University of Miami School of Law

Crime

Miami Criminal Law Professor Accused of Prostitution-Related Offense — Again

In October 2007, Professor D. Marvin Jones of the University of Miami School of Law was hit with a misdemeanor charge of soliciting a prostitute. We found it interesting that a criminal procedure professor was charged with, well, violating the criminal law. We bestowed Lawyer of the Day honors upon Professor Jones. Well, it seems that Professor Jones is back. Multiple University of Miami law school sources have alerted us to a new charge against him....

By David Lat

Bar Exams

Morning Docket: 09.28.11

* Not a wardrobe malfunction, my ass. Nancy Grace would sooner allow Casey Anthony to babysit her kids than admit that she had a nip slip on live television. [New York Post] * When you have a “superior legal mind,” it’s easier for your feelings to get hurt. Gregory Berry now claims that Kasowitz Benson […]

By Staci Zaretsky

LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology

The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

By LexisNexis

Alston & Bird

Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.11

* Remember the “kindergarten party” that Judge Sam Sparks (W.D. Tex.) was planning to hold? His Honor has canceled the festivities. [WSJ Law Blog] * John Althouse Cohen — yes, son of La Althouse — discusses one way in which Texas might be emulating… Europe? [Jaltcoh] * Professor Paul Campos opens up a can of […]

By David Lat

Asians

Lawyer of the Day: A Renaissance Man Who Might Like Naked Sword Fights

Ladies, admit it. Sometimes you dream of going back in time to the days where damsels in distress were rescued by swashbuckling romantics on noble steeds. But in today’s day and age, there seems to be a shortage of heroic knights. And that’s mostly because the crop of men with swords handy leave certain things […]

By Staci Zaretsky

Drugs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.28.11

* I’m standing in the middle of a desert, waiting for my ship to come in. But now no joker, no J.D. degree, can take your losing hand, and make it win; you should be leaving Las Vegas. [WSJ Law Blog] * If Miami Law could somehow figure out a way to actually do this, […]

By Elie Mystal

Job Searches

Start Your Whining: Schools Make Excuses for Their Poor U.S. News Rankings

We’ve already noted that there was no change at the very top of the 2012 U.S. News Law School Rankings. The best schools remain the best schools. Further down the list, we start to see some volatility. Now, every year there needs to be some change in the rankings; how else is U.S. News going […]

By Elie Mystal

Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short

As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.

By Leah Young, Student Success Resource Lead, Juno

Ave Maria School of Law

Law Schools Join the Ranks of Institutions Averse To Profiteering During a Rough Economy

You can’t call it a trend just yet, but the University of New Hampshire School of Law has joined Maryland Law and Miami Law in the fight to keep law school tuition down during a still-recovering economy. The school reports it will not be raising tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year. It’s a sad state […]

By Elie Mystal

Bad Ideas

A Miami Law Student Wants a ‘Student Bill of Rights.’ Really?

Usually I’m happy to stand with law students against the slings and arrows of outrageous law school administration. But not this time. This time, instead of a noble law student fighting the good fight, I see an annoying whiner who wants law school to be about teddy bears and rainbows. A student at the University […]

By Elie Mystal

Crime

The Sentencing of Miss Kumari Fulbright

When we last discussed Kumari Fulbright, the Arizona beauty queen and law student turned felon, we mentioned that she was going to be sentenced in early 2011 for her role in the kidnapping and torture of her ex-boyfriend. Well, it looks like Christmas came early for Kumari — her sentencing hearing took place yesterday. Fulbright […]

By David Lat

Job Searches

If You Hire Miami Law Students, The School Will Pick Up The Bill

Say this for the University of Miami Law School: it tried to warn its own students that there were too many of them. Remember, back in 2009, Miami actually deferred incoming 1Ls. The class was oversubscribed; too many people wanted to go to law school. Dean Patricia White even told prospective students: “I urge you […]

By Elie Mystal

What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.

Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.

By Jeremy Barker

Law Schools

University of Miami School of Law Slows Growth of Tuition

We’ve talked a lot about law schools that are raising tuition. It borders on unconscionable for schools to pump up tuition at a time of deflationary legal salaries and a difficult job market. So I was a little surprised when I received this email from a University of Miami School of Law student: The Dean […]

By Elie Mystal

Announcements

Breaking: Jones v. Minkin Dismissed!!!
(Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against ATL.)

Yesterday’s Lawsuit of the Day — Jones v. Minkin, a $44 million lawsuit against yours truly, Above the Law publisher David Minkin, and Dead Horse Media (now known as Breaking Media) — has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff, University of Miami law professor Donald Jones. There was NO SETTLEMENT in this case. Above the […]

By David Lat

D. Marvin Jones

Lawsuit of the Day: Jones v. Minkin
(Or: Above the Law gets sued!!!)

For the first time in over three years of operation, Above the Law has been sued. We feel the lawsuit has no merit, but we will not comment further on this ongoing litigation. To access the pro se complaint, coverage by other news outlets and blogs, and ATL’s prior posts about Professor Donald Jones, click […]

By David Lat

Crime

The Nutty Professor: A Commemorative Graphic

We’ve written a fair amount about D. Marvin Jones, the University of Miami law professor who has been accused of soliciting an undercover officer for sex. He allegedly offered her a tantalizing $20 for her services. But a picture is worth a thousand words. And a picture is what’s been making the rounds among UM […]

By David Lat

Cars

The Possibly Propositioning Professor: Here’s the Incident Report

As we first reported yesterday,

By David Lat

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University of Miami School of Law

Miami Criminal Law Professor Accused of Prostitution-Related Offense — Again

Morning Docket: 09.28.11

LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology

Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.11

Lawyer of the Day: A Renaissance Man Who Might Like Naked Sword Fights

Non-Sequiturs: 07.28.11

Start Your Whining: Schools Make Excuses for Their Poor U.S. News Rankings

Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short

Law Schools Join the Ranks of Institutions Averse To Profiteering During a Rough Economy

A Miami Law Student Wants a ‘Student Bill of Rights.’ Really?

The Sentencing of Miss Kumari Fulbright

If You Hire Miami Law Students, The School Will Pick Up The Bill

What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.

University of Miami School of Law Slows Growth of Tuition

Breaking: Jones v. Minkin Dismissed!!!
(Plaintiff voluntarily dismisses lawsuit against ATL.)

Lawsuit of the Day: Jones v. Minkin
(Or: Above the Law gets sued!!!)

The Nutty Professor: A Commemorative Graphic

The Possibly Propositioning Professor: Here’s the Incident Report

Now You Can Take The Law School Class All About Taylor Swift

Law School On Sixth Dean In Five Years

Morning Docket: 11.16.21