George Mason Tweaks Name Of Scalia Law School To Avoid #ASSLaw Hashtag

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia smiles during a college address in Chicago. Scalia said late Wednesday July 18, 2012, that he hasn't had a "falling out" with Chief J... FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2011, file photo U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia smiles during a college address in Chicago. Scalia said late Wednesday July 18, 2012, that he hasn't had a "falling out" with Chief Justice John Roberts over the Supreme Court's landmark 5-4 decision validating much of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul."There are clashes on legal questions but not personally," Scalia said of the court. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) MORE LESS
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Days after George Mason University announced it was renaming its law school to honor the late Justice Antonin Scalia, the university is apparently tweaking the new name to avoid an unfortunate abbreviation, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The school was initially christened “The Antonin Scalia School of Law at George Mason University,” leading to some mockery on Twitter because the name lent itself to the hashtag #ASSLaw. Marketing materials for the new school as well as its website now call it “The Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University,” the Journal noted, though its official name remains “The Antonin Scalia School of Law.”

An anonymous source familiar with the school’s internal discussion behind the tweak told the Journal the decision to tinker with the name was tentative but that officials were hoping to head off the ridicule prompted by the abbreviation.

A spokesperson for the school declined to comment to the newspaper.

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