- Conservative-turned-away case: “Jurors say they saw hiring bias at U. of Iowa” [Des Moines Register, Caron, Adler/Volokh] Wagner will seek retrial [Daily Iowan]
- David Lat on the GMU Law conference on law school and lawyer markets [Above the Law, earlier]
- ABA accreditors defend, but tinker with, standards for minimum law school libraries [Caron]
- “Comparative notes on German legal education” [Darryl Brown, Prawfs]
- Spinoff of Miller-Jenkins case: Janet Jenkins sues Liberty U. School of Law charging assistance to custody-nappers, dean calls suit frivolous [ABA Journal]
- “Law Schools Now 5-0 in Placement Data Fraud Lawsuits by Alums” [Caron] Charles E. Rounds, Jr. reviews Brian Tamanaha book [Pope Center]
- Does Peoria, Ill. need a new law school? Surely you jest [Campos]
Filed under: Illinois, Iowa, law schools, Miller-Jenkins case
One Comment
The Teresa Wagner case in item 1 above is interesting.
A town in Florida passed a resolution warning its citizens that cell phones may cause cancer. A citizen in the town used a cell phone and came down with cancer.
Ms. Wagner held conservative views and was denied tenure.
It is my understanding that getting tenure is not a slam dunk. So how could one prove that Ms. Wagner would have received tenure if she had just kept her political views to herself?
My view is that anti-abortion activity reflects religious extremism and is no more a political philosophy than flagrant antisemitism. But I would vote for tenure for Ms. Wagner if she did not press her extreme opinions on her students and she was otherwise qualified. I doubt that any jury could answer the “if otherwise qualified”.