I Pay Dead People

Tom Coburn (pictured) is a U.S. Senator from Oklahama.  (We may become more familiar with him in days to come, given his membership on the Senate Judiciary Committee.)  His online…

Remarks from the Nominee

Many thanks to President Filler for nominating me to an open position at The Faculty Lounge.  No doubt President Filler considered many remarkable candidates for this vacancy.  Critics will wail…

Corporate Bankruptcies

In this tough economic climate, it seems that one can’t pick up the daily newspaper without reading a story on another corporate bankruptcy.  Might automaker General Motors be next?  Last…

Leaving Las Vegas

This story from the Las Vegas Sun discusses lateral moves by three UNLV law professors, with one or more of the departures prompted (at least in part) by recent state…

Commencement Speakers

The semester is drawing to a close, final exams are about to begin, and graduation ceremonies will be here soon.  Readers are invited to share the names of law school…

Who Am I?

A current issue of a popular news magazine describes me as "a tweedy, brainy legal scholar who writes brilliant law-review articles that are carefully reasoned, if more or less impenetrable…