The Faculty Lounge

Chelsea Clinton will be visiting Drexel Law this afternoon to chat with our law students in her typical Q&A format.  We will be webcasting this conversation (which is expected to…

Eric Muller points us to a small but compelling collection of high resolution photos from the camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.  You can find them…

I've been reading over the briefs in Kennedy v. Louisiana, today's Supreme Court case considering the constitutionality of capital punishment for child rapists.  Yesterday I noted that the amicus brief…

One ongoing issue in the debates over child sexual abuse is the tendency of certain advocates to play games with statistics.  In  Making the Case for Megan's Law: A Study ...

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,…