Posts by Bridget J. Crawford

Of all of the odd news concerning Charlie Sheen in recent weeks, one particular tidbit caught my tax-professor eye.  The actor is holding a raffle for two tickets to his…

"If Ronald Dworkin were a hotel he would be the Savoy, but a Savoy that is genuinely open to all, doors always open, guests spilling into the reception rooms, talking,…

According to Bob Morse's blog (here), law schools can expect some changes to the data reported in connection with the US News annual rankings: In an effort to make our…

I did not know until today that the first national "woman's day" was celebrated in the United States in 1909.  I did remember that in 1975, the United Nations declared…

The NY Times reported (here) today on the 21 year-old Applebee's waiter/aspiring musician who has been charged with manufacturing and distributing child pornography.  The offense?  He posted a video of…

The rights of adopted children are one of the topics covered in the basic Wills, Trusts & Estates course. Over-simply stated, in most jurisdictions, adopted children are treated as descendants…

For those who didn't go to Harvard Law School, all is not lost.  A senior partner at Milbank Tweed announced via email this afternoon: Milbank and Harvard Law School are…

The University of South Carolina School of Law is looking for a slew of visitors for the 2011-2012 academic year in these subject-matter areas: Constitutional Law (fall)Wills, Trusts & Estates…

The New York Times Magazine featured a story by Joshua Foer about his experience training for and competing in the U.S.A. Memory Championship.  In Secrets of a Mind-Gamer: How I…

Here's what readers had to say makes for a "good" teacher's manual, in rank order.  Detailed Condorcet results after the fold. 1.  Very detailed answers to casebook problems. 2.  Thought-questions ...