The Savory Tort

Comparative Law is so rewarding to teach that I'm probably overcompensated to do it.*  The inherently diverse nature of the course cont...

Transnistria ( Perconte CC BY-SA 2.0) Vladimir Putin is known for multi-tasking foreign policy; that is, he manages bilateral relations...

Attorney Dan Greenberg , friend of the blog and a federal policy adviser in Washington, D.C., contributes this photo from his home neighbo...

Prof. Wortham Professor Leah Wortham joined Dean Peltz-Steele and my Comparative Law class on Wednesday to discuss the crisis of judic...

The National Communication Association met in downtown Baltimore, Md. (All photos by RJ Peltz-Steele CC BY-SA 4.0.) UMass Law offers or...

You might have heard some wrangling in the news about whistleblowers.  They're all the rage, lately, even here and there on this blog....

If you're like me, Brexit is a lot to keep up with.  How do you find out the latest developments, when all of your news channels are aro...

The Massachusetts Appeals Court Wednesday affirmed the absolute litigation privilege as a defense to defamation, but rejected its applicatio...

Pilecki before 1939 Witold Pilecki was an officer of the Polish underground in 1940 when he allowed himself to be captured by the Nazis ...

John Oliver this week on Last Week revisited the defamation lawsuit he drew against HBO from Bob Murray and Murray Energy.  The piece brings...