Month: July 2016

From colleagues organizing the Central States Law Schools Association Conference: Registration is now open for the Central States Law Schools Association 2016 Scholarship Conference, which will be held on Friday, September 23 and…

The University of South Carolina School of Law invites applications for tenured, tenure-track, or visiting faculty positions to begin fall semester 2017. Candidates should have a juris doctorate or equivalent…

According to Malcolm Gladwell, the quality of the food in Bowdoin College's cafeteria is responsible for the school's relatively small enrollment of low income students, as explained in this article…

Or as he adds, "2 out of three smokers does not die from a smoking related illness."   One fun aspect of Trump's decision to pick a VP candidate who…

Justice Ginsburg has withdrawn her statements criticizing Donald Trump.  As reported in the New York Times,  On reflection, my recent remarks in response to press inquiries were ill-advised and I…

From the students at the Syracuse Law Review: Call for Papers: Analysis and Comment on Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt and the Constitutionality of Laws Surrounding Reproductive Health The Syracuse Law…

On June 7-10, 1916, the Republican Party held its national convention in Chicago,  nominating Justice Charles Evans Hughes on the third ballot, to run for the presidency against incumbent President…

At Balkinization, Mark Tushnet writes, To the extent that the current flap tells us something interesting about contemporary norms regarding the Court, it is that many people think there's something…

The LSAC is now reporting that "As of 07/08/16, there are 345,483 applications submitted by 55,015 applicants for the 2016–2017 academic year. Applicants are up 0.9% and applications are up…

This morning's New York Times has a "Room for Debate" column titled "Can a Supreme Court Justice Denounce a Candidate," with short essays by Paul Butler, Steve Gillers, and Erwin…