Monthly Archives: February 2012

Joke’s on you, Red Sox.

I am a Yankees fan. Seemingly alone in enemy territory, I keep quiet. This is especially true in my own house, where I am surrounded by Sox fans. So I must admit I got a little giggle when I read this story about the Cubs fan that bought the domain name for the Red Sox’s […]

Finally, an application of the UCC that means something to me.

My “old” students, as I call those that have already suffered through one of my classes, know that I really don’t care for teaching the Uniform Commercial Code. It is boring, esoteric, and unfortunately, quite relevant to all those who will go on to work for companies that sell good. Plus I have post traumatic […]

The law is very, very serious.

And then along comes a case like this one. I don’t know what else to say, other than it is about a tort.

Morality and the Law

Next week my Law and Ethics class will be reading (or supposed to be reading) a case called Lawrence v. Texas. In Lawrence, two men were arrested and charged with violating a Texas law that banned certain sexual acts between two people of the same gender. The men, who were in a consentual relationship and […]

Getting through.

There are times in my job when I feel like I am pounding my head against the wall. I wonder why I bother. One example would be class the Monday morning after the Super Bowl. I could be tap dancing on the ceiling, and most of my students would have the same blank stare on […]