Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
Demanding Reparations Because A Slavery Name Is No Longer Honored Is Beyond The Pale
I'd say he has his work cut out for him if he really wants to pursue this claim, but he'll probably take a page out of his ancestor's book and 'outsource' the labor. -
Law Schools
Everybody With T.C. Williams In Their LinkedIn Profile May Consider Changing It
What happened happened, but times are a changin. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.26.22
* Do you attend the T.C. Williams School of Law? Not anymore! [WRIC]
* Tired of pretending to know what gerrymandering or redistricting is? Here’s a legal primer. [Cornell Sun]
* Pursuant to a California law, the word “Squaw” — which contextually can be a slur — won’t be in place names anymore. Squad! [LA Times]
* Car start yodeling at you when you start the engine? This law may prevent that happening with as much frequency. [Car And Driver]
* GM and Hyundai accused of having crappy airbag inflators. Better to find that out like this instead of first hand experience on the freeway. [Law.com]
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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. -
Biglaw, Law Schools
Which Law Schools' Grads Run Biglaw? An ATL Infographic
An aquatic look at which law firms' alumni have the top spots at the largest U.S. law firms. -
Law Schools, Ridiculousness
Easily The Lamest Law School Thing You'll See This Week
This law school ad really needs to be seen to be believed, and then mocked. -
Career Center, Law Schools, Reader Polls, UNC Law, UVA Law, Vanderbilt
Comparing the Law Schools of the South
A look at the law schools of the South, based on our ATL Insider Survey. -
Law Professors, Money, New York Times, Pregnancy / Paternity, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: A Monetary Solution for Baby Mama Drama
What is "preglimony'? A law professor's suggestion on a monetary solution for baby mama drama... -
Law Reviews, Law Schools, Legal Research
Law Student Revolts Against Law Review's Bluebook Exam
Is it any wonder that a student from a law school in Virginia is raging against the law review's upcoming Bluebook exam? Several law students have written to us about this student's "guerilla campaign" against the school's annual exercise in "academic hazing," and they have even provided us with copies of this kid's manifesto. Who is this revolutionary, and why does he think the school's Bluebook exam needs to go? -
11th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Bar Exams, Barack Obama, Career Alternatives, Department of Justice, Drugs, Election 2012, Elena Kagan, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Old People, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS
Morning Docket: 09.26.11
* Will the DOJ ask the 11th Circuit to reconsider Obamacare before appealing to SCOTUS to get the president reeelected? Does a bear sh*t in the woods? [Los Angeles Times] * The verdict is in on Elena Kagan’s first year on the bench, and one thing’s for sure: the ladies love her. That’s definitely what […]
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Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Georgetown Associate Dean Named New Dean of Richmond Law
The past few weeks have brought lots of news on the law school dean front. Last week, Chapman Law selected a former congressman as its next head. Earlier this month, Pepperdine Law picked up a judge as its latest leader. Today the University of Richmond School of Law — a top 100 law school, per […]