Midwest area law schools make impressive gains in latest US News RankingsUS News complete ranking report requires subscription, but Tax Prof Blog helpfully summarizes the moves some law school made since last year. For area schools, the results are mostly positive (sorry SLU):

• +5 Washington University (19 in 2007)
• +5 Colorado (43)
• +30 Kansas (70)
• +25 Denver (70)
• +9 Missouri-Columbia (60)
• +7 Nebraska (70)
• - 7 St. Louis (80)