Month: July 2010

Contracts profs looking for exam ideas (or fodder for a first-class discussion) might find this story an excellent (and entertaining) source.  Best wishes to the happy couple!

So I've been lax for a while on trivia questions.What about this one..."What broadway role has been played by both a mutant from the X-Men movies and a demon from…

I was listening to an NPR broadcast at lunchtime today and was struck by a talkback portion of the show dealing with a case in Israel where a man was…

Syracuse University announced this week that three children (one a federal appellate judge) are honoring their father (law class 1924) and mother (law class 1932) by pledging a naming gift…

Announcements for three opportunities have come to my attention in recent days:Interested in the deanship at Gonzaga University School of Law?  Click here for info.Interested in the deanship at Albany…

It's my pleasure to mention that George Brown (a sometimes guest here!) is the interim dean at Boston College Law School.  From the  press release:The selection was praised by University…

Over at the Glom, the Dodd-Frank Masters forum continues for a third excellent day.  There have been over twenty-five posts so far, on a wide range of issues covered (or…

Just a reminder that two weeks from today -- August 4 (Wednesday) -- is the deadline by which the AALS must receive your FAR Form (and fee) for inclusion in the first…

Close on the heels of the renaming of Simkins Dormitory on the University of Texas campus comes news that Tuscaloosa is about to rename three streets in town.

The administration and lawmakers are busy congratulating themselves on the “historic” Dodd-Frank legislation, the “toughest financial reform” since the Great Depression.  Sure . . . if historic is synonymous with…