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• OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy
• OPINION: Transparency: the cure for America's ailing law schools
• Widener professor sues dean over racism, sexism charges
• An argument for diversity
• Sen. Boxer joins debate over law school transparency
• Boston College acquires new law dean from Notre Dame
• AALS urges delay in debate over law school accreditation standards
• Endowment gives LSU a chair in energy law
• Come gather 'round legal scholars, for a conference on Dylan
• Tax expert appointed dean at Cleveland-Marshall
• Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency
• Study suggests little cause for alarm over laptops in the classroom
• Widener law professor faces renewed charges over classroom conduct
• 'Soft bounce' in entry level associate hiring, NALP reports
• Berkshire Hathaway's Munger gifts $20M to Michigan Law
• 'U.S. News' revamps tiers in law school rankings

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OPINION: Law school for the white and wealthy	Top
The ABA continues its monopolistic control over access to legal education, imposing its costly, outdated model of 19th century legal education on all ABA law schools.
OPINION: Transparency: the cure for America's ailing law schools	Top
For the first time, they would have a potent incentive to reduce tuition and accelerate the so-far glacial movement to incorporate practical skills into legal education.
Widener professor sues dean over racism, sexism charges	Top
An embattled professor at Widener University School of Law has sued law Dean Linda Ammons for defamation after he was placed on administrative leave for allegedly using violent hypothetical situations and offensive language during his criminal law class.
An argument for diversity	Top
John Marshall Law School's National Diversity Undergraduate Mock Trial competition exposes minority students to the law and provides winners with up to $90,000 in financial aid for legal education.
Sen. Boxer joins debate over law school transparency	Top
It turns out that disgruntled law graduates aren't the only ones who think law schools should provide would-be lawyers with better information about their employment prospects.
Boston College acquires new law dean from Notre Dame	Top
Boston College Law School on March 31 named University of Notre Dame Law School professor Vincent Rougeau as its new dean.
AALS urges delay in debate over law school accreditation standards	Top
The Association of American Law Schools is not pleased with the American Bar Association's effort to update its law school accreditation standards, and has asked that the review be put on hold to allow for a broader debate about the purpose and vision of accreditation.
Endowment gives LSU a chair in energy law	Top
The Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center has received its largest gift to date from a living donor.
Come gather 'round legal scholars, for a conference on Dylan	Top
Law professors, law students, judges and lawyers will convene at Fordham University School of Law early next month for a two-day conference examining Bob Dylan and the law.
Tax expert appointed dean at Cleveland-Marshall	Top
The latest school to name a new dean is Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, which has tapped DePaul University College of Law professor Craig Boise.
Law school accreditation proposal would boost job placement transparency	Top
The latest proposed drafts of the American Bar Association's law school accreditation standards would change how schools report graduate employment information, impose tougher bar passage rate requirements and ease limits on the number credit hours students may take through distance education.
Study suggests little cause for alarm over laptops in the classroom	Top
A paper written by a Temple University law professor concluded that laptops actually can enhance the educational experience — and suggests educators think twice about banning them.
Widener law professor faces renewed charges over classroom conduct	Top
A faculty panel's recommendation to dismiss charges that Widener University School of Law professor Lawrence Connell made racist and sexist comments in class has not ended the wrangling over his position at the school.
'Soft bounce' in entry level associate hiring, NALP reports	Top
New figures show that offer rates to summer associates rose from the historic low of 69% in 2009 to 87% in 2010. That 18% increase puts offer rates back in the ballpark of the 90% offer rates of 2008, which was the last summer program season before the financial crisis hit in earnest.
Berkshire Hathaway's Munger gifts $20M to Michigan Law	Top
Berkshire Hathaway Vice-Chairman Charlie Munger — who attended the University of Michigan as an undergraduate before graduating from Harvard Law School and founding the Los Angeles law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson — is giving Michigan Law $20 million.
'U.S. News' revamps tiers in law school rankings	Top
There was no movement among the top six schools in the latest law school rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The real attention-getter on this year's list will likely be the extension of numerical rankings beyond the top 100 and elimination of the old alphabetically listed third and fourth tiers.

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