Kim Kardashian Aces Midterms, Conquers Constitutional Law Class
Above The Law
MAY 18, 2023
Slay, Con Law queen! The post Kim Kardashian Aces Midterms, Conquers Constitutional Law Class appeared first on Above the Law.
Law School At The Top Of The Constitutional Law Game
Above The Law
APRIL 14, 2022
The constitution is kinda important for lawyers. The post Law School At The Top Of The Constitutional Law Game appeared first on Above the Law.
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“How Professors Can Teach Constitutional Law While the Supreme Court Is Wrecking It; The law school version of constitutional law taught students that lawyers and judges are at the vanguard of protecting people who lack political power; As the Court’s most recent term has demonstrated, they are not”
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AUGUST 22, 2022
“How Professors Can Teach Constitutional Law While the Supreme Court Is Wrecking It; The law school version of constitutional law taught students that lawyers and judges are at the vanguard of protecting people who lack political power; As the Court’s most recent term has demonstrated, they are not”: G.S.
The Author Of Your Constitutional Law Textbook Thinks Supreme Court Justices Are ‘Partisan Hacks’
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
This law school dean knows what he's talking about.
“Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella appointed Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Justice Abella is world-renowned for her decisions and theories on equality, human rights, and constitutional law”
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APRIL 7, 2021
“Canadian Supreme Court Justice Rosalie Abella appointed Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; Justice Abella is world-renowned for her decisions and theories on equality, human rights, and constitutional law”: Rachel Reed of Harvard Law Today has this report.
“Leading scholar of civil procedure, constitutional law, Stephen Sachs joins HLS faculty”
HowAppealing
APRIL 14, 2021
“Leading scholar of civil procedure, constitutional law, Stephen Sachs joins HLS faculty”: Harvard Law today has a report that begins, “Stephen E.
SOS: Kim Kardashian Needs Help Learning Constitutional Law
Above The Law
MAY 12, 2023
The post SOS: Kim Kardashian Needs Help Learning Constitutional Law appeared first on Above the Law. Looks like the celeb could use a study buddy.
Justice Thomas told GW Law he is ‘unavailable’ to teach constitutional law seminar after student outcry
ABA Journal
JULY 29, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas won’t be teaching a constitutional law seminar at the George Washington University Law School after thousands of students asked…
Texas Tech University School of Law Seeks Visitors to Teach Constitutional Law, Evidence, and Criminal Procedure
EvidenceProf Blog
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications from exceptional individuals to fill a visiting faculty position for the 2021-22 academic year (Requisition 22902BR/Visiting Professor). It is anticipated that the law school.
Kim Kardashian Dissents: The Reality Star HATES This Law School Subject
Above The Law
MARCH 2, 2023
The post Kim Kardashian Dissents: The Reality Star HATES This Law School Subject appeared first on Above the Law. She's not alone in her struggles with this one.
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Shut Up And Stop Heckle Vetoing Me, Law School Prof Yells At Clouds
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Botching the Constitution for fun and profit!
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9 Things you need to know before choosing a law school
SimplyLawJobs
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
In this Simply Law article, our partner’s Lawyer Monthly discusses the 9 things you need to know before choosing a law school. The prospect of going to law school is not only one that requires a lot of hard work and money but also some thorough research. Do you really need a law degree? Business Law.
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Morning Docket: 12.28.22
Above The Law
DECEMBER 28, 2022
More law schools are kicking USNWR rankings to the curb. We're now at 10 percent of law schools that say they will not participate in the ranking process. 2022 was the year that Constitutional Law dramatically shifted (to the right). [ appeared first on Above the Law. ABA Journal ].
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No, They’re Not Going To Stop Teaching Dred Scott
Above The Law
JUNE 9, 2021
The article, written by Harvard Law School prof Jeannie Suk Gersen — we’ll get back to why that’s significant in a second — leans into the sad state of […]. Last night, the New Yorker tweeted out an alarming legal story: Oh my! That would be problematic.
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Jonathan Turley Is So, So Close To Figuring Out Free Speech… And Yet So, So Far Away
Above The Law
APRIL 26, 2024
The constitutional law dilettante laments USC canceling its graduation, but doesn't quite grasp the basic problem. The post Jonathan Turley Is So, So Close To Figuring Out Free Speech… And Yet So, So Far Away appeared first on Above the Law.
