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* Law school placed on probation and in a refreshing turn of events, the school claims to be working with the ABA instead of hiring Paul Clement to sue. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]

* Woman charged with fake witchcraft because 2018 just keeps on giving. [NPR]

* Secret Cohen filings? Hm. [CNBC]

* Wait, the law is set up to help people like Harvey Weinstein? No kidding. [Gothamist]

* Killing Bill O’Reilly’s Lawsuit Against Lawyer. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Federal judge still respects asylum law, no matter what the administration says. [Courthouse News Service]

The ABA is going after poorly performing law schools and more may be in the crosshairs.

What is the school's motivation for doing this?

Bad news for for-profit law schools.

Shaq lays out his top three law school choices.

ATL's quest to crown the worst law school continues with an underdog leading the way.

The action intensifies in the ATL Worst Law School bracket.

Voting begins for the Worst Law School In America! Polls close Sunday night.

Time to while away your Monday filling out a bracket.

Which law school is trying to change its image on the cheap?

It's not clear the ABA can pass the LSAT. Their logical reasoning for picking a new legal education czar seems weak.

* DLA Piper is blaming the Occupy Wall Street movement for Biglaw’s sad, 2011 bonus season. It looks like we can expect a Cravath match from that firm. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * We could really use some more law schools — fourth tier law schools, in particular. Say hello to the Savannah Law […]

We've talked about the drop in law school applications. Generally, this is a good thing. Less pressure on law school tuition is a good thing for students, and it's not like schools can't fill out their classes. Well, most schools. Some schools --- especially schools that are not highly regarded -- are feeling the sting of fewer people eager to go to law school. And so we have the latest innovation in law school fleecing technology. Now you can apply to a law school on your iPhone. Because this is really the kind of decision you want to make as quickly as possible....

In our day and age, there are enough law schools hanging around that pretty much anybody can get in. Barriers to entry are pretty much at the level where as long as you can fill out a loan application, you can get into law school. Heck, as we reported recently, convicted murderers can get into law school. But you have to tell the truth. You can get into law school with a criminal record, but you have to tell your law school the truth about your record. Apparently, telling the truth is a problem that some people are having....

Oh, to be a newborn babe. A bright Cherub of innocence and hope who opens his eyes for the first time to look upon the world as if it were new. Oh, to be a administrator at John Marshall Law School in Atlanta and see a brave new world with such people in it. Yes […]