The Faculty Lounge

Angela Gilmore Named Permanent Dean of UDC Law

The University of the District of Columbia has announced that Angela Gilmore will be its permanent dean. Gilmore has served as the law school's interim dean since August 2024. She…

Dan Filler July 9, 2026No Comments

Give Blood, Get Stuff: Just Don’t Call It Payment

Blood is supposed to be given, not sold. That is the organizing ideal behind the World Health Organization’s push for “100% voluntary, nonremunerated” blood donation. But real-world blood systems are…

Kim Krawiec July 8, 2026No Comments

Widener Law Commonwealth Seeks Tenure Track Library Director

This just in: Widener Law Commonwealth seeks a Law Library Director who will provide strategic leadership and administrative oversight for all aspects of the Law Library. The Director will advance…

Dan Filler July 8, 2026No Comments

New England Law Boston Seeks Bar Prep VAP

This just in: NEW ENGLAND LAW BOSTON is expanding its Bar Examination Preparation Program faculty and invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor of Academic Excellence to teach in the…

Dan Filler July 7, 2026No Comments

Trump v. Barbara: Birthright Citizenship Podcast

Good People, In the latest episode of the Law Y La Ley Podcast, Professors Craig Jackson, Laura Cisnero, and I discussed last week's Supreme Court's Trump v. Barbara decision. Here's…

Ediberto Roman July 6, 2026No Comments

Trivia Question: July 4

Where is it? Another two pictures from the side.

Alfred Brophy July 4, 2026No Comments

New Paper: Voluntary, Unpaid, and Handsomely Rewarded

Over at his Market Design blog, Al Roth discusses our recent paper, “Voluntary, Unpaid, and Handsomely Rewarded: Donor Benefits in the World's Whole-Blood Systems,” which we recently posted to SSRN.…

Kim Krawiec July 3, 2026No Comments

The Fourteenth Amendment in Tulane Law Review in 1953

William J. Suthon, a Tulane Law Professor, wrote The Dubious Origins of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1953. He wrote: What is to be discussed relates to the use of the…

Alfred Brophy July 2, 2026No Comments

The Shadow Market for Sperm

Women shut out of fertility treatment are turning to social media for sperm. One BBC team paid £100 for a sample that arrived chilled, packed beside frozen tomato passata. My…

Kim Krawiec June 27, 2026No Comments

Western State College of Law Hiring Announcement

Western State College of Law (WSCL) at Westcliff University invites applications from entry level candidates for one tenure-track position beginning in the 2027-28 academic year. We are especially interested in…

Bridget J. Crawford June 25, 2026No Comments