Cooley Law School Blog

A Life of Service in the Law

Remembering John W. Fitzgerald July 7th marks the 14th anniversary of the passing of Justice John...

Bar Exam Subjects: How Many Are Too Many?

Social-distancing policies have forced states to rethink the July bar exam. One state has decided...

The Three Lucys of Contract Lore, Part Three: Peevyhouse vs. Garland Coal

Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is...

The Three Lucys of Contract Lore, Part Two: Wood vs. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon

Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is...

The Three Lucys of Contract Lore, Part One: Lucy vs. Zehmer

Blog contributor Otto Stockmeyer is a Cooley Law School Distinguished Professor Emeritus. This is...

Take A Look at Restitution

The subject of Restitution was once a mainstay of the first-year law school curriculum, but has...

Vampire Verbs and Zombie Nouns

Whether it's Halloween or not, verbs and nouns can sometimes be downright scary! Professor Otto...

About Those Large Law School Diplomas

A recent blog post features Cooley Law School graduate Ed Sternisha. Included is a photo of...

The Power of Plain English

Background. Placing a shareholder proposal in a corporation’s annual-meeting proxy statement is the...

UPDATE: The Uniform Bar Exam

ALMOST EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO I blogged about Michigan’s possible adoption of the Uniform Bar...