Congratulations to Stephanie Williams, recipient of the Waves of Excellence: Service Award at last month’s @PeppLaw faculty meeting, presented by Brittney Lane Kubisch, recipient of August's Waves of Excellence: Scholarship Award

Don’t Pursue Happiness. It Will Make You Terribly Unhappy., by @arthurbrooks @VanderbiltU @TheFP
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Christianity Today, a Voice of Centrist Evangelicalism, Is In Turmoil, by
@publicroad (@nytimes)
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America's Deep Religious Divide Over Empathy, by @RussContreras (@axios)
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Tributes to James P. White,  59 @IndLRev 341-54 (2025) @TheAALS
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.@bgsilver (@Bar_ilan), The Tax Insurance Trap, 2026 @WisLRev 371
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Hofstra Says It Had No Duty to Help Student in Cardiac Arrest During Bar Exam, by @KathrynPlmr (@insidehighered) @ABAJournal @bloomberglaw
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.@ProfRMorrow (@WFULawSchool), Tax on Tips, 44 @YaleLawPolicyR 1 (2025)
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Since 2019, Tina and @RickCarusoLA's naming gift has supported scholarships, loan forgiveness, bar passage, career placement, faculty excellence, and legal scholarship. We’re grateful for this lasting investment in our students and Pepperdine community!

East of Eden: Families, Forgiveness, and God @TheFP
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Why the Catholic Church Is AI Doom’s Most Formidable Foe, by @clairlemon (@Quillette) @thedispatch
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The Shrinking God of @Jim_Bakker (and the Infinite God of @_AnnieDillard_), by @DavidVonDrehle @PostOpinions
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Are Law Schools Building the Wrong Kind of ‘Practice Ready’ Lawyers?, by @derektmuller @NDLaw
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World Premiere: ‘The Best Justice System In The World’
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The Best Justice System In The World Trailer youtu.be/zB7dUpdOuIo?si… via @YouTube

.@AnthropicAI Releases Law Student Plugin, Offers 4-Month Fellowship (Jan. 12-May 8) for Law Professors and Lawyers ($100,000–$167,000)
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Economists (71%) and Accountants (85%) Oppose California's Billionaire Tax; 60% of Tax Lawyers Support It, by @JeffLHoopes
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The Great American Property Tax Freak Out, by @ProfSchleich (@YaleLawSch)
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AI and Christian Asceticism @PostOpinions
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The Spiritual Reason Our Elderly Leaders Refuse to Give Up Power, by @drmoore @CTmagazine
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Religious Scholars Met With Anthropic. What They Heard Stunned Them., by @elizabethjdias @nytimes