Diploma Privilege and the Constitution
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by several professors in the SMU Law Review that explores the constitutional challenges of limiting diploma privilege to graduates of in-state schools. Authors include: Claudia Angelos (NYU Law), Mary Lu Bilek (CUNY Law), Carol Chomsky (University of Minnesota Law), Andrea Curcio (Georgia State Law),…
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Best Practices for Legal Education (By Jennifer S. Bard) — Professor Bard (University of Florida Law) analyzes the role law school grading practices play in harming diversity in the legal profession. She provides suggestions how law schools can become more inclusive and effective.
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TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the National Conference of Bar Examiners July 2020 bar exam map showing which states have changed their dates/formats due to the pandemic.
Read More about Thirty-one states are pushing forward with their July 2020 bar exams despite COVID-19ASLH cancels in-person 2020 Meeting
Legal History Blog (By Karen Tani) — The American Society for Legal History has announced the cancellation of their in-person annual meeting and will instead offer a virtual conference.
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ALT JD (By Cat Moon) — Caitlin Moon (Vanderbilt Law) shares her presentation from the virtual CALIcon2020
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Excess of Democracy) by Derek Muller) — Professor Muller (Pepperdine Law) shares his updated report on where recent law graduates landed as federal judicial clerks.
Read More about Federal Judicial Clerkship Report of Recent Law School Graduates, 2020 EditionThe virtue of checking documentation: you never know what you will find
The Faculty Lounge (By Steve Lubet) — Professor Lubet (Northwestern Law) utilizes the example of The Great Pretender by Susannah Cahalan to emphasize the importance of documentation to ensure rigorous scholarship.
Read More about The virtue of checking documentation: you never know what you will findBob Morse discusses the U.S. News law school rankings today at Texas A&M virtual conference
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares the questions he will ask Robert Morse, head of the U.S. News Law School Rankings, at Texas A&M Law’s virtual Conference for Associate Deans.
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Law School Academic Support (By Melissa Hale) — Professor Hale (Loyola Chicago Law) shares memorization tips for law school graduates preparing to take the bar exam.
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Law School Academic Support Blog — The author shares the call for papers from the AALS Section on Real Estate Transactions and the Section on Academic Support for their joint program as part of the 2021 AALS Annual Meeting.
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