Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
Will Howard Law Focus On The New Frontier?
Elon isn’t the only one with his eyes on the stars. Thank God. -
Law Schools
'Ally' Sues Howard Law For $2M During Black History Month, Alleging Racial Discrimination
Dude could have at least waited until March. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.29.22
* Where are they now?: Howard Law hosts a panel on missing Black women. [Afro]
* To stream or not to stream, that is the question. [Wa Po]
* SCOTUS will be hearing arguments on how to enforce immigration laws today. [NPR]
* Fans of nuanced argument will appreciate this question: what is required to create a duty to the public? SCOTUS needs to figure it out. [SCOTUSblog]
* UC Davis bids US News farewell. [UC Davis]
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Law Schools
Deans Only Like Preferential Treatment When It Benefits Their Law School
Remember what happened with the 2020 bar exam? These law school deans wish we didn't. -
Law Schools
Howard 3L Allegedly Earns $430,000 In Last Year... Though The Legal Term Would Be 'Embezzled'
He was also set to work in Biglaw, but I don't think that's going to happen now. -
Law Schools, Rankings
The Best Law Schools For Prestigious Government Jobs
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Law Schools
Law School Final Exam Basis Of Sexual Harassment Charge
Is this political correctness gone awry? -
American Bar Association / ABA, Bar Exams, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
What's More Racist? The Trouble With Low Bar Passage Rates At Historically Black Law Schools
What is to be done about low bar exam passage rates at historically black law schools? -
Biglaw, Contracts, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Litigators, Non-Sequiturs, Rankings, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 05.06.13
* “Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey. Chim chim cher-ee! A sweep of a law firm has found a body!” Dead body found in law firm chimney at Moody and Woolley Solicitors in England. [BBC] * Reddit joins the new trend of writing terms of service that can be read by real-life people. [Associate's Mind] * Defense Distributed, the arms dealer fronted by Texas law student Cody Wilson, announced today that they have completed a fully 3D printed gun, with the added benefit of avoiding metal detectors. Yay? [Gizmodo] * In honor of May the Fourth: a legal analysis of the Chewbacca defense. [The Legal Geeks] * A Howard Law School grad has set up a new business allowing companies to hire bike messengers through their smartphone. So now there’s an app for THAT. [DCist] * Is the legal profession poised for a comeback? Not sure I buy the argument. Just because more litigation kicks up, doesn’t mean firms will go on a hiring spree because litigation doesn’t need a glut of associates anymore. Document management companies are smothering future associate jobs in the cradle and they’re not going anywhere. [TaxProf Blog] * A review of ATL’s Top 50 Law School Rankings. In the interest of complete modesty, this is the most accurate review ever. [Adam Smith, Esq.] -
Celebrities, Kids, Law Schools, Police, Violence, William and Mary School of Law
Tased Bro Goes To Law School
Of course this happened. Of course Andrew Meyer, the University of Florida student who was famously tased during a John Kerry speech, ended up going to law school. Of course a law school looked at Meyer’s history of barely civil disobedience and resisting police and said, “Come on down.” And really, Meyer’s story isn’t even […] -
Biglaw, Cardozo Law School, Law Schools, Money, Rankings
Law Schools That Will Get You Into Biglaw On The Cheap
Now this is an interesting list. Yesterday we wrote about how the National Law Journal ranked law schools based on how many graduates they send straight into large law firms. Even if you think law school is a “scam,” you have to at least acknowledge that it’s a pyramid scheme. There are some winners. There […]