When oral arguments in the case, Rehberg v. Paulk were delivered before the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 1, members of Yale Law School’s Supreme Court Advocacy Clinic present in the courtroom had more than just a passing interest. In fact, they represented...
The Illinois Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court ruling ordering the disclosure of the identity of a person who had criticized a political candidate on a newspaper website. In its decision Nov. 17, the appeals court said, “While the law is clear...
A crisis is threatening legal education. In constant dollars, tuition at private law schools nearly tripled over the last quarter century. Many a graduate faces a six-figure debt and can’t find a job paying enough to service that debt. Especially...
Almost everywhere I’ve traveled this fall, people have asked me whether it’s true that Justice Clarence Thomas is the real, if under-appreciated, intellectual leader of the Supreme Court.