Month: May 2008

The NY Times has a touching story about a rare kosher soup kitchen in Brooklyn.  The issue of finding acceptable food for religious poor folks isn't new or limited to…

Right now, our data is far more limited than for lateral visitors, but I'm pleased to present the first iteration of our list of law school visiting assistant professors for…

We're very pleased to welcome our newest guest blogger, Professor Kathy Stanchi from Temple University's Beasley School of Law.  Kathy has particular interests in law and feminism as well as…

OK, I'll admit it.  I was just visiting Amazon to look at their 50% off sale on cookware - after seeing a link at Instapundit.  And like any shopper, once…

The Washington Post reports today about the outsourcing of legal services to attorneys in India.   This can't be unexpected news; costs are much lower in India.  And since much of…

For months he's been tinkering with the idea, and now he may be ready to take the plunge.  Bob Barr, a former Congressman from Georgia, could end up as this…

I may be the last person to the party on this one, but until this very morning, I thought that Seattle's Best Coffee was a competitor of Starbucks.  It kinda…

Mike Madison has a very interesting post up about Harvard Law School's recent decision to hire Berkman Center for Internet and Society Executive Director John Palfrey as the director of…

When we talk about the collateral consequences of conviction - sometimes known as civil disabilities - we rarely are able to see the costs to someone who actually does put…

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the federal government is peddling fear.  Sitting at my desk, drinking a cup of coffee, I attempted to read a New York Times…