Obsessions

I've been slack in my posting for the past few weeks, and I am not sure why since I have been obsessesed with a whole host of issues, in particular the corporate law issues in the Microsoft acquisiton of Yahoo, the Bear Stearns collapse, and DC v. Heller.

However, all those fell to the side when the decision in Medellin v. Texas came down this morning. I have posted my commentary at Transnational Law Blog, and also here. I have been working on a law review comment on the topic of Medellin and it's antecedents for some time now, and it was quite gratifying to be engaged in the discussion about it immediately when it came down (and based on first-hand knowledge of the history, briefing and decisions, not second-hand reporting on it). I had made a prediction about what the outcome in the case was going to be, and if I do say so myself I think it was pretty close, particularly compared with the prediction of Prof. Hollis, who was actually cited in the opinion.

Anyway.... all of this to say it's been a good semester for engagement with complex real-world legal issues without feeling like I am foundering around. And the legal issues dovetail nicely with my classes, which means I continue to be engaged with them. Of course, all of this at the expense on my interests in college basketball, which I have to admit seems to have completely dissipated this year, despite Carolina's shot at the the championship. Oh, well.