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Raftergirl

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10. They had to get high enough LSAT score to get into Chicago, so I assume they will be able to manage law

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 06:32 PM

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school without AI.

If they cannot they will flunk out. Like in the olden days.

It’s amazing millions of us managed to get through undergrad and some grad school without any devices at all. And we had to go to the library to do research using books!

We couldn’t even use calculators.

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University of Chicago bans use of phones laptops for law students to curb AI use [View all] highplainsdem Friday OP

Should be the policy in all colleges & universities as well as k-12. SheltieLover Friday #1

I agree! I'm glad their law school is doing this, but it's terrible that those students have already had highplainsdem Friday #2

I'm hoping the students aren't stupid enough to use that crap SheltieLover Friday #3

They use it r�is�n_dubh Yesterday #13

I agree. The Grand Illuminist Friday #5

So like they have to take notes? By hand? ToxMarz Friday #4

As long as they can read their own handwriting, that's what matters FakeNoose Friday #12

What if you are recording the lecture? Like blind students often do now. underpants Friday #6

Some of us ban recording devices unless a student has an accommodation. cab67 Friday #7

I stopped taking notes altogether back in the day. Lucky Luciano 20 hrs ago #16

I took notes, and rarely looked at them JustABozoOnThisBus 19 hrs ago #17

The article, which isn't paywalled, says they can make exceptions. highplainsdem Friday #9

Seems like common sense. OC375 Friday #8

They had to get high enough LSAT score to get into Chicago, so I assume they will be able to manage law Raftergirl Friday #10

Land of Lincoln, eh? . . . Journeyman Friday #11

I wonder how many are now going to claim a learning disability and demand exceptions. MichMan 22 hrs ago #14

Good republianmushroom 21 hrs ago #15