The U.S. News and World Report college rankings are losing law schools as schools protest the ranking’s integrity. The rankings are plagued by a major scandal, which came about when a Columbia University professor alleged…
Topic: law schools
Pandemic leads to spike in law and medical school applications
With so much economic uncertainty surrounding the national economy, the job market, and the workforce these days, enrollment in law schools and medical schools has seen an uptick during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the…
Law School Needs More Political Ideological Balance
Law schools have fewer conservatives and libertarians among their faculty than the U.S. Supreme Court, writes Jonathan Adler.
Flier that said “All Lives Matter” Touches Off Firestorm at American University
Wow. A community forum, faculty professors denouncing it, the law school dean emailing a statement about it…that’s a lot of attention given to a flier. Photo by ehpien
George Mason University to Rename Law School after Antonin Scalia
A good move by the university, which is based in Fairfax, Virginia, after receiving significant donations. Photo by Cknight70
Stinging Indictment of America’s Law Professors
Perhaps law professors should confine themselves to explaining the law to their students and showing how it works based upon the best evidence available. “The American legal professoriate has tirelessly pursued an expose’ of American…
Professor Claims Left-Wing Law Group uses Taxpayer Dollars for Left-Wing Causes
In light of Planned Parenthood and other controversies, where taxpayer funds are being used for nefarious ends, this story of a left-wing law group using taxpayer funds for political purposes could be another shoe to…
Canadian University Law School Finally Gets Accredited after Spat over Christian Beliefs
Via the College Fix: Even Canadian judges have limits when it comes to progressive attempts to punish religious belief. Six provinces have now agreed to recognized graduates of Trinity Western University’s law school, according to the…
Political Discrimination against Conservatives at Iowa Law School
Think politics does not play a part in hiring decisions at universities? Think again. Teresa Wagner, a conservative lawyer, has been in the center of a years-long legal battle with the University of Iowa’s Law…