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DOJ suspends minimum work experience requirements for hiring attorneys after staff purges

Lawyers fresh out of law school can begin working for the DOJ so long as they are a U.S. citizen and have passed the bar exam

The Independent UK

Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House and decided he was 'gonna invent a career'—he founded Reddit

Reddit, now worth more than $40 billion, would have never happened without Alexis Ohanian ditching law school in favor of entrepreneurship.

Fortune

Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading law school to ‘destruction’ to leave University of Melbourne

Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker and university have agreed he will leave his job to pursue other opportunities, email to staff says

The Guardian - AU

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Law school admissions expert sees ‘dangerous one-two punch’ as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and JD lifeboat

ChatGPT can pass the bar, but just as in 2008 and during the pandemic, law schools are overwhelmed with applicants.

Fortune

"The Waning of Racial Preferences at American Law Schools, 2021-2025," by My UCLA Colleague Rick Sander

From this new draft, cowritten by Prof. Sander and Henry Kim: In June 2023, the Supreme Court broadly held that… The post "The Waning of Racial Preferences at American Law Schools, 2021-2025," by My UCLA Colleague Rick Sander appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Texas Severs Ties With Aba in Historic Snub to Legal Establishment

Texas Supreme Court ends American Bar Association's role in law school accreditation, becoming the first state to take legal education oversight into its own hands.

International Business Times UK

Professor who claimed ‘Blak’ activists were leading University of Melbourne law school to ‘destruction’ settles discrimination case

Exclusive: Dr Eric Descheemaeker sued the university over his attempted sacking after an email he sent was leaked and posted around campus

The Guardian - AU

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George Mason University Scalia Law School Dean Search

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Federal Trade Commission Staff Endorses Proposal to End American Bar Association Monopoly on Law School Accreditation

FTC staff support the proposal by the Texas Supreme Court to allow for alternative means of accreditation.

Reason

Court Orders Reinstatement of Law Student Expelled for Writing "[W]hatever Harvard Professor Noel Ignatiev Meant by … '[A]bolish the White Race by Any Means Necessary' … Must Be Done with Jews"

An excerpt from today's long opinion by Chief Judge Allen Winsor (N.D. Fla.) in Damsky v. Summerlin, which I think… The post Court Orders Reinstatement of Law Student Expelled for Writing "[W]hatever Harvard Professor Noel Ignatiev Meant by … '[A]bolish the White Race by Any Means Necessary' … Must Be…

Reason

Nuremberg trial records made available online after painstaking 25-year project

Launch of digitisation project marks 80th anniversary of start of legal effort to bring Nazi leaders to justice

The Guardian - UK

Trump claims conspiracy over daughter Tiffany’s Covid-canceled Georgetown graduation ceremony

Trump also appeared to embellish his daughter’s academic achievements, based on a review of Georgetown Law School’s public records

The Independent UK

How a Colorado law school dug into its history to celebrate its unsung Black graduates

Class portraits line the hallways of the University of Colorado Law School, the faces of former students gazing down at the building’s current inhabitants. In a dimly lit recess in the library hangs the 1899 class portrait. Its year is incorrectly labeled as 1898, and the students are left unnamed.

The Conversation

Tenured professor sues University of Kentucky for banning him from law school over comments on Israel

Exclusive: Ramsi Woodcock, who calls for an ‘end’ to Israel and military intervention against it, says the university violated his first amendment rights

The Guardian - US

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Institutional Antisemitism at UCLA and Especially its Law School

Various departments and programs at UCLA are sponsoring a talk by Rutgers professor Noura Erakat styled Revisiting Zionism as a… The post Institutional Antisemitism at UCLA and Especially its Law School appeared first on Reason.com.

The Independent UK

“Pathological liars”: Kim Kardashian slams clairvoyants who told her she’d pass law school exam

Kim Kardashian has slammed “pathological liars” psychics who incorrectly predicted she would pass her law school exam.

Fortune

As Gen Z faces the white collar freeze in hiring, law and business school applications are soaring

Gen Z is rushing back to the classroom to dodge AI disruption as law-school applications have jumped 33% compared to this time last year.

Reason

Two Federal Judges Apologize For Issuing Opinions With AI Hallucinations

An intern and a law clerk used generative AI, and the judges didn't catch the hallucinations.

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https://law.yale.edu/animals/people

For a delightful moment, I thought Yale Law School decided to set up its naming hierarchy with animals on top,… The post https://law.yale.edu/animals/people appeared first on Reason.com.

The Conversation

New student loan limits could change who gets to become a professor, doctor or lawyer

As millions of student loan borrowers settle into the school year, many are stressed about how they’ll pay for their degrees. These students may find that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the big tax and spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law over the summer, could limit…

Reason

Supreme Court of Texas Likely to Remove ABA as "Final Say" on Accreditation

"The Court is of the tentative opinion that the ABA should no longer have the final say on whether a law school’s graduates are eligible to sit for the Texas bar exam and become licensed to practice law in Texas."

Fortune

Millionaire Alexis Ohanian walked out of the LSAT 20 minutes in, went to a Waffle House and decided he was ‘gonna invent a career'—he founded Reddit

Reddit, now worth more than $40 billion, would have never happened without Alexis Ohanian ditching law school in favor of entrepreneurship.

Reason

ABA Releases "Core Principles and Values of Law School Accreditation"

Does this standard create room for ideological diversity?

Reason

University of Oregon Concludes Law Review "Discriminat[ed] Based on Perceived National Origin" Against Israeli Author

From the University of Oregon School of Law's dean Friday: Dear law community, In February 2025, a civil rights complaint… The post University of Oregon Concludes Law Review "Discriminat[ed] Based on Perceived National Origin" Against Israeli Author appeared first on Reason.com.

Benzinga

'Living Your Parents Dream' Can Cost You Everything: Dave Ramsey Tells Young Caller To Skip Law School Debt, Find His Own Path

Financial expert Dave Ramsey warned a young caller that pursuing law school solely to satisfy family expectations could lead to crushing debt and an unfulfilled career.

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