On January 28, 2010, the Law Commission of Ontario and IP Osgoode held a Symposium on electronic medical records. The Symposium brought together experts from law, academia, health and other areas as part of the consultation that Professor Pina D’Agostino is carrying out in her project on the i ...

In a February 3 Wall Street Journal op-ed, I argued that the current law forbidding homosexual military members to discuss their sexual orientation ought to remain in place. I based my contention on the importance of non-sexual bonding as the glue of unit cohesion, which is an important contributor ...

I'm delighted that Donald Campbell, who is visiting at Mississippi College School of Law, will be guest blogging with us. Welcome, Donald! Ben Barros [Comments are held for approval, so there will be some delay in posting]

I'm delighted that Donald Campbell, who is visiting at Mississippi College School of Law, will be guest blogging with us. Welcome, Donald! Ben Barros [Comments are held for approval, so there will be some delay in posting]

The law school at Campbell University is this semester inaugurating its Senior Law Clinic where students will represent lower income elders. Would anyone be willing to share a role play scenario with background information that could be used to help...

The FDA has announced the recall of Haifa Smoked Fish brand vacuum packaged Whole Schmaltz Herring with the lot number 20, because the product was found to be uneviscerated.  The risk to consumers is that, due to the errors in production, the fish may be contaminated with clostridium botulinum. ...

The Senate voted 60 to 37 on Thursday to confirm M. Patricia Smith, formerly New York State labor commissioner, to be Solicitor of the US Department of Labor.

An OFCCP ALJ has issued a recommended ruling that Bank of America discriminated against African-American job applicants for entry level positions in Charlotte, NC, in 1993 and from 2002 to 2005. Next: A hearing to determine what remedies should be provided by the bank. DOL Press release 02/02/ ...

Click here to view the embedded video.I’m at an academic conference at Stanford Law School this weekend and have had my attention drawn to the latest internet sensation: The “Demon Sheep” Video.  The video was produced for Carly Fiorina’s Republican  Senate campaign.  It is a 3 and 1/2 minute “attac ...

In a long, interesting, and valuable article in the Chronicle of Higher Education Peter Schmidt reviews what he describes as the “increased nuance and complexity” of a “new wave of research on campus diversity.” The new research, he writes, holds the promise of improving how colleges serve students ...