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It looks like partners at Cravath will have to cut back a bit this year.  The paint job on the Amagansett house is going to have to wait.  This from the…

A couple of days ago I blogged about the possible impeachment of  Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon Keller.  Now she faces ouster at the hands of Texas Commission on…

What would you pay to stay at a Philadelphia landmark such as Holmesburg Prison or the  House of Correction?    Thirty five bucks a day? Let's admit it.  These are tough financial times for city…

What are the three best law schools you don't hear much about?  It's hard to imagine more reputable institutions that Princeton Law, Dartmouth Law, and Brown Law.  But here's the…

ACS Blog reported yesterday on a possible judicial impeachment in Texas.  Back in 2007, hours after the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert in Baze v. Rees - throwing the legality of current lethal…

Based on these sources, here is the biography of Tom Saenz - the likely nominee to head up the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.  His formal title at…

 The State of Ohio just gave AT&T permission to stop delivering White Pages books to its subscribers.  That makes business sense, I'm sure.  Those hefty volumes must cost a ton…

I don't know how many people have followed the settlement in the case involving Jones Day and blockshopper.com - the case in which Jones Day sued for trademark infringement over…

I am sad to report that a much loved colleague of mine, Jennifer Rosato, will be departing Drexel Law to become dean of the law school at Northern Illinois University.  This…

Thanks to Al Brophy and Dan Filler for inviting me to guest blog.  I've enjoyed The Faculty Lounge for a long time so it's great to be a part of…