The New York Times yesterday published the obituary of Alton T. Lemon, "a civil rights activist whose objection to state aid to religious schools gave rise to a watershed 1971 Supreme Court decision." That case, of course, is Lemon…

In my year-long visit at Yale Law School this Fall and Spring, I felt free to experiment with new teaching ideas. If they fell flat, I have skipped town in just a few months, my reputation (such as it is) intact at my home institution. If it…

Jessie raises some good issues about the use of curves. I agree with the commenters who argue that grades are inherently comparative and relative, so I am generally good with using curves. I want to ask a slightly different question about…

Federal Rule of Evidence 608(b) provides that Except for a criminal conviction under Rule 609, extrinsic evidence is not admissible to prove specific instances of a witness’s conduct in order to attack or support the witness’s character…

Similar to its federal counterpart, Rhode Island Rule of Evidence 411 provides that Evidence that a person was or was not insured against liability is not admissible upon the issue whether he acted negligently or otherwise wrongfully.…

Similar to its federal counterpart, Kentucky Rule of Evidence 407 provides that When, after an event, measures are taken which, if taken previously, would have made an injury or harm allegedly caused by the event less likely to occur,…