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What Do These Songs Have in Common (With One Exception)? [UPDATED]

Updated from last year with Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey (toward the bottom of the post).

Ethical Republicans

 

Слава Героям Україні!

Glory to the heroes of Ukraine!

poem on Pierson v. Post

My poem on Pierson v. Post, written from the fox's perspective, is out in Hastings Journal on Gender & the Law. The full cite is 34 Hastings Women's L.J. 113 (2023), and the poem is available here:  Download Poem

ALI Elects 31 New Members

Congratulations to these faculty members at U.S. law schools who were recently elected to membership in the American Law Institute:

• Asli Ü. Bâli, Yale Law School

• Amy Hardberger, Texas Tech University School of Law

• Heidi M. Hurd, University of Illinois College of Law

•  Daryl Lim, Penn State Dickinson Law

•  Timothy M. Mulvaney, Texas A&M University School of Law

•  Samir J. Parikh, Lewis & Clark Law School

•  Natalie Ram, University of Maryland, Francis King Carey School of Law

•  Jason A. Rantanen, University of Iowa College of Law

•  Kenneth M. Rosen, University of Alabama School of Law

• Kathryn M. Stanchi, University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law

• Juliet P. Stumpf, Lewis & Clark Law School

• Louis J. Virelli, III, Stetson University College of Law

The ALI's announcement is here. Congratulations to all.

RIP Prof. Daniel Eric Markel

This is Steven Epstein's ninth and final guest post on his book, Extreme Punishment: The Chilling True Story of Acclaimed Law Professor Dan Markel’s Murder.

The following is an excerpt from Chapter 11, Gloves Off:

July 18, 2014 began as an ordinary summer morning at 2116 Trescott Drive.  Dan woke the boys up, fed them breakfast, and helped them get ready for their day.  They were strapped into their car seats in his black Honda Accord promptly at 8:30 a.m.  He backed out of the garage, down the driveway, and began their familiar drive to Creative Preschool, singing fun songs along the way.  When he dropped them off at 8:50 a.m., Dan embraced them tightly, reminding Ben and Lincoln he’d be back early to take them swimming.  “Love you guys,” he said with a big smile as he watched them walk toward their classrooms.

On his way to the gym, Dan reached out to Wendi, hoping to speak with her about SAS, an option he was now willing to consider despite her deception.  His call rolled to voicemail.  He indicated in his message that he was taking an exercise class and expected to be done between 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.  They could talk after that.  He pulled into the parking lot at Premier Fitness at 9:12 a.m. and hustled to his class.