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School of Law

American  

noun

  1. (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the existence of transcendent universals, which form individual objects from a primal matter otherwise formless.


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They are joined by two experts on executive power: Jed Shugerman, a professor at Boston University School of Law, and Sam Bagenstos, a professor at University of Michigan Law School.

From Slate Jul. 7, 2026

Mary Ziegler, a professor at the UC Davis School of Law and an expert on American parental rights laws, said the ruling was “arguably significantly more extensive than the Supreme Court has spelled out.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

As always, the devil may be in the details, said Kevin Frazier, Director of the AI Innovation and Law Program at the University of Texas School of Law.

From Barron's Jun. 5, 2026

“The plaintiffs’ lawyers in the cases are pushing on an open door,” said Anthony Sebok, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Around the same time, I started teaching at the New York University School of Law.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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