Legal Commentary

Follow the leader
1L year, people break into their own cliques and do everything together. Sit in class together, eat together, study groups together, bar review together, spring break, etc. While I personally disapprove of it, the idea of spending your waking moments together with the same group of people is understandable, since you're all forced to take all your classes together with people in your section and need a support network to replace the old one you left behind in college...

Bar Prep - Day 21
When I was a 2L, I have received conflicting advice from people about whether to take bar classes or not.  Bar classes are subjects tested on the bar exam.  Most people take their bar classes during the first year required curriculum: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Property, Torts, Civil Procedure, and Contracts...

Two European Countries Move Toward Choice In School Religion Classes
Two European countries are moving toward more choice in public schools on religious education. In Wales, schools must provide daily collective worship for all children, unless their parents withdraw them...

Free Legal Classes at People's Law School Set Example for Law Schools, Law Libraries and Local Bar Associations to Follow
The University of Texas School of Law is hosting and co-sponsoring free legal classes at People?s Law School on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Participants can choose to attend up to three classes, each featuring one topic...

Hurricane Ike: Classes resume
Two of the three law schools located in Houston have resumed classes. The University of Houston Law Center held classes Tuesday. South Texas College of Law opened its library on Tuesday and resumed classes this morning...

Two-hour v. One-hour Class Blocks
When I attended law school, all the four-hour courses were taught in two separate two-hour blocks. At UC Davis, we primarily teach four-hour courses in four one-hour classes, although we can request longer classes...

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.

Discrimination
race, gender, disability, religious or age discrimiation.

Clergy Molester
Religious group to pay $1.3 million in priest molestation settlement.

Religious Discrimination
NMSU to pay $165,000 in Muslim discrimination settlement.