Brian Leiter Top Law Schools by Specialty Area, 2002-03

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This list was compiled in consultation with various experts in the different fields, as well as by consulting various anthologies of leading articles in each field. For each field, I list the top 5-10 schools, in two categories: Excellent (the national leaders in the field) and Strong (schools with distinguished faculties in the area). The list is largely confined to the top 15 schools, other than in exceptional cases. Note that these lists sometimes differ from the lists compiled by U.S. News, in which academics in the area are asked to list ten or fifteen strong "programs" in these areas. Schools with established "programs" may not necessarily be schools with academically distinguished faculty in the area. What follows is based on faculty quality in the area. Please keep in mind that any good school will offer instruction in most or all of these fields. These lists simply flag the schools with the most outstanding faculties in the various areas.

ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL LAW	JURISPRUDENCE/LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
BUSINESS LAW AREAS: CORPORATE, SECURITIES, COMMERCIAL LAW, BANKRUPTCY, ETC.	LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW	LAW & LITERATURE
CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE	LAW & RELIGION
CRITICAL RACE THEORY	LAW & SOCIAL SCIENCE
FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY	LEGAL ETHICS
HEALTH LAW (excluding medical ethics)	LEGAL HISTORY
HEALTH LAW--BIOETHICS	MORAL & POLITICAL THEORY
INTERNATIONAL LAW	TAX
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

ADMINISTRATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Excellent	Also Strong
Georgetown University	Boston University
New York University	Chicago-Kent College of Law
Northwestern University	Columbia University (excellent in administrative)
University of Pennsylvania	Florida State University
University of Texas, Austin	George Washington University
Yale University	Indiana University, Bloomington
	Tulane University
	University of California, Berkeley
	University of Chicago
	University of Colorado, Boulder
	University of Virginia
	University of Washington, Seattle


BUSINESS LAW AREAS: CORPORATE, SECURITIES, COMMERCIAL LAW, BANKRUPTCY, ETC.
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	Cornell University
Harvard University	Georgetown University
New York University	Northwestern University
Stanford University	University of California, Berkeley
University of Chicago	University of California, Los Angeles
University of Virginia	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Yale University	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Texas, Austin
	Vanderbilt University


CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Excellent	Also Strong
Harvard University	Columbia University
University of Texas, Austin	Georgetown University
Yale University	New York University
	Stanford University
	University of California, Berkeley
	University of Chicago


CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	New York University
Harvard University	Northwestern University
University of Illinois	Ohio State University
University of Pennsylvania	Rutgers University, Newark
Yale University	University of California, Berkeley
	University of California, Los Angeles
	University of Chicago
	University of Florida, Gainesville
	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
	University of San Diego
	University of Texas, Austin
	Vanderbilt University

CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	Duke University
Georgetown University	George Washington University
University of California, Berkeley	Harvard University
University of California, Los Angeles	New York University
University of Colorado, Boulder	Northwestern University
	University of Arizona
	University of Florida, Gainesville
	University of Iowa
	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Texas, Austin

FEMINIST LEGAL THEORY
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	American University
Cornell University	Brooklyn Law School
Georgetown University	DePaul University
Harvard University	Duke University
Ohio State University	University of Iowa
Stanford University	University of Southern California
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor


HEALTH LAW (excluding medical ethics)
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	New York University
Duke University	Northwestern University
Georgetown University	Rutgers University, Camden
Harvard University	Saint Louis University
Vanderbilt University	University of Houston
	University of Louisville
	University of Maryland
	Wake Forest University


HEALTH LAW--BIOETHICS
Excellent	Also Strong
Boston University	Chicago-Kent College of Law
University of Texas, Austin	DePaul University
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
	University of Southern California
	University of Wisconsin, Madison
	Washington University, St. Louis


INTERNATIONAL LAW
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	Cornell University
Georgetown University	Emory University
New York University	George Washington University
Yale University	Harvard University
	University of Texas, Austin
	University of Virginia


INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Excellent	Also Strong
Stanford University	Boston University
University of California, Berkeley	Columbia University
	Duke University
	Georgetown University
	New York University
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Texas, Austin
	Wayne State University


JURISPRUDENCE / LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
Excellent	Also Strong
Cardozo Law School/Yeshiva University	Arizona State University
Columbia University	Boston University
New York University	Georgia State University
University of Pennsylvania	University of California, Los Angeles
University of Texas, Austin	University of Illinois
Yale University	University of Iowa
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
	University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
	University of San Diego


LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LAW
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University	Arizona State University
Cornell University	Harvard University
University of Texas, Austin	New York University
	Northeastern University
	Ohio State University
	University of Illinois
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor


LAW & ECONOMICS
Excellent	Also Strong
Harvard University	Columbia University
Stanford University	Cornell University
University of California, Berkeley	George Mason University
University of Chicago	New York University
Yale University	University of Illinois
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Southern California
	University of Virginia


LAW & LITERATURE
Excellent	Also Strong
Cardozo Law School/Yeshiva University	Columbia University
Stanford University	Georgetown University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	State University of New York, Buffalo
	University of Texas, Austin
	Yale University


LAW & RELIGION (excluding First Amendment issues)
Excellent	Also Strong
Duke University	University of Georgia
Emory University	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Wake Forest University	University of San Diego
	Yale University


LAW & SOCIAL SCIENCE (other than economics)
Excellent	Also Strong
Northwestern University	Cornell University
University of California, Berkeley	Duke University
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Ohio State University
University of Pennsylvania	University of California, Los Angeles
University of Wisconsin, Madison	University of Iowa
	University of Southern California
	University of Texas, Austin
	University of Virginia


LEGAL ETHICS
Excellent	Also Strong
Boston University	Fordham University
Georgetown University	Harvard University
Stanford University	New York University
University of Pennsylvania	University of Arizona
Yale University	University of Illinois
	University of San Diego
	University of Texas, Austin


LEGAL HISTORY
Excellent	Also Strong
Harvard University	Columbia University
New York University	Northwestern University
Stanford University	University of California, Berkeley
University of Chicago	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Virginia	University of Southern California
Yale University	University of Texas, Austin


MORAL & POLITICAL THEORY (Anglo-American and Continental traditions)
Excellent	Also Strong
Columbia University *	Boston University
New York University *	Northwestern University
	University of California, Berkeley *
	University of California, Los Angeles
	University of Chicago
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor *
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Texas, Austin
	University of Virginia
	Yale University *
	* indicates Anglo-American only


TAX
Excellent	Also Strong
Harvard University	Boston College
New York University	Columbia University
Stanford Universit	University of Chicag
Yale University	University of Florida, Gainesville
	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
	University of Pennsylvania
	University of Southern California

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