Penn State Law
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Law Schools
No One Knows What Penn State Law's 'Unification' Even Means, But Closing University Park Seems Like A Bad Idea
Faculty make the case for the main campus location. -
Podcasts
Sam Alito Successfully Deploys The Shaggy Defense
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.30.22
* E pluribus unum, says Penn State Law. [Collegian]
* The Senate has passed a bill protecting same-sex marriage. Up to you, House. [Guardian]
* California’s formerly incarcerated may actually have their debts considered paid soon. [NYT]
* Big Oil is opposed to new environmental laws. No way! [The Reg Review]
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Law Schools
Law School Without The LSAT? Another Law School Tests The GRE Waters
The LSAT's death grip on law school admissions is slipping. -
Law Schools, Reader Polls
The Decision: Plunging Back In
After sitting out the worst of the recession, our guy is ready to go to law school. -
Education / Schools, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Cheating Scandal Embroils Law School In Federal Lawsuit
We can't say whether or not this student cheated. We can however, troll this law school for its pretty terrible grasp on how the justice system is supposed to work.... -
Law Schools, Rankings, Reader Polls
The Decision: Jersey Boys And The Book Of Mormon
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Career Center, Career Files, Law Schools, Money, Pre-Law, Student Loans
From The Career Files: Choosing A Law School Based On Scholarships
Ann K. Levine offers advice to pre-law students about getting better law school scholarships. -
Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
The Law School Version Of Black Friday
This law school sale isn't a bad thing, but it shouldn't be confused with real reform. -
Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Clarence Thomas, DUI / DWI, John Roberts, Keker & Van Nest, Law Schools, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Minority Issues, Money, Morning Docket, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 05.06.13
* It’s springtime, and the nation’s highest court is getting ready to drop some of its biggest decisions yet. If Tolkien had written this, Justice Kennedy would be the one to bear the One Vote. [UPI]
* But for SCOTUS to maintain legitimacy in the eyes of the people, its justices must do battle against a “modern-day tsunami of special interests.” How well are they doing? [National Law Journal]
* To answer that question, let’s look at their record. Political labels aside, thus far, the Roberts court has shaped up to be “the most pro-business court since the mid-1930s.” [New York Times]
* Meanwhile, Justice Thomas has been busy taking shots at President Obama, noting that he always knew the first black president had to be pre-screened by “the elites” and “the media.” [Mother Jones]
* Sometimes even federal prosecutors are willing to take pity upon rich old white men: Mel Weiss, formerly of Milberg LLP, won’t be returning to jail after his foray into DUI territory. [Am Law Daily]
* “Chevron can afford to litigate this case ‘until hell freezes over.’ But [Steven] Donziger can’t.” As it turns out, clients who can’t pay their bills are problematic for John Keker of Keker & Van Nest. [Reuters]
* Penn State Law is continuing with its plans to fleece students at two separately accredited sites, because clearly what the world needs right now is MOAR LAW SCHOOLS. [Centre Daily Times]
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Law School Deans, Law Schools
Penn State Law Dean Flees To China
If you can't bring China to your law school, go work for a law school in China... -
Law Schools
Penn State Law Will Continue To Have Two Campuses, Because Politicians Are Even Dumber Than You Think
Penn State's plans have been foiled by politicians...
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Law Schools
Crowdsourcing Declining Enrollment Figures
Declining enrollment numbers could be evidence that prospective law students are starting to get it... -
Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Guys In My High School Used To Think Law School Accreditation Was A Minor Detail All The Time, It Was No Big Deal
Calling a law school's accreditation into question is really just a "minor mistake"... -
Law Schools
Reports Of Penn State's (Law School) Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Penn State football scandal has nothing to do with the law school. Let's try to remember that... -
Abortion, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Gay Marriage, Immigration, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawrence Lessig, Morning Docket, Murder, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.25.12
* Start spreading the fabulosity: Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has asked the Supreme Court to grant certiorari on a pair of cases challenging the Defense of Marriage Act. [BuzzFeed]
* Lawrence Lessig wants groups of 300 randomly selected people to craft a constitutional amendment in response to Citizens United. He clearly expects a bit too much of our population. [National Law Journal]
* In South Dakota, your abortion now comes with warnings about an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide. Forget that medical certainty hooey, it’s not constitutionally misleading. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “We do not arrest people because of the color of their skin.” Oh, of course not, Sheriff Arpaio. We totally believe you. But you might stop them, question them, and detain them because of it, right? [New York Times]
* We’ve just got too much Dickinson up in here. And in other Penn State news, the school is now considering a move that may cause at least one of its two law school campuses to lose its accreditation. [Patriot-News]
* Lady Gaga was sued by MGA Entertainment, the maker of Bratz dolls, over her alleged failure to approve a line of dolls made in her image. This is not a company you want to start a bad romance with. [Bloomberg]
* And I am telling you, I’m not going — to grant you parole. William Balfour, the man convicted of murdering Jennifer Hudson’s relatives, was sentenced to three life sentences without the possibility of parole. [CNN]
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Cars, Law Schools, Money, Rudeness, UVA Law
Law License Plates: First-Tier Degrees on Second-Tier Cars
It’s been quite a while since we last discussed law-related vanity license plates. Today, we’ll be writing about lawyers who really, really love their law schools.... -
Election 2012, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Politics
One Less Lawyer in the Presidential Race
Another one bites the dust: former U.S. senator (and lawyer) Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination. -
Gay, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv, Rudeness
Penn State Law Students: Now Might Not Be The Best Time To Be Getting Drunk And Calling People 'Queer'
Being a student at Penn State has to be about as close as you can come to being in a World War I foxhole. Their reputation is getting bombed from all sides. Right now, kids should just be trying to keep their heads down and ride this out. But in the PSU Law foxhole, somebody just laid an egg. Apparently students at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law have already been banned from a few area hotels for drunken and inappropriate behavior this fall. And now a student is throwing around a slur on the school list-serv. It's not happy times in Happy Valley...