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Re: July 2011 California Bar Exam Pass Rate by Law School

Jennifer — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:36:51 -0000

UCI's law school posted a 90% bar passage rate. http://www.law.uci.edu/pres...

Re: Spooner v. Reserve Life – Case Brief

Kmolson — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:48:32 -0000

Bonus's should be "bonuses". Sorry, small detail but it was really bothering me.

Re: Law School’s Dirty Little Secret

Laundrydetergent6 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 12:56:50 -0000

what about people who cannot get into tier 1 schools? i am most likely looking at IU-Indy and would just like some feedback.

Re: March 24, 2011 Law Revue/NCAA Picks

Bankruptcy in Orlando — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:43:19 -0000

Very interesting legal case study. I know that here in Orlando, Florida Law; EA Sports went to battle Vs. the NCAA. That provided an interesting outcome as a group of retired NFL players won a $28.1 million judgment.

Re: What You Can Do To Prepare For Your First Year in Law School

Guest — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:30:33 -0000

Good advice. One other thing I'd say is....do something active and non-law related every day.

Law students do a lot of sitting around, but that doesn't mean that you should stay stationary when you close your books.

Going to the gym, taking a walk, and even just taking the stairs between library floors will give your mind a chance to refresh itself and process all that new information you're cramming into it, ensuring that your study time was indeed productive.

www.toplawdegree.com

Re: Sign the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 Petition

Federal Court of Appeals — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 08:32:07 -0000

I will gladly sign this petition. I hope that it makes it to the Federal Court of Appeals.

Re: July 2011 California Bar Exam Pass Rate by Law School

Allen DeVries - LawRiot — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:02:41 -0000

Thank you for your question! The California bar results come out in late November and schools begin to release their pass rates in December usually. However, the USNWR report does not come out until sometime in March and April. In order to get the results up the fastest, the rankings you see in the chart are based on the USNWR from 2011. The link to the USNWR webpage will always take you to the most updated rankings which is why they no longer match this chart which was posted in February 2012, prior to the release of the most recent rankings. I added a note in the article to account for that now. Thank you.

Re: July 2011 California Bar Exam Pass Rate by Law School

67-444 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:23:05 -0000

You list Santa Clara as ranked 84th, but according to the link you provide they're ranked 96, and San Diego is ranked 65 by US News, not 67 (It looks like the US News list already accounts for multiple schools being ranked the same (UCLA and Vanderbilt at 16, for example), and skips ahead to the next school's number (going from two sixteens to an eighteen), so I'm wondering why your table has different numbers than the US News link.

Re: What’s On Your Bucket List? Man Tries To Out Run Cops Just For The Fun Of It

Galena Clark — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:23:52 -0000

That is impressive.

Re: Filed Under “Stupid” – Woman Sues Little Leaguer

Galena Clark — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 23:13:29 -0000

God people these days. Seriously? If the balls coming at your face are you just going to stare it down hoping it will magically move out of the way or are you going to move yourself out of the balls path? Gravity isn't that hard to understand.

Re: Average Day Studying for the Bar Exam

Guest — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:48:48 -0000

The ratios are all wrong, I spend way more time sleeping than that. Also, where's "working at Starbucks" and "figuring out new mathematical relations between the trajectories of upper-atmosphere projectiles and the trajectories of recapitalized interest on my student loans" ?

Re: Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica Foundation – Case Brief

Eek — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:52:48 -0000

so did the fcc win the case or did pacifica foundation?

Re: Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins – Case Brief

NDaniels — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:54:33 -0000

How can one decide this case without determining first whether or not the object that struck Tompkins was actually a part of the train or an unlatched door?

Re: Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Co. – Case Brief

Jostlj — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:21:12 -0000

Was the case remanded or not? What happened when it was, if it was?
If it did not get reheard, why not? Any one can care to comment who
might know the final disposition of this case? I'd like to know.

Re: Village of Belle Terre v. Boraas – Case Brief

Lucas Cuellar — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:39:12 -0000

no, The dissent says the ordinance is unconstitutional. The majority finds it rationally related to the legitimate governmental purpose of keeping the noise down, and limiting the number of people in the streets, etc.

Re: What’s On Your Bucket List? Man Tries To Out Run Cops Just For The Fun Of It

Asdf — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:38:35 -0000

All he received was a $1000 fine? I'd be willing to do that now, wonder if you hit 160mph if that gets you jail time in comparison to 100mph.

Re: Working with Senior Attorneys: Striking the Balance between Assertiveness and Deference

Jess Birt — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:42:01 -0000

Spoken like a true intellect.

Re: Trickle Down Effect of Copyright Infringement

Mardi_9504 — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 23:13:39 -0000

Illegally downloading a song, movie, or television show seems harmless and you’re only hurting those that are already millionaires who don’t need the money, right? Obviously this is untrue if you have even a basic understanding of how entertainment products are produced. All of those that help to make the final product depend on the revenues from sales for their salary to be paid. So, when you download the latest song or movie from a pirating site, you’re putting people out of work.

I’m not the first one to tell you, I certainly won’t be the last and at times the story can get old. However, it’s important and it’s real and the new campaign against infringement debuted with a video today.

Watch the video and read the Hollywood Reporter story HERE.

Re: Take My Wallet, Take My Keys, but Don’t Take My Laptop!

Mbitsko50 — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:19:42 -0000

First time this bullshit story was reported it was not "last week" in 2011 but in 2008. It has no credible source except the blogs of Right-wing morons and their dupes. Did not happen.

Re: California Bar Exam Pass Rates by School (July 2010 Exam)

Paper17 — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:55:52 -0000

well they "know" how to spell "know" for one

Re: California Bar Exam Pass Rates by School (July 2010 Exam)

Guy Chambliss — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:47:17 -0000

If I were a bar taker, I'd be happy as long as I pass. My school's passing rate wouldn't matter much to me. Besides, the best part of life in the field of law is the satisfaction and fulfillment people get from it.

Re: California Bar Exam Pass Rates by School (July 2010 Exam)

Guest — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:23:25 -0000

Awesome!

Re: California Bar Exam Pass Rates by School (July 2010 Exam)

Guest — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:02:42 -0000

I agree with Lou. Sometimes law schools rank higher/better just because they are attached to a big school that has other programs besides law, such as undergrad and other professional schools.

Re: Orange County Superior Court Rules in Contentious Medical Marijuana Case

Marijuana Abuse — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:08:31 -0000

Shortly thereafter, Congress authorized the creation of the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse to study the risk of marijuana use. The commission's report to Congress in 1972 was titled “Marijuana,

Re: GWU Law “F*** You” Youtube Music Video (Caution: Language)

Wesleybholl — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:14:37 -0000

Hellz yeah you guys are the badist asses in the world F* YOU LAW REVIEW, hahaha arrogant pricks