Ted

Ma nishtana ha'lailah ha'zeh mikol haleilot?  Why is tonight different from all other nights?  Because tonight I am proud to have graduated from the same law school as Ted Olson.  It requires a special form of courage to adopt and advocate a position repugnant to the political orthodoxy of one's social and professional peers.  I applaud it.

"What, no discussion of the USNWR law school rankings?"

Ask and you shall receive! U Chicago moves into a tie for 4th, while Berkeley slips into a tie for 9th. Berkeley remains #1 in Intellectual Property (as if there were ever a doubt). Hastings and Davis both dropped, to 48 and 38 respectively. Stanford is once again 3.

Is any of this important? Rankings have always been fairly divisive among the student body, and no doubt still are. Should it be worrisome that Berkeley rankings decline despite out of state tuition eclipsing $52,000 per year? Post your thoughts or observations in the comments.