The New York University School of Law and Canada's Osgoode Hall School of Law have partnered to offer a new four-year, joint JD/LLB degree program that will enable its graduates to practice in both the US and Canada after graduation. Students enrolled in the fledgling program will divide their time with two years schooling in both New York and Toronto. Texas's Brian Leiter notes that, "While there are some existing combined programs between Canadian and American law schools, this is the first program between top schools in each country." His brief remarks may be found here.

Leiter writes elsewhere that an openly gay law professor has sued the University of Michigan Law School for denying him tenure in 2002. Peter Hammer, a health law scholar now an associate professor at the Wayne State University Law School, alleges in his complaint that "[c]onduct and practices reflecting ingrained, sex-based gender stereotypes are pervasive at the [University of Michigan] Law School," creating an "extremely inhospitable and atagonistic environment" for gays that has permeated into tenure decisions. Read Leiter's report on the matter here.