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    Commentary: Is Yale Law really No. 1? Yes and no

    by Akhil Reed Amar, Los Angeles Times Mar 22, 2019 3 minutes

    The news held no surprises. When U.S. News & World Report released its much-anticipated annual rankings of graduate and professional schools last week, Yale once again ranked No. 1 among law schools, a spot it has held since 1987, when the news magazine first entered the law-school-ranking business.

    But Yale, which is both my alma mater and my longtime employer, is not No. 1 in all respects. Prospective law students should treat the U.S. News rankings - and any other ranking system, for

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