Gaslighting: ” someone (a “gaslighter”) who persistently puts forth a false narrative which leads another person (or a group of people) to doubt their own perceptions to the extent that they become disoriented and distressed. This dynamic is generally only…
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FIU Is Number 1 Again
For the seventh year in a row, Florida International University has attained the highest bar pass rate for first-time takers on the Florida July bar exam. Miami Herald, Want to Attend Law School in Florida? These Have the Highest Bar…
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Law School Rankings and The Impossibility of Anti-Racism: A Short Critique
I have now had a chance to carefully read Law School Rankings and The Impossibility of Anti-Racism by Rory D. Bahadur. No matter how much I dislike the U.S. News law rankings and like to see them debunked, I find…
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Synthesizing Rules
One of the most important skills that law students need to learn in is how to synthesize rules from cases. Yet, studies have shown that second- and third-year law students are not good at synthesizing rules. I have heard two…
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Are the U.S. News Law School Rankings Racist?
This professor thinks so. Rory D. Bahdur, Law School Rankings and The Impossibility of Anti-Racism. Abstract “The U.S. News and World Report Law School Rankings invoke ideas about excellence and high achievement in the legal academy, but under the surface,…
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Summary of actions of the section’s Council at its public meeting Aug. 20, 2021
Summary of actions of the section’s Council at its public meeting Aug. 20, 2021. Excerpt: The Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar met both virtually and in-person in Chicago on Aug. 20 to…
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National Review: The American Bar Association Attacks Academic Freedom
The American Bar Association Attacks Academic Freedom. “The Standards Committee of the American Bar Association has recommended, as a condition of accreditation for American law schools, “requiring law schools to provide education on bias, crosscultural competency, and racism.” It suggests…
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ABA Council Approves Addition of Bias, Cross-Cultural Competency and Racism Training Requirement to Law School Accreditation Standards
From the ABA Journal: “The council on Friday did approve other proposed standards revisions, which are expected to go to the ABA House of Delegates for approval at the midyear meeting in February. They include: . . . “Adding a…
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American Bar Association Poised To Mandate Diversity Training, Affirmative Action at Law Schools
Washington Free Beacon, American Bar Association Poised To Mandate Diversity Training, Affirmative Action at Law Schools. Legal scholars say mandates could force law schools to violate federal law. Excerpts: “The American Bar Association is poised to mandate diversity training and…
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Brian Leiter on Standards Committee Report
Standards Committee ignores critics, and does what it wants What an embarrassment. (Criticisms of the proposed changes available here including from all the Sterling Professors at Yale Law School, as well as David Bernstein [George Mason], Eric Biber [Berkeley], Thomas…
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