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New on Substack: Economists, Kidneys, and the Politics of Payment

A recent Chicago Booth survey asked economists about living-donor kidney transplantation. The pattern is revealing: support is strongest around kidney exchange, remains broad for structured public donor benefits, and becomes…

Kim Krawiec June 1, 2026No Comments

Dan Kelly Named Dean of George Mason Law

George Mason University has announced that Dean Daniel Kelly of St. Thomas University Law, in Minneapolis, will be its next law school dean. Kelly, who joined St. Thomas as its…

Dan Filler June 1, 2026No Comments

CFP: Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum April 2027

The Berkeley/Texas/Toronto/Yale Private Law Junior Faculty Forum (BETTY) is a platform dedicated to fostering in-depth exchange of ideas on the conceptual and normative foundations of private law. It aims to…

Bridget J. Crawford May 29, 2026No Comments

What Is A Kidney Worth?

The Hopkins Business of Health Initiative (HBHI) has published a summary and synthesis (link here) of the debate I previously discussed (here and here), with the full recording embedded and…

Kim Krawiec May 28, 2026No Comments

CFP: Law & Rurality Workshop at U. South Dakota

This a joint project of USD and U. Nebraska. The event will be in-person on 10/9, and abstracts are due 7/27. Check out the full CFP.

Ann Tweedy May 28, 2026No Comments

CFP: The Right to Age Well: Advancing Law, Equity, and Human Dignity

Call for Proposals What: 2026 National Aging & Law Conference Theme: The Right to Age Well: Advancing Law, Equity, and Human Dignity Date: October 9-10, 2026 Where: Syracuse University College ...

Bridget J. Crawford May 27, 2026No Comments

It’s The Design, Not The Label

I posted earlier about a Hopkins Business of Health Initiative debate on the organ donation dilemma, focused in part on the End Kidney Deaths Act. My latest substack reflects on…

Kim Krawiec May 24, 20261

Hiring Announcement: University of San Francisco School of Law (Visiting Professor of Legal Writing)

The University of San Francisco School of Law is hiring a Visiting Professor of Legal Writing for the 2026-2027 academic year. Please click here to review the job posting, and please share…

Tim Zinnecker May 22, 2026No Comments

Andy Hessick Named Dean of UNC Law

The University of North Carolina has announced that Interim Dean Andrew Hessick will now be the law school's permanent dean. Hessick, who holds a JD from Yale, has been in…

Dan Filler May 22, 2026No Comments

The Organ Donation Dilemma: Ethics, Economics, and Life-Saving Solutions

I took part in this debate last week at Johns Hopkins, as part of their Business of Health Initiative. I'll be back with some follow up thoughts on the day's…

Kim Krawiec May 20, 20261