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Why Law (School) Matters, Jesse Rutledge, Paul Marcus Sep 2019

Why Law (School) Matters, Jesse Rutledge, Paul Marcus

Paul Marcus

Who are tomorrow’s lawyers? Professor Marcus talks about the declining number of applicants for law school, but the increasing quality of students.


The Jeffersonian Vision Of Legal Education, Davison M. Douglas Sep 2019

The Jeffersonian Vision Of Legal Education, Davison M. Douglas

Davison M. Douglas

No abstract provided.


Church-Related Law Schools: Academic Values And Deference To Religion, Sanford Kadish Dec 2015

Church-Related Law Schools: Academic Values And Deference To Religion, Sanford Kadish

Sanford Kadish

Issues in the question of the Association of American Law Schools' acceptance or exclusion of church-related law schools that discriminate on the basis of religion are discussed. Basic principles of academic freedom, other forms of discrimination, and privacy are included, and this kind of religious discrimination is found to be unlike other discrimination issues. (MSE)


Meeting The Experiential Challenge: A Fee-Generating Law Clinic (With Gary S. Laser), Harold Krent Jul 2015

Meeting The Experiential Challenge: A Fee-Generating Law Clinic (With Gary S. Laser), Harold Krent

Harold J. Krent

No abstract provided.


The Market For Legal Education And Freedom Of Association: Why The "Solomon Amendment" Is Constitutional And Law Schools Are Not Expressive Associations, Andrew P. Morriss Jul 2015

The Market For Legal Education And Freedom Of Association: Why The "Solomon Amendment" Is Constitutional And Law Schools Are Not Expressive Associations, Andrew P. Morriss

Andrew P. Morriss

This term the Supreme Court will confront the constitutionality of the Solomon Amendment, which mandates equal access for military recruiters at universities that accept federal funding. The Third Circuit previously held the statute unconstitutional. This Article argues that the Court should reverse and uphold the statute because the lower court failed to consider the cartelized nature of legal education and so assumed that law schools are "expressive associations" entitled to assert First Amendment claims; the court also failed to give proper deference to Congress's exercise of its Article I power to raise and support armies and over-valued law faculties' interest …


Where Do The New Scholars Learn New Scholarship, Franklin E. Zimring May 2015

Where Do The New Scholars Learn New Scholarship, Franklin E. Zimring

Franklin E. Zimring

As a means of improving the quality of instruction in legal research, it is suggested that would-be teachers (1) undertake a residency of 2 or 3 years to work with a specialist in empirical research, or (2) more practically, be provided released time to gain research skills. (MSE)


More Dialogue Over Law School Cost And Curriculum, Mark Mckenna, Geoffrey Bennett Nov 2013

More Dialogue Over Law School Cost And Curriculum, Mark Mckenna, Geoffrey Bennett

Mark P. McKenna

Mark McKenna and Geoffrey Bennett were quoted in The Indiana Lawyer article More dialogue over law school cost and curriculum about Retired Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Randall Shepard’s Clynes Chair Lecture by Marilyn Odendahl. “So you’re trying to take students who have learned a subject matter and then put them in a practice environment where they have to make use of that. Both reinforce what they learned in the classroom, but then it also helps them understand the context that you can’t necessarily get from the pages of a book,” McKenna said. “If (states adequately funded their schools), that …


Professional Preparedness: A Comparative Study Of Law Graduates' Perceived Readiness For Professional Ethics Issues, James E. Moliterno Jan 2013

Professional Preparedness: A Comparative Study Of Law Graduates' Perceived Readiness For Professional Ethics Issues, James E. Moliterno

James E. Moliterno

No abstract provided.


Ethical Challenges To Legal Education And Conduct, James E. Moliterno Jan 2013

Ethical Challenges To Legal Education And Conduct, James E. Moliterno

James E. Moliterno

No abstract provided.


The Joe Isuzu Dean Search: A Guide To The Interpretation Of Announcement Letters, Paul A. Lebel, James E. Moliterno Jan 2013

The Joe Isuzu Dean Search: A Guide To The Interpretation Of Announcement Letters, Paul A. Lebel, James E. Moliterno

James E. Moliterno

No abstract provided.


The Cult Of Hostile Gender Climate: A Male Voice Preaches Diversity To The Choir, Dan Subotnik May 2012

The Cult Of Hostile Gender Climate: A Male Voice Preaches Diversity To The Choir, Dan Subotnik

Dan Subotnik

No abstract provided.


Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Ronald W. Staudt), Harold J. Krent Jan 2004

Leadership Opportunities Hiding In Plain View (With Ronald W. Staudt), Harold J. Krent

Harold J. Krent

No abstract provided.