Comments for 20th & H: GW Law Dean's Blog http://20thandh.org The Dean of The George Washington University Law School Tue, 08 May 2012 15:14:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on In Memoriam: Charles W. “Chuck” Colson, JD ’59, Political Strategist & Evangelical Christian Leader by Roger Stavis http://20thandh.org/2012/04/26/in-memoriam-charles-w-chuck-colson-jd-59-political-strategist-and-evangelical-christian-leader/#comment-1551 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:14:45 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=1388#comment-1551 I once successfully argued to a jury that we are all capable of redemption. I meant it. Chuck Colson proves it. If you are my age you grew up hating Chuck Colson and his ilk. But…he spent more time on this earth doing good works than he did doing bad things. For that we can all…finally…admire him. Roger

]]> Comment on Summer Judicial Intern Credits Legal Research & Writing Program Experience For Her Success by pb n jd http://20thandh.org/2012/01/18/summer-judicial-intern-credits-legal-research-writing-program-experience-for-her-success/#comment-1398 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:39:41 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=1028#comment-1398 We should convert our awesome adjuncts into full-time professors!

]]> Comment on Thinking About Law School Tuition by P. Berman http://20thandh.org/2011/08/30/thinking-about-law-school-tuition/#comment-1165 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:56:28 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=615#comment-1165 I truly wish it were not true, but there is a lot to suggest that applicants to law schools are influenced by the US News ranking, no matter how many times it is pointed out how flawed (and in some cases downright destructive) the rankings are. And if applicants care, then alas schools must pay attention, whether we want to or not.

]]> Comment on Thinking About Law School Tuition by Curious outsider http://20thandh.org/2011/08/30/thinking-about-law-school-tuition/#comment-1130 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:57:24 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=615#comment-1130 Isn’t it absolutely insane to suggest that if a school’s ranking fell because its policies stopped conforming to a supposedly transparently flawed piece of a ranking formula that people would suddenly assume it to be a terrible school?

If Harvard managed to cut tuition in half next year but fell to rank 100, would everyone conclude that it had suddenly become an awful school? Couldn’t that very change highlight the inadequacy of the rankings and cause a change?

The question isn’t whether being high in the rankings adds value to the degree. The question is whether the value added comes at too high a cost to the students.

]]> Comment on Prof. Catherine Ross Discusses Tinker v. Des Moines as Part of Federal Courts Podcast Program by Mary Beth Tinker http://20thandh.org/2012/02/01/prof-catherine-ross-discusses-tinker-v-des-moines-as-part-of-federal-courts-podcast-program/#comment-1060 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:15:54 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=1081#comment-1060 Students need to know their rights more than ever, and it’s great to know that GW’s Professor Catherine Ross is teaching them! Let me know if I can help.

]]> Comment on Two GW Law Graduates to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court During October 2012 Term by Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2012 and OT 2013 | Good Citizen http://20thandh.org/2011/12/13/two-gw-law-graduates-to-clerk-for-supreme-court-during-october-2012-term/#comment-1052 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:10:23 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=911#comment-1052 [...] Anthony M. Kennedy 1. Mark Taticchi (GW 2010 / Ikuta) 2. Lauren Willard (UVA 2011 / Kozinski) 3. ? 4. [...]

]]> Comment on The Legacy of Paul Dembling, JD ‘51 by Ruth C. Burg '50 http://20thandh.org/2012/01/30/the-legacy-of-paul-dembling-jd-51/#comment-1045 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:39:05 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=1070#comment-1045 What a lovely and well-deserved tribute to a terrific human being. I knew Paul as a classmate and from our many years of activity with the Public Law Section of the American Bar Association which he chaired several years after I did. In his many years of activity in that Section his experience in both the public and private sectors made it possible for him to understand the problems from both sides of the table and helped develop balanced approaches that improved the federal acquisition system. Ruth Burg, Class of 1950.

]]> Comment on Two GW Law Graduates to Clerk for U.S. Supreme Court During October 2012 Term by Ann O'Connell http://20thandh.org/2011/12/13/two-gw-law-graduates-to-clerk-for-supreme-court-during-october-2012-term/#comment-1032 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:39:10 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=911#comment-1032 There were two GW law clerks during OT05. I certainly hope that is part of the modern era!

]]> Comment on Prof. David Fontana’s 12/14 Testimony Before House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution by Claire http://20thandh.org/2011/12/12/prof-david-fontanas-1214-testimony-before-house-committee-on-the-judiciary-subcommittee-on-the-constitution/#comment-809 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:56:31 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=905#comment-809 To watch the entire hearing, visit:
http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_12142011.html

]]> Comment on Professor Arthur Wilmarth Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on Regulation of Financial Institutions by Chatham Financial: Financial Institutions Otc Debt Financing | OTC Financial Group http://20thandh.org/2011/12/12/professor-arthur-wilmarth-testifies-at-senate-committee-hearing-on-regulation-of-financial-institutions/#comment-794 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:08:26 +0000 http://20thandh.org/?p=902#comment-794 [...] Friday Roundup: Only 26% of Americans trust financial institutionsFinancial institutions reaching out to homeownersILITA Issues Restrictions on Financial Institutions : : Privacy and Information Security Law BlogFeds Target Financial Institutions Associated with Medical Marijuana ClinicsProfessor Arthur Wilmarth Testifies at Senate Committee Hearing on Regulation of Financial Instituti… [...]

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