University of Miami School of Law

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The most recent dean is leaving after less than two years in the position.

*  A real world impact of Biden’s $1T infrastructure bill could mean folks get clean water again. Let’s hope so. [NPR]

* Florida is trying to fight the power of protest with the power of the purse. [Tampa Bay Times]

* University of Miami students and their professor help free a man who unjustly spent years behind bars. I hope each of them gets an A in criminal procedure! [News@TheU]

* Folks across the pond might be making changes to the GDPR. Hope you mid- to large-sized firms are still in compliance! [SHRM]

* Joe Madison will be going on a hunger strike to compel Congress to pass a new voting rights bill. Really hope he knows how to photosynthesize or something. [BET]

What in the world is going on in Miami?

[Deep sigh]

The First and Second Amendments are killing us.

Reviewing the new book "Legal Upheaval: A Guide to Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation in the Law."

* In case you missed it, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh refused to condemn President Donald Trump’s attacks on the judiciary (specifically, his insults of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg), refused to say whether he believed same-sex marriage was a constitutional right, and once again denied discussing the Mueller probe with anyone at Kasowitz Benson. What will happen today? [Washington Post]

* President Donald Trump has reportedly called Attorney General Jeff Sessions “a dumb Southerner” and an “idiot” without an Ivy League law degree who “couldn’t even be a one-person country lawyer down in Alabama.” This Alabama Law professor wonders what’s so bad about a degree from Alabama Law. [New York Times]

* Per a new study from the American Bar Association, the sky is blue and women and minorities continue to face racial and gender bias within the legal profession. But, here are some tools to fight these problems. [DealBook / New York Times]

* Allen & Overy has published its 2018 gender pay gap figures, and it’s the first U.K. firm to include data from its “overwhelmingly male” partners in its disclosures. A&O’s median gender pay gap is 39 percent, a slight improvement. [Financial Times]

* It seems that the Justice Department no longer thinks that employers should be forced to consider job applicants with criminal histories, going against Obama-era guidance that the EEOC has been following since 2012. [National Law Journal]

* In an historic opinion, India’s Supreme Court ruled that gay sex between adults is not a crime, casting aside an “irrational, arbitrary, and incomprehensible” colonial-era law that made the act a punishable offense within the country. [Times of India]

* Fire alarms sounded at Miami Law as smoke poured through vents into a student lounge, and some students evacuated their classrooms, but others ran back in to save their laptops. Well, obviously — they’re law students, after all. [Miami Hurricane]

He was a child prodigy who loved the law.

The judge kind of overplays his very strong hand.

Or should he go at all?

Oh wait, we’re not talking about football? We’re talking about a person who wants to go to law school at one of these NFL factories?

February results are never pretty, but only one of these schools really hit it out of the park.

The University of Miami newspaper finally admits that Marco Rubio went to UM Law after compiling some shockingly tepid quotes from people who knew him in school.

Go on, make this lawyer an offer he can't refuse.

A new, growing program offers recent grads an opportunity to work and train with a leading third-party legal services provider.

It's an A+ for effort for this student who shared his campaign video with the whole Internet.

This year, let's play some Bingo during the President's speech.

Son of a law student can handle the truth, can you?

* After winning his first NFL game this weekend, it’s worth looking back at this profile of Chicago Bears coach Marc Trestman, who started his coaching career as a University of Miami Law student. [Chicago Sun-Times] * Here’s all of law school in one syllabus. The third year of law school may be useless, but this is probably too short for a decent legal education. [Postgrad Problems] * The solution to the law school business model should include reaching out to provide basic legal instruction for those not seeking a J.D. But how does this jive with the argument that the only way to understand the law is to spend three years in school? [Chronicle of Higher Education] * In fairness to George Zimmerman, his wife was wearing a hoodie… [CNN] * Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is looking for a new attorney for the office. It’s a pretty sweet government job because you don’t have to submit to a background check — they already know everything you have to hide. [Constitutional Daily] * The tax collection system in D.C. is taking nominal shortfalls, charging the homeowners astronomical lawyer fees, and then foreclosing on their houses. Check out how much Aeon Financial tried to charge… [Washington Post] * Australia banned an ad featuring young, naked women not because they were young and naked, but because they weren’t smiling. This makes sense, because if you’re going to be a hyper-sexualized prop in a campaign to hawk consumer products, you’d better be happy about it. [BuzzFeed] * Caron Washington, D.C., a comprehensive addiction treatment center, will present the D.C. Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program with the Caron Employee Assistance Excellence Award at the Caron Recovery for Life Gala on October 8th, 2013 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The Lawyer Assistance Program is a free, voluntary, and confidential program for lawyers, law students, and judges who are suffering from addiction, depression, anxiety, or stress. You can purchase tickets or make a contribution at the link. [Caron] * On October 17-18, IT-Lex is hosting a conference covering the intersection of law and technology. Attendees include the Chief Privacy Officer of the Federal Trade Commission, a Special Agent from the FBI’s Cyber Intrusion Squad, Judge John M. Facciola, the Honorable Nan R. Nolan, and Ken Withers. And the event is in Orlando so you can double up with a trip to Disneyworld over the weekend! Sign up at the link. [IT-Lex]