Month: May 2010

This just in from the folks at a new law review, the Columbia Journal of Race and Law: The Columbia Journal of Race and Law (CJRL) is now accepting submissions…

 Israel has always posed many interesting issues relating to oocyte donation.  Now, according to the WSJ, things are heating up even more. For example, under current Israeli law, only women…

This should be another interesting week for Europe.  On Friday, the euro fell to its lowest level in 18 months, world stock markets took a hit, and there has reportedly…

Barry Ritholtz.  

Hank Aaron hit 755 home runs on his way to Cooperstown.  All cleared the fence.Except one.Name the HOF'er who served up Aaron's only inside-the-parker.Pictured:  Henry Aaron card, #128 in the…

Three of my favorite subjects, all in one place.  Here is Mark Auslander's latest on Oxford College.

NBC has announced that it is canceling the long-running police procedural, Law & Order.  The show has had an impressive 20 year run.  It seems that the show, shot in…

Now that we're not in the middle of the appointments season, it's not a bad time for those of us who spend a significant amount of time on hiring committees…

Beth Carswell, writing for AbeBooks.com, has compiled a list of 25 books that make her mad.  Before divulging her "seething reads," she offers some preliminary thoughts:   ".... Anger is passionate,…

 This spring Chief Justice John Roberts spoke at my former home, the University of Alabama's law school.  His talk (available at C-SPAN's website) received a lot of attention because he…