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The Dean Controversy at the University of Kentucky School of Law Continues
Controversy continues over the appointment of a dean of the University of Kentucky law school. Eugene Volokh on the Volokh Conspiracy (Court Expresses…
Read MoreEmory Law is Hiring in Tax
Emory is looking to hire in tax! The hiring notice is here (with basic content pasted below). In addition to contacting the hiring chair (Kay Levine a…
Read MoreNo- and Low-Cost Law School Casebooks
It may be too late in the game for law professors to choose a new casebook for this Fall’s courses, but that has not stopped our colleagues from…
Read More(Even) More on NYC’s Pied-à-Terre Tax
It was an eventful week for the NYC Pied-à-Terre Tax. It started with the City publicly identifying 31,000 properties (and their owners) that might be…
Read MoreChicago Kent Cuts Faculty
The Illinois Institute of Technology has laid off approximately 160 faculty and staff just before the start of the fall semester according to a univer…
Read MoreUtah’s Targeted Ad Tax Draws First Challenge from Advocacy Group
Peyton Rhodes (Bloomberg Law): Utah’s Targeted Ad Tax Draws First Challenge from Advocacy Group The Utah Taxpayers Association is taking aim at the 4.…
Read MoreU Conn Hiring for Three Positions
The University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Law seeks candidates for an open-rank clinical faculty position in its Legal Practice Program (“LP Pro…
Read MoreMTC Expands Digital Tax Project to Prediction Markets, Crypto
Michael Bologna (Bloomberg Law): States Expand Digital Tax Project to Prediction Markets, Crypto The Multistate Tax Commission expanded the scope of i…
Read MoreHow Many Former (Recovering) Law Deans?
I previously posted about data (here, here, here, and here) from AALS Rosenblatt’s Deans Database. The database lists 56…
Read MoreWas Abraham Lincoln a Christian?
Christianity Today: Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian?, by Marvin Olasky (Editor in Chief, Christianity Today): Was Abraham Lincoln a Christian? The boo…
Read MoreDo All Dogs Go to Heaven?
Following up on my previous post, Dogs, Joy, and God: Chronicle of Higher Education: Course Catalog: Do All Dogs Go to Heaven?: After the loss of a p…
Read MorePrayer, Peacemaking, and the Christian Lawyer
Cross & Gavel: Prayer, Peacemaking (Not Peacekeeping), & the Christian Lawyer, by Michael C. Kelley (Partner, Lawson Huck Gonzalez (Orlando)):…
Read MoreThe 48 ABA-Approved Religiously Affiliated Law Schools
ABA, Council-Approved Religiously Affiliated Law Schools: Another religious affiliated law school not on the ABA’s list:
Read MoreTax Lawyers Must Adapt to AI Now. It’s Already Changed the Game.
Bloomberg Law, Tax Lawyers Must Adapt to AI Now. It’s Already Changed the Game.: Artificial intelligence is no longer a future issue for tax lawyers. …
Read MoreShould Law Professors Charge For Their Substacks?
Josh Blackman (South Texas), Some Tentative Thoughts on Substack: Many readers frequently ask if I would set up a Substack. My usual response is that …
Read MoreCauble: Non-Experts’ Impressions of Informal Tax Guidance
Emily Cauble (Wisconsin), Non-Experts’ Impressions of Informal Tax Guidance, 76 Syracuse L. Rev. 1 (2026) I conducted a survey of 2,191 U.S. adu…
Read MoreTax Panels at the 2026 SEALS Annual Conference
The 2026 Southeast Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference concluded today on Amelia Island. The schedule included two tax panels. Detail…
Read MoreAfter Raising Associate Salaries, Milbank Announces Summer Bonuses
In June, BigLaw firm Milbank LLP announced an increase in its lockstep associate salary scale. In July, Milbank announced further compensation news: i…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Research Handbook on Global Legal Education
Research Handbook on Global Legal Education (Elgar 2026) Research Handbooks in Legal Education and the Legal Profession Edited by Swethaa S. Ballakris…
Read MorePratt: Who Defines Public Policy for Charitable Organizations?
Garrett Pratt (Tennessee, Harmon Sch. Bus.), Who Defines Public Policy for Charitable Organizations? (July 27, 2026):
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