Month: April 2011

Josh Blackman has a nice chart showing how the Bluebook has expanded continuously over the years from its first edition (28 pages) to  its tenth edition (131 pages) to the…

If you thought a student was using a laptop for other than a class-related purpose, might you be tempted to take action? A few days ago, one professor did.  His…

Valorie Vojdik, who is currently associate dean for faculty development and research and a professor at the University of West Virginia, has accepted a tenured offer from the University of…

I received an email request earlier this week to post a link to this announcement from The University of Hong Kong, which seeks applications from candidates desiring "appointment as Associate…

David Protess, the journalism professor directing Northwestern's Medill J-School Innocence Project, has been removed from the course by the University as a result of claims that he lacked personal and…

The leaders of the University of California San Diego and California Western School of Law, who have previously discussed a meger, canceled those plans yesterday.  Spokesmen from the two schools…

I've followed for some time Gary Rosin's writings on the implications of proposed ABA accreditation standards for law schools.  His latest, "Endangered: Historically Black Law Schools," is here.  Here is…

A few weeks back I blogged that Asher Durand's fabulous landscape, Progress, had been sold.  We're still not sure who purchased it, but now there's news that another 29 of…

WARNING:  This post includes a citation to the Uniform Commercial Code.  Viewer discretion is advised. Assume that a bank is presented on a single day with multiple checks drawn on…

Pity the folks at Case Western Reserve University School of Law.  All they want is a nice new dean whom everyone can embrace and love for years and years to…