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[email protected]. Nicola A. Boothe-Perry* Enforcement of Law Schools' Non-Academic Honor Codes: A Necessary Step Towards Professionalism? TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction ................................... 635 II. Necessity of Professional Code Enforcement ........... 637 III. Types of Law School Conduct Codes ................ 640 A. Academic vs. Non-Academic Student Conduct Codes ..................................... 640 1. Academic-Only Regulatory Codes? . .. 641 B. An Endorsement of Non-Academic Regulation in Law Schools................................ 642 C. Different Standards for Private and Public Law Schools ........................................... 646 IV. Governing Bodies' Guidance.............. ........ 650 A. The American Bar Association's Role ............. 651 B. The Association of American Law Schools' Input ... 653 V. Constitutional Limitations ........................ 655 A. The First Amendment and Students' Rights........ 656 B. The Fourteenth Amendment and Students' Rights .