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Quote of the Day: More Positivity About Law School

The first time I looked at the grand total of what it would cost to get a law degree, I cried. And then I realized that this is what I want to do. I’ll have debt for the rest of my life, and that’s...

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Morning Docket: 07.17.12

* “Many organizations have people who do dumb things.” Members of the Secret Service aren’t the only suits getting secretly serviced. Apparently Treasury Department officials like hookers, too. [New...

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What’s More Expensive: 3 Years of Law School or 6 Weeks of Bar Prep?

Eliminating the bar isn't the cost cutting maneuver people are looking for.

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Morning Docket: 05.05.14

* When it comes to billing rates, starting at the junior level, female law firm partners are still lagging behind their male counterparts by an average of 10 percent less. Boo. [Wall Street Journal...

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Non-Sequiturs: 05.12.14

* Human Rights Watch wants to “stop killer robots” from being used as cops. In case that was really weighing on your mind. [PC World] * A profile and Q&A with Twitter’s foremost jurist, Justice Don...

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Morning Docket: 04.03.15

* Even more law schools are doing away with their LSAT requirements. Let's give a great big welcome to Drake Law and St. John's Law, who are joining the likes of SUNY Buffalo Law and Iowa Law. Woohoo,...

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Morning Docket: 05.20.15

* Thus far, five law schools -- Hawaii, Iowa, St. John's, Drake, and Buffalo -- have decided to drop the LSAT for top-performing applicants, and it's no surprise that all five law schools have watched...

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Morning Docket: 05.17.17

* "I hope you can let this go." Former FBI director James Comey was writing memos detailing his conversations with Donald Trump to document what he believed were the president's improper attempts to...

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Morning Docket: 10.31.18

* Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he plans to introduce legislation to end our "absurd policy of birthright citizenship." Good luck with that, Senator, because if you want to amend the...

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