Retired Rutgers Law Prof Gives Death its Due

Apr 1, 2011 8:30 AM CDT

Law Schools Need to Partner Up to Help Deflate Rising Tuition, Dean Says

Attention, prospective law students: The cost of legal education will continue to rise. That is the prediction shared by two law school deans—Michael Schill from the University of Chicago at a recent panel event in Chicago, and Phoebe Haddon from the University of Maryland, who stopped for a visit with…

Mar 29, 2011 2:04 PM CDT

PepsiCo GC Leaves to Become a Law Prof

Pepsico general counsel Larry Thompson is leaving the company to become a law professor at the University of Georgia. He will be replaced by Maura Abeln Smith, who was most recently general counsel of International Paper, according to a press release. Thompson joined Pepsico as general counsel in 2004 and…

Mar 28, 2011 3:57 PM CDT

Harvard Law Prof Known for ‘Stuntzian’ Views Dies at 52

William Stuntz was the man who put the Stuntz in “Stuntzian.” An influential Harvard Law School professor particularly known for his views on criminal justice, Stuntz died at his home in Massachusetts last week after three years of treatment for metastatic colon cancer, reports the New York Times. He was…

Mar 21, 2011 11:39 PM CDT

Did Renowned Journalism Prof Known for Innocence Work Give Evidence Only to the Defense?

Renowned for his work in helping those wrongfully convicted prove their innocence, a high-profile Northwestern University journalism professor is apparently benched from teaching his popular investigative reporting course this spring. David Protess was initially defended by Northwestern when prosecutors in a Cook County, Ill., case contended that they were entitled…

Mar 18, 2011 11:09 PM CDT

West Lawyer Is Unimpressed with Judge’s Jokes in Hearing on $5.2M Pocket Part Verdict

A lawyer for West Publishing didn’t see the humor when a federal judge hearing a motion to set aside a nearly $5.2 million defamation verdict tried to lighten the proceedings. New York lawyer James Rittinger is asking the judge to overturn or reduce the award to two law professors who…

Mar 18, 2011 2:09 PM CDT

Law Prof Faces New Complaints over Hypotheticals Involving Dean’s Murder

A Widener law professor’s job troubles aren’t over, despite a faculty panel determination that he should not be fired for using hypotheticals involving the dean’s murder. Professor Lawrence Connell is now facing complaints filed by two students under the school’s harassment and discrimination code, the National Law Journal reports. The…

Mar 17, 2011 1:06 PM CDT

Longtime Law School Registrar Keeps Quinnipiac Job Despite Criminal Conviction

Sentenced last week to home confinement, three years of probation and restitution for federal mortgage fraud and tax crimes, a longtime registrar at Quinnipiac University Law School avoided prison time with the help of faculty and student testimonials. Among those who spoke on behalf of Mary Ellen Durso, 54, at…

Mar 16, 2011 12:32 AM CDT

Former Adjunct Law Prof at GW Charged with Attempted Online Seduction of Girls

A former adjunct law professor at George Washington University is facing six felony charges in Florida based on allegations he attempted to seduce two “girls” online. Richard Donald Lieberman, 64, was arrested on Thursday and is being held in Maryland pending extradition hearings, the Lakeland Ledger reports. He last taught…

Mar 11, 2011 12:22 PM CST

Panel Says Law Prof Shouldn’t Be Fired Over Hypothetical Involving Dean’s Murder

A panel of faculty has recommended that Widener University School of Law not dismiss an associate professor who allegedly used a hypothetical in a criminal class that involved the dean’s murder. They said, however, that an effort to dismiss Lawrence Connell, 58, should be concluded without prejudice, leaving open the…

Mar 11, 2011 12:26 AM CST

Reporter Challenges NYU Law Prof Over Alleged ‘Parking Shenanigans’

Updated: A reporter for the New York Daily News is keeping close tabs on a Lexus driven by an adjunct law professor at New York University. According to a Daily News story, Robert Goldstock used a state-issued parking permit to park his car in a no-parking zone for six hours…

Mar 4, 2011 3:07 PM CST

Law Prof Offers Solution to Annuity Risk: A Federally Issued Alternative

Retirees who want a steady income often buy inflation-adjusted annuities, but they carry a risk because insurers can go out of business and state backstops may provide only modest protection. Now two professors offer a solution to that potential problem: The federal government could sell its own annuities, products that…

Mar 1, 2011 12:00 PM CST

Chapman Names Former Congressman Its New Dean

Former U.S. congressman, longtime Stanford University law professor, economics professor and business dean Tom Campbell is the new dean of Chapman University School of Law in Orange, Calif., the school announced today. Campbell, 58, had been a visiting teacher at Chapman since 2009, after taking leave from the Haas School…

Feb 25, 2011 9:03 PM CST

100 Law Profs Lobby Congress to Apply Ethics Code to US Supreme Court Justices

A group of more than 100 law professors is asking Congress to apply to the justices of the nation’s top court an ethics code that applies to other federal judges. The move follows recent criticism of several U.S. Supreme Court justices for attending private political meetings and accepting travel funds…

Feb 23, 2011 11:13 PM CST

In ‘Reflection of the Job Market,’ Albany Law School to Cut Enrollment By 4%, Budget By 2%

In what its dean calls a “reflection of the job market,” Albany Law School at Union University is cutting its enrollment and budget. The number of law students will shrink 4 percent, from 250 to 240, and $600,000–a 2-percent cut–will be trimmed from its $32 million budget, reports the National…

Feb 18, 2011 7:29 PM CST