Commentary On The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings

April 15, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of articles that provide commentary on the 2024-25 US News law school rankings.  

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Proposed Revision to Section 314(b) of ABA Accreditation Rules

April 8, 2024

PrawfsBlawg (by Gerard Magliocca) — Professor Magliocca (Indiana University McKinney Law) shares a comment he submitted to the ABA regarding a recent proposal that would require first-year law students to participate in a formative assessment.  

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Perkins Presents The Exigent AI Mandate For All Law Faculty Today At Florida

April 8, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Rachelle Holmes Perkins (George Mason Law) that argues all law professors should work to understand the applications and dangers of artificial intelligence. 

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Was Constitutional Law Teaching Ever Not in Crisis?

April 8, 2024

Dorf on Law (by Patrick J. Sobkowski) — Professor Sobkowski (Marquette Law) argues that concerns about the US Supreme Court have existed throughout the history of teaching constitutional law. 

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DCP Offers Simulation to Prepare Campus Leaders for Challenges

April 8, 2024

Indisputably (by Sarah Cole) — Professor Cole (Ohio State Law) shares news that the Divided Community Project has released a round table simulation to help college leaders prepare for campus conflicts. 

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Call For Legal Ed Tech Papers: 2025 AALS Annual Meeting

April 2, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a call for papers for 2025 AALS Annual Meeting sessions organized by the Section on Technology, Law, and Legal Education.  

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Call for Submissions – Best Scholarly Award from the AALS ADR Section

April 2, 2024

Indisputably (by Art Hinshaw) — Professor Hinshaw (Arizona State University Law) shares a call for submissions from the AALS Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution for the best scholarly article to be awarded at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting. 

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The Joys of Being a Law School Professor

April 2, 2024

Jerry’s Blog (by Jerome A. Cohen) — Professor Cohen (NYU Law) reflects on an AALS Section on East Asian Law & Society award being named after him and the joys of being a law professor. 

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Incorporating Real-World Legal Practice Into Law School Curricula

April 2, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by John Lande (University of Missouri Law) that explains how law professors can incorporate real-world practice into their curricula. 

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Affirmative Action And Racial Diversity In U.S. Law Schools, 1980-2021

April 2, 2024

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Northwestern Public Law Research article by Richard R. W. Brooks (NYU Law, Yale Law), Kyle Rozema (Northwestern Law), and Sarath Sanga (Yale Law) that examines how state affirmative action bans have affected racial diversity at law schools.  

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