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The prom was a wonderful night. But now I must flee to Minnesota, where Jill will be delivering her senior thesis talk (for distinction!). N...

I'm missing the season finale of Dollhouse tonight. And what should be a fine main event on Friday Night Fights. For it is Prom Night! ...

My civil procedure class with Judge Diane Wood was canceled for this Tuesday, quite suddenly. I wonder why? * This isn't actual anything...

Back in March, I commented on the development of international legal norms related to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict with reference to Ol...

Funny thing. Verum Serum excerpts from a speech by Judge Sonia Sotomayor, where she talks a lot about the role of "experience" (a...

Through Amber , a couple of great posts on the objectivity of male bodies. The main one is from Hugo Schwyzer , and he in turn links to Figl...

Fun fact: Apparently there was a drive-by shooting a block away from my apartment today, at around noon. Never a dull moment in Chicago.

So we've been talking about Naomi Klein's push to boycott Israel . And specifically, the possible results. But of course, there are ...

Maine becomes the latest victim of the Mauve Hand's march through New England, as Gov. John Baldacci (D) signed a bill legalizing gay m...

From Bradley Burston : In a region where the only workable solutions have something to outrage and ultimately disappoint everyone involved, ...

The still semi-famous Joe the Plumber says that he "wouldn't have them anywhere near my children," them being "queers....

I've worked really, really hard to stay out of the Carrie Prejean story. She's free to defend "opposite marriage" as much ...

And adding insult to injury, he's not rejoining us at Chicago. He's stepping down to take up a post at Stanford University . Chicago...

Paul Campos collects an array of disturbing comments implying that any female judge appointed to the SCOTUS needs to be appropriately thin....

Richard Posner, bored with his lackadaisical schedule, apparently has a blog for The Atlantic, Jonathan Adler reports. Adler's comment...

Tzipi Livni has a message for the pro-Israel community : The former foreign minister also told the conference of the pro-Israel lobby that t...

Senator Jim "30 GOP" DeMint (R-SC) lays out his plan for making the GOP a big-tent party . To win back the trust of the American ...

I get the feeling this Jerusalem Post article is slightly exaggerating the importance of this. I have no idea of supporting a two-state sol...

My friend Julie (c/p Alas ) says that this Naomi Klein article finally brought her around to the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) camp...

The New York Times gathers a bunch of legal luminaries to reflect on Justice Souter's career and legacy. The Washington Post collects ...