A serious blow for faculty speech in the 4th Circuit in the U.S.
Leiter Reports: A Philosophy Blog (by Brian Leiter) — Professor Leiter (University of Chicago Law) explains how a recent 4th Circuit Court decision could affect faculty members’ free speech.
Read More about A serious blow for faculty speech in the 4th Circuit in the U.S.Minn. L. Rev. Symposium: Leaving Langdell Behind: Reimagining Legal Education for a New Era
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a collection of articles from a recent Minnesota Law Review symposium themed around the future of legal education.
Read More about Minn. L. Rev. Symposium: Leaving Langdell Behind: Reimagining Legal Education for a New EraTeaching students how practitioners really think and act
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) offers advice on how law professors can help students understand the day-to-day activities of legal professionals.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Stanford Law Review article by Keerthana Nunna, W. Nicholson Price II (University of Michigan Law) and Jonathan Tietz. The article examines footnotes of legal articles in order to analyze the effect of hierarchy, race, and gender within legal scholarship.
Read More about Hierarchy, Race, And Gender In Legal Scholarly NetworksToussaint: The Purpose Of Legal Education
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a California Law Review article by Etienne C. Toussaint (University of South Carolina Law) that looks at the lawyering principles he believes should be incorporated into all aspects of legal education.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a list of reactions to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the consideration of race in college admissions.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares more reactions to the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the consideration of race in college admissions.
Read More about More Legal Education Reaction To The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action DecisionsStephen Miller Sends Letter To 200 Law School Deans: I’ll Sue If You Consider Race In Student Admissions, Faculty Hiring, Or Law Review Membership
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares several news stories detailing how law school deans received a letter from former presidential advisor Stephen Miller stating that he would sue any schools that use race as a factor in admissions.
Read More about Stephen Miller Sends Letter To 200 Law School Deans: I’ll Sue If You Consider Race In Student Admissions, Faculty Hiring, Or Law Review MembershipTo circumvent Supreme Court affirmative action ban, Harvard will shift to diversity statements
Brian Leiter’s Law School Reports (by Michael Simkovic) — Professor Simkovic (USC Gould Law) discusses how Harvard plans to implement diversity statements in applications in order to maintain diversity while complying with the US Supreme Court decision on the consideration of race in college admissions.
Read More about To circumvent Supreme Court affirmative action ban, Harvard will shift to diversity statementsAbility Diversity In The First-Year Law School Classroom
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a Journal of Legal Education article by Ryan H. Nelson (South Texas College of Law Houston) and Michael Ashley Stein (Harvard Law) reviewing the book Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom.
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