Law Student’s Gen AI Product, Lexplug, Makes Briefing Cases A Breeze
LawSites
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
It was a bathroom break that inspired Bradley Neal , a 3L at The George Washington University Law School , to develop a product that uses generative AI to help law students better understand and brief cases. Returning to class after a visit to the bathroom, he had lost the thread of the case the professor was discussing.
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Q&A With Elena Kohn: Balancing the Fundamentals
Attorney at Work
APRIL 28, 2022
I graduated from law school here in Florida, receiving the highest grade in our class on constitutional law because I was genuinely fascinated by our separation of powers and checks and balances, given how different it was from my birth country. What was your experience like after graduating from law school?
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Calling New Patent Law Professors
Patently O
AUGUST 11, 2022
Every year, law schools advertise open faculty positions via a Faculty Appointments Register sponsored by the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). This year’s list was just released, and lots of schools are looking to hire patent and IP professors. by Dennis Crouch.
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ICYMI: Three Hot Topics from Dark Money Politics to Free Speech and COVID-19
LegalTalkNetwork
OCTOBER 14, 2020
He and Rawles talk about his journey to creative writing, teaching his University of Wisconsin Law School classes remotely, and his plans for a TV series based on his book. Wright shares his real-world experiences that inspired the characters, plot and location of his story.
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UC Law SF offers moot courts to prepare for Supreme Court arguments
At the Lectern
JUNE 7, 2023
Other law schools also have moot court programs for attorneys. I’ve found very helpful being mooted at Loyola Law School several times. Also, the California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law sometimes does moot courts for cases with California constitutional law issues.
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New Historical Society Review is available
At the Lectern
JUNE 30, 2021
California Constitutional Law — The Casebook , foreword to book by Professor David Carrillo and Judge Danny Chou, foreword by Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. “Mentoring” Martin Jenkins: California’s New Associate Supreme Court Justice by Judge Thelton Henderson. Do You Remember Bernie Witkin?
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Berkeley conference about the Supreme Court
At the Lectern
JUNE 13, 2022
Sixth Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey Sutton discussed his book “ 51 Imperfect Solutions: States and the Making of American Constitutional Law ” and his views on state constitutions, federalism, and securing protections for individual liberty by focusing on state constitutions. Related: here and here.)
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Paralegal Roles in Other Countries
Paralegal Bootcamp
DECEMBER 9, 2022
However, as many of you may know, the more education or experience you have, the easier it is to land a job.
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Justice Breyer and Parents Involved
SCOTUSBlog
FEBRUARY 4, 2022
Lincoln Caplan is a senior research scholar and a visiting lecturer in law at Yale Law School and also teaches in Yale’s English and political science departments. Professors at the event reflected on opinions about administrative law, free speech, patents, and other topics.
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University of Idaho Loses Major Free Speech and Religious Freedom Case
JonathanTurley
JULY 7, 2022
Here are the facts from the opinion: On April 1, 2022, the law school at the University of Idaho held a “moment of community” in response to an anti-LGBTQ+ slur that had been left anonymously on a whiteboard in one of its classrooms in Boise, Idaho. Plaintiff Seamon is a professor at the law school and the CLS faculty advisor.
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Cherry-picked history and ideology-driven outcomes: Bruen’s originalist distortions
SCOTUSBlog
JUNE 27, 2022
Saul Cornell is the Paul and Diane Guenther chair in American history at Fordham University and adjunct professor of law at Fordham Law School. Share This article is part of a symposium on the court’s decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Apparently, that claim continues to a be a promise as yet unfilled.
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Revue Critique de droit international privé – issue 2023/4
Conflict of Laws
JUNE 10, 2024
Written by Hadrien Pauchard (assistant researcher at Sciences Po Law School) The fourth issue of the Revue critique de droit International privé of 2023 (available here ) was released online some time ago. It features two articles and several case notes.
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Rutgers Law Students Require All Student Groups To Hold Critical Race Theory Or Diversity Programs
JonathanTurley
MAY 28, 2021
We recently discussed the controversy at Rutgers Law School over the reading of the “n-word” from a state supreme court opinion. The requirement (for any group receiving more than $250) presents some interesting questions in the conflict between free speech and diversity programs at such schools.
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Do or DEI? Federal Judge Finds DEI Policies are Mandatory and Unconstitutional in California Case
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Law schools are also facing controversial mandates. In 2022, the American Bar Association required law schools to “provide education to law students on bias, cross-cultural competency, and racism: (1) at the start of the program of legal education, and (2) at least once again before graduation.” and Maurice C.
