Which law schools have the best and worst debt-to-income ratios among recent law school graduates? 2023 update
Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) shares data on the debt-to-income ratios for new law graduates by school.
Read More about Which law schools have the best and worst debt-to-income ratios among recent law school graduates? 2023 updatePolitical Polarization, Legal Education, and a Few Modest but Serious Proposals
Dorf on Law (by Eric Segall) — Professor Segall (Georgia State University Law) discusses how political polarization has affected legal education and how schools can combat the effects of polarization for students.
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Legal History Blog (by Karen Tani) — Professor Tani (Penn Carey Law) shares a newly published book on the life of former law dean Guido Calabresi.
Read More about Legal Historians’ Reflections on “Outside In: The Oral History of Guido Calabresi” – IntroductionDividing Law School Faculties Into Academic Departments: A Potential Solution To The Gendered Doctrinal/Skills Hierarchy In Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Villanova Law Review by Larry Cunningham (Charleston Law) that explores how to dismantle inequitable hierarchies among law school faculties.
Read More about Dividing Law School Faculties Into Academic Departments: A Potential Solution To The Gendered Doctrinal/Skills Hierarchy In Legal EducationPurdue has been running “Concord Law School” online in Indiana since 2017, and wants to avoid ABA oversight
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares concerns over the online Concord Law School bar passage rates and the possibility of a proposed rule change that would allow graduates to sit for the Indiana Bar Exam.
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Patently-O (by Dennis Crouch) — Professor Crouch (University of Missouri Law) discusses the copyright issues surrounding art and other materials created by generative artificial intelligence.
Read More about Generative AI and CopyrightAn Empirical Analysis Of Racial Bias In The UBE: A Law School’s First-Time Bar Pass Rate Decreases As Its Percentage Of Students Of Color Increases
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Pace Law Review article by Scott DeVito (Jacksonville Law), Erin Lain (Drake Law), and Kelsey Hample (Furman University). The article provides an analysis of the correlation between bar passage and race and ethnicity.
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ImmigrationProf Blog (by Kevin Johnson) — Dean Johnson (UC Davis Law) shares details on the free virtual AALS Conference on Defending Democracy on May 4. Organized by AALS President Mark Alexander (Dean, Villanova Law), the conference will include three panels on: 1) the State of the Union three years after the January 6 insurrection; 2) the…
Read More about AALS Conference on Defending DemocracySome law schools fundamentally misunderstand the USNWR formula, in part because of USNWR’s opaque methodology
Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (University of Iowa Law) looks at the methodology used for the US News law school rankings as well as the issues and misunderstandings that have led to the indefinite delay of their release.
Read More about Some law schools fundamentally misunderstand the USNWR formula, in part because of USNWR’s opaque methodologyBreaking History: An SCHS Interview Series
Legal History Blog (by Daniel Ernst) — Professor Ernst (Georgetown Law) shares the announcement of a new video interview series from the Supreme Court Historical Society featuring scholars discussing research on the history of the US Supreme Court.
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