Posts by Bridget J. Crawford

Dr. Jaime Malamud Goti is the former Solicitor General of Argentina.  During his tenure, he was responsible for the trials of Argentine junta members for human rights violations against the people…

Last week, Cherokee Nation District Court Judge John Cripps issued a decision (here) in the case of Nash v. Cherokee Nation Registrar.  Here's how Reuters describes the issue: A Cherokee Nation…

I wouldn't make a decision to adopt a casebook based on its typeface, but I do notice it -- along with color and weight of the paper.  Stephen Coles, who…

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                            I'm no economist, but I have a basic understanding of supply, demand and pricing. Still, there's…

UPDATE BELOW, as of 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 15. It's less than a month away from the AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, and as far as I know,…

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario ruled earlier this month that two lawyers and a law student had been victims of racial profiling at the Peel Law Association, a voluntary…

  Before I became an Associate Dean, I never contemplated that taking a faculty headcount could be complicated.  But I have become (too) familiar now with the ABA Annual Questionnaire…

A California high school student has been charged with sexual battery for his actions during a wrestling practice.  The Fresno Bee explains (here) that the accused boy  "intensely grab[ed] his opponent's…

This past weekend marked the 41st anniversary of the murder of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton.  Mr. Hampton, age 21, was shot by FBI agents while he slept in a…