The Faculty Lounge

The LA Times travel section is reporting on the Top 10 places abroad where U.S. citizens get arrrested.  For 2008, they are, in order: Tijuana, London, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Nassau…

If you're a person who cares about US News rankings (and I include both those who love them and those who hate them) and you find the work of Michael Foucault interesting, compelling, ...

Out of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania - home of Wilkes-Barre - comes one of the most remarkable and appalling public corruption scandals I've heard to date.    At least two Luzerne County…

The AALS is over.  Conference season is over.  Right?    WRONG.  The 2009 law professor conference season has just begun!  Many of you have already marked your calendar with these events -…

OK, so they weren't Drexel Law students.  And I doubt that a single sharpshooter from this gang still lives on today.  But once upon a time - in 1925, specifically - Drexel University…

I learned today what some others have long known:  Barack Obama is an Honest Tea lover.    What a fine choice!  I first discovered this excellent, fairly low cal brew at…

The Times  reports that an unusual form of brain damage, sometimes seen in boxers, has been found in a sixth former NFL player.  “This is a medically significant finding,” said Dr.…

Paul Caron has posted his 2008 law professor blog traffic rankings.  We're not at the top of the heap, but we're in  the heap - and that's gratifying news.  For…

Updated 6/15/09Those seeking the updated list of law school dean searches can find it here.Larry Solum's Entry Level Hiring Report 2009 is here. It's that time of year!   Following in ...

Thanks to some serious new theoretical work by Jorge Cham here, we can finally end the debates about scholarly impact.  Cham proposes a formula that captures most of the relevant issues…