University of Minnesota Law School

Airplanes / Aviation

Morning Docket: 06.06.14

* Federal judges frequently fly across the globe on other people’s dime for conferences and symposia, but 2012′s most frequent flyer is a judge who was recently embroiled in an ethics scandal: Randall Rader of the Federal Circuit. [National Law Journal] * Even though she claims nothing is “fundamentally broken,” Securities and Exchange Commission chairwoman Mary Jo White proposed “sweeping” new stock market regulations in an attempt to get with the times. [DealBook / New York Times] * U. of Maine wants to combine its business and law schools, but professors are concerned about pressing questions like, “What will the diploma say?” rather than, “Do I get to keep my job?” [Portland Press Herald] * Law schools are seen as cash cows for their affiliated undergraduate universities, but this law school is hurting so bad for cash due to low enrollment the university is infusing it with millions. [Minnesota Daily] * A Pennsylvania man is suing his local police department for First Amendment violations after he was arrested for cursing in front of officers. N.W.A has a song this guy would like. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

By Staci Zaretsky
Bankruptcy

Deadbeat Debtor Warns of Great Catholic Conspiracy

There are some debtors who go to such lengths to escape their obligations that you have to wonder what kind of person lent them money in the first place. Today we’ve got an expedited motion to vacate. It’s filed by an attorney, representing the debtor, who seems mad — both mad as in “angry,” and […]

By Elie Mystal
Contests

2011 Legally Themed Halloween Costume Contest Winner

The voting for the best legally themed Halloween costume was close this year. Very close. The contest pitted a group against a couple. It pitted NYU Law against the University of Minnesota Law School — Big City v. Heartland. And when all the votes were counted, the final margin was seven votes, out of over […]

By Elie Mystal
Drugs

Minnesota Takes the High Road to Mentoring

I was never a huge fan of firm mentoring programs. In the days after firms started cracking down on using mentoring funds for hookers and blow, mentoring became distinctly less exciting. For the male associates, it seemed to revolve around mass quantities of red meat and booze. For the female associates, it was a lot […]

By Natasha Lydon
Bar Exams

You Know What Makes Studying for the Bar Exam Easier? LOUD BANGING IN THE LIBRARY.

I know that we're not supposed to panic about the bar exam, but some people are panicking, and rightly so. The powers that be at the University of Minnesota Law School are not making it pleasant for recent graduates to study for the bar exam at the school's law library. Apparently, there's a lot of banging going on between the stacks, and not of the variety you'd brag to your friends about.

By Staci Zaretsky
Canada

Law Revue Video Contest: Dishonorable Mentions

We started taking submissions for our third annual Law Revue Video Contest way back in March. It’s taken us so long to review the videos because we’ve had scheduling challenges with our special, returning, awesome guest judge. As you’d already know if you follow Above the Law on Twitter, editor emerita Kashmir Hill has returned […]

By Above the Law