Month: September 2011

One of the key people in my paper on jurisprudence at Washington College before the Civil War is George Junkin (the other is Henry Ruffner, who was president before Junkin).…

Folks who teach (or are interested in) legal history or other aspects of 20th century law and politics may be interested in a new film by Göran Hugo Olsson.  "The…

For those experiencing anonymous gossip withdrawal now that Anonymous Law Prof has come out of the closet as Paul Campos, you might enjoy the Goldman Sachs Elevator Gossip Twitter feed:…

One of the things I talk about in my paper on jurisprudence at Washington College in the pre-Civil War years is the shift from attitudes against slavery towards those in…

Here in Chapel Hill, people are talking about moving "Silent Sam," a monument put up in the early twenthieth century to UNC alumni who fought (for the South) during the…

On October 4, SUNY Buffalo Law School will have three law professors -- John Barrett of St. Johns, Mary Dudziak of Southern California, and my colleague Eric Muller -- speak…

Below are links to hiring announcements that we have mentioned in recent posts.  I'll run this summary from time to time through mid-September. I invite other law schools to send…

Remember that we’ll have some great guests here at the Lounge on Sept. 12-13 to discuss issues of financial reform.  Everyone is looking forward to sharing new ideas with Lounge…

Cornell Law School hosted an American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar sabbatical evaluation April 10-13, 2011.  The site team consisted of: Chair, Paul Marcus (William &…

The University of Connecticut School of Law hosted an American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar sabbatical evaluation May 27-30, 2011.  The site team consisted of: Chair,…