{"id":1348,"date":"2017-02-06T19:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/?p=452598"},"modified":"2017-02-06T19:00:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T00:00:13","slug":"judge-gorsuch-and-the-laptop-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/legal-innovation-center\/2017\/02\/06\/judge-gorsuch-and-the-laptop-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge Gorsuch And The Laptop Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You’ve probably already read dozens of stories about Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Neil Gorsuch, and you’ll probably read a dozen more. The controversy over the SCOTUS seat (which, in an alternate timeline belongs to Merrick Garland) has generated a lot of think pieces on the import and long-term impact of a potential Justice Gorsuch. But here’s an interesting tidbit — he’s anti-laptop, well, anti-laptop in law school classes at least. From Law.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What also stood out was [Gorsuch’s] ban of laptops in the classroom. He forbade students in his legal ethics class from using computers \u2014 an unusual move within law schools, where laptops are ubiquitous.<\/p>\n

The computer exile was intended to eliminate distractions, boost engagement, and prompt students to listen carefully to each other, according to Jordan Henry, a second-year Colorado law student who took Gorsuch\u2019s course last semester. And it was so effective that Henry voluntarily stopped using her laptop on several other classes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you close the computers and get rid of distractions in class, you respond to each other and bring up counterpoints,\u201d she said. \u201cIt makes for a true discussion and a much more engaged class \u2014 and frankly a more interesting class.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Listen, Judge Gorsuch is hardly alone in rueing laptops in law school. Many seasoned professors<\/a> note the increased participation and engagement when students are forced away from the distractions of Facebook and Above the Law. But it is a noteworthy glimpse on how Gorsuch likes to conduct business.<\/p>\n

As Law Prof, Gorsuch Banned Laptops, Garnered Respect<\/a> [Law.com]<\/p>\n

Earlier<\/strong>: Laptops And Law Students: A Bad Combo?<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"headshot\"Kathryn Rubino is an editor at Above the Law. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a>\u00a0with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1<\/a>).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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