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Yale Law Student Who Sent ‘Trap House’ Email Faces Removal As 2L Representative
Update: Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), Yale Law School’s Bullying, Coercive Diversity Leaders (Oct. 19, 2021) Yale Daily News, Racism, Conservatism And Free Speech At Yale Law School (Oct. 20, 2021) Eugene Volokh (UCLA), Lawyers, Law Students, Law School Administrators, And Language (Oct. 22, 2021) The Atlantic, A Worrisome Peek Inside Yale Law’s Diversity Bureaucracy (Oct. 23, 2021)…
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1L, Unsure If She’s ‘Cut Out’ For Law School, Starts Twitter Dialogue On Law Student Mental Health
Law.com, 'Play the Game YOUR Way': 1L, Unsure If She's 'Cut Out' for Law School, Starts Twitter Dialogue on Law Student Mental Health: First-year law student Amelia Eaton was unsure whether law school was for her. Just in the first few weeks, she’s enjoyed what she’s learning and found classes engaging, but she had doubts.…
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Yale Law School Triggers Me
Update: David Lat, Yale Law Student Who Sent 'Trap House' Email Faces Removal As 2L Rep (Oct. 18, 2021) Andrew Koppelman (Northwestern), Yale Law School’s Bullying, Coercive Diversity Leaders (Oct. 19, 2021) Yale Daily News, Racism, Conservatism And Free Speech At Yale Law School (Oct. 20, 2021) Eugene Volokh (UCLA), Lawyers, Law Students, Law School Administrators, And Language…
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Hubbard: A Call To Action On Rule Of Law In The United States
TaxProf Blog op-ed: A Call to Action on Rule of Law in the United States, by William C. Hubbard, Dean, South Carolina; Co-founder and Chair of the Board, The World Justice Project): We are living through a rule of law crisis, with authoritarianism on the rise in many countries around the world. Even those with…
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AccessLex Offers $5 Million In Free Bar Review Courses (20 Students At Each Law School)
Leading Nonprofit AccessLex Institute Launches New Bar Review With Donation of $5 Million in Free Courses: Leading legal education nonprofit AccessLex Institute is pleased to announce the launch of Helix Bar Review by AccessLex®, the only national nonprofit bar preparation program. Consistent with its history and mission of working to improve access for the next generation of lawyers…
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New Video Series: My Favorite Law Review Article
American University Law Review, My Favorite Law Review Article Video Series: In collaboration with Washington College of Law faculty and American University Law Review staff, we are proud to present a limited video series entitled “My Favorite Law Review Article.” Although oftentimes difficult to pinpoint, one’s “favorite” scholarly commentary or publication might be the one that made…
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UC-Irvine Suspends Medical School Professor After Federal Judge Rules He Must Comply With Vaccination Mandate Despite Natural Immunity From Prior Case Of COVID-19
Reuters, U.S. Judge Upholds COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement For Those With 'Natural Immunity': U.S. District Court Judge James Selna in Santa Ana, California, said the university system acted rationally to protect public health by mandating the vaccine and not exempting individuals with some level of immunity from an infection. … Selna's ruling denied a motion for…
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Friends Of Dan Markel Hold Toy Drive On October 9, What Would Have Been His 49th Birthday
WTXL, Friends of Dan Markel hold toy drive for Toys for Tots: On what would have been Dan Markel's 49th birthday, friends of Markel, Jeremy Cohen and Karen Cyphers held a special community give back in his name. Toys collected at Markel's favorite park, Winthrop park, Saturday will be given to Toys for Tots in…
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WSJ: Burned Out? Maybe You Should Care Less About Your Job
Following up on my previous post, Thoughts on Law Prof Work-Life Imbalance From Those Left Behind (by Patricia Sun, the widow of American University Washington College of Law Professor Andy Taslitz, who died at the age of 57): Wall Street Journal, Burned Out? Maybe You Should Care Less About Your Job: Boundaries gone, meetings multiplying, many…
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Break Into Tax: Friday The 15th
Tax day is coming soon. … For tax professionals, every day is a KILLER! Friday the 15th. … A 2-week nightmare of taxes. You don't even have until Monday! Break Into Tax thanks Nickolas Cole for help with the thumbnail image.
