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New York Judge Pauses Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax
Here is a New York Times report on the order and here is a PDF of the underlying complaint in the case. The theory of the complaint seem to be adminis…
Read MoreLevy: “A Lawyer’s Guide to the Era of AI”
Colin Levy (Malbek (in-house) and Albany Law) has announced the forthcoming publication of “Code Switched: A Lawyer’s Guide to the Era of …
Read MorePied-à-Terre Owners Sue NYC, Seek to Avoid Tax
Chris Dolmetsch (Bloomberg Law): Mamdani Handling of Pied-à-Terre Tax Contested by Homeowners New York City was sued by a group of homeowners seeking …
Read MoreDating in Law School: Dating Tips for the Tinder Etc. Generation
The National Jurist has an article (“Dating in law school: 8 lessons on love, balance and healthy relationships“) that was intriguing. It …
Read MoreTrump’s Latest Tariffs Hit With New Lawsuit by 25 States
Erik Larson (Bloomberg Law): Trump’s Latest Tariffs Hit With New Lawsuit by 25 States A group of 25 states filed a lawsuit challenging President Donal…
Read MoreIs Your University or Law School in Financial Trouble?
Illinois Institute of Technology and its law school are letting faculty go. Joe Patrice for Above the Law highlights a review of law schools that sugg…
Read MoreThe Supreme Court’s 2025 Term in Tax
Jasper L. Cummings, Jr. (Alston & Bird), The Supreme Court’s 2025 Term in Tax, 192 Tax Notes Fed. 867 (Aug. 3, 2026): This is my 15th annual revie…
Read MorePrior Positions Deans Held Before Their Current Deanship
I previously posted about data (here, here, here, here, and here) in AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database. The database incl…
Read MoreAbsurdism, Meaning, and Christianity
Dispatch Faith: Absurd Brainrot, by Karen Swallow Prior: When I began teaching literature at an evangelical Christian university almost 30 years ago, …
Read MoreLegendary Professors Inspire the Next Generation of Catholic Academics
National Catholic Register, The Professor Pipeline: Legendary Teachers Continue to Inspire the Next Generation of Catholic Academics: [There is a] lon…
Read MorePepperdine’s 2026-27 Theme: Courage
In an email sent to faculty and staff on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, Pepperdine University President Jim Gash (JD ’93) announced “Courage&#…
Read MoreNY Times: Why So Many CEOs (and Deans) Are Getting a Chief of Staff
New York Times, Why So Many C.E.O.s Are Getting a Chief of Staff: Since early 2020, postings for [a chief of staff] role have increased 85 percent, ac…
Read MoreZhang: The Other Taxation — Tribes, Territories, and Fiscal Autonomy
Alex Zhang (Emory), The Other Taxation: Tribes, Territories, and Fiscal Autonomy, 126 Colum. L. Rev. 397 (2026) (reviewed by Jon Endean (Brooklyn) her…
Read MoreLSAT Score Inflation Continued in 2023-2026
Following up on my previous post, LSAT Score Inflation: with LSAC’s release of LSAT Percentile Table: 2023-2026 Testing Years, Derek Muller (Not…
Read MoreScuderi: Sovereignty, Outer Space, And Taxation
Erika Isabella Scuderi (Suffolk), Sovereignty, Outer Space, And Taxation, 104 Neb. L. Rev. 421 (2026) (reviewed by Blaine Saito (Ohio State) here): Th…
Read MoreView from Practice: Goldstein Sentencing and Appeal
The trial is over. The sentence is in. The appeal has begun. On July 24, 2026, Tom Goldstein, superstar Supreme Court advocate and founder of SCOTUSbl…
Read MoreDeStefano: How Lawyers Can Add Value in the Age of AI
Michele DeStefano (Miami; visiting at Harvard Law School), How Lawyers Can Add Value in the Age of AI, The Practice (July/Aug. 2026):
Read MoreBozio et al.: Does Tax-Benefit Linkage Matter for the Incidence of Payroll Taxes?
Antoine Bozio (Paris Sch. Econ.), Thomas Breda (Paris Sch. Econ.), Julien Grenet (Paris Sch. Econ.) & Arthur Guillouzouic (Aix-Marseille Sch. Econ…
Read MoreHow Law Schools Welcome the Incoming Class
A new law school year is coming upon us. I began wondering about the traditions at different law schools for welcoming the entering class. Here is wha…
Read MoreIselin & Nunn: How Potential AI Futures Would Play Out in the Current Tax System
John Iselin (Yale Budget Lab) & Ryan Nunn (Yale Budget Lab), How Potential AI Futures Would Play Out in the Current Tax System, Yale Budget Lab (J…
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