Law Professors
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Crime, Kids, Law Professors, Perverts, Pornography
Ex-Law Prof Accused of Having Kiddy Porn on Laptop
Former Santa Clara law professor Murdaugh Stuart Madden, Jr. is facing federal child pornography charges. The San Jose Mercury News reports: A former visiting Santa Clara University Law School instructor faces felony child pornography charges, federal prosecutors said today. Murdaugh Stuart Madden Jr., could face 10 years in prison and $250,000 in fines if he […] -
Bad Ideas, Law Professors, Law Schools, Sports, Technology
TortsProf Blog Gets Golfing Gizmo as Gift
Oh, we long for the days before products liability suits took away our lawn darts and all the rest of our fun. Professor Bill Childs, professor at Western New England School of Law and author of TortsProf Blog, has this post, about receiving as a gift from a student a “Golfing Gizmo.” [It’s a] device […] - Sponsored
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Technology
Laptops vs. Learning -- Once More, With Feeling
Yes, we have seen Georgetown Law Professor David Cole’s recent Washington Post op-ed, complaining about students using their laptops to surf the web during class. This led him to ban laptops from his classroom. It’s provoked lively discussion in the blogosphere. See, e.g., PrawfsBlawg; Obscure Store; WSJ Law Blog. So we’re creating this post to […]
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Asians, Books, Kiwi Camara, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Racism, Weirdness
Kiwi Camara: We Are Still Confused
We recently blogged about Kiwi Camara — the young, brilliant, controversial legal scholar — and his mysteriously disappeared job offer from George Mason University School of Law. Camara is a legal Doogie Howser who was 16 when he entered Harvard Law School. At HLS, he caused an uproar after dropping the N-bomb in a group […] -
Asians, Job Searches, Kiwi Camara, Law Professors, Law Schools, Racism
Kiwi Camara and GMU Law: Maybe They Found This Video?
Yesterday we issued a request for information about what really happened between controversial legal scholar Kiwi Camara and George Mason University School of Law. GMU was on the verge of hiring Camara, until something weird happened. Today one of you emailed us the video clip below, and asked: “Could it be because of this video?” […] -
Asians, Job Searches, Kiwi Camara, Law Professors, Law Schools, Racism
Kiwi Camara and GMU Law: What Happened Here?
Today’s Washington Post has an update on controversial legal scholar Kiwi Camara (at right). Camara, you may recall, is the legal Doogie Howser who was 16 when he entered Harvard Law School. At HLS, he caused an uproar after dropping the N-bomb in a group outline. (That’s the Cliffs Notes version; Google him for more.) […] -
Antonin Scalia, Arthur Miller, Benchslaps, Law Professors, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Arthur Miller Deals Justice Scalia a Reverse Bench-Slap
Oh no he didn’t… Oh yes he did! Check out this account of yesterday’s Supreme Court argument, by the AP: Longtime Harvard law professor Arthur Miller (at right)… was arguing on behalf of shareholders who want to sue companies for fraud. Miller is a frequent television commentator, prolific writer and possibly the inspiration for an […] -
Books, Education / Schools, Hair, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Rudeness
Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.07
* Strippers always have day jobs, so this is no small victory. [Des Moines Register] * Why the premium you pay for Fiji water (“untouched by man until you unscrew the cap”) is worth it. [Trentonian] * (Commercially successful) hipster writer gives it away for free, but will anyone want it? [Sivacracy.net] * But you […] - Sponsored
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Anna Nicole Smith, Deaths, Law Professors, Trusts and Estates
You Know Your Will Was Not Well Drafted When...
It becomes fodder for Trusts & Estates courses and casebooks. Smith Death a Case Study at Law Schools [Associated Press via TaxProf Blog] -
Fashion, Law Professors, Paul Caron, Reader Polls, Tax Law
Button-Down Shirts With Suits: Hot or Not?
