Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
T14 Law School Embraces Hot New Trend Of Promoting 'Civility' By Inviting Hate Groups To Campus
Law schools keep getting played by these people. -
Law Schools
Northwestern Law Professor's Behavior Called Out As 'Shameful' By Federal Judge
In response, the professor lashed out at the judge. -
Courts
Antitrust Suit Sets Stage To See If Yale, Columbia, And Others Are Institutes Of Higher Learning Or Higher Income
The first red flag was the frequent mentioning of their parent's deep pockets in their diversity statement. -
Law Schools
T14 Law School Accused Of Ruining Student's Life, But Not In The Usual Way It Wrecks Lives
Northwestern accused of cutting off accident victim student. -
Law Schools
Elite Law Firm And Law Schools Team Up For Social Justice Initiative
Working together to take on the important issues of our time. -
Government
Federalist Society Founder Thinks Trump Should Be Impeached (Now That He's Confirmed All Those Judges)
Steven Calabresi thinks that NOW Trump has gone too far. -
Law Schools
Comedian John Mulaney's Mom Is A Professor At A T14 Law School
He even joined his mother’s Zoom lecture on the last day of class. -
Law Schools
T14 Student Steps Up To Focus On Mental Health Initiatives When Law School Won't
The health and wellness of students should be considered an asset at elite law schools. -
Law Schools
Elite Law School To Cut Faculty Due To Its 'Challenging Financial Position'
Which T14 law school is slashing faculty due to its budget shortfalls? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.06.18
* Apparently there’s some kind of election today? In any event, law firms are taking on a huge role as volunteers. [American Lawyer]
* Flush with nearly $250 million in fundraising, Northwestern Law says it’s facing a “difficult time.” Time to cut back on those platinum casebooks. [Law.com]
* Pressure mounts in the UK to make all law firms — not just those bigger than 250 employees — publish gender pay gap data. Meanwhile, US law firms are still so iffy on whether or not to allow associates to give birth that parental leave is a huge deal. [LegalCheek]
* Weinstein defense team wants all charges dropped alleging faulty indictment process. It feels like this is an argument half of Riker’s could benefit from but won’t. [CNN]
* Calm before the storm? Supreme Court refuses to disturb ruling that the Second Amendment doesn’t protect randos carrying concealed weapons. I feel a lot of these punts are designed to let the Kavanaugh fervor die down for a year before they revisit women’s suffrage. [The Hill]
* Another day, another insider trading conviction overturned. [Law360]
* They’re all good lawyers, Brent. [Corporate Counsel]
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Law Schools
Law School Students Locked In Elevator 3 Hours During Worst Callback Ever
What do you call 12 young lawyers trapped in an elevator? -
Law Schools
A Cake Only A Law School Professor Could Love
Is this the greatest law school graduation cake ever? -
Law Schools
Law Professor Totally Screws Up This Torts Exam By Taking The Lazy Route
Law prof demonstrates the humiliation lurking when you try to cut corners. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.24.18
* The long, drawn out saga of the “Monkey Selfie” case has crossed another milestone with the Ninth Circuit ruling that the monkey can’t sue for copyright violations. Reached for comment, the monkey’s attorney expressed disappointment in the decision and hurled feces. [Courthouse News Service]
* Jones Day loses more partners to the lateral market. We assume they saw the Above the Law Law Firm Rankings and decided they had to get out. [American Lawyer]
* Colorado passes “secret prisons” reform bill… in secret. Hurray irony! [9News]
* Kimberly Yuracko named the new dean of Northwestern Law. [Northwestern University NewsCenter]
* Good news for DLA Piper: the Second Circuit upholds their malpractice victory. [Law360]
* K&L Gates adds firepower in Asia. That should serve them well until Trump hears a scary Pokemon Go story on Fox and cuts off all trade to Japan. [International]
* Checking in on the finale of the Global Legal Hackathon. So if you got a suspicious request for money from your practice management software the other day, it was probably hacked. [Legaltech News]
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Law Schools
New York Is Officially GRE Country
A fifth New York law school will now accept the GRE for admission. -
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Law Schools
Northwestern Law Students Take On DACA Fight -- And Need Your Help
A group of law students seek to add more voices to the immigration battle. -
Law Schools
Northwestern Students Get A Delicious Taste Of 'Masterpiece Cakeshop' Case
This may be the closest some students will ever get to a Supreme Court case. -
Law Schools
Another Elite Law School Eyes GRE For Admissions
Is the GRE expanding its footprint to Greenwich Village? -
Law Schools
Another Law School Jumps On The GRE Train
This won't be the last law school to accept the GRE.