Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
Yale Law's Diversity Decreases After Affirmative Action's Death Knell
There are now fewer students of color at Yale Law. What does diversity look like at other leading law schools? -
Law Schools
JD Vance's Yale Law Classmates Donate Money To Undo His Damage To The Springfield, Ohio, Haitian Community
Not all Yale Law graduates support the Republican vice-presidential candidate's debunked rumors concerning the stealing and eating of pets. -
Law Schools
Yale Law's Graduates Don't Have The Best Reputation. Here's Who To Blame
Prestige and guilt by association. -
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Law Schools
The ONE Weird Trick Yale Law School Can Use To Fix Itself
The venerable law school has suffered a lot of negative press, but there is a solution! -
Law Schools
JD Vance's Surprisingly Non-Weird Law School Habit
It is possible for JD Vance to do something besides be weird. -
Government
J.D. Vance Described As 'Editor Of The Yale Law Journal'... Which Seems A Tad Misleading
Law school graduates understand how journals work, but most people will be duped. -
Politics
JD Vance's Yale Law School Classmates Trying To Derail His Political Career
It's not flattering to the GOP pick for Vice President. -
Biglaw
The Top Law Firms For Women & Diverse Attorneys (2024)
Which firms made the cut in 2024? Let’s take a look at the latest rankings. -
Law Schools, Technology
With Goal Of Promoting Open Access To Legal Scholarship, Yale Law School Launches Law Archive
The archive enables researchers and scholars to upload research plans, preprints (articles yet to be peer reviewed), fully published papers, and collected data. -
Law Schools
Heather Gerken Is Yale's First Female Dean, But Hopes She Won't Be The Last
She's using her time as dean to inspire more women to pursue leadership roles. -
Law Schools
Top Law Schools Change The Dates Of Their Virtual Interview Programs
Yale and Stanford are moving their virtual interview programs to June -- and other law schools may be forced to do the same. -
Law Schools
ABA's New Law School Free Speech Requirement Just Makes Everything Worse
The ABA's new accreditation requirement doesn't live in a vacuum. -
Government
Ron DeSantis Claims Victimhood For Having Attended Yale And Harvard Law
The world would have been better off if he went to a real law school, like Temple. -
Law Schools
Yale Law School Director Resigns And Apparently We Need To Keep Reminding People Not To Hit On Their Students
There are other fish in the sea outside of your own school. -
Courts
Yale Law Professor Writes Weirdest Defense Of Clarence Thomas Yet
Not sure the professor is grasping the actual issue here. -
Law Schools
U.S. News Law School Rankings Preview Is Here: Major Shakeup Or Much Ado About Nothing?
Quite often, much fanfare signals nothing. This is one of those times. -
Law Schools
U.S. News Lashes Out At Law Schools That Don't Want To Play Their Silly Little Rankings Game Anymore
U.S. News tries to stem the tide of law schools fleeing the ranking. -
Government
J.D. Vance's Bold Statecraft Strategy Of Not Being An 'Assh*le'
An unexpected strategy for the freshman senator. -
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.