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The Sunday New York Times carried an interesting article on the political diversity of law school faculties (If the Law Is an Ass, the Law Professor Is a Donkey): The study [by John McGinnis (Northwestern)], to be published this fall in The Georgetown Law Journal, analyzes 11 years of records reflecting federal campaign contributions by…

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Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to our tax colleagues in New Orleans.  Susan Krinsky, Associate Dean at Tulane, has raised the possibility that the entire Fall 2005 semester may be lost:  I believe that Tulane will announce a plan for making up the lost time within the next week. This may involve…

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The University of Cincinnati College of Law invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the Center for Corporate Law beginning August 2006. The Center for Corporate Law is an endowed institute within the College devoted to research, teaching, and education in the fields of corporate law, securities law, and related areas. Cincinnati…

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Following up on Friday’s post pointing out that more U.S. Presidents dropped out of law school (6) than graduated (5):  Milbarge at Begging the Question correctly points out that a number of presidents (e,g, Lincoln, J.Q. Adams) became lawyers before the advent of the modern American law school.

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According to this site, more U.S. Presidents dropped out of law school (6) than graduated (5): Presidents who dropped out of law school: Lyndon Johnson (Georgetown) William McKinley (Albany) Franklin Roosevelt (Columbia) Theodore Roosevelt (Columbia) Harry Truman (Missouri-Kansas City) Woodrow Wilson (Virginia) Presidents who graduated from law school: Bill Clinton (Yale) Gerald Ford (Yale) Rutherford…

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