Legal Commentary

Paul Caron reports, here, on some "dramatic changes" -- including changes to rules involving tenure -- that were set to be discussed at the ABA Standards Review Committee's July 2010 meetings.  His report provides an occasion, maybe, for taking a look atthis series of posts, in The New York Times, on tenure and academic freedom.  (Prof. Mark Taylor says, for example, that tenure is "unsustainable and indefensible"; Prof. Cary Nelson says that it is essential to academic freedom, and should be strengthened.)  This piece, describing the objections of "law faculty" to the ABA's proposals, might also be of interest, as might this complaint, at Above the Law, about the ABA's priorities.

I have not heard any post-meeting reports about the discussion of the proposed changes.  Have any of you?