The Faculty Lounge

One of the less talked-about aspects of airline mergers and consolidation is their impact on hub cities.  While some airline hubs are located in towns that generate substantial traffic on…

When I teach criminal law, I try to use at least one class to address the question of what acts we call crimes - and why.  Many students have not…

For those of you who missed some or all of the great conversation around the question "What Kind of Institution Do We Want A Law School To Be?", here is ...

First, Robert Weissberg, a political science prof at Illinois, suggested that tenure litigation would kill tenure (at least for that most endangered species, the white male.)   Then Walter Olsen, at…

Today's cup of Starbucks coffee arrived in a fresh looking cup, with a fresh looking jacket (that now boasts "Starbucks Fresh Roasted Coffee".)  The cup contains text about Pike Place…

Judith Kaye, the Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, will file suit today arguing that the state legislature's failure hike judicial pay violates state law.  The argument,…

We learn today that Fairfax (VA) schools are debating whether to issue a report showing that Latino and African-American third graders are lagging in sound moral character and ethical development. …

An insightful (and concerned) colleague of mine has noted the paucity of female participants in this mobblog - and for her it reflects, more generally, the ways in which women’s…

In light of the high conviction rate among Penn faculty (including neurosurgery professor Tracy McIntosh and marketing prof Scott Ward), the University has decided to build a new prison for…

We typically think of censorship in terms of active prohibition of the creation or distribution of speech (or similar content.)  But today we learn of an insidious method of censorship…