

program is approximately 68% white, with about 30% identifying as a minority race (and the remainder are unknown or did not specify). The racial makeup of students in the J.D. Maryland Law has approximately 650 students enrolled in its Juris Doctor (J.D.) program. In response, the law school changed its name to the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Carey Foundation, the largest gift in the school's history. In 2011, the law school received a US$30 million donation from the W.P. In 2002, the law school moved into a facility in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Oriole Park at Camden Yards. After the law school denied admission to black applicant Donald Gaines Murray on account of his race, in 1936 the Maryland Court of Appeals ruled that the law school must admit him. The school began regular instruction beginning in 1824, and it is the second-oldest law school in the United States, behind only William & Mary Law School. David Hoffman is credited with founding the institute and in 1817 he published his legal course Hoffman's Course of Legal Study. Maryland Law was founded in 1816 as the Maryland Law Institute. It is a member of the Association of American Law Schools and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif honor society. The law school is fully accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA). News & World Report in its 2023 law school rankings. Founded in 1816, it is one of the oldest law schools in the United States. Its location places Maryland Law in the Baltimore-Washington legal and business community. The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (formerly University of Maryland School of Law) is the law school of the University of Maryland, Baltimore and is located in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S.
