The Latest Breaking News from Law School

‘Bullying’ campaign after US graduate speech criticises Israel

Politicians from both US major parties condemn CUNY Law graduation address by young woman critical of Israeli policies.

Al Jazeera · May 31, 2023

Warner CEO David Zaslav booed at Boston University as writers’ strike boosters picket

About 100 protesters chanted ‘No wages, no pages,’ waved signs and were accompanied by an inflatable rat as law school grad David Zaslav gave his address.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 22, 2023

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson tells law students 'Survivor' offers helpful lessons

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says she's a “Survivor superfan” and in a commencement address in Washington offered graduating law school students lessons from the reality TV show

The Independent UK · May 20, 2023

Editorial: At Stanford, a teachable moment on civil discourse is squandered

The ongoing controversy at Stanford University Law School over the student shout-down of a conservative speaker underscores precisely how progressive cancel culture is helping feed exaggerated Republican narratives about progressivism run amok. Republicans are just as guilty of silencing opposing views, as was immediately evident last week in the Tennessee…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 15, 2023

UNC students protest decision to ban 'Cop City' activist

Students at North Carolina’s flagship public university have walked out of class to protest school officials’ decision to ban a law school student from campus

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Law School Free Speech, Wokeness, and "The Etiquette of Equality"

A different take.

Reason · Apr 10, 2023

Apply for the 10th Annual James Wilson Fellowship

"The Institute will make a place for up to 15 Fellows who are law students, clerks, or lawyers and legal academics only a few years out of law school."

Reason · Apr 9, 2023

The "Denominator" Problem At Stanford Law School

At what point does a permissible protest turn into unlawful heckling?

Reason · Apr 9, 2023

Justice Thomas’ travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

WASHINGTON — In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at U.S. law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023

Justice Thomas’s travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at US law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023