University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Law SchoolsLaw School Professor Says Dr. Ford 'Should Have Held Her Tongue' In Latest Embarrassment To Her School
Amy Wax is back and as hilariously wacko as ever. -
Law SchoolsPenn Law School Prof Amy Wax Stumbles Into A Truth... Before Delving Back Into Vile Conspiracy Theories
Amy Wax spends an hour proving why Penn Law School was 100 percent right in removing her from 1L teaching duties. 
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Law SchoolsElite Law School Enters The Post-LSAT World
How many more people will apply to law school if they don't have to take the LSAT?
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Law Schools3 Questions For The Director Of An Ivy League IP Law Clinic (Part II)
There is a vulnerable population hungry for IP advice, and law students can offer valuable pro bono service to the community. -
Law Schools
3 Questions For The Director Of An Ivy League IP Law Clinic (Part I)
Law students are very, very interested in participating in IP Law clinics. Find out why here. -
Law SchoolsAmy Wax Relieved Of Her 1L Teaching Duties After Bald-Faced Lying About Black Students
Amy Wax finally took her racially insulting behavior far enough that the school had to step in. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 03.13.18
* Winston & Strawn revenue up 19 percent last year after securing a hefty contingency fee in the pink slime matter. Despite their victory, we suspect these lawyers are using their windfall on grass-fed free-range beef. [American Lawyer]
* In the continuing war on class actions as a lingering nuisance to our corporate overlords, the Supreme Court may be taking aim at cy pres settlements to “protect the class” by making class actions harder to pull together. [National Law Journal]
* The photographer from the horrendous decision ruling that embedded Tweets are copyright violations is fighting an effort by defendants to get an interlocutory appeal to clear up this travesty as quickly as possible. You know, to save the Internet. [Law360]
* In an article that manages to avoid any reference to Ready Player One, Rhys Dipshan considers the IP challenges facing widespread adoption of VR and AR products. As an example, the article considers what would happen if someone put that famous picture of Albert Einstein into the game. Perhaps the better question is why isn’t that in the public domain and can VR be the technology that finally reverses the broken IP regime Sonny Bono dropped on us? [Legaltech News]
* Can California’s sanctuary laws survive federal assault? Professor Noah Feldman says they should. [Bloomberg]
* Professor Tobias Barrington Wolff considers the sideshow of a career his Penn Law colleague Amy Wax has decided to pursue. [Faculty Lounge]
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Law SchoolsProfessor Declares Black Students 'Rarely' Graduate In The Top Half Of Law School Class
And have *never* graduated in the top quarter as far as she can remember. 
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Law SchoolsT14 Law Student's Death Ruled Drug Overdose
Please don’t be afraid to reach out for help. Recovery from addiction is possible -- even during law school. -
Law SchoolsComing To A Law School Near You: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg!
Which law schools will she be visiting this semester? -
Law SchoolsIvy League Law School Suffers Second Student Death This Academic Year
The deceased student's mother said he'd always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. -
Law SchoolsPenn Law's Holiday Letter Adroitly Avoids That Whole 'Superior Culture' Incident This Year
One story loomed over 2017 for Penn Law. But you wouldn't know it from the dean's letter.
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Deaths, Law Schools
Penn Law School Community Mourns Student Found Dead
According to the dean, the deceased student's 'network was broad, and his loss will impact many.' -
Law SchoolsLaw Professor Beset By Criticism Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks
At least it's an ethos. -
Law Schools, RacismAlumni Of Top Law School Speak Out Against Professor
Penn Law alumni speak up about stamping out bias. -
Law Schools, RacismFaced With Careful Criticism, Law Professor Just Calls His Critics Stupid
Law professor says critics can't "read, analyze, and act." -
Law Schools, RacismLaw 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. -
Law Schools, RacismDog Whistling 'Bourgeois Values' Op-Ed Gets Thorough Takedown From Other Law Professors
Ripping racist op-ed isn't disrespectful, it's necessary. -
Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 08.11.17
* SNL’s take on the Mooch. [Huffington Post]
* Outside of the T14, the news for law schools isn’t good. [TaxProf Blog]
* Ethics, smethics. The one thing the Trump presidency is good at is making money — for Trump. [Business Insider]
* Penn Law is bucking the GRE trend. [Daily Pennsylvanian]
* You aren’t being paranoid, they’re coming after your civil rights. [The Slot]
* Advice for providing legal representation to iGen. [Law and More]
* A look at the procedure involved in Sarah Palin’s defamation case. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Who is next on Trump’s Twitter frenemy list? [Salon]
