American University Law Seeks Dean

This just in: American University (AU) seeks a strategic, entrepreneurial, and energetic leader to serve as Dean of the Washington College of Law (WCL), commencing no later than July 1, ...

Categorizing Justices

Jack Balkin, in conversation with Sandy Levinson, has proposed dividing SCOTUS justices into two categories. The first is those whose "primary achievement was that they sat on the court," and…

Driving Dixie Down

As a historian of slavery and abolitionism, I have never considered using “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” for one of my Saturday music posts. It’s a beautiful song, ...

Friendly Reminder….

many law reviews have either closed or are soon closing their submission seasons. For instance, I understand the Yale Law Journal closes its season this Wednesday--the self-interested part of me…

When Will I Be Loved

"When Will I Be Loved" is most closely identified with Linda Ronstadt, who had a number two hit with it in 1975, but it was originally released by the Everly ...