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Leiter on the 'Social Goods' of Religion

On Law School Reports, Brian Leiter responds to a post by Mark Movsesian.

End-of-Week Blog Roundup

Eric Posner discusses dignity as a value in cost-benefit analysis and recent Russian stock prices; Brian Leiter discusses a dispute over faculty pay at Oregon; and Will Baude has two posts on the credibility of law enforcement officials and one on Hugo Black's dissent in the case of George Anastaplo '51.

Tuesday-Thursday Faculty Blog Round-up

The faculty have been busy the last few days: Eric Posner and Will Baude both have round-ups of their debates surrounding last quarter's seminar on originalism, while Baude also looks at a response to his tongue-in-cheek post on zombie federalism while Posner digs deeper into the GM scandal and reviews Omri Ben-Shahar's new book on mandated disclosure. Meanwhile, Brian Leiter notes SCOTUS' denial of the petition for certiorari in Elane Photography, congratulates the UChicagoLaw alums and Bigelow Fellows who accepted tenure-track positions, and sees indications that the decline in law school applications "is about to bottom out."

Faculty Blog Roundup

Will Baude discusses McCutcheon, as does Eric Posner, who also posts on Martti Koskenniemi and human rights and the IPCC report and climate justice; Brian Leiter notes the passing of corporate and securities law scholar Alan Bromberg and tuition cuts at Brooklyn Law.

Leiter on Signs of the Times in Legal Education

Schools are cutting faculty and raising teaching loads.

Brian Leiter on Employers and U.S. News Rankings

On Law School Reports, Leiter argues against a recent Above the Law post claiming that employers care about U.S. News law school rankings. 

Leiter on Buffalo Law's Downsizing

On Law School Reports, Leiter notes what he calls Buffalo's "sensible responses to the current economic climate for legal education."

Weekend Blog Roundup

Eric Posner has two posts on the Crimean secession referendum, one before and one after; Brian Leiter notes the troubles of University of Florida's law school's dean search and a slight uptick in LSAT takers; Becker and Posner announce a month-long sabbatical.

Leiter on "Toleration: Its Nature and Justification"

Brian Leiter has posted a link to a video of the keynote he delivered at a conference in Rhode Island last year.

Leiter on Lateral Hires and USN&WR Reputation Rankings

On Law School Reports, Brian Leiter looks at U.S News reputation rankings and updates the list of lateral hires with tenure.