Christine Charnosky

November 23, 2022 | Law.com

"We are under no illusion that UCLA Law's decision will have a substantial impact on how law schools are evaluated by U.S. News," Interim Dean Russell Korobkin continued. "Approximately 80 percent of a law school's U.S. News 'score' is based on publicly available data and the surveys of reputation that U.S. News itself conducts, so U.S. News undoubtedly will continue to rank all of the law schools, perhaps with only minor methodological adjustments.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

November 22, 2022 | Law.com

"[W]e believe that the U.S. News law school rankings" have become detrimental to legal education since "the rankings rely on flawed survey techniques and opaque and arbitrary formulas, lacking the transparency needed to help applicants make truly informed decisions," Dean Kerry Abrams told the Duke Law community Monday.

By Christine Charnosky

8 minute read

November 22, 2022 | Law.com

"[W]e are troubled that U.S. News relies in part on unverified data reported by law schools that can significantly impact outcomes," Northwestern Law Dean Hari Osofsky wrote. "This approach has implications for the accuracy and fairness of the rankings," further pointing out that law schools can only gain access to specific data by paying U.S. News.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

November 21, 2022 | Law.com

This week, we're reviewing the T14 law schools that have declined to continue participating in the U.S. News education rankings.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

November 21, 2022 | Texas Lawyer

Hanks wrote that Bullock "has conclusively failed to establish that she faces a threat of irreparable harm or that the balance of equities tips in her favor."

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

November 21, 2022 | Law.com

"At its inception, U.S. News law school rankings provided valuable information for consumers—most importantly, students—that had not previously been widely available," but "[t]his is no longer true" since "many more consumer information resources are available today," Dean Mark West said in a letter to the Michigan Law community.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

Half a dozen law schools have now announced that they will no longer participate in the U.S. News & World Report education rankings, with Stanford Law School publicizing its decision late Friday night.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

"The potential benefits to be gained from continuing to share data with U.S. News are far outweighed by the constraints the rankings place on our ability to freely pursue our core scholarly, pedagogical, and programmatic objectives," Columbia Law Dean Gillian Lester said.

By Christine Charnosky

6 minute read

November 18, 2022 | Law.com

The proposal now moves to the House of Delegates for review.

By Christine Charnosky

10 minute read

November 17, 2022 | Law.com

Observers remain split on whether these moves will inflict any lasting damage on the highly influential publication.

By Christine Charnosky

7 minute read