Entirely Preventable Cheating Scandal Rocking Law School
Above The Law
MAY 20, 2024
The post Entirely Preventable Cheating Scandal Rocking Law School appeared first on Above the Law. Exactly none of this had to happen.
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Above The Law
MAY 20, 2024
The post Entirely Preventable Cheating Scandal Rocking Law School appeared first on Above the Law. Exactly none of this had to happen.
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 17, 2021
“Yale Law School triggers me”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.
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HowAppealing
DECEMBER 31, 2022
“Abortion ruling sends law schools scrambling, constitutional law teachings now out-of-step”: Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times have this report.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 21, 2023
The post Law School Hits Student With $17K Bill Even After They Transferred appeared first on Above the Law. WashU could clear some of this up if they dropped the video.
HowAppealing
APRIL 14, 2023
“Texas Bar Application Adds Questions About ‘Incivility’ and Free Speech in Wake of Stanford Law School Fracas”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.
ABA Journal
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
Yale Law School is No. 1 based on ABA admissions data showing that it is the choosiest law school in terms of acceptance rate and…
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 15, 2021
“At Yale Law School, a party invitation ignites a firestorm”: Columnist Ruth Marcus has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post. Therein, Marcus writes, “Sorry, but if you’re triggered by the Federalist Society, you don’t belong on a law school campus.”
HowAppealing
APRIL 30, 2023
“Yale Law School Accepted a Donation for Clarence Thomas’s Portrait. ” Eliana Johnson of The Washington Free Beacon has this report. The post “Yale Law School Accepted a Donation for Clarence Thomas’s Portrait. Five Years Later, the Painting Is Nowhere To Be Seen.”
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 4, 2022
In addition to Fifth Circuit judge James Ho, who announced on Thursday that he would no longer hire law clerks from the nation’s top-ranked law school, 12 federal judges — both circuit and district court jurists — told the Washington Free Beacon they are joining the boycott.”
HowAppealing
OCTOBER 21, 2022
“Judge Ho’s Yale boycott is the best idea yet for pushing back on illiberal law schools”: Ilya Shapiro has this essay online at the Washington Examiner. The post “Judge Ho’s Yale boycott is the best idea yet for pushing back on illiberal law schools” appeared first on How Appealing.
HowAppealing
MARCH 6, 2024
“A leaked memo offers details on the case against Penn law professor Amy Wax, accused of racist speech and behavior; In addition to sanctions against her, a university hearing board also recommended her classes be recorded and taught outside the law school buildings”: Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report.
HowAppealing
APRIL 1, 2023
“Federal Judges Say They Won’t Hire Clerks From Stanford Law School; James Ho and Elizabeth Branch, who announced a clerkship boycott of Yale Law last year, are adding Stanford to the list”: Aaron Sibarium of The Washington Free Beacon has this report.
ABA Journal
MAY 19, 2023
In a discussion at the George Washington University Law School on Tuesday, retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer admitted that he did not fully…
Above The Law
JUNE 30, 2022
A petition called the justice's employment at GW Law 'completely unacceptable.'. The post Top Law School Refuses To Fire Justice Clarence Thomas As Adjunct Professor appeared first on Above the Law.
Above The Law
DECEMBER 13, 2021
The post Law School Suffers Critical Computer Collapse In The Middle Of Finals appeared first on Above the Law. Students deserve a little leeway here.
Above The Law
JULY 27, 2022
The post Clarence Thomas Quits Law School Class, Depriving Students Of BOTH Sides Of The ‘Do Gay People Have Human Rights?’ ’ Debate appeared first on Above the Law. Was this really advancing the academic mission in the first place?
Above The Law
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The post Hold Breath No Longer — This Top Law School Has Announced Their US News Plan! appeared first on Above the Law. Down with the Commodores!
Above The Law
DECEMBER 17, 2021
The post Law School Wants You To Know They Lost Your Exam… K Thx BYE!!!!!!! appeared first on Above the Law. GW is going through some things.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
The post Law School For Non-Lawyers Rests On Knife’s Edge Between ‘Good Idea’ And ‘Cynical Cash Grab’ appeared first on Above the Law. Honestly, this could be the start of a great new frontier in legal education. But it could also be a costly waste.
HowAppealing
JUNE 9, 2022
“Amy Coney Barrett received $425,000 book payment, records show; New financial-disclosure reports released by the Supreme Court show the justices were paid thousands to teach at law schools and give speeches”: Ann E. Marimow and Emma Brown of The Washington Post have this report.
HowAppealing
FEBRUARY 24, 2024
“Third Scalia Law Graduate Since 2021 Selected as SCOTUS Clerk”: The George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School has issued a news release that begins, “The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University has announced selection of a graduate as a U.S.
HowAppealing
MAY 24, 2023
also addressed heckling at law schools and security for members of the court”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. Robert Barnes of The Washington Post reports that “ Roberts says Supreme Court will address ethics issues.” Roberts Jr. Roberts Jr.
Patently O
JUNE 6, 2021
He authors a series linking law school canonical cases with intellectual property counterparts. The sole owner, employee, and officer lives and works in Washington D.C. However, the district court found that PerDiemCo’s office in Texas was essentially for show since PerDiemCo’s sole employee lived and worked in Washington D.C.
