Month: November 2013

Thanksgiving is always a good time for non-Natives to reflect on the colonial history of the United States and particularly the lands that have been granted by tribes in some…

As many of our readers have noticed, we have been under a siege of spam comments recently.  Typepad is working on the problem but we are also looking at things…

The Law and Society Association has announced a call for short essays from junior scholars on the following topic: What is the future of socio-legal studies, what new possibilities exist,…

The Petrie-Flom Center at Harvard Law School invites proposals for presentations at its annual conference this May.  The theme is Behavioral Economics, Law and Health Policy.  Abstracts need only be…

Tulane Law School is seeking a 2 year VAP, being supported by the university's Murphy Institute.  Here are the details:  The position is designed for scholars focusing on regulation of…

I want to try a whimsical post with an audacious title.  Amidst all the talk this week of the Gettysburg Address and its importance going forward to the United States,…

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I'm pleased to announce that Jim Simth's new book, Property and Sovereignty: Legal and Cultural Perspectives is about to appear from Ashgate in their Law, Property, and Society series.  Cribbing now from the…

During a time when most of us are swamped trying to finish classes and writing our exams, my students decided to have some fun and create a video that reviews…