Month: June 2020

That is the headline in a Chicago Tribune article about juveniles sentenced to life without parole, and who now may be entitled to new hearings. Here is the gist of…

Below is a poem from a social media friend. When I read it, I cried.  Perhaps when some of you read it, you might reflect that much more on the…

The Santa Clara University School of Law has begun its search for a new dean.  The posting is here.

On Monday, the Supreme Court struck a blow to the Trump administration, leaving in place a lower court opinion upholding one of California's so-called sanctuary laws that limits cooperation between…

And they are: William Hubbard (Trustee of University of South Carolina)Susa Kuo (Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, South Carolina Law)Joel Samuels (Professor, South Carolina Law)David Thronson (Professor, Michigan State…

This. I know him through McDonogh's Exectors v. Murdoch, 56 U.S. (15 How.) 367 (1854), which permitted him to use considerable resources to help public school students.   Edward Colston, Bristol,…

  Andy Griffith and The Darlings (actually, the Dillards): The Beatles, audio only Joan Baez, with the Greenbriar Boys (John Herald on guitar and vocals; Bob Yellin on banjo; Ralph ...

Disparity Law Journal Call for Participation   The theme of our first issue is Disparity in Legal Citation.    Dates for submission: Submit a proposal by 7/15/2020 Notification of Acceptance by…

On June 1, Donald Trump unleashed military and police forces to remove peaceful protesters near the White House for a photo op at St. John’s Church. Just before his peculiar…

Please read the statement from Notre Dame's Dean Marcus Cole, my friend and former student, posted on Mirror of Justice. Here is the gist: Yes, I am alive, and George…