Month: February 2011

From Lance McMillian: Natalie Portman, nominated in the Best Actress category for her performance in Black Swan, stands poised to be the first actor in a Star Wars film to…

This evening I'm trying to make a little progress on my cemetery constitutionalism paper -- and am most interested in when it was that constitutional law became something we think…

Most of us use a credit card now and then when buying goods or services from a merchant.  But what about a consumer-to-consumer transaction?  I'm guessing that most of us…

You can't help but feel bad for John Gotanda, Villanova's new law dean.  Dean Gotanda barely had enough time to grab a cuppa coffee and a bagel before this news…

From Garrett Levin: With their nominations for True Grit, the Coen Brothers have now been nominated on two separate occasions for Best Picture, Best Directing, and Best (Adapted) Screenplay for…

The folks at ATL got hold of a job posting  from the law firm K&L Gates.  The firm's recruiting administrator requests candidates submit not only the usual stuff - cover letter, transcript and writing sample -…

I have several colleagues -- at my home institution and nationally -- on whom I count for "early stage" reads of my works-in-progress. These are people whom I trust to…

Today's question comes from Jacqui.  She and her family welcomed a baby girl into their lives yesterday.  I'm told pix will be forthcoming.  Congrats, Jacqui! Jacqui's question: Three actors who…

The five finalists are: David Caudill, law professor at Villanova; Stephen Mazza, interim dean and law professor at Kansas; Susan Richey, associate dean and law professor at New Hampshire; Scott…

Today's question comes from Colin Miller: What 5 individuals have been nominated for Academy Awards in the most different categories over their careers?Two notes:Note 1: The screenwriting categories have had…