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  • Law.com | News

    Two More Law Schools—and a Medical School—Boycott US News Rankings

    By Christine Charnosky | January 19, 2023

    Michael F. Barry, president and dean of South Texas Law Houston, said that in two open letters to law school deans, U.S. News has acknowledged law schools' concerns and has promised that it will make significant changes in the calculations, but he criticized the news agency for not disclosing the proposed changes.

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    US News Sheds More Light on Methodology Changes to Law School Rankings

    By Christine Charnosky | January 13, 2023

    In an interview with Law.com on Friday, a U.S. News & World Report spokesperson provided more detail on changes to the methodology of the publication's popular law school rankings.

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    US News Ranking Methodology Changes Prompt Another Law School to Pull Out

    By Christine Charnosky | January 6, 2023

    The new rankings methodology announced earlier this week by U.S. News "fails to address many of the most fundamental flaws with its ranking system and, in many ways, compounds them," UC Law SF Chancellor and Dean David Faigman wrote in a three-page statement.

  • The Recorder | News

    UC Hastings Drops Its Namesake After Judge Rebuffs Legal Challenge

    By Alaina Lancaster | January 3, 2023

    A California judge denied a request for a preliminary injunction from a group of alumni and descendants of the law school's founder seeking to halt the name change.

  • Law.com | News

    In Wake of Law School Boycotts, US News Announces Changes

    By Christine Charnosky | January 3, 2023

    After more than 10% of law schools announced they will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report education rankings, the news agency sent a letter to law deans Monday informing them of methodology changes, but at least one dean is calling the move "too little, too late."

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    Villanova Law Dean to Become Next AALS President

    By Christine Charnosky | December 28, 2022

    "We're in a time of great social and political unrest where we have seen major challenges to our democracy," Mark Alexander, dean of Villanova Law, told Law.com, adding that it's a time where the "pillars of democracy have been challenged, stressed and strained."

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    Founding Dean of High Point Law Named in Jan. 6 Report

    By Christine Charnosky | December 27, 2022

    "I did not attend the rally on January 6, 2021," High Point University School of Law Dean Mark Martin said in an email to Law.com on Tuesday. "I was not involved in any way in its planning, nor have I ever endorsed the events of that day, either before or after."

  • The Recorder | News

    They're #1: This Non-T14 Law School Had the Highest Pass Rate on California's July 2022 Bar Exam

    By Alaina Lancaster | December 22, 2022

    The data lands at a time when law schools across the country—including at least five in California—have opted to pull out of the U.S. News rankings.

  • Law.com

    Berkeley Law Facing Complaint Alleging Antisemitism

    By Christine Charnosky | December 21, 2022

    "This is simply that two lawyers filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights and we have been asked to respond," Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and Jesse H. Choper distinguished professor of law, told Law.com in an email Monday. "The university, of course, will fully cooperate with the investigation."

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    Berkeley Law Receives $5.5M From Barry Tarlow's Estate

    By Christine Charnosky | December 20, 2022

    "This will allow us to strengthen our already outstanding criminal justice faculty, which are widely regarded as among the very best in the country," Erwin Chemerinsky, dean and Jesse H. Choper distinguished professor of law, said in a statement. "Barry Tarlow was an eminent criminal defense attorney, and I am thrilled that we will honor his legacy by having a permanent chair named in his memory."

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