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NCAA brackets are always loads of fun - the perfect way to break gambling laws and feel good about it.  (Back in the day, Justice Rehnquist ran the Supreme Court…

Today we officially announce the renaming of the Drexel University College of Law.  Henceforth, we will be called the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law.  Mack, who (not surprisingly)…

The Los Angeles Police Department announced, yesterday, that after looking into over 300 complaints of racial profiling, every single claim had no merit.  The news is even better: according to…

Harry Brighouse, a philosopher at UW Madison, has a nice post considering the question of when a state ought to terminate parental rights.  (It's based on his article, with Adam…

Updated on April 30 with data received through April 27. I'm pleased to announce the first second iteration of this year's law school visiting professor list.  This does not include ...

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Like Kathy, I like to troll newspapers from around the country and find out what's news.  Normally, I focus on things related to law.  But sometimes you can't ignore a…

During the  recent Supreme Court argument in Louisiana v. Kennedy (the case considering the constitutionality of capital punishment for child rapists), counsel for the state detailed the  serious injuries suffered…

Updated as of April 27 and moved to the top.   Other related posts include current dean searches and 2008-09 visitors.  A slightly outdated list of laterals, by school of departure, ...

Over at Intrade, it appears that bettors - or shall we say, investors - think that Obama is about five times more likely than Hillary to get the nomination -…