I predict and I think it has already begun, Harvard Law school status will diminish just the same as the MSM status as diminished, in the very near future.
You do not have to be a "Harvard Law" school graduate to make a difference in constitutonal law any longer.
Individuals do not even need a lawyer to properly and effectively argue for the protection of individual and property rights from violation by local, state, and federal legislators.
And individuals can file pro se law suits asking for judicial review of legislation that does violate their rights.
All you have to do is learn your rights and exert them, similar to what bloggers have done in news reporting and political commentary.
Thank God for the internet and forums such as FreeRepublic.com.
I sincerely hope you are right, tahiti, about the diminishing influence of HLS. Yes, there are many other law schools going down the same path, but if one begins to lose influence, others may change their ways.
It's like the New York Times. It's still the most influential newspaper in America because it helps to set the news agenda for all sorts of news media, but its credibility is tanking fast.