Cooley Law School Faculty Expert Analysis on Rittenhouse Verdict

Following the not-guilty verdict of Kyle Rittenhouse on November 19, 2021, Cooley Law School...

Former Judge and Criminal Law Professor Expresses Concerns Over Arrest Procedures

“I am sympathetic to the prosecutor’s cause for gun safety reform, but at this point, the ends do...

Showcase Your Scholarship, Part Two: Google Scholar Profiles and Other Platforms

Part One: Use SSRN To Archive Articles explains how to use the Social Science Research Network...

Showcase Your Scholarship, Part One: Use SSRN to Archive Articles

An earlier post suggested ways to maximize the impact of your scholarship through spin-off articles.

Guide to Good Writing; Get Specific!

Strunk & White’s classic guide to good writing, The Elements of Style, urges writers to use...

Vaccines. Masks. Mandates and the law. Cooley Experts Weigh in.

Despite the apparent confusion and divide on the topic of vaccines, masks, and mandates, Cooley...

Using Microsoft Word’s Readability Program: advice for lawyers

Readability should be a goal of all careful writers. Lawyers, in particular, need to exercise care...

An Introduction to Compensatory Contempt, the "Other" Contempt of Court

Contempt of court has been in the news recently, usually as a result of someone being punished for...

WMU-Cooley Professor Renalia Dubose Speaks on Florida HS decision to pause yearbook distribution

WMU-Cooley Professor and former administrator from Pasco, Hillsborough and Orange Counties Renalia...

It's All About IRAC

As beginning law students soon learn, what we call “legal reasoning” can be expressed by the...