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Spiller v. Mackereth

Kathy Stanchi
December 21, 2008 15:04

Users of the Dukeminier and Krier (and now Schill and Alexander) property casebook may recall the 1976 Alabama case of Spiller v. Mackereth, which dealt with relations between two co-tenants of a commerical real estate building in Tuscaloosa. Now the... Users of the Dukeminier and Krier (and now...

Caffeine and Alcohol?

Kathy Stanchi
December 19, 2008 02:01

I thought about titling this post, "two great tastes that [don't] go great together." Resurfacing for a moment to comment on a story in the Times that MillerCoors (when did they merge? I'm so far behind the times) is taking... I thought about titling this post, "two great tastes that [don't] go...

End of Year Phrases

Kathy Stanchi
December 14, 2008 16:38

Been so buried in work of late that I haven't been posting much. As I go into winter hibernation--in preparation for a very busy spring, of trusts and estates using a new set of statutes, talks on pieces of University,... Been so buried in work of late that I haven't been posting much.  As I...

Francis Daniel Pastorius Conference

Kathy Stanchi
December 12, 2008 14:01

Yesterday's email brought the fantastic news that the University of Pennsylvania's McNeil Center for Early American Studies will be hosting a conference about Francis Daniel Pastorius in October 2009. (We've spoken about him once before at the faculty lounge.) This...Yesterday's email brought the...

Inflation in Zimbabwe

Kathy Stanchi
December 12, 2008 00:29

From the NYT:Inflation officially hit 231 million percent in July, but John Robertson, an independent economist in Zimbabwe, estimates that it has now surged to an astounding eight quintillion percent — that’s an eight followed by 18 zeros. From the NYT:Inflation officially hit 231 million percent ...

The Source of Perry Miller's Heart versus Head?

Kathy Stanchi
December 11, 2008 18:56

This is primarily of interest to legal historians, but as I was in the stacks of the library this afternoon I pulled John C.H. Wu's 1958 jurisprudence book off the shelf. I was on my way to Neil Duxbury's Patterns...This is primarily of interest to legal historians, but as I was in the stacks of...

New Formula For Assessing Scholarly Impact

Kathy Stanchi
December 10, 2008 16:45

Thanks to some serious new theoretical work by Jorge Cham here, we can finally end the debates about scholarly impact. Cham proposes a formula that captures most of the relevant issues and inputs. This is sure to clarify tenure decisions...Thanks to some serious new theoretical work by Jorge...

First Vietnamese-American Elected to US House

Kathy Stanchi
December 08, 2008 20:45

Anh Cao defeated William J. Jefferson in an election held over the weekend, making Mr. Cao the first Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress. Local citizens were stunned as Mr. Jefferson was a nine-term incumbent, and a stalwart of... Anh Cao defeated William J. Jefferson in an election held...

My Life with Barbeque

Kathy Stanchi
December 06, 2008 22:26

Well, this post has been a long time in the making. In fact, it stretches back to somewhere around the fall of 1990 or maybe spring of 1991. Even to the spring of 1988 if I include talk of Ollie's... Well, this post has been a long time in the making.  In fact, it stretches back to somewhere...

Are Legislative Limits on the Presidential Pardon Power Constitutional?

Kathy Stanchi
December 06, 2008 22:21

The American Freedom Campaign has proposed a legislative limit on the President's pardon power. Called the Pardon Disclosure Act, the heart of the proposal (scroll down) follows: "Any pardon issued by the President under Article II, section 2, clause 1,...The American Freedom Campaign has...