How will the Trump Administration’s attack on the universities affect next year’s law teaching market?

April 17, 2025

Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) discusses how recent executive orders targeting universities could affect next year’s law teaching market. 

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Epstein: In solidarity with Northwestern Law’s clinical programs

April 17, 2025

Clinical Law Prof Blog (by Deborah Epstein) — Professor Epstein (Georgetown Law) writes to increase awareness of a current congressional probe into Northwestern Law clinics and calls for law professors to stand together to protect clinical legal education. 

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Universities Should Challenge Trump’s Speech-Based Deportations of Students in Court [Updated]

April 17, 2025

Reason (by Ilya Somin) –Professor Somin (George Mason Scalia Law) discusses why universities should challenge the deportation of students for protest activities in courts. 

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“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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