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Aba Approval Of Law Schools: Standards, Procedures, And The Future Of Legal Education, Michigan Law Review
Aba Approval Of Law Schools: Standards, Procedures, And The Future Of Legal Education, Michigan Law Review
Michigan Law Review
Graduation from an accredited law school is a requirement for admission to the bar in most states. Although rule-making power with regard to bar admission lies in the state supreme courts, the courts give great deference to the American Bar Association (ABA) as an accreditor of law schools. Admission requirements frequently prescribe unconditionally that an applicant must be a graduate of a law school that has been approved by the ABA. Other states require either graduation from an ABA-approved law school or some specified alternative. The few remaining states require unconditionally or as an alternative that an applicant for the …
Um Notes
Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)
Alfred F. Conrad is Butzel Professor; Words in memory of Paul G. Kauper; Rosberg amd Waggoner join law faculty; Rhonda R. Rivera is named Assistant Dean; Philosopher Rawls is a visiting professor; Professor Blasi host award-winning show; Professor Kamisar praises Michigan Supreme Court; Harris, Siegal, and Wellman take new positions; Student group urges open agency files; Clerkships accepted by 24 law grads; Recent events.
The Myth Of Sisyphus: Legal Services Efforts On Behalf Of The Poor, Lawrence E. Rothstein
The Myth Of Sisyphus: Legal Services Efforts On Behalf Of The Poor, Lawrence E. Rothstein
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In Greek mythology there is a story about the tyrant, Sisyphus, who is condemned to suffer everlasting anguish. Eternally, he rolls a huge rock up the steep side of a mountain only to have it roll down again just as he reaches the top. Such is the plight in which the poor person finds himself when confronting the legal system. If the poor individual is able to overcome the massive obstacles placed between him and full, fair litigation of his case, he finds that the rules to be applied to the case are stacked against him. This situation is not …