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A ‘Preview’ Of The U.S. News Law School Rankings (2025)

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Prospective law students, current law students, and law school alumni are eagerly awaiting the release of the 2025 U.S. News Law School Rankings, which usually occurs sometime in March. News places a 10% weight on law school admissions in the overall ranking. 3 Washington Univ.

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“Yale Law School triggers me”

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“Yale Law School triggers me”: Columnist Kathleen Parker has this op-ed in today’s edition of The Washington Post.

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Law Schools Respond To The Executive Threatening To Cut Federal Funding Over DEI

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And while it’s nice to see schools take stands for diversity, being on the right side of history usually doesn’t pay the bills quite like falling in line. Law schools have already begun scrubbing mentions of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from their websites to stay in the federal funding running.

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Entirely Preventable Cheating Scandal Rocking Law School

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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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Which law schools are choosiest? Washington University is in top five, while Yale is mostly No. 1

ABA Journal

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…

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“At Yale Law School, a party invitation ignites a firestorm”

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“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.”

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Clarence Thomas Quits Law School Class, Depriving Students Of BOTH Sides Of The ‘Do Gay People Have Human Rights?’ Debate

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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?