Some realism about withdrawing from USNews.com (UPDATED)

December 5, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) shares his thoughts on why the boycott of the US News rankings may not produce the desired result.

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The dollars and math behind Yale Law’s withdrawn from USN rankings (340)

December 5, 2022

Legal Evolution (by Bill Henderson) — Professor Henderson (Indiana University Maurer Law) analyzes Yale Law’s recent decision to withdraw from the US News rankings.

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Slaying the US News Law School Rankings Dragon

December 5, 2022

TeachPrivacy (by Daniel Solove) — Professor Solove (George Washington Law) opines on why several law schools have started to boycott the US News rankings.  

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Leiter Lateral Moves with Tenure 2012-2022 – Analysis

December 5, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Sarah Lawsky) — Professor Lawsky (Northwestern Law) shares data and graphs on lateral law professor hiring trends over the past decade.

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Mark Your Calendar – ASP Presentations January 2023 at AALS Conference

December 5, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares a programming schedule from the AALS Section on Academic Support for the 2023 AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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Series Blog No 3 – Learning by Doing

December 5, 2022

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Steven Foster) — Professor Foster (Oklahoma City University Law) shares an article by Jackie Rodgers (Southwestern Law) detailing how Southwestern Law boosted academic support programs to increase bar exam pass rates for graduates. 

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The WIP in Pictures

December 5, 2022

Indisputably (by Jen Reynolds) — Professor Reynolds (University of Oregon Law) shares photos from the 15thAnnual AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference.

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UC-Davis Dean Kevin Johnson Receives Inaugural AALS Michael Olivas Award

December 5, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the announcement that UC Davis Law dean Kevin Johnson is the inaugural recipient of the Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Mentoring in the Legal Academy presented by five AALS Sections.

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The Challenge of Writing a Constitutional Law Exam in a History-Centric Regime

December 5, 2022

Dorf on Law (by Michael C. Dorf) — Professor Dorf (Cornell Law) explains why writing constitutional law exams has become difficult following recent US Supreme Court decisions. 

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Trial Manual 7 for the Defense of Criminal Cases (2022) by Anthony G. Amsterdam and Randy Hertz

December 5, 2022

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Jeff Baker) — Professor Baker (Pepperdine Law) shares an announcement from Randy Hertz (NYU Law) that his book Trial Manual 7 for the Defense of Criminal Cases is now available for free online.

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