The Crime Report
MAY 8, 2023
Franklin County in Washington state is facing a lawyer shortage as newly booked inmates are not being assigned defense attorneys for the last two months, Cameron Probert reports for Tri-City Herald. Judges also have the power to assign private law firm attorneys, with the counties having to foot the bill.
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…
My Shingle
MARCH 23, 2022
Welcome to MyShingle’s series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms. This profile features Shelley Kier, special education/education law attorney in Connecticut. Law School attended and year of graduation. The George Washington University Law School, 2011 Name, location(s) and URL of Law Firm.
My Shingle
MAY 25, 2022
Welcome to MyShingle’s series celebrating Woman-Owned and Mom-Owned Law Firms. This profile features Frances Shefter, an education law attorney in Rockville, Maryland. Frances Shefter Law School attended and year of graduation. Stetson University College of Law, 2005 Name, location(s) and URL of Law Firm.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
* Harvard Law School grads don't end up in the Boston market. WSJ ] * Joshua Wright's behavior was an "open secret" around the law school. WSJ ] * Joshua Wright's behavior was an "open secret" around the law school. Washington Post ] The post Morning Docket: 09.11.23 And no one did anything.
Conflict of Laws
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
As the 118th American Society of International Law (ASIL) Annual Meeting approaches, the ASIL Private International Law Interest Group will organize a fireside chat on Thursday, April 4 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET in Washington D.C. Professor Ronald A. Department of State in 2023, with insights into initiatives planned for 2024.
HowAppealing
MARCH 11, 2021
“Georgetown Law professor terminated after ‘reprehensible’ comments about Black students”: Lauren Lumpkin of The Washington Post has this report. ” Georgetown Law’s Dean William M. Sellers, an adjunct professor, had been terminated, and David C.
HowAppealing
MARCH 14, 2023
“7 Updates On Judge Kyle Duncan And Stanford Law; Here’s a curated yet comprehensive collection of news updates, original documents, and online commentary”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site. ” Online at The Recorder, law professor Rory K.
Above The Law
APRIL 11, 2024
Reuters ] * Man who earned college degree from prison headed to T14 law school. [ The Guardian ] * There's a lot to say about the Arizona abortion law, but the history of the guy behind it is. Washington Post ] * Lawyer accused of stealing $3.8M Bloomberg Law News ] The post Morning Docket: 04.11.24 illuminating.
HowAppealing
JULY 29, 2022
“Why Clarence Thomas shouldn’t have backed down”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this essay online at The Washington Post. And Alex Swoyer of The Washington Times has an article headlined “ ‘Guys. We did it’: Student activists celebrate Justice Thomas dropping GW Law class.”
HowAppealing
APRIL 4, 2023
“Columbia Law Students Call Kavanaugh A Rapist, Egged On By Radical Academic Department; Virtually all race-based groups said they would no longer help the school after mention of Kavanaugh that one called ‘a terrifying stamp of approval'”: Luke Rosiak of The Daily Wire recently had this report.
Patently O
APRIL 23, 2024
Patent and Trademark Office announced the winner of this year’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition (NPADC), the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. I would encourage any law student interested in pursuing a career in patent prosecution to consider participating in the competition next year.
Above The Law
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Botching the Constitution for fun and profit!
Above The Law
JUNE 26, 2024
* Law firms are leading the charge in office leasing, but the usage of all that new space is evolving in a post-pandemic world. Bloomberg Law News ] * Sorry Charlie: StarKist settles price-fixing claims for a billion. Bloomberg Law News ] * Sorry Charlie: StarKist settles price-fixing claims for a billion.
JonathanTurley
OCTOBER 8, 2023
After the University of Nevada Las Vegas law school’s Environmental Law Society announced a picnic, it was renamed “Lunch by the Lake” due to “diversity and inclusion” concerns. Many schools have moved to drop the term “alumni,” which is already gender neutral. And is that really what we want our school identity to be?”
JonathanTurley
MARCH 3, 2023
A new lawsuit is garnering attention in Washington where a white law student has sued Howard University’s School of Law for racial discrimination. Michael Newman alleging the school maintains a “hostile education environment.” Holley and Newman filed complaints against each other.
Above The Law
APRIL 17, 2023
CNN ] * US News delays release of law school rankings following freak out from schools worried about what their own stupid boycott caused. Bloomberg Law News ] * Is it bad when your lawyer is recusing himself because he had to testify to the grand jury about you? Washington Post ] * Ron Klain heads back to O’Melveny.
Above The Law
OCTOBER 17, 2022
* Yale Law responds to the attempt to cancel its students. Washington Examiner ]. Fewer folks are applying to be law students in 2023. Live in Nebraska and want to go to law school in order to help people? Harvard Law's student body is also getting involved in political activism. This is not entirely bad.
HowAppealing
MAY 16, 2022
“The Supreme Court at a Crossroads”: I (along with apparently many others) somehow missed out on my opportunity to view this program , moderated by Kannon Shanmugam and hosted by the Harvard Law School Association of Washington, DC , when it originally aired live on Zoom, and I cannot find any link for on-demand viewing now.
Above The Law
MARCH 18, 2024
The post Washington’s Supreme Court Green-Lights Three Ways To Skip The Bar Exam appeared first on Above the Law. Three cheers to razing the bar!
Above The Law
APRIL 18, 2024
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s. He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
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