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Brooks: When Dictators Find God
New York Times op-ed: When Dictators Find God, by David Brooks: What is the 21st century going to be about? If you had asked me 20 years ago, on, say, Sept. 10, 2001, I would have had a clear answer: advancing liberalism. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of apartheid, Deng Xiaoping’s…
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Law Prof Sues After Union Rejected University’s Proposed Across-The-Board-5% Salary Cut During Covid In Favor Of ‘Progressive’ 12% Cut In His Salary
Liberty Justice Center, UMass Law Professor Sues to End Massachusetts Law Giving Unions 'Exclusive Representation: University of Massachusetts School of Law professor Richard Peltz-Steele filed a federal lawsuit against UMass Faculty Federation, the university president and state officials to defend his right to free speech and freedom of association. Peltz-Steele is a Chancellor Professor at…
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Michigan: A Dystopian Delta University
Chronicle of Higher Education: The Dystopian Delta University, by Silke-Maria Weineck (Michigan): Organ loss, cancer, pregnancy — at Michigan, in-person teaching exemptions are hard to come by. Joy is everywhere,” our chief health officer intones in an online Covid briefing. “I actually can see joy,” our president says. “So much excitement, so much energy, joy,” affirms the…
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Diversity At Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees
Bloomberg Businessweek, Diversity at Elite Law Firms Is So Bad Clients Are Docking Fees: Elite law firms in the U.S. and the U.K., long seen as fusty bastions of mostly White men, are being pushed by some of their biggest customers to change. Facebook, HP, and Novartis are part of a growing number of major…
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Montana Law School Dean, Associate Dean Resign Following Student Walkout Over Mishandling Of Sexual Misconduct Allegations; Provost Temporarily Takes Control
Daily Montanan, Paul Kirgis Steps Down as Dean of UM School of Law; Sally Weaver Also to Resign as Associate Dean: Paul Kirgis stepped down late Wednesday afternoon as dean of the Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana. “I have come to the conclusion that the School of Law and…
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Federal District Court Holds Hearing On Controversial Mural Today At Vermont Law School
Following up on my previous posts (links below): Valley News, Vermont Law School Mural Court Hearing to Take Place at the School: A hearing in the federal lawsuit an artist has filed against Vermont Law School is set to take place at the school this fall. In a recent filing, U.S. District Court set the hearing…
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I Hate Recording Class, But I’m Doing It From Now On
Amy Bruckman (Georgia Tech), I Hate Recording Class, But I’m Doing It From Now On: Have you ever sent this email? I’m sorry to hear that you’re not feeling well. We’ll mark you as present. Please get notes from a classmate. Hope you feel better soon! I must have sent it hundreds of times over…
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Syracuse To Pay $3.7 Million To Settle Female Professors’ Class Action Equal Pay Lawsuit
Syracuse.com, Syracuse University Agrees to Pay $3.7M to Settle Lawsuit From Female Faculty Members: Syracuse University agreed Friday to pay $3.7 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by five female faculty members who claimed the school’s pay and promotion policies discriminated against women. … The university said Friday it had raised the pay before…
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Former W&L Dean Brant Hellwig To Lead NYU Graduate Tax Program
NYU Law News, Brant Hellwig LLM ’00 to Lead Graduate Tax Program: Brant Hellwig LLM ’00 will join NYU Law on January 1, 2022 as professor of tax law and as the new faculty director of the Graduate Tax Program, Dean Trevor Morrison announced on October 1. Hellwig arrives at NYU Law after serving as dean and…
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Should Law Schools Fully Embrace The GRE? New Report Urges Caution.
Following up on last week's post, ABA Releases Consultant's Report On Use Of GRE In Law School Admissions, Establishes Verification Program For GRE Scores: Reuters, Should Law Schools Fully Embrace the GRE? New Report Urges Caution: The arm of the American Bar Association that accredits law schools shouldn’t put the Graduate Record Examination on equal…
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Spivey’s First Look At The Fall 2022 Admissions Cycle
Following up on yesterday's post, 9% Of The Way Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 11.5%, With Biggest Increase (21.6%) Among The 150-159 LSAT Band: Mike Spivey, First Look. 2021-2022 Application Cycle Volume as of October 1st: The increase in total applicants seems to be driven by those scoring in…
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Students At 20+ Law Schools Demand Cancellation Of Contracts With Lexis-Nexis And Westlaw In Immigration Protest
The Hill, Law Schools Pressured to Cut Ties With Research Firms Over ICE, CBP: Law students across the country are calling on their schools to sever ties with two major research firms over their work with immigration enforcement agencies. A set of protests demanding the termination of contracts with LexisNexis and Westlaw scheduled throughout the…
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31% Of July 2021 Online CA Bar Takers Had Tech Issues; February 2022 CA Bar To Be In-Person
State Bar of California, State Bar Concludes Investigation on July Bar Exam Technological Issues: The State Bar announced it has largely concluded data-gathering on the technological issues experienced by a limited number of examinees during the July California Bar Exam. The State Bar’s analysis concluded that the technology issues experienced nationwide and reported widely after…
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Judge Revokes Bankrupt Ex-Lawyer’s $220,000 Student Loan Discharge; Lender Chided His Decision To Work As Outdoor Adventure Guide
Following up on my previous post, Upending Bankruptcy ‘Myths,’ Judge Erases $220,000 Student Loan Debt: Forbes, He Got $221,000 Of Student Loan Forgiveness, But His Forgiveness Was Just Revoked: As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, Kevin Rosenberg, a Navy veteran, was granted $221,000 of student loan cancellation in a U.S. bankruptcy court. However,…
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9% Of The Way Through The Fall 2022 Law School Admissions Cycle: Applicants Are Up 11.5%, With Biggest Increase (21.6%) Among The 150-159 LSAT Band
We are now 9% of the way through Fall 2022 law school admissions season. The number of law school applicants reported by LSAC is up 11.5% compared to last year at this time. 158 of the 195 law schools are experiencing an increase in applications. Applications are up 50% or more at 42 law schools,…