The Faculty Lounge

Happy 2019! Why not start out the new year with a set of readings on repugnance . . . you know you want to.  (They’re readings on repugnance, not repugnant readings!) There…

In May, 2017, I participated in a fantastic international workshop at the Oñati International Institute for the Sociology of Law in Spain. The workshop brought together participants from the various…

"My Grandfather's Clock" was written in the late nineteenth century by Henry C. Work, who is also famous for the Civil War song "Marching through Georgia." It was widely marketed ...

I had occasion to look this up for another purpose, and I thought I'd share it. Truer words, and all that: Scene: The Rose Theatre, London 1593 Fennyman (the financier):…

Columbia law professor Katharine Franke has plenty of good reasons to be angry at Israel. As a human rights activist, she is rightly appalled by the 50+ years of occupation ...

"You Never Can Tell" (also known as "C'est La Vie") was a minor hit for Chuck Berry in 1964, later covered by Emmy Lou Harris and many others. The song ...

It has often been said that the best writing in newspapers can be found on the sports pages and in restaurant reviews. I think that is often quite true, because ...

Northern Kentucky University has named Judith Daar as the new dean of the law school.  Daar, who is former interim dean at Whittier Law (and is currently a visiting professor…

Mike Cahill, the co-dean of Rutgers Law (Camden campus),  is returning to Brooklyn Law where he will take over as President and Dean.  He makes the move this July.  He…

This one's for all of you who'll be at the AALS conference next month.  Put this must-do on your calendar: The law schools of Drexel, Penn, Temple and Villanova are…