Heckling, counter-speech, and heckler’s vetoes (again)

March 14, 2022

PrawfsBlawg (by Howard Wasserman) — Professor Wasserman (Florida International University Law) uses a recent incident at UC Hastings Law, where guest speaker Ilya Shapiro was interrupted by protestors, to discuss counter speech and the responsibilities of hosting institutions in enforcing forum rules. 

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Getting Online Justice, from AALS’s Annual Meeting

March 7, 2022

CPR Speaks (by Ellen Waldman) — Professor Waldman (Thomas Jefferson Law) discusses lessons from the 2022 AALS Annual Meeting regarding virtual courtrooms and access to justice.

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South Texas and Vermont Are The 14th & 15th Law Schools To Offer Hybrid Online JDs

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares that South Texas Law Houston and Vermont Law are the latest schools to offer online hybrid JD programs.

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How To Juice Citations To Your Legal Scholarship

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an Ohio State Technology Law Journal article by Rob Willey and Melanie Knapp (George Mason Law) that analyzes law journal citations and details the qualities of the most cited articles.

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UDC Law Launches Conversations with Clinicians

March 7, 2022

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Lindsay Muir Harris) — Professor Harris (University of the District of Columbia Law) announces a virtual conversation series with clinicians across a variety of specialties.

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Vischer: Legal Education In An Age Of Polarization

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a St. Thomas Law Journal article by Robert K. Vischer (St. Thomas University Law) that explores how political polarization has affected legal education.

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From Pandemic To Pedagogy: Teaching The Technology Of Lawyering In Law Clinics

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Washington University Journal of Law & Policy by Sarah Boonin (Suffolk Law) and Luz E. Herrera (Texas A&M Law) that explores some of the innovative ways law clinics have used technology to facilitate remote learning during the pandemic.

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What do you need to find out now that you’ve gotten a tenure-track offer?

March 7, 2022

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) offers advice to law professor candidates who have been offered a tenure-track position.

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Dividing Law School Faculties Into Academic Departments: Dismantling The Gendered Doctrinal-Skills Hierarchy In Legal Education

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Larry Cunningham (Charleston Law) that offers solutions to gender disparity within law school faculties.

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Snitches Get Stitches: Ditching The Toleration Clause In Law School Honor Codes

March 7, 2022

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethicspaper by Meredith C. Manuel (Georgetown Law) that looks at how law school mandates that require peers to report honor code violations can negatively impact learning environments.

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