Paul Caron has the data, based on the U.S. News rankings; this complements his earlier post on law schools that outrank their undergraduate institutions.
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Prof. Glenn Reynolds (InstaPundit) on How Courts Should Address Individual Right-to-Keep-and-Bear-Arms Claims,
in Guns and Gay Sex: Some Notes on Firearms, the Second Amendment, and “Reasonable Regulation” (forthcoming in the Tennessee Law Review). This is a very important issue, whether or not the Supreme Court holds that the Second Amendment secures an individual right — after all, at least 40 state constitutions secure an individual right to […]
Republican Candidates Battle for the Law Professor Vote:
Here’s the tally so far; a surprisingly large percentage of well-known conservative professors have signed up with a campaign. Rudy Giuliani: Lillian Bevier, Steven Calabresi, Ronald Cass, Charles Fried, John McGinnis, Daniel Rodriguez, George Priest, Nicholas Quinn Rosencranz, Ron Rotunda Fred Thompson: Michael Abramowicz, Jonathan Adler, John Baker, Michael Dimino, Viet Dinh, John Duffy, Brian […]
Harold Berman, RIP:
I just learned that the extraordinary legal historian Harold Berman just passed away. The New York Times obituary is here. Donald Boudreaux’s thoughtful appreciation is here. Berman’s magnum opus Law and Revolution was one of a handful of books that truly transformed my thinking about law. It is one of those books that once you […]
A Danger of Using Foreign Law to Interpret US Law:
The use of foreign law to interpret the US Constitution is a complex subject that too often gets caught up in sound bites. Although at this point, the Supreme Court’s use of foreign law in this way has been extremely limited, I have several concerns about proposals to increase that reliance. In this post, I’ll […]
Do Newspaper Endorsements Matter?
I examine the question in my latest media column for the Rocky Mountain News. The column also looks at how the newspapers conduct their pre-endorsement research.
A Constitutional Amendment on Foreign Law:
The morning plenary panel at the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers’ convention concerns “he Constitution & American Exceptionalism: Citation of Foreign Law.” First up is Georgetown University law professor Nicholas Rosenkranz who lays out the basic case against relying upon foreign or international law in constitutional interpretation. Rosenkranz makes several points (and my summary us unlikely […]
“Some Advice From Your Public Defender”:
This “advice” to clients of public defenders has been around for a while, but a public defender who reads the VC thought the essay “would give your non-public defender readers a fairly accurate window into a part of the legal practice they don’t know.” If you’re interested in criminal law or the life of criminal […]
God Forbid that a University President Should Condemn Bigoted, Dangerous, Oppressive Political Leaders
— especially when that coincides with the Bush Administration’s views. Here’s statement from 70 Columbia professors: We speak for a growing number of faculty members at Columbia University who believe that President Bollinger has failed to make a vigorous defense of the core principles on which the university is founded, especially academic freedom. Academic freedom […]
Barry Bonds Indictment:
Awhile back, I posted on whether Barry Bonds would be indicted. Here’s what I wrote then: (show) I just finished listening to Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports. It is a fascinating and engrossing book. Based on what I had heard, I was surprised at how much […]
Justice O’Connor Decries “Justice for Sale”:
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor is concerned about the influence of interest groups on state judicial elections. Voters generally don’t express much interest in the election of judges. This year, as in years past, voter turnout in elections for judges was very low. But judicial elections, which occur in some form in 39 […]
White House Seeks to Ease Air Traffic:
The W$J reports on measures the Bush Administration has announced or proposed to ease holiday air travel woes. The White House fact sheet on the reforms is here. As a frequent traveler, I sure hope these measures are effective.
Court Rejects Bush CAFE Rules:
Yesterday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sent the Bush Administration’s revised automotive fuel economy standards back to the Department of Transportation for reconsideration. Under the Bush Administration, the DoT modestly tightened the fuel economy standards governing light trucks, but also increased the flexibility afforded automakers by basing future light-truck fuel economy […]
“You Can Do This Job Without Asking a Single Question”:
The Legal Times covers Justice Thomas’ speech to the Federalist Society’s annual lawyers’ conference in Washington, D.C. During a brief question and answer session following his speech, Thomas was asked about one of the Court’s enduring mysteries: Why do his colleagues ask so many questions at oral argument? The Washington Post covers the conference here, […]
Three Cheers for Orin!
I’m delighted to report that our coblogger Orin Kerr is the second youngest law professor listed in these lists of most cited law professors by topic. The page doesn’t report number of years as a scholar (however measured), but my guess that under that standard Orin would do at least as well, and likely better. […]