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Thomas M. Cooley Law School
51 published works
The Faculty Lounge
Dead, Dying and Zombie Law Schools
Happy Day After Halloween. In the ghoulish spirit of the season, here is a is a quick update on some of America's most troubled law schools: The Dying: Arizona Summit…
Legal Profession Blog
Cooley Grad Denied New York Admission
An anonymous applicant has been denied admission to the Bar by the New York Appellate Division for the Third Judicial DepartmentApplicant, who is 33 years old, was born in Michigan,…
The Faculty Lounge
ABA and Cooley Nearing Settlement?
Back in April, I incorrectly surmised that Cooley and the ABA had reached a settlement in their lawsuit. How else to explain the ABA's decision to find Cooley back in…
The Faculty Lounge
In Defense of Florida Coastal
I know what you are thinking. Is this some kind of a joke? But no, it isn’t. I am actually writing to say that Florida Coastal is being treated unfairly…
The Faculty Lounge
The Problem with Standard 501(b): Cooley Law School’s Challenge to the ABA and a Proposal for Reform
For some time, I have been arguing that many bottom-tier law schools have been violating Standard 501(b)’s mandate to admit only students who “appear capable of satisfactorily completing its program…
The Faculty Lounge
The 2017 Bottom 10 Law Schools in the Country
As I have noted in a recent column, 10 schools have been found out of compliance with ABA Standard 501 on Admissions, which requires that school admit only students who…
ContractsProf Blog
Desperate times for law schools
As widely reported elsewhere such as by David Frakt in The Faculty Lounge, law schools seem to be turning desperate to hide their student recruiting practices and ABA communications (see,…
The Faculty Lounge
Shocking News From Western Michigan: Cooley Law School’s President Doesn’t Want the ABA to Tighten Standards
In March, the ABA Section of Legal Education's Council approved for notice and comment revisions to the ABA Standards 316 and 501 related to stricter bar passage rate requirements, admissions…
The Faculty Lounge
Interesting Article at Inside Higher Ed “Lowering the Bar”
The article discusses lower admission standards at American law schools and the potential consequences thereof. I, Jerry Organ, Jay Conison, Barry Currier (managing director of accreditation and legal education at…
The Faculty Lounge
Parsing the Bloomberg Businessweek Article on Law School Admissions
Bloomberg Businessweek has an article out this week entitled “Getting Into Law School Is Easier Than It Used to Be, and That's Not Good”. The article draws heavily on a…