Month: December 2011

I am shocked and saddened to learn via Brian Leiter that Jane Larson of the University of Wisconsin's law school has passed away.  I am dismayed at how many important law professors…

For those of you who'll be in the triangle between now and mid January, I recommend the North Carolina Museum of Art's exhibit, "Rembrandt in America."  The exhibit focuses on…

Following up on Dan’s post, via Larry Solum comes the horrible, horrible news that Larry Ribstein passed away this morning.  This has shocked and devastated our household and much of…

Professor Larry Ribstein of the University of Illinois has passed away.  He was hugely important member of the law school and legal scholarly community.  He was 65.  Few details as of…

As I noted a couple of days ago, Duncan School of Law, the star of NYT reporter David Segal's most recent law school screed, was just denied provisional accreditation by…

Glenn Cohen has a very nice write-up on Flynn v. Holder, the bone marrow transplant case, in the New England Journal of Medicine.  Here’s an excerpt: The Ninth Circuit decision…

In the comments, Mark Fenster asks a great question: It would be interesting to know if any dean in a private law school or in a public which isn't required…

As Dan Markel noted over at Prawfs, the annual AALS conference blawg-hosted cocktail hour will be held the evening of Thursday, January 5, 2012, at a location to be announced. …

Congratulations to Nora Demleitner, who is the new dean of Washington and Lee School of Law.  The press release is here.  Cribbing now from the W&L press release: Nora V.…

The Texas kerfuffle has raised many questions, some of which have already been discussed at length on other law blogs.  But for me, the news brings up a larger question…