Whittier Law School

‘Dean Of Whittier Law School’ Announces Its Total Withdrawal From The U.S. News Rankings, And Pretty Much Every Other Ranking Too

As a whole, the email in question should not be taken seriously because Whittier Law School no longer exists.

This Western State Law Student Has Experienced A ‘Double Whammy’

The 3L also attended Whittier Law School the year it announced its planned closure.

The Closing Of A Law School Does Not Devalue The Degree

How should employers interpret the closure, and how can the law school minimize the damage?

Readers Speak Out On The Closing Of Whittier Law School

Was the closing of the law school a "mercy killing"?

First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: Evaluating Legal Education’s Vital Signs At The End Of The Academic Year

It's a tale of the (relatively) good, the (pretty) bad, and the (downright) ugly.

Requiem For My Law School

This is a very personal memorial to a school that really died some years ago, although it didn’t know it then.

Non-Sequiturs: 04.25.17

* Chicago lawyer Thomas Demetrio seems to have discovered a new niche practice in "angry airline customer" law. Not only is he representing United Airlines dragging victim David Dao, but he's also reportedly been contacted by the American Airlines stroller mom. [Law and More] * In the wake of the surprise announcement of Whittier Law's closure, law professors want to know: "Are 5-25 law schools in a 'death spiral' leading to closure over the next five years?" [TaxProf Blog] * "I see no data to support the notion that Gen. Flynn complied with the law." Per the House Oversight Committee, former national security adviser Michael Flynn may have broken the law when it came to disclosing payments he received from Russia. [CNN] * Who better to comment on President Donald Trump's first 100 days than law professors? And what better way to do so than in 100 words or less? [NYU Law] * Professor Eugene Volokh of UCLA Law begs to differ with Howard Dean as to whether Ann Coulter may be barred from speaking at UC Berkeley. [Volokh Conspiracy]

Some Sad Truths About The Closing Of Whittier Law School

A harsh indictment of legal academia -- from one of its own members.

Whittier Law Students Protest, Demand More Information About School Closure

These law students are human beings, and their dreams are being ripped from their hands.

Morning Docket: 04.24.17

* In the wake of the surprise announcement that Whittier Law School will be closing, the administrations at other schools may feel as though they've finally been granted permission to do the same thing. According to Professor Paul Campos, we may see as many as ten more law school close within the next five years. But which ones? [Big Law Business] * "Their indifference to us as a student body is unacceptable." Angry Whittier Law students gathered last week to protest their school's impending closure, demanding answers from the board of trustees as to why the powers that be decided to throw in the towel on their education. We'll have more on this later today. [Whittier Daily News] * Two Harvard researchers have found a second parchment manuscript copy of the Declaration of Independence in a records office in England. The only other parchment copy is housed in the National Archives, in Washington, D.C. They speculate that the copy was originally commissioned by James Wilson, who helped draft the Constitution and served as one of the first Supreme Court justices. Awesome find! [Boston Globe] * The number of transfer students may have dropped from 1,979 to 1,749 between 2015 and 2016, but it's still a great market for first-year students who are interested in switching schools. After all, high-achieving 1Ls can "easily move to a higher-ranked school, or stay put and get bigger tuition discounts." So, which law schools accepted the greatest number of transfers? We'll delve into the details later today. [ABA Journal] * Charges were dropped against two Maryland teens who were accused of committing a hate crime after allegedly lighting a Trump campaign sign on fire "with discrimination or malice toward a particular group, or someone's belief." David Rocah of the Maryland ACLU said the charges were "beyond absurd" and reflected "a profound misunderstanding of what the Maryland hate-crime statute says." [Baltimore Sun]

Is Whittier Law School Being Shut Down Because It’s ‘Full Of Minority Students’?

This can't be the real reason the school is being shut down... or can it?

Whittier Law School Will Close, Leaving Disaster In Its Wake

This is historic.

Morning Docket: 04.20.17

* According to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, it's highly likely that we'll have another Supreme Court vacancy this summer. Word on the street is that a justice is thinking about retiring, and all eyes are on Justice Kennedy, the high court's swing vote. Hmm, we thought we'd already put this rumor to bed. [The Hill] * After years of accepting incoming students with questionable academic qualifications followed by unsurprisingly dismal bar exam results, another law school will be closing soon. We all knew it would happen eventually, but it was just a matter of which one it would be. We'll have much more on this later today. [Orange County Business Journal] * Kerrie Campbell, the Chadbourne & Parke partner who filed a $100 million gender discrimination suit against her firm, will learn later this morning whether she's been ousted from the Chadbourne partnership. Campbell, who is out on medical leave, says her removal from the partnership would be financially ruinous. [Am Law Daily] * Former pharma bro Martin Shkreli and his former attorney, former Kaye Scholer partner Evan Greebel, will have separate trials this summer thanks to this ruling. After all, Greebel turned on his former client months ago, and his lawyers planned to "assert a defense that [would] be an ‘echo chamber’ for the prosecution." [WSJ Law Blog] * When Big Weed meets Biglaw: In honor of 4/20, the mainstream media has finally caught on and realized that marijuana law is an up-and-coming practice area. This article focuses on some of the well-known law firms that have adopted marijuana practices, like Thompson Coburn, Fox Rothschild, and Much Shelist. [Chicago Tribune]

Law Professor Speaking Out In Defense Of Black Lives Matter Identified

Now we know who wrote the letter that went viral...

Law Student Allegedly Involved In Torture Plot Becomes Lawyer

You too can pass character and fitness -- even if you're alleged to be part of a torture case.