Harvard Had No Choice 

April 23, 2025

Dorf on Law (by Michael C. Dorf) — Professor Dorf (Cornell Law) discusses how Harvard University’s refusal to comply with a list of demands from the federal government should be used as an example to other universities on how to stand up against government threats.  

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Law firm pro bono deals and the second Trump administration

April 23, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) discusses recent law firm agreements to provide pro bono services for certain causes in order to avoid federal scrutiny. Muller argues that the reported value of these services is low when compared to the total value of their existing pro bono programs.

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The Roles We Play

April 23, 2025

Indisputably (by Art Hinshaw) — Professor Hinshaw (Arizona State University Law) shares a message from Alyson Carrel (Northwestern Law) that outlines recent government scrutiny of Northwestern Law clinics. She goes on to discuss how dispute resolution courses are important to help students learn how to understand others and negotiate in difficult situations.   

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Tenure-Track Faculty Raises Continue To Lag All Other Higher Ed Workers; Inflation-Adjusted Salaries Are 10% Lower Than In 2017

April 23, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a College and University Professional Association for Human Resources report that shows that tenure-track faculty raises have not kept up with other higher education workers and that salaries in general have trended down.

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A Course on “The Legal Profession”

April 23, 2025

PrawfsBlawg (by Rick Garnett) — Professor Garnett (Notre Dame Law) recalls a course he took in law school on the legal profession and asks for advice from other professors on developing a similar course for his students.  

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Washington University Symposium: New Developments In Clinical Education, Dispute Resolution, And Professional Identity

April 23, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of articles from a recent Washington University in St. Louis Law symposium focused on developments in clinical education, dispute resolution, and professional identity.   

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Boston University Law Review: Diversity & Inclusion Book

April 23, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Boston University Law Review book with articles themed around diversity and inclusion. 

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Elite schools got what they wanted–a more transparent, volatile rankings system that disadvantages them

April 21, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) discusses changes to the US News law school rankings after many law schools boycotted them in 2022.  

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Benchmarking law school rankings against expectations, performance, and rankings tactics

April 21, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) shares how the recently released US News law school rankings have changed from previous years and analyzes how a school’s performance relates to their rankings.  

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USNWR releases three new employment categories for law schools, something of a mixed bag

April 17, 2025

Excess of Democracy (by Derek T. Muller) — Professor Muller (Notre Dame Law) discusses the US News law school rankings new employment categories to track employment outcomes in both large law firms and public service. 

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