Paul L. Caron
Dean
Pepperdine Caruso
School of Law
About This Blog
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The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education (2026)
The 25 Most Influential People in Legal Education (2026), based on a survey of law school deans
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Madison: Back to the blawgosphere
This first post from me is a brief self-introduction. My “regular” legal education posts will kick off soon enough. The bio block below provides the usual CV-style details. Here is some additional context: I started blogging back in 2004 and eventually published or co-published blogs about law and technology (madisonian.net (2005-2020) and IP and IT
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TaxProf Blog 2.0 Media Coverage
The TaxProf Blog, which provided news and scholarship on legal education and tax for more than 800,000 deans, professors, lawyers, and other visitors annually for more than 20 years, will have a second life on the website of the Association of American Law Schools. Over a dozen law school deans and professors will provide daily…
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Association of American Law Schools Welcomes TaxProf Blog to its News and Information Hub
Washington, DC (October 23, 2025) – The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) is pleased to announce that TaxProf Blog, a leading source for news, scholarship, and commentary on legal education and tax law for over twenty years, will now be hosted exclusively by AALS, furthering the association’s mission to advance excellence in legal education.
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TaxProf Blog 2.0
TaxProf Blog 2.0 has a new home at the Association of American Law Schools with new tax editors and legal education editors
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My Last TaxProf Blog Post
TaxProf Blog has been a labor of love these past 21 years. I have been puzzling over when would be the right time to stop. Typepad, the platform on which TaxProf Blog is hosted, made the decision for me when it announced on August 27th that it will discontinue all blogs effective September 30th. At…
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Subscribing To TaxProf Blog
We offer three ways to have TaxProf Blog content automatically delivered to your computer, tablet, or smart phone: Follow @SoCalTaxProf RSS Feeds: You can subscribe to one of three different feeds to receive TaxProf Blog posts via your RSS reader: All Posts will send you all blog posts Tax Posts will send you only tax-related blog posts Legal Education will send you
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Subscribing To TaxProf Blog
We offer three ways to have TaxProf Blog content automatically delivered to your computer, tablet, or smart phone: Follow @SoCalTaxProf RSS Feeds: You can subscribe to one of three different feeds to receive TaxProf Blog posts via your RSS reader: All Posts will send you all blog posts Tax Posts will send you only tax-related blog posts Legal Education will send you
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Support TaxProf Blog By Shopping On Amazon
TaxProf Blog participates in the amazon.com affiliate program. You can help support TaxProf Blog at no cost to you by making purchases through Amazon links on the blog and through the search box in the right column of the blog:
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Support TaxProf Blog By Shopping On Amazon
TaxProf Blog participates in the amazon.com affiliate program. You can help support TaxProf Blog at no cost to you by making purchases through Amazon links on the blog and through the search box in the right column of the blog:
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Steven Chung (Tax Attorney, Los Angeles), The Impact Of The One Big Beautiful Bill's Federal Student Loan Limits On Law Schools Business Insider, Law.com & Derek Muller (Notre Dame), More On The Impact Of The New Federal Student Loan Limits On Law School ABA Journal, Partner At 300+ Lawyer Firm Overcame Poor Fall
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Steven Chung (Tax Attorney, Los Angeles), The Impact Of The One Big Beautiful Bill's Federal Student Loan Limits On Law Schools Business Insider, Law.com & Derek Muller (Notre Dame), More On The Impact Of The New Federal Student Loan Limits On Law School ABA Journal, Partner At 300+ Lawyer Firm Overcame Poor Fall
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Joshua Kastenberg (New Mexico), Will Federal Judge Who Gave Award To Racist Paper As University Of Florida Adjunct Professor Need To Recuse Himself In Certain Future Cases? America First Legal, Terminated Tenured Law Prof Obtains ‘Full Reinstatement And Complete Vindication’ In Settlement With University NACUBO, Private College Tuition Discount Rate Hits All-Time High:
