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Education

Sep. 15, 2006

Whom Can You Trust? Not U.S. News' Law-School Rankings

Forum Column-- Law school rankings are a lot like car wrecks: Nobody wants to be involved with one, but everyone pays attention to them. While there are a host of purported "best law schools" guides, the only ranking anyone notices is U.S. News & World Re

Forum Column
By Patrick Mattimore
     

      Law school rankings are a lot like car wrecks: Nobody wants to be involved with one, but everyone pays attention to them. While there are a host of purported "best law schools" guides, the only ranking anyone notices is U.S. News & World Report.
      U.S. News ranks law schools according to a four-part formula that wei...

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