University of Michigan Law School
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The University of Michigan Law School, located in Ann Arbor is a unit of the University of Michigan. The Law School, founded in 1859, currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students, most of whom are earning the degrees of Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Master of Laws (LLM). As of 2004, the Law School's faculty includes 72 full-time professors and 42 visiting or adjunct professors. For decades Michigan Law has been regarded as one of the top law schools in the country. According to the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report graduate school rankings, it is ranked 8th overall. The Gothic buildings that comprise the Law Quadrangle are the foundation of one of the most picturesque law campuses in the nation.
In 2003, the United States Supreme Court upheld the University of Michigan Law School's affirmative action policy. In its opinion in Grutter v. Bollinger, the Court held that the United States Constitution permits the Law School to use racial background as a criterion in deciding whether or not to admit an applicant. However, there is debate as to whether the use of race in admissions will become illegal after 25 years (2028), due to a statement in the majority holding, which was restated in a concurring opinion.
Famous alumni of the University of Michigan Law School include:
- Clarence Darrow, Defense Lawyer in the Scopes Trial
- US Attorney General & US Supreme Court Justice Frank Murphy (LL.B. 1914)
- US Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland
- Secretary of State William Rufus Day (1870 LL.B.)
- US Court of Appeals Judge Amalya Kearse (J.D. 1962)
- Harry M. Daugherty (LL.B. 1880), United States Attorney General
- L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan (J.D. 1956)
- U.S. Representative Harold Ford, Jr. (J.D. 1996)
- Political Author & pundit Anne Coulter (J.D. 1988)
- U.S. Senator Ken Salazar (J.D. 1981)
- Teamster Union President James P. Hoffa (LL.B. 1966)
- Former U.S. Representative Richard Gephardt (J.D. 1965)
- Larry Elder (J.D. 1977)
- Journalist Bob Woodruff (J.D. 1987)
- Steven G. Bradbury (J.D. 1988), Acting Assistant Attorney General (Office of Legal Counsel)
See also
- List of University of Michigan people - People associated with the school are marked with LAW
External links
| The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
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