Posts by Tim Zinnecker

Senator Cornyn's remarks, published in today's Houston Chronicle as an editorial, can be viewed here.  In part:"Judge Sotomayor's speeches suggest a surprisingly radical view of the law....  In her speeches,…

Tulane law professor Brooke Overby has unexpectedly passed away at the age of 49. Professor Overby graduated first in her law class at Iowa in 1987, where she served as…

Most readers have seen The Paper Chase at least once.  The film, released in 1973, starred Timothy Bottoms (as law student James Hart), Lindsey Wagner (the non-bionic daughter of a…

Perhaps this message is a bit late, but today is the deadline for submitting your FAR form and payment to the AALS if you wish to be included in the…

Some of us (like Aristotle, Charles Dickens, and Faith Hill) are adopted.  Some of us (like Paul Newman, John McCain, and Willie Mays) are adoptive parents.  And some of us…

Co-lounger Kim Krawiec alerted me to this story in today's edition of The New York Times:  No Casual Fans at World Series of Baseball Trivia.  (Hey Kim -- did you ...

How many people in the world go hungry every day?a) 500 millionb) 700 millionc) 900 millionThe correct answer is "none of the above."  The actual number now exceeds one billion…

What team roster has included the highest number of players later elected to the Hall of Fame?(I found a roster with nine.)Pictured:  Jackie Robinson -- card #1 in the 1953…

In just a few weeks, the fall semester will start.  Many of us will welcome one or more colleagues who are beginning what we all hope will be illustrious academic…

As reported earlier this week, the senior senator from Texas, Kay Bailey Hutchison (pictured), will vote "no" on Sonia Sotomayor's confirmation  to the Supreme Court (the story also notes the…