Brian Leiter's Law School Reportstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1849222024-03-18T11:38:00ZNews and views about legal academia and the legal profession by Brian Leiter (University of Chicago) and Dan Filler (Drexel University)TypePad
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Lateral hires with tenure or on tenure-track, 2023-24tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02b751ad167f200c2024-03-18T04:38:00-07:002024-03-17T23:07:53Z2024-03-18T11:38:00ZThese are non-clinical appointments that will take effect in summer or fall 2024 (except where noted); (recent additions will be in bold.) Last year's list...Brian LeiterFaculty NewsUniversity of New Hampshire Law School fires tenured professor in violation of her First Amendment and academic freedom rightstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a89443200c2024-03-12T04:18:00-07:002024-03-12T15:54:36Z2024-03-12T11:18:00ZMOVING TO FRONT FROM MARCH 1--UPDATED Professor Ann Bartow, an intellectual property scholar and tenured professor, has been fired by the law school at the...Brian LeiterFaculty NewsOf Academic InterestWith Spring break coming up here next week...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3ad467a200d2024-03-07T11:57:02-08:002024-03-07T19:57:02Z2024-03-07T19:57:02Z...the blog will be relatively quiet until the week of March 18. I may update the laterals list, and if there's significant breaking news, I'll...Brian LeiterNon-JD enrollment at "top 20ish" law schoolstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3ad106c200d2024-03-05T06:38:25-08:002024-03-05T14:40:49Z2024-03-05T14:38:25ZMy former Texas colleague John Dzienkowski calls my attention to this astonishing chart showing non-JD enrollment (mostly LLM and SJD enrollment) at some leading law...Brian LeiterOf Academic InterestRankingsIn Memoriam: Larry Solan (1952-2024)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a8c348200c2024-03-04T03:23:00-08:002024-03-04T14:42:13Z2024-03-04T11:23:00ZRecently emeritus at Brooklyn Law School (where he spent his academic career), Professor Solan did ground-breaking work at the intersection of linguistics and law, and...Brian LeiterMemorial NoticesHarvard Law Dean John Manning to become Interim Provost at Harvard...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a88d60200c2024-03-01T10:44:51-08:002024-03-01T18:44:51Z2024-03-01T18:44:51Z...while torts scholar John Goldberg at HLS will become Interim Dean.Brian LeiterFaculty NewsIn Memoriam: Jerome Skolnick (1932-2024)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3ac8d75200d2024-02-29T04:41:00-08:002024-02-29T12:41:00Z2024-02-29T12:41:00ZProfessor Skolnick taught for many years at Berkeley (1970-1994), and then for the remainder of his career at NYU, where he was also emeritus. A...Brian LeiterMemorial NoticesABA revisits "diversity" standard in wake of SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action at universitiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3abf997200b2024-02-28T03:42:00-08:002024-02-28T11:42:00Z2024-02-28T11:42:00ZThe Blog Emperor has the basics (14 "identity" factors under consideration!).Brian LeiterLegal ProfessionOf Academic InterestAn observation on law review submission season...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a81a0c200c2024-02-27T03:48:00-08:002024-02-27T11:48:00Z2024-02-27T11:48:00Z...from lawprof Paul Horwitz (Alabama). You have to read the whole thing! (Thanks to Orin Kerr for flagging it on Twitter.)Brian LeiterOf Academic InterestPenn faculty hearing board recommended sanctions for Amy Wax last summer; she is appealingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3ac345c200d2024-02-26T10:08:00-08:002024-02-26T18:18:30Z2024-02-26T18:08:00ZMOVING TO FRONT FROM FEBRUARY 24--SEE UPDATE The recommended sanctions consist in "a one-year suspension at half pay, the removal of her named chair and...Brian LeiterFaculty NewsOf Academic InterestProfessional AdviceChat GPT goes to law school, againtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3ab9328200b2024-02-26T04:05:00-08:002024-02-26T12:05:00Z2024-02-26T12:05:00ZAnd its grades are improving, this time at the University of Maryland.Brian LeiterLegal ProfessionOf Academic InterestAgainst the ABA proposal to increased required "experiential" learning creditstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a7a06f200c2024-02-20T03:34:00-08:002024-02-19T22:38:03Z2024-02-20T11:34:00ZLawprof Joshua Silverstein's submission to the ABA raises some interesting issues: Download Silverstein Josh Comments Attachments re. Std 303 (and see also the attachments, including...Brian LeiterLegal ProfessionOf Academic InterestPaul Campos, University of Colorado settle lawsuittag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c659b53ef02c8d3a73d64200c2024-02-19T03:54:00-08:002024-02-17T14:46:48Z2024-02-19T11:54:00ZThe lawsuit noted last summer has settled, it appears on the basis of the retaliation claim. Professor Campos received $60,000, and his law firm received...Brian LeiterFaculty NewsOf Academic Interest