Month: July 2010

The Conglomerate is holding a masters forum, starting today, on the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, expected to be signed into law by President Obama this week.…

Last February, Dan blogged about Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge Sharon Keller and her decision concerning a last-minute appeal from a prisoner on death row.In January, I mentioned…

On this date in 1941, the New York Yankees defeated the hometown Cleveland Indians by a score of 4-3.And Joe DiMaggio's record-shattering 56-game hitting streak came to an abrupt end…

Congratulations to Carte Goodwin, soon to be sworn in as interim senator to Robert Byrd's seat.  I noticed that (may I already call him) Senator Goodwin is a 1999 graduate…

The WSJ is reporting that Harvard law prof Elizabeth Warren is under serious consideration by the White House to run the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.  Two other names…

In this case, the news is that there is no news.  OCU Law, which had been debating a move to an old Ford Model T plant near downtown Oklahoma City,…

President Obama has nominated Wisconsin law professor Victoria Nourse to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.  The Wisconsin press release is here.  The White House…

Here's a quick and easy one..."Name a stage musical about Hollywood in the 1920s in which the role of Mack Sennett was never played by Robert Preston."

As all my musical trivia questions seem to be too easy or too hard, I'm going to have one last try to see if I can get it just right. …

The folks at Money magazine have compiled a list of  the nation's 100 best small cities in which to live.   The top five are:1.  Eden Prairie, Minnesota2.  Columbia /…