There are several commercial websites that rank American Bar Association approved law schools. You might also find national and regional rankings in magazines, newspapers, or on television. The most prominent website is hosted by U.S. News & World Report Inc and ranks the top fifty American law schools according to criteria established by its editors. [...]

Despite their common goal of preparing students for a career in law, law schools often vary in their educational approaches. For this reason, you should get to know as much as possible about the law schools to which you intend to apply. There are several ways to do this, beginning with the official calendars, brochures [...]

In his controversial recent book, Law Without Values: The Life, Work, and Legacy of Justice Holmes, University of Chicago law professor Albert Alschuler meticulously debunks the great Ollie Wendell. In his exhaustively researched polemic (1,348 footnotes!), Alschuler reveals that the brilliant jurist—revered for opinions favoring social welfare legislation and First Amendment freedoms—was actually a nasty [...]

Sure, the law’s a decent living. But wouldn’t it be great to rake in countless millions pounding out formulaic legal thrillers like former practicing attorney John Grisham? Wouldn’t it be fun to see your absurdly plotted novels, full of lame clichés and endless padding, topping the best-seller lists and being made into big-budget movies starring [...]