“I Used to Go With the Wrench”

April 17, 2025

PrawfsBlawg (by Paul Horwitz) — Professor Horwitz (University of Alabama Law) discusses his thoughts on recent joint letters published by law professors against federal actions and states that any action protecting the rule of law is important. 

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Why I Signed the Harvard Law Professors Letter

April 17, 2025

Balkinization (by Mark Tushnet) — Professor Tushnet (Harvard Law) discusses why he signed a letter from Harvard Law faculty stating that the current federal government is threatening the rule of law. 

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Eight Legal Experts on Trump’s Assault on Higher Education

April 17, 2025

(LPE Project) — Higher education experts discuss recent actions taken by the federal government against higher education institutions.  

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How You Can Survive Grading Season (with a Little Help from Your Friend, RPS Coach)

April 17, 2025

Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) discusses how professors can use the artificial intelligence tool RPS coach to help grade exams. 

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2025 Multistate Bar Exam Scores Fall To All-Time Low

April 17, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares news that the February multistate bar exam pass rate has fallen to an all-time low.  

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The Last Semester to Bar Study Transition: What You Need to Know

April 17, 2025

Law School Academic Support Blog (by Erica Sylvia) — Professor Sylvia (UMass Law) offers advice on transitioning from law school to studying for the bar exam.  

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Preparing Students for the Artificial Intelligence Era: The Crucial Role of Critical Thinking Skills by Samantha A. Moppett

April 17, 2025

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Mitchell Hamline Law Review article by Samantha A. Moppett (Suffolk Law) on how to prepare students for the use of artificial intelligence in the legal profession. 

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A New Issue for Legal Education: Scholarly Integrity

April 17, 2025

Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Fordham Law Review article by Miriam H. Baer (Brooklyn Law) discussing how law professors can maintain scholarly integrity as innovations like artificial intelligence make it easier to cheat on assignments.  

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LLMs Provide Unstable Answers To Legal Questions

April 17, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Andrew Blair-Stanek (University of Maryland Law) and Benjamin Van Durme (Johns Hopkins University) that analyzes how language learning models are unable to create consistent answers to legal questions. 

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AI-Powered Lawyering: AI Reasoning Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, And The Future of Legal Practice

April 17, 2025

TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by multiple authors examining two new artificial intelligence innovations that could be used by lawyers. 

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