David Lat
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Top Law Schools 2022
Above the Law's Law School Rankings - The Top 50 Law Schools of 2022 → Read More
My Latest Theory About The SCOTUS Leaker
Is it possible that even the Politico reporters who published the Dobbs draft don't know the identity of their source? → Read More
Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken Speaks Out About The March 10 Protest
Dean Gerken won't be disciplining the protesters, but at least she condemns their conduct as 'unacceptable.' → Read More
An Open Letter To Yale Law Dean Heather Gerken
As dean, it's better to be feared than loved—and it's time to strike fear into the hearts of free-speech opponents. → Read More
Is Free Speech In American Law Schools A Lost Cause?
Recent controversies at UC Hastings and Yale Law—Yale, shocking, I know—don't provide much reason for hope. → Read More
The Dan Markel Case: Justice Delayed, Again
And another interesting development: is Wendi Adelson now a suspect? → Read More
The Lawyer Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Gifts For The Attorney In Your Life
When a lump of coal just isn't an option. → Read More
As The Yale Law School World Turns
The New Haven soap opera continues—with a faculty meeting this afternoon that should be quite the showdown. → Read More
From Law Student To Lawyer To Host Of The ‘Today’ Show: An Interview With Savannah Guthrie
Georgetown Law, the highest score on the Arizona bar exam, Biglaw, a prestigious clerkship—all of which she left behind, to pursue a very different dream. → Read More
A Former Top DOJ Official's Smooth Landing
John Demers, who served in both the Trump and Biden Administrations, is going back to Boeing—in an interesting new role. → Read More
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Feeder Judges, Courts, And Law Schools, 2017-2021
If you aspire to clerk for SCOTUS, or even if you're just curious, there's lots of interesting info here. → Read More
The 500 Largest Law Firms In The United States
Plus interesting data about what percentage of their lawyers are equity partners. → Read More
All About Amy (Chua), The Law Professor We Can’t Stop Talking About
I read five articles and 20,000 words about the Tiger Mother, so you don't have to. → Read More
‘A Judge’s Mind And A Hero’s Heart’
Over the weekend, this judge saved a man’s life. → Read More
Notice And Comment: A Biglaw Associate’s Lament
What say you in response to this associate -- amen, or stop yer whining? → Read More
A Closer Look At The 2021 Am Law 200 Rankings
The biggest Biglaw behemoths did well in 2020, but what about the firms one tier down? → Read More
Bill And Melinda Gates Are Divorcing; Do They Have A Prenup?
The answer is ... it's complicated. → Read More
Congratulations To The 2021 Bristow Fellows
Plus the law schools and lower-court judges producing the most Bristows. → Read More
Will Justice Breyer Retire? Reading The Clerk Hiring Tea Leaves
Law clerk hiring can offer hints into a justice's retirement plans; what does Justice Breyer's tell us? → Read More
Is Viet Dinh The Most Powerful Lawyer In America?
Reports of his power are greatly exaggerated, says Fox’s top lawyer — but there’s no denying that he's had a most interesting and impressive career. → Read More