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The new Research Handbook on the Philosophy of Contract Law, edited by Mindy Chen-Wishart and Prince Saprai, and published by Edward Elgar Publishing is now out. From the publisher: With…

Vermont Law and Graduate School has announced that Rodney Smolla will step down as president at the end of the academic year.  He became president in 2022.  Beth McCormack, dean…

The Guardian has the news in this story: ‘Medical calamity’: dozens of Dutch sperm donors fathered at least 25 children. (HT: Al Roth's Market Design Blog) According to the article:…

"The Bonnie Banks O' Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish song, with various adaptations dating to the eighteenth century. The "low road" refers to death, of either a lover or ...

From a recent email message: Brooklyn Law School’s legal writing program is seeking one or more one-year Visiting Assistant Professor(s) of Legal Writing for the 2025-2026 academic year. A professor…

In the course of preparing remarks for an upcoming roundtable, I was searching back through my old posts and came across this still-relevant blast from the past, How Is An…

The Statement with a frequently updated list of signatories is here. Statement from Jewish faculty and staff at Northwestern University As Jewish faculty and staff at Northwestern University, we write…

Date: Thursday, May 8 from 1 – 2 pm ET/12 – 1 pm CT/11 am – 12 pm MT/10 – 11 am PT The event is free and open to ...