Dallas Morning News, Former SMU Law Dean Arrested on Prostitution Charge: The former dean of the Southern Methodist Law school was arrested early Sunday on a prostitution charge, jail records show. John Attanasio, 60, was booked into the Collin County jail Sunday. He was released later that day after posting…

Wall Street Journal, Calling the Super Bowl Like Cris Collinsworth: In the two weeks before the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks are combing through endless amounts of tape. They are memorizing until they have instant recall to make split-second decisions and they are highlighting the mismatches…

David Barnhizer (Cleveland State), The Betrayal of Socrates: My argument here is that there is a stark disjunction between the Socratic ideal and the reality found in the First Year of law school at nearly all institutions. The underlying assumption is simple—the initial foundational phase of an activity is the…

National Jurist, Enrollment Up at 9 California Law Schools: Law school enrollment dropped by 7.2 percent this year, but 33 law schools bucked the trend and increased enrollment. Nine of those law schools hail from California — more than any other state. “We aren’t in an arctic vortex,” joked Edward…