McGuinness's suit against the Spurs, and other sports figures in legal hot water. -
Election 2012, Politics, R. Ted Cruz, Regent University School of Law, UVA Law, Vanderbilt
The Return of the Lawyer-Politician
A review of the legal education and experience of the incoming freshman class of Congress
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Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Mo' Money, Mo' Problems
Which luscious lawyer couples recently got hitched? Perhaps you know some of these newlyweds, who come from great law firms and law schools. -
Email Scandals, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Prostitution, Religion, Rudeness, Women's Issues
A Contraception Controversy -- and an ATL Debate
Getting upset over inadequate access to contraception is one thing. What about getting upset -- at a Catholic law school, mind you -- over a discussion of birth control? Can you imagine what kind of comments about contraception could cause a law school community to get all riled up? Let's look at -- and argue about -- the email that caused students at one top-ranked Catholic law school to get their diaphragms all scrunched up proverbial panties in a wad. Even the dean had to get involved.... -
Clarence Thomas, Crime, David Sentelle, Law Professors, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, Violence
Notre Dame Criminal Law Professor Accused of... Crime
Professor Stephen F. Smith, who teaches criminal law and criminal procedure at Notre Dame Law School, stands accused of a serious crime. According to the South Bend Tribune, Professor Smith faces one count of domestic battery, a class D felony.... -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Tuition Is Going Up at Notre Dame Law (But Not as High as Some Other Places)
There’s been a lot of buzz coming out of Notre Dame Law. No, the students are not being being pressed into service to defend the university from Declan Sullivan lawsuits. Instead, ND Law dean Nell Newton held a town hall meeting with the students to discuss the future of the university. After the public meeting, […] -
Crime, Law Schools
Notre Dame Law School Klepto Follows Class to London
When you think of Notre Dame Law School (ranked #22 in the latest U.S. News rankings), you generally don’t think of lies and deceit. But there have been some troubling campus security issues at the school. We previously reported on a creepy, fake 1L that was posing as a Notre Dame law student. And we’ve […] -
Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Open Thread: 2010 U.S. News Law School Rankings (17 - 28)
We are continuing our march through the latest U.S. News law school rankings. So far we’ve learned that students who go to law school in warm weather climates believe their quality of life is much better than what is experienced by students who attend law schools in the Northeast and Chicago. We’ve also learned that […] -
Holidays and Seasons, Law Schools
Notre Dame Law Halloween Recap
Ah, Notre Dame. Touchdown Jesus. Gorgeous campus. And … racist Halloween costumes? Those are the reports we are getting as ND law students try to make sense of the school’s Halloween party. According to a tipster: [T]he Phi Alpha Delta vice president, a 2L with political aspirations, showed up to this weekend’s Halloween party in […]