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1823 ABA Journal Law Professors articles.

Were John Yoo and Jay Bybee Duped into Approving Waterboarding?

CIA medical personnel later objected to a description of the safety of waterboarding contained in a report sent to Justice Department lawyers John Yoo and Jay Bybee. The suspect report formed the basis for a legal memo approving waterboarding of terrorism suspects, the Washington Independent reports. The Office of Medical…

Aug 26, 2009 12:37 PM CDT

News Flash to Law Students: If You Get a Summer Job Offer, Accept Now!

Amidst the worst legal market in the memory of many practicing attorneys, a Northwestern University School of Law career services official offers some advice to law students. Those lucky enough to land an offer for a summer associate job in 2010 at the beginning of the BigLaw on-campus interview season…

Aug 25, 2009 11:26 PM CDT

Founding Dean of Ave Maria Resigns, But Remains Active

After being on medical leave for more than a year, the founding dean of Ave Maria School of Law has stepped down. President Bernard Dobranski has resigned, the law school announced today, and acting dean Eugene Milhizer will now be acting president as well, reports the News-Press of South Florida.…

Aug 21, 2009 5:42 PM CDT

Would-Be Law Prof Sues for Age Bias, Asks Why Schools Don’t Value Experience

Updated: A Michigan lawyer who didn’t get an interview for a faculty job at the University of Iowa has sued for age discrimination. Immigration lawyer Donald Dobkin says he was 55 when he responded to a law school ad last year seeking teachers with experience in administrative law, immigration and…

Aug 21, 2009 12:22 PM CDT

Accused Pot Dealer Says Law Prof Stepdad Helped Build Grow Room, Shared Profits

A 20-year-old Massachusetts man arrested on drug charges has told police that his mother and stepfather, a prominent lawyer and a law professor, were aware he was selling pot from the home where they all lived together, and his stepdad even shared in the profits. The couple—Suffolk University law professor…

Aug 20, 2009 12:11 PM CDT

Protesters Greet Law Professor John Yoo at UC Berkeley

At least four protesters were arrested in Berkeley, Calif., on Monday after they refused to leave the lecture hall where former Justice Department official John Yoo was teaching a civil law class. Protesters shouted “war criminal” as Yoo entered the building at the University of California Berkeley’s Boalt Hall law…

Aug 18, 2009 11:43 AM CDT

Dayton Law Prof Sang for Sha Na Na at Woodstock

A University of Dayton law professor performed at the Woodstock music festival just before Jimi Hendrix took the stage. Law professor Dennis Greene performed with the 1950s revival group Sha Na Na in a Woodstock performance that offered quite a contrast to Hendrix. Greene called the festival “an amazing moment”…

Aug 14, 2009 2:21 PM CDT

N.J. Lawyer Plans Suit Over Best Buy’s $9.99 Price Flub; Law Prof Is Skeptical

Updated: Any consumers thinking about suing Best Buy for refusing to honor a listed price of $9.99 for a flat-screen TV should think again, according to one law professor. But a New Jersey consumer lawyer has already done some thinking, and he plans to file a lawsuit today. Best Buy’s…

Aug 13, 2009 12:37 PM CDT

Pepperdine Law Prof Is New Ambassador to Malta

A conservative Pepperdine University law professor who supported Barack Obama during the presidential campaign has a new job as ambassador to Malta. Professor Douglas Kmiec won confirmation Aug. 7, the National Law Journal reports. The island nation off the coast of Sicily is a good fit for the professor, according…

Aug 12, 2009 12:41 PM CDT

Law Prof: Outside Ownership Could Help BigLaw

Cutting costs and discounting legal rates aren’t a cure for what ails big law firms, a law professor asserts. University of Illinois law professor Larry Ribstein told the Philadelphia Inquirer that big law firms need a more creative approach to their current woes—one that might include selling shares to outside…

Aug 11, 2009 1:05 PM CDT

Stanford Law Prof Dies from Bike Accident Injuries

A professor emeritus who taught at Stanford Law School since 1969 has died from injuries he suffered in a July 14 bike accident. John Barton wrote the undergraduate textbook International Arms Control, considered the standard, the Mercury News reports. He died at the age of 72 from brain injuries suffered…

Aug 7, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

Former U of I Law Dean Says She Was Victim of Admissions Scandal

Former University of Illinois law dean Heidi Hurd says she was a victim—rather than a perpetrator—of the school’s admissions scandal. In a letter to a commission investigating admissions practices, Hurd, now a law professor at the school, said public officials abused their power when they forced her to admit students…

Aug 6, 2009 3:05 PM CDT

Suspect in Murder of Law Prof’s Daughter Could Have Been in Jail, Absent Error

A clerical error may have led to the early release of a repeat offender suspected of killing 17-year-old Lily Burk, the daughter of an adjunct professor at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. Charles Samuel is accused of kidnapping Burk on Friday near the law school before killing…

Aug 4, 2009 12:32 PM CDT

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Can a top legal academic create a law school that is both innovative and elite?

Aug 2, 2009 4:00 AM CDT

The Sound of Muzika

When Hank Perritt went to war-torn Kosovo in 1998 to help create computer databases to track supplies for refugee camps, armed with nothing more than an MIT master’s degree and a J.D. from Georgetown, his friends thought he was brave and dedicated for taking on the task.

Aug 2, 2009 3:10 AM CDT

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Law Professors

Were John Yoo and Jay Bybee Duped into Approving Waterboarding?

News Flash to Law Students: If You Get a Summer Job Offer, Accept Now!

Founding Dean of Ave Maria Resigns, But Remains Active

Would-Be Law Prof Sues for Age Bias, Asks Why Schools Don’t Value Experience

Accused Pot Dealer Says Law Prof Stepdad Helped Build Grow Room, Shared Profits

Protesters Greet Law Professor John Yoo at UC Berkeley

Dayton Law Prof Sang for Sha Na Na at Woodstock

N.J. Lawyer Plans Suit Over Best Buy’s $9.99 Price Flub; Law Prof Is Skeptical

Pepperdine Law Prof Is New Ambassador to Malta

Law Prof: Outside Ownership Could Help BigLaw

Stanford Law Prof Dies from Bike Accident Injuries

Former U of I Law Dean Says She Was Victim of Admissions Scandal

Suspect in Murder of Law Prof’s Daughter Could Have Been in Jail, Absent Error

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