Thomas M Cooley Law School Sues NYC Law Firm and 4 'John Does' for Defamation: Seeking Answers and Help from the Hill

As AEM reported last week, Thomas M Cooley Law School has filed a lawsuit against a NYC law firm and '4 John Does' for defamation.

This information caused an immediate stir in the blogosphere and was quickly picked up by a number of major media outlets. The most recent piece, by TTR, condemns the school for its hypocrisy.

In an effort to bring this situation to the attention of Michigan lawmakers, I am seeking some help from those on the Hill. I'll be heading to DC in August to represent the indentured educated class, and will certainly bring up the situation if I am granted some meetings with those offices.

One person cynically told me that these lawmakers are to blame for schools like Cooley to operate in the way that it does. Perhaps that is true. Perhaps it is false. (Since Cooley has threatened me with a SLAPP suit in the past, I will continue to remain neutral, as I have each time I've written about them). Nevertheless, I think that Michigan lawmakers, in particular, ought to know about the situation, and then they can weigh in. The former Cooley student, who is fearful that his career will be ruined if they reveal his identity, deserves that much.