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1561 ABA Journal Law Professors articles.

Stanford law prof who used quote with racial slur in class says he won’t do it again

Stanford law professor Michael McConnell has said he won’t use the N-word again after using the racial slur in class to illustrate how Southerners used racism to generate opposition to the creation of the Constitution.

Jun 2, 2020 3:25 PM CDT

Lawyers who donate to judicial campaigns get more indigent defense appointments, study finds

A study of lawyer appointments has found that judges were more likely to appoint lawyers who had contributed to their election campaigns to represent indigent defendants than they were to appoint nondonors.

Jun 2, 2020 1:31 PM CDT

Law prof wins defamation award of nearly $1.2M in suit against rape accuser

A University of Minnesota law professor has obtained a defamation judgment of nearly $1.2 million against a former girlfriend for an alleged false accusation of rape.

May 26, 2020 11:01 AM CDT

Law practice vs. legal academia: Can we build a bicultural world?

The widest gap between the courthouse and the university is a cultural one, says lawyer and law professor Dan Canon. One can speak fluent legalese without knowing how to navigate the world of legal academia. So how do we achieve a better blend of the two?

Apr 29, 2020 8:30 AM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Missouri sues China over COVID-19; lawyer accused of threatening cameraman

Missouri is first state to sue China over COVID-19

The state of Missouri has filed a lawsuit against China that contends that its government covered up knowledge of COVID-19 and…

Apr 22, 2020 4:18 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Congress asked for COVID-19 lawsuit curbs; law school cuts pay for staff and faculty

Lobbyists seek COVID-19 lawsuit curbs

Lobbying groups for U.S. businesses are asking Congress to curb liability for companies that could face lawsuits in connection with COVID-19. The U.S. Chamber of…

Apr 21, 2020 4:09 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Harvard Law prof drops ‘clickbait defamation’ suit; Trump campaign sues TV station over ad

Law prof drops ‘clickbait defamation’ suit after edits

Harvard Law professor Lawrence Lessig has dropped his “clickbait defamation” lawsuit against the New York Times after the newspaper changed part of…

Apr 14, 2020 3:07 PM CDT

NYU Law Review wins dismissal of suit challenging its racial and gender preferences

The New York University Law Review has won dismissal of a suit challenging preferences given to women and minorities in selection of members and choice of articles.

Apr 2, 2020 10:09 AM CDT

Law prof suggests COVID-19 will gradually weaken, spars with reporter who questions theory

A New York University law professor who argued estimates of potential coronavirus deaths are exaggerated, partly because the virus may weaken over time, sparred with a New Yorker reporter in a Q&A interview.

Mar 31, 2020 2:46 PM CDT

Klobuchar’s law prof husband is hospitalized with COVID-19

Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota has announced that her law professor husband, John Bessler, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is hospitalized in Virginia.

Klobuchar said in a…

Mar 24, 2020 9:55 AM CDT

Tenured law professor who lied to IRS will return to teaching

A tenured bankruptcy and corporate finance law professor who lied to the Internal Revenue Service will keep his job at the University of Minnesota.

Mar 5, 2020 2:05 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Trump agrees he makes AG Barr’s job difficult; fired BigLaw lawyer denies harassment

Trump agrees he makes Barr’s job difficult but keeps tweeting

President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that his tweets make U.S. Attorney General William Barr’s job more difficult, even as he…

Feb 19, 2020 4:28 PM CST

Judge who sealed documents about her beach property gets reversed by appeals court

A Connecticut appeals court has vacated a judge’s order sealing two documents about a beach property that she owned in Maine after a law professor stepped in to argue for their release.

Feb 12, 2020 2:05 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Equifax hack traced to Chinese military; law prof is under coronavirus quarantine

Chinese military personnel are charged in Equifax hack

Four members of the Chinese military have been indicted in the 2017 hacking of Equifax that gathered names, birth dates and Social…

Feb 10, 2020 4:26 PM CST

Finance law prof gets probation for not paying taxes after being accused of embezzling millions of dollars

A bankruptcy and corporate finance law professor, who recently pleaded down his federal wire and mail fraud charges to a failure to pay taxes misdemeanor, was sentenced Thursday to two years' probation.

Jan 27, 2020 12:45 PM CST

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