Month: March 2010

Via Al Roth.  According to press reports: The raffle, to be held on Wednesday, is to promote a tie-up between the Bridge Centre, a fertility clinic in London, and the…

As Miriam points out, many lawyers dislike daylight savings time because of their loss of a billable hour.  But the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the weekend invited those of us…

The debate about laptops in the classroom is certain to grow as increasing numbers of faculty push back against those pesky little attention-suckers.  But Dean Lawrence at George Washington Law…

Well, I made it home safely from Iowa City.  Had a great time -- and I have a picture of the University of Iowa's law school.  That's one big building,…

The LA Times is reporting that Virginia Thomas, the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, has started a new conservative lobbying group, Liberty Central Inc.  The paper terms it a "tea-party"…

A few weeks ago, House Bill 3077, which would make it illegal to compensate women for oocyte donation, easily passed the Oklahoma house by a vote of 85-8. Said Rep.…

California Superior Court Judge John Munter ruled, yesterday, that University of California professional school students who started in 2003 or later overpaid fees.  As a result, these students and alums…

Jacqui's recent post on faculty hiring prompted me to reflect on our practices and what we might do differently in future years.Speaking solely for myself (and not fellow committee members…

 John Hutson, who has served as the dean of Franklin Pierce Law Center for the past 11 years, announced that he'll be leaving the post next summer.  Over his final…

Readers with an interest in the intersection of property, fair housing, and cyberspace may find interesting a paper recently posted on SSRN and  authored by Missouri law professor Rigel Oliveri…