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Pepperdine Caruso Law Ranked 46 in U.S. News and World Report Best Law School Rankings 2026

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Pepperdine Caruso Law has been ranked 46 in the 2026 U.S. News and World Report Best Law Schools rankings. The placement reflects a sustained period of extraordinary success in the law school's 57-year history.

Professor Maureen Weston Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Maureen Weston Quoted in "$1 Billion Boon? How Shohei Ohtani's Contract Could Make Dodgers MLB Financial Kings" -- Los Angeles Times

Professor Maureen A. Weston is quoted in the Los Angeles Times article, "$1 Billion Boon? How Shohei Ohtani's Contract Could Make Dodgers MLB Financial Kings."

Professor Trey Childress Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Trey Childress Appointed Adviser to ALI Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States

Professor Donald Earl (Trey) Childress has been appointed as an adviser to the American Law Institute's Restatement of the Law Fourth, The Foreign Relations Law of the United States.

Jacob Charles Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Jacob Charles, “'A Map Is Not the Territory': The Theory and Future of Sensitive Places Doctrine" -- NYU Law Review Online

Professor Jacob D. Charles's article, “'A Map Is Not the Territory': The Theory and Future of Sensitive Places Doctrine," is published in the New York University Law Review Online.

December jobs bell

Pepperdine Caruso Law Congratulates the Bell Ringers of December 2023

Pepperdine Caruso Law is pleased to congratulate the alumni bell-ringers of December 2023 for post-graduate employment success!

Paul Caron dean Pepperdine Caruso Law at 2024 AALS conference

Dean Paul Caron Named in Top Five Most Influential People in Legal Education - National Jurist

The National Jurist has unveiled the 20 Most Influential People in Legal Education, as voted by law school deans, and Dean Caron is reported in the top five.

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Pepperdine Caruso Law 2023 Graduates Secure Prominent Judicial Clerkships

The Pepperdine Caruso Law Class of 2023 has secured prestigious judicial clerkships in state and federal courts.

Mary Hoopes Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Mary Hoopes, "Law Clerk Selection and Diversity: Insights from Fifty Sitting Judges of the Federal Courts of Appeals" -- Harvard Law Review

Professor Mary S. Hoopes's article, "Law Clerk Selection and Diversity: Insights from Fifty Sitting Judges of the Federal Courts of Appeals," is published in the Harvard Law Review.

Jacob Charles Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Jacob Charles Quoted in "The Major Tests US Gun Control Activists Face in 2024" -- The Guardian

Professor Jacob D. Charles is quoted in the Guardian article, "The Major Tests US Gun Control Activists Face in 2024."

Colleen Graffy Pepperdine Caruso Law faculty

Professor Colleen Graffy Presents "The Role of Sanctions in Moderating Russian Federation Behavior" -- American Society of International Law

Professor Colleen P. Graffy was the international co-chair of a roundtable workshop on "The Role of Sanctions in Moderating Russian Federation Behavior" in Lviv, Ukraine.