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As reported in the New York Times and elsewhere, Wisconsin's Governor Tony Evers has rejected Brendan Dassey's petition for commutation of his life sentence. My colleagues Laura Nirider and Steven ...

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The Northwestern University Law Review Online has published a symposium issue devoted to Anita Bernstein's book, The Common Law Inside the Female Body (Cambridge University Press 2019), including a response…

The Deans' Section of the AALS is hosting a panel, The Road to the Deanship: Reflections and Advice.  It's Sunday morning,  January 5, from 8:30 to 10:15, in  Maryland Suite…

A flock of schools host alumni and friends receptions at the AALS, but the Philly Law School Reception really stands out because...Philadelphia is the city that loves you back.  In…

This just in: Lincoln Memorial University seeks applications and nominations for the position of University Vice President and Dean of the Duncan School of Law, to commence July 2020. Located ...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recently gave an extensive interview to the BBC’s Razia Iqbal, of which a two-minute clip has already been posted. Predictably, the excerpt highlights Ginsburg’s controversial observations ...

Professor Debra Moss Vollweiler, who is currently serving as associate dean for academic affairs at Nova Southeastern Law, will be taking over as the law school's interim dean at the…

Mitch McConnell was very wrong to declare that he would cooperate closely with the White House in the impending impeachment trial, but not because the Senate is a “jury.” I ...

I am pleased to report that the exploitation of unqualified students by law schools is no longer the widespread practice that I have been bemoaning since 2014.  Is the era ...