Paul Schiff Berman

January 31, 2022 | National Law Journal

The Supreme Court should act with proper time for reflection and deliberation wherever possible with the justices clearly explaining their decisions with legitimate rational arguments.

By Paul Schiff Berman

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September 01, 2008 | National Law Journal

Legal education is at a crossroads. Amid increased competition for faculty, students, and prestige, public institutions could become permanent second-class citizens in the law school hierarchy, signaling an end to a great experiment in social opportunity and multicultural democracy. We therefore need to reconceive what it means to be a public institution by expanding access and opportunity while rising to new heights in scholarship, academic excellence, and global contribution.

By Paul Schiff Berman

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September 16, 2008 | National Law Journal

Legal education is at a crossroads. Amid competition for faculty, students and prestige, public institutions could become second-class citizens in the law school hierarchy, signaling an end to an experiment in social opportunity and multicultural democracy. Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Dean Paul Schiff Berman says we need to expand access and opportunity and rise to new heights in scholarship, academic excellence and global contribution. He offers three initiatives that can help.

By Paul Schiff Berman

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