Judge Sharon Keller (Update)

Last February, Dan blogged about Texas Court of Criminal Appeals presiding judge Sharon Keller and her decision concerning a last-minute appeal from a prisoner on death row.Yesterday a special master…
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The Return of Michael, Fiona, and Sam

Burn Notice is back for another season!  Hallelujah!If you're not yet a fan, check out the new episodes, starting tomorrow (Thursday) night on the USA Network.   (The first three seasons…
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Workshop on Empirical Legal Scholarship

From the announcement:The Conducting Empirical Legal Scholarship workshop is for law school faculty interested in learning about empirical research. Leading empirical scholars Lee Epstein and Andrew Martin will teach the…
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Nebraska Dean Search

Five candidates are scheduled to interview for the deanship at the University of Nebraska College of Law over the next few weeks.  Story here.
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The Flying Scotsman

Eric Liddell, known as "The Flying Scotsman," was born on this day in history in 1902.  Most of us know the story of his strong Christian faith, and his success…
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Frank Walwer

Frank Walwer, former law dean at Tulsa (1980-1991) and Texas Wesleyan (1994-99), died recently.The Tulsa World has the story here.The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has the story here.
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Gonzaga Seeks Visitors

From an email I received via the lawprof listserv yesterday (and posted here with permission):Gonzaga University School of Law seeks applicants for one or more full-time visiting positions in Fall…
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Calling All Contracts Profs!

Our friends at the William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV are hosting a two-day contracts conference in late February.  From the announcement:Reviving the spirit of prior International Conferences…
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