ALI Elections 41 New Members

The American Law Institute has announced (here) the election of 41 new members, including these professors: Erika George, University of Utah, S.J. Quinney School of Law Deborah R. Gerhardt, University…

Tribune, We Hardly Know Ye

The Chicago Tribune was founded in 1847, and it was an early supporter of Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign. The hedge fund Alden Global Capital completed its buyout of Tribune Publishing,…

President Haley? Cruz? Or Romney?

While Donald Trump's influence within his party does not seem to be waning as much as many predicted following his presidential reelection defeat, there slowly seems to be an evolving…

New Books…

  I want to start posting short notices of recently released  books that may be of interest.  The first is Alexander Lian's  Stereoscopic Law: Oliver Wendell Holmes and Legal Education.…