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Justice Thomas’s travels highlight gaps in disclosure rules

In 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas publicly disclosed five trips that were paid for by someone else: a series of teaching and speaking engagements at US law schools and colleges. He reported receiving no gifts.

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Prof. Andrew Koppelman's Thoughts for Law Students, from the Left to the Left

Very well put, I think; an excerpt: The students who disrupt right-wing speakers – the protest against Judge Kyle Duncan, who tried to speak at Stanford Law School, is a prominent recent case – have been appropriately criticized for their obliviousness to the value of free speech. I want to…

Reason

Sam Bankman-Fried using millions sent to Stanford dad to pay for lawyers, report says

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Stanford Law School professor Joseph Bankman is using a “multimillion gift” he received from his embattled son Sam Bankman-Fried to pay for his son’s high-priced legal defense, according to a new report this week.

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Reeva Steenkamp: The model with a bright future before she was murdered by Oscar Pistorius

Reeva Steenkamp had been a model, a law school graduate and an entrepreneur committed to empowering women — she had her whole life ahead her before she was murdered by Oscar Pistorius

Daily Mirror

Stanford grapples with free speech after protesters disrupt talk by conservative judge

Stanford Law School has announced its associate dean of diversity is on leave, the latest fallout from an event that brought a Trump-appointed judge — and 100 student protestors — to the university earlier this month.

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Murdaugh judge Newman not surprised by jury's quick verdict

The judge who presided over Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial in South Carolina told his law school he wasn’t surprised the jury came back with a guilty verdict in three hours

The Independent UK

Professor Suggests Murder as Alternative to Shouting Down Speakers

An English professor at Wayne State University apparently had an overheated reaction to the fiasco at Stanford Law School. He thought the protesters did not go far enough, and he took to Facebook to say so. "I think it is far more admirable to kill a racist, homophobic, or transphobic…

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Higher education faces an inflection point with DEI

Stanford Law School was just the cardinal in the coal mine.

Reason

Google's Experimental Bard AI Has the "Large Libel Model" Problem that ChatGPT-4 Has

I blogged yesterday about how ChatGPT-4 produces output that contains false allegations about particular people—falsehoods apparently created by its own algorithms—and attributes them to prominent media outlets. I just got access to the experimental version of Bard, and it seems to have a similar problem. It's a little less quick…

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Cynthia M. Allen: When a judge is ridiculed for speaking on campus, like at Stanford, it’s time for action

Sen. Ted Cruz is known for having strong opinions, many of which are needlessly bombastic; some of which are best ignored.

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Alito: "I went to a law school where I didn't learn any law."

I was pleased to attend oral argument today in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products--my first argument since the pandemic. This fun IP case considers a doggy toy that closely resembles a bottle of Jack Daniels whisky. It is always fun to see Lisa Blatt argue in person. She…

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Correction re: ChatGPT-4 Erroneously Reporting Supposed Crimes and Misconduct, Complete with Made-Up Quotes?

My Friday post erroneously stated that I got the bogus results from ChatGPT-4; it turns out they were from ChatGPT-3.5—but ChatGPT-4 does also yield similarly made-up results.

Reason

'I fell for my law professor - he wasn't my type but now we're happily married'

Tesa Carandang wasn't expecting to find a husband when she enrolled in law school

Wales Online

Comedian Michael Sengazi on taboos and the unifying power of comedy

After getting a law degree, Michael Sengazi began to dabble in theatre and ultimately decided to ditch his future career as a lawyer to become a stand-up comedian. While his parents were initially a bit upset about seeing their law school investment used to tell jokes, he eventually won them…

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When a professor makes obnoxious remarks on race and culture, is it a matter of academic freedom?

UPenn law professor Amy Wax is upping the ante on obnoxious public remarks and almost daring the law school at which she teaches to punish her.

Reason

How Should Law Schools Handle Protests at Student Events?

It may be too late for Stanford Law School, but it's not too late for other institutions of higher learning.

The Independent UK

'Quantum Leap' star Caitlin Bassett jumps from Army to TV

Caitlin Bassett plays a woman who jumps through time and space on NBC’s “Quantum Leap,” a fitting job for an actor who has had many lives already

Reason

New Law School "Mismatch" Data from UCLA Lawprof Richard Sander

Not surprisingly, low LSAT scores are strongly correlated with low bar passage rates.

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Dean Martinez's Letter to Stanford Law School Alumni

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Is The DEI Juice Worth The Squeeze?

The debacle at Stanford Law School is the logical conclusion of DEIdeology.

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Stanford President and Stanford Law School Dean Apologize to Judge Kyle Duncan

From today's letter (posted by Ed Whelan [National Review Online]): Dear Judge Duncan, We write to apologize for the disruption of your recent speech at Stanford Law School. As has already been communicated to our community, what happened was inconsistent with our policies on free speech, and we are very…

Reason

David Lat on the Stanford Law School Disruption of Speech by Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan

David Lat's Original Jurisdiction newsletter has, as usual, excellent and detailed coverage. I started quoting but then realized that I couldn't excerpt it and still do the matter justice; and quoting the whole thing would be unfair to Lat as an author. I therefore very much encourage you to read…

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"Antisemitic Invective" at the University of Michigan Law School

The only announcements on the law student listserv that attract hateful commentary are from the Jewish Law Students Association

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Worried that ChatGPT is coming for your job? An old assessment tool may have the answer

“AI passes U.S. medical licensing exam.” “ChatGPT passes law school exams despite ‘mediocre’ performance.” “Would ChatGPT get a Wharton MBA?”

Reason

The 2023 Scalia Lecture: Beyond Textualism?

On Monday, I delivered the 2023 Scalia Lecture at Harvard Law School. My title was "Beyond Textualism?" and I discussed "the reductio ad Bostock"; the role of substantive canons and the major questions doctrine; Erie, legal realism, and the common law; and the original meaning of the Privileges or Immunities…

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