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Joshua Kastenberg (New Mexico), Will Federal Judge Who Gave Award To Racist Paper As University Of Florida Adjunct Professor Need To Recuse Himself In Certain Future Cases? America First Legal, Terminated Tenured Law Prof Obtains ‘Full Reinstatement And Complete Vindication’ In Settlement With University NACUBO, Private College Tuition Discount Rate Hits All-Time High:
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Subscribing To TaxProf Blog
We offer three ways to have TaxProf Blog content automatically delivered to your computer, tablet, or smart phone: Follow @SoCalTaxProf RSS Feeds: You can subscribe to one of three different feeds to receive TaxProf Blog posts via your RSS reader: All Posts will send you all blog posts Tax Posts will send you only tax-related blog posts Legal Education will send you
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Subscribing To TaxProf Blog
We offer three ways to have TaxProf Blog content automatically delivered to your computer, tablet, or smart phone: Follow @SoCalTaxProf RSS Feeds: You can subscribe to one of three different feeds to receive TaxProf Blog posts via your RSS reader: All Posts will send you all blog posts Tax Posts will send you only tax-related blog posts Legal Education will send you
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Support TaxProf Blog By Shopping On Amazon
TaxProf Blog participates in the amazon.com affiliate program. You can help support TaxProf Blog at no cost to you by making purchases through Amazon links on the blog and through the search box in the right column of the blog:
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Support TaxProf Blog By Shopping On Amazon
TaxProf Blog participates in the amazon.com affiliate program. You can help support TaxProf Blog at no cost to you by making purchases through Amazon links on the blog and through the search box in the right column of the blog:
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: New York Times, Turmoil At University Of Florida Law School After Adjunct Professor Federal Judge Gives Book Award To White Nationalist Antisemitic Student For His Racist Paper Merritt McAlister (Interim Dean, Florida), Response To New York Times Article Reuters, ABA Files Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Its Race-Based Law School Scholarship Program Derek
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: New York Times, Turmoil At University Of Florida Law School After Adjunct Professor Federal Judge Gives Book Award To White Nationalist Antisemitic Student For His Racist Paper Merritt McAlister (Interim Dean, Florida), Response To New York Times Article Reuters, ABA Files Motion To Dismiss Lawsuit Challenging Its Race-Based Law School Scholarship Program Derek
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Symposium, Texas And The Future Of Legal Education Barry Currier, Daniel Rodriguez (Northwestern) & Ilya Shapiro (Manhattan Institute), The ABA And Law School Accreditation NPR, Law Clerks Describe Toxic Work Culture In Some Federal Judges’ Chambers Washington Free Beacon, Harvard Law Review Rejects 85% Of Submissions Using Race-Conscious Rubric, Including Article By Asian-American
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Symposium, Texas And The Future Of Legal Education Barry Currier, Daniel Rodriguez (Northwestern) & Ilya Shapiro (Manhattan Institute), The ABA And Law School Accreditation NPR, Law Clerks Describe Toxic Work Culture In Some Federal Judges’ Chambers Washington Free Beacon, Harvard Law Review Rejects 85% Of Submissions Using Race-Conscious Rubric, Including Article By Asian-American
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Chronicle of Higher Education, UC-Berkeley Faculty Ask: Do Trump And His Allies Have A Point About Higher Education? Washington Free Beacon, Harvard Law Review Retaliates Against Former Editor Working In Trump Administration Who Alleged Pervasive Pattern Of Racial Discrimination Wall Street Journal, Jeopardy! Champion Skips LSAT For Dream Job For Young Men: Stay-At-Home-Son
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This Week’s Ten Most Popular TaxProf Blog Posts
Legal Education: Chronicle of Higher Education, UC-Berkeley Faculty Ask: Do Trump And His Allies Have A Point About Higher Education? Washington Free Beacon, Harvard Law Review Retaliates Against Former Editor Working In Trump Administration Who Alleged Pervasive Pattern Of Racial Discrimination Wall Street Journal, Jeopardy! Champion Skips LSAT For Dream Job For Young Men: Stay-At-Home-Son