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In The National Review, Caleb Petit has a piece on The Fiscal Consequences of Banning Compensation To Organ Donors: Could lifting restrictions on organ sales help ease the burden of…

From a recent email message: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LAW invites applications for anticipated openings for one or more entry-level tenure-track faculty positions beginning August 2026.  Duties include engaging ...

I've posted several times lately about recent scandals involving organ transplantation (see links below). This has, predictably and justifiably, prompted a federal investigation into the practices of the organizations and…

From a recent email message: Wayne State University Law School aims to hire up to four tenure-track faculty members to begin in Fall 2026. We seek entry-level or junior (untenured)…

An upcoming conference at UVA will honor and explore the legacy and memory of my late colleague, the wonderful Fred Schauer. From the UVA website: An interdisciplinary and international group…

The Harvard Crimson has the story:  It was November 2023, the Harvard Law Review was embroiled in bitter debates over a blog post that described the war in Gaza as…

"Ain't Misbehavin'" was written in 1929, with lyrics by Andy Razaf and music by Fats Waller and Harry Brooks, for a Harlem cabaret show called Connie's Hot Chocolates. It later moved ...

From a recent email message: Professor of Law and Puterbaugh Foundation Chair The College of Law at the University of Oklahoma (OU Law) welcomes applications and nominations for an outstanding ...

Many Universities are belt-tightening (or worse) as a result of cuts at the federal and state level, changes in student interests, and more. One of the latest to announce changes…

It is axiomatic: When an industry begs government to regulate it, assume that it is seeking protection from threats to the status quo with which it is comfortable. The universities…