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Nebraska Supreme Court Upholds Firing of State Trooper for his Association with a Klan Affiliate

Posted on February 28, 2009

Whale Bones (And Mammoth Bones) at Thomas Jefferson Law School

Posted on February 28, 2009

Another suit against a law school

Posted on February 27, 2009

A Sad Day for Democracy

Posted on February 27, 2009

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Kudos to Kathy

Posted on February 27, 2009

Race and Bobby Jindal

Posted on February 27, 2009

Books versus Law Review Articles

Posted on February 27, 2009

Pimps, Prostitutes, and Placements: Drafting the Cover Letter to Law Journals

Posted on February 27, 2009

Latham & Watkins Layoffs Suggest A New Big Law World

Posted on February 27, 2009

Citibank, Bank Of America, And A $50 Million Clerical Error: The Heller Ehrman Bankruptcy

Posted on February 26, 2009
According to a story in the reputable law publication, The Recorder, Citibank and Bank of America may get slammed in the bankruptcy of failed law firm Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe. (Faithful readers may recall that I am a Heller...

UVA and NYLS Professors Join Obama Administration

Posted on February 26, 2009
Congratulations to the latest pair of law professors named to high level posts in the Obama administration. Jon Cannon, the Blaine T. Phillips Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Virginia has been nominated to be Deputy Administrator...

"X" Marks The (Wrong) Spot

Posted on February 26, 2009
WARNING: Some material in this post may trigger profuse sweating, stomach cramps, or hallucinatory flashbacks for readers who did not enjoy Secured Transactions or Bankruptcy courses in law school. Reader discretion is advised.In Dan?s earlier post today, he calls our...

Thoughts on Pleasant City v. Summum

Posted on February 26, 2009
The Supreme Court ruled, 9-0, that the Utah city of Pleasant Grove may refuse the request of the Summum sect, a latter day band of Gnostic Christians, to erect a monument in a city park displaying the Seven Aphorisms of...

2009 Law School Applications Are Mostly Flat. But Why?

Posted on February 26, 2009
In the last couple of days, we've finally seen a few stories reporting on law school application levels. It's about time. It has long been common wisdom that law school applications rise during economic downturns. This assumption (which has sometimes...

New Tropicana Carton Goes The Way Of New Coke, Dinosaurs

Posted on February 26, 2009
I missed this story in the NY Times, but it appears that Tropicana is dropping its crappy looking new packaging and returning to a carton you recognize and want to purchase. I never would have bothered complaining to the producers...

Sobel's Painting a Hidden Life: The Art of Bill Traylor

Posted on February 26, 2009
In our continuing attention on art, law, and race, I thought I'd post a notice about a book that I can't wait to read: Mechal Sobel's Painting a Hidden Life: The Art of Bill Taylor. Here's the description of it...

Immigration Problems? Gender Issues? Or Just Plain Cheap? Get The SF City ID!

Posted on February 25, 2009
Ever a hotbed of lefty politics, the city of San Francisco has a new identification card program sure to please the locals and make lots of folks in the Red States steam. It's the SF City ID! In recent years,...

The Latest on Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt

Posted on February 25, 2009
Last fall we wrote about Hougton Mifflin's freeze on commissioning new books. Things looked pretty dire back and then. The Boston Globe has the latest on the venerable Boston publisher now known as Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt. It's testimony to how...

Can Congress by Ordinary Legislation Create House Seats for DC?

Posted on February 25, 2009
According to the New York Times, Congress is on the verge of passing legislation that would give the District of Columbia two House seats. As a sop to Republicans, the bill would give an additional seat to Utah. But the...

Humanities in Hard Times

Posted on February 25, 2009
Today's New York Times has an article discussing the drop in interest in the humanities which tends to occur during recessionary times: [I]n this new era of lengthening unemployment lines and shrinking university endowments, questions about the importance of the...

Where in South Texas is South Texas?

Posted on February 25, 2009
Most of us probably know very little about other law schools, excluding those where we have been students or professors. In this post I want to provide ten pieces of information about South Texas College of Law (?STCL?), where I...

Disney Buying Online Businesses?

Posted on February 25, 2009
A colleague recently mentioned Disney's acquisition last year of a small online "green" company, idealbite.com. This company specializes in providing tips about maintaining an eco-friendly lifestyle. Apparently, Disney paid $20 million for the company...

Lateral Move And Dean Search Updates

Posted on February 24, 2009
We keep 'em as fresh as we can. The lateral move list is here; the dean search list is here. Please send along any information you've got! Email Al Brophy with dean information and me with lateral movement updates.

Memphis Law Names Kevin Smith Dean

Posted on February 24, 2009
The Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis has named Kevin Smith its new dean. Smith, who was the acting dean last year, and the interim dean this year, has been at Memphis since 1993. He...

Groundbreaking Research Reveals Direct Link Between UCC and Prognostication Prowess!

Posted on February 24, 2009
I use random recitation in my commercial law courses (as if the topics themselves didn?t remove me from serious consideration for any teaching prizes). I give students two ?free passes? each semester, which must be tendered before class starts.Last Friday,...

The 2009 Solum Entry Level Law Faculty Hiring List Is Here!

Posted on February 24, 2009
One of the most interesting lists we see each year is Larry Solum's collection of law school entry level hires. But the Entry Level Hiring Report would be nothing without contributors. So click yourself right on over to Legal Theory...

Monument Law Round-Up

Posted on February 24, 2009
Courtesy of my friend and former colleague Alan Durham, I see that there's talk of preservation of (and access to) a couple of antebellum cemeteries in Tuscaloosa. Great article, by the way--lots of property law issues in there.In the Raleigh...

Supreme Court Decides Case Challenging Idaho's Ban on Public Employee Payroll Deductions to Fund Union's Political Speech

Posted on February 24, 2009
Today, the Supreme Court decided Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association, 07-869. The Court upheld Idaho's ban on public employee payroll deductions to fund the political speech of the unions of which the employee is a member. Chief Justice Roberts, writing...

Thomas Saenz To Head DOJ Civil Rights Division?

Posted on February 24, 2009
Thomas Saenz, formerly an attorney with MALDEF and currently legal counsel to LA Mayor AntonioVillaraigosa, will be named to head the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Like any good political gossip, this is according to unnamed sources who've been...

Selling A Law School ... And Buying One

Posted on February 23, 2009
Matt's comments (and here) about how Princeton, Brown, and Dartmouth might acquire a law school in response to Dan's post raises some pretty interesting questions. Take over an existing school or build one from scratch. Given UC-Irvine's, Drexel's, and Elon's...

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