Legal Education:  Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Overall Ranking Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Reading The U.S. News Law School Rankings Tea Leaves Law.com, 2024 Law School Rankings By Graduates In BigLaw Jobs Memphis Commercial Appeal, Provost Says Former…

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Legal Education:  Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Student Outcomes Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Ultimate Bar Passage Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Employment Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School…

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Legal Education:  New York Sun, Donna Adelson Feuded With Murder Victim Dan Markel Over Kosher Meals For Her Grandchildren  Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median LSAT Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of The 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings: Median UGPA Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Preview Of…

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Legal Education:  Chronicle of Higher Education, Former Penn President Shatters Record For Highest-Paid College President: $22,866,127  Philadelphia Inquirer, Amy Wax Appeals Sanctions Imposed By Penn Faculty Senate (1-Year Suspension At 50% Pay, Loss Of Chair)  Inside Higher Ed, Colorado Settles Discrimination And Retaliation Lawsuit By Paying Senior Tenured Law Prof $60,000 Plus $100,000 Attorney’s Fees …

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Legal Education:  Mike Spivey, U.S. News Likely Will Change Methodology In Forthcoming Law School Rankings Yascha Mounk (Wall Street Journal), You Don’t Have To Be A Jerk To Succeed In Law And Life Reuters, White Student's Discrimination Case Against Howard Law School Survives Rod Smolla (President, Vermont), Vermont Law Professor Dies After Suffering Medical Event…

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Legal Education:  Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), Fellowships For Aspiring Law Professors (2024-25 Edition) ABA Journal, ABA Gives Final Approval To Law School Free Speech Accreditation Standard  ABA Journal, ABA Approves Several Accreditation Standards Changes  Columbia Spectator & Washington Free Beacon, Columbia Law Student Senate Denies Approval Of Students Against Antisemitism Group; Yale Law Students Protest…

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Legal Education:  America First Legal, Terminated Tenured Law Professor Sues University, Claims He Was Fired For Opposing DEI  Washington Post, SCOTUS Law Clerk Signing Bonuses Hit $500,000  Law.com, Lawyer Employment Outlook Looks Good, But Bar Passage Rates Decline  Press Release, 12 Finalists In Bloomberg's Law School Innovation Awards  Inside Edition, Law Professor Surprises Entire Class…

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Legal Education:  David Lat (Bloomberg Law), Pro Bono Supreme Court Amicus Briefs Provide Additional Evidence That BigLaw Skews Liberal  Alan Rozenshtein (Minnesota), Wisconsin Law School's Mandatory DEI Trainings And Academic Freedom  Law.com, Should US Law Firms Offer 20% Less Pay for 20% Less Work?  Tallahassee Democrat, Tonight's NBC 'Dateline' Episode Promises New Details On Dan…

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Legal Education:  Toronto Star, Law School Founded On DEI Pillar Is Now 'Riven With Betrayal And Fear' Over October 7th And Israel-Hamas War  NALP, For The First Time, A Majority Of Law Firm Associates Are Women  Boise Dev, Three LGBTQ Students File Discrimination Lawsuit Against Idaho Law School  Harvard Law Review, Alienation In Law School …

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Legal Education:  National Jurist, The 20 Most Influential People In Legal Education  Michael Simkovic (USC), Lessons From The Resignations Of Penn And Harvard Presidents Liz Magill And Claudine Gay New York Sun, Charlie Adelson To Appeal Conviction In Dan Markel's Murder; Tensions Are High Between Donna And Wendi  Reuters, Stanford Law School Appoints Its Third…

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Legal Education: Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Projected Declines Of NYU & Cornell In 2024-25 U.S. News Law School Rankings Highlight Impact Of New Methodology's Shift From Quality To Quantity  Ilya Shapiro (Manhattan Institute), Learning From My Lived Experience With Academic Intolerance Derek Muller (Notre Dame), Hard Questions About Experiential Learning, Legal Education, And The ABA…

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Legal Education: California Bar, 2023 Bar Exam Results For California Law Schools California Bar, 2023 Bar Exam Results For Out-Of-State Law Schools Law.com, After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Victory, Edward Blum Is Suing Law Firms Over Their Diversity Programs Raymond Brescia (Albany), Teaching To The Tech: Law Schools And The Duty Of Technology Competence  Swethaa Ballakrishnen (UC-Irvine), Rethinking…

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Legal Education: New York Sun, ‘I’m Not Responsible For Charlie’s Situation:’ Wendi Coldly Dismisses Frantic Donna After Charlie's Conviction In Dan Markel's Murder Mike Spivey, Projected 2024-25 U.S. News Rankings Of All 196 Law Schools Ben Sasse (President, University of Florida), Tobacco Company CEOs, Ivy League Presidents, And Race WTGC, Will Wendi Adelson Get Tried…

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Legal Education: Miami Herald, Donna Adelson's Dark Fall: From Matriarch Of 'Five-Star Family' To Murder-For-Hire Tallahassee Democrat, Dan Markel Murder Update: Charlie Adelson Gets Life Sentence But Maintains His Innocence; Donna Adelson Pleads Not Guilty And Is Admonished By Judge New York Sun, Donna Adelson's Attorney In Dan Markel Murder Case Seeks Her Release Due…

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Legal Education: Paul Caron (Dean, Pepperdine), BigLaw Associate Compensation Soars To $240k for 1st Years, $550k For 8th Years Law360, Foley & Lardner Is Third Law Firm To Rescind Offer To Incoming Associate Due To Anti-Israel Comments Tallahassee Democrat, The Case For And Against Keeping Donna Adelson In Jail Before Her Trial In Dan Markel's Murder…

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