Posts by Tim Zinnecker

Pantheon Books (a division of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, itself part of Random House, Inc.) is releasing a new biography of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis this week.  The…

The President foresees a World Series match-up between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.Some of our readers may remember that the two teams last did battle in…

Last week the SEC announced the creation of its fifth division, the Division of Risk, Strategy, and  Financial Innovation.  From the SEC's press release:The new division combines the Office of…

Know anyone who could use a lesson or two in civility?  How about a politician?  Maybe a professional athlete?  Perhaps an awards presenter?  Your boss or co-worker?  Possibly even a…

Over at Prawfsblawg, one can cut the anxiety with a chainsaw as candidates (many adopting the moniker "anon" or some variation thereof) trade updates and questions on interview scheduling for…

Identify the players who hold these all-star game records:Hitters:1.  Most career hits.2.  Most career RBI’s.3.  Most career home runs.Pitchers:4.  Most appearances.5.  Most starts.6.  Most innings pitched.Miscellaneous:7.  Most career appearances.8.  Oldest…

A big shout-out to our friends at Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, which opens the doors today to its new facility in Raleigh (bottom of picture).  …

My friend, Beau Baez (pictured), is the chair of the faculty appointments committee at Charlotte School of Law.  In a recent hiring-related post over at Prawfsblawg, Beau wrote:Our primary focus…

Over at TaxProf Blog, editor Paul Caron has posted this announcement:Due to the sudden retirement of a colleague, we are looking for a 2010 Spring Semester visitor to teach Corporations…

Two articles recently abstracted in the SSRN digests I receive weekly have caught my eye. The first is authored by cross-town friend and UH law prof Jim Hawkins (pictured) and…