Last week we posted this photo, with captions: “Speaking of asking people out, have you ever seen a tax law professor bust a move?” “Well, now you have.” For the record, these captions can be read in more than one way. Was Professor Paul Caron hitting on Professor Shari Motro (profiled here)? Or was it […] -
Ann Althouse, Arthur Leonard, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Dahlia Lithwick, Fashion, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Media and Journalism, Pictures, Randy Barnett
Writing About the Law: A Correction, and Photographs
A pair of Volokh Conspirators, Professors James Lindgren and Randy Barnett, at last week’s NYLS conference on writing about the law. Inset: Professor Cameron Stracher, who organized the symposium. In our write-up of the NYLS conference panel on law reviews, we offered the following fashion commentary: Professors Barnett and Stracher are both rockin’ the “downtown […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Parties, Randy Barnett, Walter Olson
Writing About the Law: A Quick Linkwrap
We had a blast at last week’s Writing About the Law conference, at New York Law School. And we weren’t the only ones. Here’s a (rather belated) round-up of conference coverage from the blogosophere: 1. Social life of a blawger [Overlawyered] As you can see from his post, Walter Olson was a social butterfly at […] -
Ann Althouse, Books, Conferences / Symposia, John Osborn, Law Professors, Law Schools, Pictures, Scott Turow
Ann Althouse Defends Scott Turow's Honor
Last week we wrote about how John Jay Osborn, a law professor and author of The Paper Chase, sniffily dismissed One L, by Scott Turow. “One L is competent,” he said. “But it doesn’t have a HEART.” Now a prominent blogger has come to Turow’s defense. In this Times Select column, grande blogress diva Ann […]
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Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Media and Journalism
Beyond the Bluebook: The Future of Writing About the Law
Oops, we forgot to post our write-up of the final panel of Friday’s conference at New York Law School. Afternoon Panel (2:15-3:30): Beyond the Bluebook: The Future of Writing About the Law “In a world increasingly dominated by blogs and online publications, does traditional legal scholarship have a future? Will legal scholars abandon the traditional […] -
Books, John Osborn, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Scott Turow
John Osborn to Scott Turow: "Game On, Bitch"
We just got back from a most engaging luncheon talk at the NYLS legal writing conference by John Jay Osborn, a law professor at the University of San Francisco and author of the 1973 novel, The Paper Chase (which led to a movie and television series). Here’s the Westlaw headnotes version of John Osborn’s talk: […] -
Conferences / Symposia, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools
Just Cite It! The Traditional Law Review Structure
Right now we’re in the audience for this panel at the NYLS conference on writing about the law: Morning Panel #1 (9:30-10:45): Just Cite It! The Traditional Law Review Structure Law reviews have been attacked as irrelevant and their student editors criticized as incompetent, yet legal scholars still need to publish in law reviews to […] -
Admin, Blogging, Cyberlaw, Dubious Conferences, Law Professors, Law Schools
Programming Note: Legal Writing Navel-Gazing Fiesta!
We’re up in New York right now for a symposium on legal writing at New York Law School. Topics to be covered include both legal academic writing, for student-run law reviews, as well as writing about legal affairs for a lay audience (e.g., through legal journalism and blogging). The comfortable, well-lit classroom that we’re in […] -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools
Wherein We Suffer From an Existential Crisis as Gossip Bloggers. Or Not.
We’re a little late in commenting on this; we’ve been overwhelmed by a tremendous amount of news and gossip, on multiple fronts. But if you have an interest in blogging, or blogging about blogging, you should definitely check out this most interesting PrawfsBlawg post (if you haven’t done so already): An Online Experiment: Take the […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Law Professors, Media and Journalism, Plaintiffs Firms, Pro Se Litigants
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Morning Newswrap
We’ll get back to the subject of pay raises for law firm associates in a minute. For now, here’s a quick update on the other story that Biglaw is abuzz about: Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, the case filed against S&C by associate Aaron Charney, alleging anti-gay discrimination and retaliation. We’re monitoring coverage of this […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, John Roberts, Law Professors, Media and Journalism
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: A Weekend Newswrap
We have a Google News Alert set to notify us every time there’s a new article about Aaron Charney or Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. As the lawsuit moves forward, we will read and digest all of the news coverage for you. Think of ATL as your “one-stop shopping” source for Charney v. S&C news. […]