Celebrity Law

Paterno and Spanier are out now at Penn State.
That was necessary.

"It would appear to be the rare case of a pedophile caught in the act, and youd think a graduate student would know enough to stop the rape and call the police."
"But [Mike] McQueary, who was 28 years old at the time, was a serf in the powerfully paternal Paternoland. According to the report, he called his dad, went home and then the next day went to the coach?s house to tell him...

NYT says Joe Paterno "not implicated of wrongdoing in a grand jury report."
That's buried in the last paragraph of today's article ? by Mark Viera ? on the Penn State scandal, followed by this paean to Paterno: Paterno helped propel Penn State to the top tiers of college football, and the university had one of the most pristine images in the sport, largely thanks to Paterno and his success in 46 seasons as head coach...

Rutgers Stadium Expansion in Trouble
Shortly after Rutgers has a breakthrough football season in 2006, the Rutgers administration and Governor Corzine quickly got together and announced an expansion to the Rutgers football stadium...

New Sports Illustrated Column: Did Joe Paterno Break the law
Joe Paterno is out as head coach of Penn State.  I have a new column for Sports Illustrated on the possibility he will face criminal charges and tort claims.  Here's an excerpt:* * * These inconsistencies related to Paterno's and McQueary's statements about "Victim 2" in the grand jury's statement of facts...

Looking for work in an ASP world
As you will see from the job postings that have populated this blog over the last several weeks, it is the hiring season again. Some of our ASP colleagues will retire - we will miss their wisdom...