Courage to Dissent

 Tomiko Brown-Nagin's book Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement is now out from Oxford University Press.  From the OUP website: In this sweeping…
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Writing External Review Letters

Some colleagues and I have been musing lately about the role of external review letters in hiring and promotions and how we approach writing such letters when asked.  In particular,…
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Gauging The Impact Of A Voluntary LSAT

The ABA is toying with the idea of eliminating the current accreditation standard mandating use of standardized tests at admission.  The National Law Journal has the skinny.  ABA accreditation standard…
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Awards Season

In further preparation for Tim's forthcoming Oscar Trivia, people may be interested in the Golden Globe nominees (often good predictors of the Oscars or so the collective wisdom goes).  A…
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Governor Selects Law Prof

Hamline law prof Lucinda Jesson (pictured) has been appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to serve as Commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Human Services.  The press release is here.
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Law and Film: Despicable Me

Most law professors, at one time or another, have asked a student to state "the rule of law."  The student then does so, sometimes in a manner that is overbroad. …
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AALS Annual Meeting

For those of us who were unable to attend the AALS Annual Meeting this year, I'd love to hear reflections from those who did attend.  What were the higlights and…
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