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Can You Sue Your Way Out of Stupid?

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by Matthew Richardson on August 24, 2011 in Columns

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It’s like soldiers at the beginning of “Saving Private Ryan” suing the generals for misleading them about their prospects when they got off the boats.

Thank God for Those Bulls#!t U.S. News Rankings

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by Matthew Richardson on April 27, 2010 in Columns

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With a decreasing number of slots at high-paying shops, it’s no wonder US News & World Report rankings mean more than ever.  But they’re still bullshit.

US News: Think Your Law School’s Top Tier? Think Again.

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by Bitter Newsroom on August 26, 2008 in News

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The legal blogosphere is buzzing about the front-page story in today’s Wall Street Journal that U.S. News & World Report is “seriously” considering reworking its famous law school ranking system to crack down on top law schools’ infamous practice of “gaming” the rankings. As the WSJ Law Blog reports, “it’s no secret that top law [...]