Month: February 2016

I was sorry to hear the news that Ms. Lee has passed away.  That set me thinking again about her work.  I'm glad that we had the chance to publish…

USA Today reports that a Chicago judge has agreed to hear arguments on Ted Cruz's presidential eligibility, based on the "Natural Born Citizen" clause.  The case was brought by attorney…

My friend Chris Walker, who teaches at Ohio State--and is a fellow laborer in the probate vineyards--, yesterday posed a question on twitter: "Has anyone posted tips on how law…

Senator Charles Grassley has now allowed that he may convene the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearings on an Obama nominee to succeed Justice Scalia.  “I would wait until the…

With its former Dean, Jennifer Rosato, now leading neighboring DePaul Law, NIU Law is seeking a new dean.  The announcement is here.  The search committee is here.  Witt/Kieffer is consulting.

  This just in, with a short deadline: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF FAMILY LAW, NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE May 22-24, 2016Jackson Lake Lodge, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Family law aims to…

Professors Thomas Mitchell and Lisa Alexander of the University of Wisconsin School of Law have accepted positions at Texas A&M Law, starting this summer.  In addition to their appointments as professors…

With the departure of Dean David Wippman this June, the University of Minnesota School of Law has posted its dean search announcement and list of committee members here. My senese…

I now have a piece on CNN.com explaining that Ted Cruz should recuse himself from Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on President Obama's eventual nominee to the Supreme Court. Here is…

I have this oped in the Chicago Trib, explaining that Scalia himself would have wanted Obama to name a successor.  Move forward on filling Scalia's Supreme Court seat Steven Lubet…