Month: November 2010

Oregon has named four candidates for its law school deanship:  Wyoming law professor (and its former dean) Jerry Parkinson, Texas Tech law professor (and its current interim dean) Susan Fortney,…

When we think about what those high-paid New York associates earn, we often focus on the annual salary.  For lawyers at a place like Cravath, the bonus is also a…

Patrick O'Donnell has put together a nice bunch of bibliographies on various legal and non-legal topics.  They're all listed here, and include (among other subjects): American Indian Law; Animal Ethics,…

If Congress repealed the mortgage interest deduction, would you miss it? Local columnnist Scott Burns addresses that question in today's Houston Chronicle.  Click here for his thoughts. It seems to…

Sally Struthers (of Archie Bunker fame) used to urge U.S. television viewers to sponsor a deserving child in another part of the world.  For a few dollars per month, a…

Here's the latest (and here) on a case of access to a cemetery in Frankenmuth township, Saginaw County Michigan.  And here's the opinion.  This dispute was brewing for a while.  This…

I don't know about other folks, but I always wish I could justify joining Amazon Prime.  I'd love to get two day delivery all the time...but not at the price…

Stephanie Lazarus is a detective in the Los Angeles Police Department.  She has been accused of killing the wife of her ex-boyfriend back in 1986.  The case remained unsolved for…

Would you write a recommendation for a student you don’t know well and/or who performed poorly in your class?  Most people would say no. Conventional wisdom is that most useful…

George Washington University Law School named Gregory Maggs to serve as interim dean following  Dean Frederick Lawrence's departure to head Brandeis University.  Maggs was the Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. …