Law Firm Partner Compensation and the Sex Gap

Hastings law prof Joan Williams (pictured) and Veta Richardson (executive director, Minority Corporate Counsel Association) have co-authored a report, dated this month, entitled New Millennium, Same Glass Ceiling?  The Impact…
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Thrillers: 100 Must Reads

Earlier this month, Oceanview Publishing released Thrillers:  100 Must Reads, co-edited by David Morrell and Hank Wagner.  The book examines 100 thrillers (beginning with a story penned in 1500 B.C.,…
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Sunday Night Broadway Trivia

Today's broadway trivia question has been contributed by Terry Martin (Harvard), currently visiting at U Texas.Here it is..."Name three Broadway musicals (excluding Kismet and Rent) that use tunes derived from…
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To Kill a Mockingbird

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the publication date of Harper Lee's prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird.  Fans of the book may enjoy this related news story.Five pieces of…
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The Option Value of Sponge Worthiness

Via Tyler Cowen, this paper: An Option Value Problem from Seinfeld∗ by Avinash Dixit, Princeton University June 12, 2010 Abstract This is a paper about nothing.  __________________________________________________________________________________                                             ∗ I developed…
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Decanal Broadway Trivia…

Today's broadway trivia question comes from Roger Dennis, Dean of Drexel Law School.  He will be moderating the answers and I hope the readers find this one more challenging than…
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Baseball Trivia

Elon law prof, and Lounge fan, Howard Katz (pictured) submits this week's trivia question:Which player hit a home run in his first major league at bat, at the first major…
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Uncharitable Sperm

 In Free Fertility Foundation v. Commissioner Of Internal Revenue (Filed July 7, 2010) the tax court held that Free Fertility Foundation’s activities may promote population growth and the propagation of…
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