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What Is The Mission Of The Catholic Law School?, Richard Garnett Feb 2014

What Is The Mission Of The Catholic Law School?, Richard Garnett

Richard W Garnett

Article "What is the Mission of the Catholic Law School?" by Rick Garnett in the Irish Rover. The article is part of a talk given by Prof. Garnett.


Cat, Cause, And Kant, Richard Peltz-Steele Jun 2013

Cat, Cause, And Kant, Richard Peltz-Steele

Richard J. Peltz-Steele

These are precarious times in which to launch a new law school and a new law review. Yet here we are. The University of Massachusetts is now in its first year of operation with provisional ABA accreditation. This text is a foreword to the first general-interest issue of the University of Massachusetts Law Review. Now marks an appropriate time to take stock of what these institutions mean to accomplish in our unsettled legal world.


Developing Professional Identity Through Reflective Practice, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus Nov 2012

Developing Professional Identity Through Reflective Practice, Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

Suzanne Darrow Kleinhaus

No abstract provided.


Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post Aug 2011

Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post

Deborah W. Post

No abstract provided.


Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post Aug 2011

Cultivating Intelligence: Power, Law, And The Politics Of Teaching, Louise Harmon, Deborah Post

Louise Harmon

No abstract provided.


The Feminist Pervasion: How Gender-Based Scholarship Informs Law And Law Teaching, Deseriee Kennedy, Ann Bartow, F. Carolyn Graglia, Joan Hemingway Apr 2011

The Feminist Pervasion: How Gender-Based Scholarship Informs Law And Law Teaching, Deseriee Kennedy, Ann Bartow, F. Carolyn Graglia, Joan Hemingway

Deseriee A. Kennedy

This is an edited, annotated transcript of a conference panel discussion on feminism, sex, and gender in law, legal education, and legal scholarship. The transcript reflects widely divergent views of the place of feminism, sex, and gender in the law and legal scholarship. Moreover, the panelists differ as to the role feminism has played in the lives of women as law students and practicing attorneys. In the latter part of the transcript, the panelists' remarks focus in on hotly debated issues surrounding possible gender (or sex) and racial bias in LSAT testing and the innate abilities of women and men …


The Essential And Growing Role Of Legal Education In Achieving Sustainability, John Dernbach Jan 2011

The Essential And Growing Role Of Legal Education In Achieving Sustainability, John Dernbach

John C. Dernbach

This article suggests that law schools need to play a leading role in the national and global effort to achieve sustainability, including the effort to address climate change. The article first describes the various drivers for sustainability in law schools. Clients are increasingly demanding that their lawyers 'walk the talk,' as many businesses and corporations already are. The universities that provide an institutional home for most law schools are also adopting sustainability policies and practices that influence their law schools. Within the legal profession, the American Bar Association, as well as many state and local bar associations, have adopted a …