The Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
"This is a home for discussion among those working within, attending, or interested in religiously affiliated law schools."
Author: Rick Garnett is a law professor at the University of Notre Dame and also contributes to Mirror of Justice and Prawfsblawg; Rob Vischer of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. also contibutes to Mirror of Justice and Legal Ethics Forum; and Mark Osler is a law professor at Baylor University and also authors Osler's Razor and contributes to Law School Innovation.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Schools • Baylor University • University of Notre Dame • University of St. Thomas • Law Professor
Recent Posts from The Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
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RALS At The AALS!
The Religiously Affiliated Law Schools will be hosting a reception at the AALS Hiring Conference this year. The reception will be held from 7:30 09:00 in the Hoover room, on Thursday, Nov. 5. We hope…
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BYU Conference coming together
The 2010 Conference of Religiously Affiliated Law Schools will be at Brigham Young University March 18-19, which is a Thursday/Friday. The theme will be “Blessing the Lives of Our Students,” and while several panels are…
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Do Rankings Punish Religiously-Affiliated Schools?
It seems possible, given the reputational rankings given some religiously-affiliated schools. See the very good discussion here.
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The Charge and Embrace of Discrimination
One thing that is distinctive about religiously-affiliated schools is that we very often discriminate in hiring. Specifically, in diverse ways, we favor members of our faith over those who are not a part of that…
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Throwing Bombs
As I read legal scholarship these days, I see many pieces analyzing doctrines, tracing historical developments, seeking adjustments to parts of rules or laws, and suggesting new "perspectives," but very few that broadly attack a…
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Gearing up for AALS
Under the leadership of our own John Garvey of BC, the January AALS meeting sounds great. The theme is "institutional pluralism," and a part of that theme is the range of schools which includes the…
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Christians and the Payday Loan Industry
I was interested to stumble across this fascinating article by Christopher Lewis Peterson and Steven Graves. Entitled Usury Law and the Christian Right: Faith Based Political Power and the Geography of the American Payday Loan…
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2010 at BYU!
I'm happy to announce that the 2010 RALS conference will be held at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU has been an active and important part of RALS over the past several years, and…
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Thank you, Boston College!
The bi-annual RALS conference held this month was a wonderful success, thanks to the ace team at Boston College who hosted the event. The attendees left with a new vigor for our common project.In the…
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BC Meeting Coming up soon!
The RALS conference at Boston College April 6-8 promises to be a great experience. It's not limited to those at Religiously Affiliated Schools, and those from secular schools have registered and attended in the past.…