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Georgetown Law Professor Rosa Brooks: The Problem is the Constitution Which Enslaves Us
JonathanTurley
JULY 6, 2022
Georgetown University Law School Professor Rosa Brooks has drawn accolades and criticism for her appearance on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” after declaring that Americans are “slaves” to the U.S. Constitution and that the Constitution itself is now the problem for the country.
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Turley to Testify before the Senate on Presidential Records
JonathanTurley
MARCH 15, 2022
Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law. The George Washington University Law School. Outside Counsel for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. and the Project on Government Oversight. Jonathan Turley. and Maurice C. Turley.Testimony.Senate Homeland.
CLAT/AILET PG WORKSHOP BY IDIA KERALA CHAPTER: Register by 17th December
LexForti
DECEMBER 10, 2021
IDIA – Kerala Chapter functions from its base at The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Kochi, which is the only National Law University in Kerala. She is also a tutor for law entrance exams at Jays Academy, Trivandrum. She secured AIR 3 in AILET PG 2021.
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The Three Myths of the Biden Impeachment Defense
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 15, 2023
Jonathan Turley is an attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. But Biden is now facing an impeachment inquiry that will finally demand answers, not myths, on the Biden family’s influence-peddling operation.
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Fourth Circuit Rules Against North Carolina State Professor Who Spoke Out Against Diversity Policies
JonathanTurley
JULY 8, 2023
Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4% as “very conservative.”
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Think Learning Con Law Is Hard? Try Teaching It!
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
The post Think Learning Con Law Is Hard? appeared first on Above the Law. You aren't the only one crying about what's going to be on the test. Try Teaching It!
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Poll: Only 20 Percent of Public Believes Conservatives Enjoy Free Speech Rights on Campuses
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Likewise, a study by Georgetown University’s Kevin Tobia and MIT’s Eric Martinez found that only nine percent of law school professors identify as conservative at the top 50 law schools. identified as “conservative,” and only 0.4% as “very conservative.”
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UNC Law Student Who Questioned Racial Incident Is Disqualified From Running For New Office
JonathanTurley
MARCH 20, 2021
The charges are connected to the prior controversy and raise serious free speech and retaliatory concerns at the law school. . Sharma was targeted at UNC Law School because he would not agree that a recent exchange between law students involved a racial insult. For example, section 11.1
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Turley Testifies on the Foreign Agents Registration Act
JonathanTurley
APRIL 5, 2022
Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law; Director, Environmental Law Advocacy Center, The George Washington University Law School. Specialist on the Congress, Congressional Research Service. Mr. Jonathan Turley. and Maurice C. Turley.Testimony.FARA.Final.
University of Illinois (Chicago) Law Professor Sues Over Exam Controversy
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 29, 2022
The law school dean, along with other defendants, invoked UIC’s Violence Prevention Plan to convene a Behavioral Threat Assessment Team (“BTAT”) to assess this purported “threat” of imminent physical violence.
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38 Berkeley Law Student: We Had A Protected Right to Protest at Dean’s Home
JonathanTurley
APRIL 13, 2024
The NLG may be suggesting that, even if held in a private residence, this was a public forum as part of a law school activity. If protected, would Chemermisky have to just live with the protesters until they were finished with his home? The answer is obviously no.
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Turley Testifies in the Senate on Domestic Terrorism
JonathanTurley
JUNE 7, 2022
Shapiro Professor Of Public Interest Law. The George Washington University Law School. Former U.S. Northern District of Ohio. Cleveland, OH. Professor Jonathan Turley. Washington, D.C. Turley.Senate Judiciary Committee.Testimony.Domestic Terrorism.2022.
Turley Publication on the Compulsion of Free Speech is Now Available
JonathanTurley
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
The article is the outgrowth of remarks that I gave a Maryland Law School at a Supreme Court symposium. The Law review asked me if I would be willing to convert my remarks into a law review article.
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Start Hitting Yourself: Chemerinsky Considers The Interesting Question Of When A State Can Sue The State
Above The Law
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
The post Start Hitting Yourself: Chemerinsky Considers The Interesting Question Of When A State Can Sue The State appeared first on Above the Law. Between the suits and gerrymandering, I'm not so sure people even like this democracy thing anymore.
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USD Law Professor Under Investigation For Column Criticizing Chinese Government
JonathanTurley
MARCH 22, 2021
He told the law school: While the blog is not hosted by the University of San Diego, these forms of bias, wherever they occur, have an adverse impact on our community. The statement led a few faculty to write to Schapiro in protest: Dear Robert, We have read your email to the law school community as well as your email to one of us.
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