U.S. News Responds to the ABA's Take on Law School Rankings

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What are the qualifications of those who have established the methodology by which schools are ranked? I'm assuming that one needs more than a journalism degree, even if it's from, say, Northwestern.

Harold of NJ 12:07PM August 18, 2010

I wish the public had more info about how the rankings are created. When I applied to law school I assumed the rankings were "objective." I now feel that the bias more expensive, less diverse schools. If everyone knew how the rankings were created they might value them a little differently.
- Reconstructing Law School (to see blog on the same topic visit: http://reconstructinglawschool.blogspot.com)

Amanda of CO 3:59PM August 06, 2010

I think this guy would agree with you. Basically, he things law school is unnecessarily long and too expensive and the result is that lawyers can't afford to represent working people.
Gordon v.State Bar of California
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Petitioner-Appellant Roger Gordon wants to unbundle his legal education. Specifically, he wishes to forgo further study at Georgetown University Law Center, where he is a third-year student in good standing, and finish preparing for the California bar examination using “alternative” methods, i.e., by reading for the bar or studying at an unaccredited law school. He filed suit against Respondent-Appellee State Bar of California Committee of Bar Examiners challenging, inter alia, its requirement that students prepare for the bar exam by studying for three years in a law school accredited by the American Bar Association or by using the alternative methods but not both.
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Bz0XuNnSQ9udODllMzY1MTQtMWU1NC00MGVkLWE3NDAtNzc2ZTllOWU4Nzkz&hl=en&authkey=CNqGh-wN

Paul Foster of NY 10:23AM August 06, 2010

Well said, Mr. Morse. It is almost too easy to blame the rankings for everything, but the public does like its lists.
I suppose all you can do is continue to issue caveats along with them, as well as continue to tweak them and make them more useful.
-Steve Schwartz of LSAT Blog (http://LSATBlog.blogspot.com)

Steve Schwartz of NY 4:38PM August 05, 2010