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10/26/2026

In honor of the World Series taking place, here are several MLB players or coaches who have law degrees. Hall of Fame Manager Tony La Russa – Florida State University College of Law. Hall of Fame Manager Miller Huggins – University of Cincinnati Law. Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox Catcher Moe Berg - Columbia Law School. St. Louis Browns Catcher and Hall of Fame Executive Brooklyn Dodger Branch Rickey - University of Michigan Law School .

10/12/2026

10/06/2026

The "First Monday in October" when the United States Supreme Court begins its term.

Plus, Justice Alito’s press tour for his new book is underway.

09/30/2026

Another really helpful video on how Thomson Reuters receives cases and what they do with them. The video is entitled, The Day in the Life of a Case at Thomson Reuters.

This video highlights the behind-the-scenes work at Thomson Reuters...

09/30/2026

The Law Library of Congress has the Lunch and Learn Webinar Series. These webinars cover a wide variety of U.S., foreign, and international legal subjects.

This fall Gonzaga University School of Law is teaching a 1 credit course called AI Research Methods. It is a new course. For the past several weeks, we have covered the research process, Boolean searching, natural language searching, Generative AI prompt writing, and secondary sources. The Law Library of Congress recently held a Lunch and Learn Webinar entitled, Using Secondary Sources in Legal Research. It is an excellent lesson and it mirrors what we have been covering in class.

This Lunch and Learn webinar will provide an overview of secondary sources such as legal encyclopedias, treatises and dictionaries. In addition, the webinar will provide examples to show how these resources are used in practice. The presentation will demonstrate how secondary sources are an importan...

09/27/2026

January 4-14, 2027 - Open to 3Ls - Gonzaga Law in Florence

09/27/2026

The pass list for those taking the July 2026 Montana Bar Exam. Very good showing by Gonzaga Law grads. Congratulations!

https://www.montanabar.org/For-Attorneys/Bar-Admissions

09/24/2026

Constitution Week (September 17-23) and Citizenship Day (September 17) - Pub. L. No. 105-225 established it as found in 35 U.S.C. §§ 106-108.

09/24/2026

The American Bar Association's role as the accreditor of U.S. law schools has been in jeopardy since for over a year. There was a meeting yesterday in the which the U.S. Department of Education committee was unable to reach consensus on ending or renewing the American Bare Association's ​role as the federally recognized accreditor of US law schools. The details are in this article below:

The American Bar Association's status as the federally recognized accreditor of US law schools remained in limbo on Wednesday after a US Department of Education committee failed to reach consensus on ending or renewing its ​role following seven hours of discussion and debate in Washington.

08/10/2026

On August 10, 1944 the U.S. Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release the first posters featuring Smokey Bear.