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Women, Gender & the Law Emerging Scholar Award: Call for Submissions – Deadline July 17, 2026

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce the competition for its annual Women, Gender & the Law Emerging Scholar Award.  This paper competition is ...
Posted by Bridget J. Crawford June 17, 2026

CFP: Brooklyn Law International Business Law Scholars Roundtable

This just in: Call for Papers! The Block Center for the Study of International Business Law at Brooklyn Law School invites scholars to submit proposals for the 2026 International Business…
Posted by Dan Filler June 12, 2026No Comments

Hiring Announcement: Capital University Law School

Our friends at Capital University Law School have posted two position application links: Professor of Legal Writing: https://capital.applicantpro.com/jobs/4112634   Associate Director and Professor of Academic Success: https://capital.applicantpro.com/jobs/4114384  
Posted by Tim Zinnecker June 10, 2026No Comments

Must Trustees Make Mandatory Trust Payouts to the Settlors’ Alleged Murderer?

I opened my Trusts & Estates class this past semester with a hypothetical loosely based on the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Their son Nick Reiner, who…
Posted by Bridget J. Crawford June 10, 20261

Gordon S. Wood (1933-2026)

I am sad to report that Gordon S. Wood has died.  He was the author of The Creation of the American Republic, 1776-1787 (1969) and The Radicalism of the American…
Posted by Alfred Brophy June 8, 2026No Comments

WSJ: Monuments

Wall Street Journal is reporting that monuments are coming back again. 
Posted by Alfred Brophy June 4, 2026No Comments

Paula Schaefer Named Interim Dean of Tennessee Law

The University of Tennessee has announced that Professor Paula Schaefer, a member of the Tennessee Law faculty, will be the school's interim dean this coming year.  Schaefer holds a JD…
Posted by Dan Filler June 4, 20261

Changes Coming to SSRN, and They Aren’t Good […or Maybe Not for Now — Updated 6/5]

Professor Bainbridge has an insightful write-up here, entitled "The Social Science Research Network Has Jumped the Shark." Some highlights: The UCLA Law Library has notified our faulty that SSRN has…
Posted by Bridget J. Crawford June 4, 2026No Comments

Kathleen Guzman Named Interim Dean at Arkansas Law

The University of Arkansas has announced that Professor (and former Dean) Kathleen Guzman of the University of Oklahoma will take over as Arkansas Law's interim dean this summer.  Guzman holds…
Posted by Dan Filler June 3, 2026No Comments

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…
Posted by Kim Krawiec June 1, 2026No Comments

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