TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Apr 12, 2023

Yale Law School now has some company at the top — it is tied with Stanford Law School as the number one law school in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. In a surprise move, the publication released the top 14 schools on its latest law school rankings, one week ahead of planned release of the full rankings. In response to a boycott by nearly a quarter of law schools that said the publication's methodology hurt student diversity and affordability, U.S. News overhauled its methodology to rely largely on ABA data, placing more weight on bar passage and employment and reducing the emphasis on Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores. Read more from Reuters.