Albany Law School faculty members have broad experience as legal practitioners, strong academic and scholarly credentials, and great teaching skills. Equally important, they are accessible to their students.

Faculty and Staff Blogs

Dean Thomas F. Guernsey on Legal Education
Dean Guernsey writes on trends and developments in Legal Education such as why U.S. News & World Report rankings are misleading, the silliness of creating new law schools in New York, and the difficulty of keeping legal education affordable.
blogs.albanylaw.edu/dean  | (RSS)

Law of the Land
Associate Dean Patricia E. Salkin provides a forum for the discussion of current laws, policies and decisions that affect the use of land. It highlights new court decisions, new state and federal laws and policies, and actions at the local government level that guide and/or impact land use and community development. Her blog receives more than 1,000 hits a week and is read by close to 800 subscribers.
lawoftheland.albanylaw.edu | (RSS)

Best Practices for Legal Education
Professor Mary Lynch is the editor and frequent contributor to this blog. The goals of this blog are to create a useful Web-based source of information on current reforms in legal education arising from the publication of Roy Stuckey's Best Practices for Legal Education and the Carnegie Foundation's Educating Lawyers; and to create a place where those interested in the future of legal education can freely exchange ideas, concerns and opinions. 
bestpracticeslegaled.albanylawblogs.org  | (RSS )

Constitutionalism & Democracy
Professors Stephen Gottlieb and James Thuo Gathii are the authors of this blog which mainly focuses on constitutionalism and democracy in the U.S. and beyond.
constitutionalismanddemocracy.wordpress.com  |  (RSS)

Same-Sex Union in the Conflict of Laws
Professor Stephen Clark is the author of this website which is focused on the issue of interjurisdictional recognition of same-sex unions.
www.samesexconflicts.com  | (RSS)

New York Court Watcher
Professor Vincent Bonventre is the author of this blog devoted to commentary on developments at the Supreme Court, the New York Court of Appeals, and other state supreme courts nationwide.
newyorkcourtwatcher.com  | (RSS)

Community Benefits Awards
Amy Lavine, Staff Attorney at the Government Law Center, shares her research on community benefits in this blog. The blog's goal is to link good jobs, social justice and livable neighborhoods to development projects.
communitybenefits.blogspot.com  | (RSS)

Technology at Albany Law School
The Instructional Technologist is the author of this blog which is dedicated to issues related to technology in general and to technology as it relates to legal education.
albanylawtech.wordpress.com  | (RSS )

Schaffer Law Library Blog
Colleen Ostiguy, the Electronic Services Librarian, has started this blog to offer information related to library services, legal news and electronic legal resources.
albanylawlibrary.wordpress.com | (RSS)

Diversity at Albany Law School
The Director of Diversity has created this blog to offer information on issues relevant to ALL students, faculty and staff and to provide a forum for discussion around these issues.
albanylawdiversity.wordpress.com | (RSS)

The Albany Government Law Review Fireplace
The Albany Government Law Review runs this legal blog. It is the first student written and edited law blog in the country to engage in substantive law review-like legal analysis and academic speculation.
glrfireplace.albanygovernmentlawreview.org  | (RSS)

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