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Richard Stillman, a 3L here (with a PhD in philosophy), has just published a quite ingenious solution to the puzzle of what the Court’s test is for nonverbal “expressive” conduct, involving a judicious use of some philosophy of language.  Free speech scholars should read this!

https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2023/09/a-student-law-review-comment-that-solves-a-standing-puzzle-in-first-amendment-doctrine.html

That’s actually the highest level since 2018, but well below the levels prior to that.  I suspect it will still be a good year for job seekers, given the number of schools that are in the market.  Good luck to all job seekers and hiring schools!

https://leiterlawschool.typepad.com/leiter/2023/08/job-seekers-in-the-first-far-jump-from-last-years-low-272-to-348.html

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Professor Lawsky’s spread sheet of hiring schools and hiring plans: now searchable!

Professor Lawksy (Northwestern) writes:

I keep a spreadsheet each year of law school hiring committees and hiring plans [Noted here–BL]. It’s available through PrawfsBlawg and here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TC_5Vr_pi_28-V0JLCvO7ArIDkopzW2gpXXaU-epFEY/edit#gid=0
I’ve now written a tool that allows people to filter this