Month: December 2018

"My Grandfather's Clock" was written in the late nineteenth century by Henry C. Work, who is also famous for the Civil War song "Marching through Georgia." It was widely marketed ...

I had occasion to look this up for another purpose, and I thought I'd share it. Truer words, and all that: Scene: The Rose Theatre, London 1593 Fennyman (the financier):…

Columbia law professor Katharine Franke has plenty of good reasons to be angry at Israel. As a human rights activist, she is rightly appalled by the 50+ years of occupation ...

"You Never Can Tell" (also known as "C'est La Vie") was a minor hit for Chuck Berry in 1964, later covered by Emmy Lou Harris and many others. The song ...

It has often been said that the best writing in newspapers can be found on the sports pages and in restaurant reviews. I think that is often quite true, because ...

Northern Kentucky University has named Judith Daar as the new dean of the law school.  Daar, who is former interim dean at Whittier Law (and is currently a visiting professor…

Mike Cahill, the co-dean of Rutgers Law (Camden campus),  is returning to Brooklyn Law where he will take over as President and Dean.  He makes the move this July.  He…

This one's for all of you who'll be at the AALS conference next month.  Put this must-do on your calendar: The law schools of Drexel, Penn, Temple and Villanova are…

Yale’s Samuel Moyn has examined the nature of elite law schools and finds them lacking in virtue.  His recent essay in the Chronicle of Higher Education, titled “Law Schools Are ...

Now that President Trump has appointed a Chief of Staff named Mick, perhaps future  vacancies will also be filled with Rock n' Roll namesakes, such as: Snoop Dog (FBI) Sly…