Month: July 2009

We recently received a request at the Lounge to do a post on plagiarism in law schools from someone who said that (s)he had experienced significant instances of plagiarism in…

Emily Bazelon (pictured), affiliated with Yale Law School and a contributor to Slate magazine, has a lengthy interview with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appearing in The New York Times, available…

What a lovely welcome, Dan!  Since I don’t have Tim’s wit, I’ll just thank Dan for inviting me to join the Lounge and thank all of the other Loungers and…

We're very pleased to announce that Kim Krawiec is our newest permanent blogger here at the Faculty Lounge.  As many of you know, Kim is a Professor of Law at Duke…

From Tuesday’s USA today: Sperm, egg donors increase during recession By Judy Keen, USA TODAY CHICAGO — Sperm banks and donor agencies say the recession is prompting a surge in…

Following the less than rosy reviews for the Transformers sequel recently released in cinemas, I thought it might be fun to test the adage that sequels are never as good…

The Denver Post has the story on yesterday's ruling here.

Since, here at the Faculty Lounge, we never bypass an opportunity to publicly discuss sperm (see, e.g. Live Sperm, Dead Donor and More Live Sperm, Dead Donor) I bring you…

Summertime.  Long days.  Hot nights.  And large numbers of rising 2L's wondering whether they'll be selected for Law Review.  One of the factors that most law school Law Reviews seem to…

Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is joining Texas Tech University, working in a variety of roles.  Story here.  Hat tip to The BLT.