Harvard Law Review

So Long And Thanks For All The Bonuses

Caving law firms experience exodus.

This Is The Actual Campus Censorship The Free Speech People Should Be Worried About

What happened to free speech?

The Federal Court Most Likely To Put The Kibosh On Trump Policies

Nationwide injunctions soared under President Trump.

District Court Judges Are Striking Down Nationwide Policies With ‘Unprecedented Frequency’

It's not your imagination -- it is a much more common issue than ever before.

Ketanji Brown Jackson And The Fragile Art Of Black Excellence

Expect the expected and you will save yourself a state of SHOCK!

Harvard Law Review Elects Its First Latina President

She may be the first, but she won't be the last.

Harvard Law Review Elects Its First Muslim President

He may be the first, but he won't be the last.

On The Retirement Of Miles Ruthberg And The Rise Of Litigation At Latham & Watkins

The legendary litigator's retirement offers a window into the evolution of Latham as a firm, litigation as a practice area, and Biglaw writ large.

First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Reflections On The Lawsuit Against Harvard Law Review

Efforts by law reviews to increase diversity need to be viewed in the larger context of attempts by law schools to diversify more generally.

Inspired By Kavanaugh, Harvard Law Review Sued For Discriminating Against White Men

Kavanaugh has emboldened conservatives to try their most ridiculous legal claims.

Morning Docket: 01.17.18

* The Trump administration is planning to ask the Supreme Court for assistance in dismantling DACA. That is, because "[i]t defies both law and common sense" that a "single district court in San Francisco" has halted the Trump's plans, the Supreme Court must intervene. [Washington Post] * Unlike the vast majority of law review articles, here's one you may actually care about: According to the Harvard Law Review, Trump's tweets aren't law. We're thrilled to report this isn't fake news. [National Law Journal] * Some law schools are moving full steam ahead in their quest to accept the GRE over the LSAT for admissions purposes, but not this one. Marquette is going to sit around and wait for the ABA to make a decision before it does anything. [Marquette Wire] * Twenty-two state attorneys general have filed suit against the FCC in an effort to stop the repeal of net neutrality rules. Cross your fingers that something good happens here before your bill for internet access goes up. [San Francisco Chronicle] * Facing a $4.4 billion budget deficit, Governor Andrew Cuomo wants New York to pay for a study to see what the health, economic, and criminal justice impacts of legalizing recreational marijuana would be in the state. [New York Law Journal] * Yesterday, New Jersey lawmakers unanimously voted to approve former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Grewal's nomination to be state attorney general. Grewal is the first Sikh attorney general in U.S. history. Congratulations! [NJ.com]

For The First Time In History, The Majority Of The Harvard Law Review’s New Editors Are Women

Will more top law schools welcome majority-women editorial classes?

Morning Docket: 01.31.17

* Here's a roundup of the legal challenges against Trump's foray into immigration policy. [Vice News] * Oh and while we're at it, here's a couple more. [New York Times] * The SEC has brought fraud charges over an $81 million Hamilton Ponzi scheme. It was an ambitious scheme, but if convicted, the defendants will have to... take a break. *Groan* [Courthouse News Service] * Harvard Law Review elects it's first female black president. [WBUR] * Insider trading defendant John Afriyie earned a guilty verdict in less than three hours of deliberation. Sources say the jury would have been in faster, but they kept sticking on the fact that Afriyie had skipped bail and tried to hide out in New Jersey. Only a truly insane man would go to New Jersey willingly. [Law360] * Alston & Bird wins malpractice appeal. [New York Law Journal] * Remember Pokémon Go? Well the lawsuits are still out there. [The Recorder]

Non-Sequiturs: 01.05.17

* President Obama is making his call for criminal justice reform in the Harvard Law Review. [Harvard Law Review] * Take cover, the amici are coming! [Empirical SCOTUS] * Ho-Love is doubling down on Philly. [Biz Journals] * The polling game ain't what it use to be, and so Nate Silver turns his attention to making college football more like a debate tournament. [FiveThirtyEight] * A look back at the sensational Menendez trial. [Law and More] * A tribute to Judge Diarmuid F. O'Scannlain of the Ninth Circuit, who takes senior status this week. [National Review] * Advice to help make that resolution stick. [Huffington Post]

Ranking The Top Law Reviews

A new ranking system endeavors to resolve the eternal question: whose law review reigns supreme!