Time for a new feature here at the Marquette University Faculty Blog.  From time to time the editors of the blog will share links to some of the more interesting recent law-related posts appearing on the blogosphere.  I will get things started.

Over at Scotusblog, Tom Goldstein has an excellent round up of the recently concluded Supreme Court term.  It is commonplace to read broad generalizations about the Roberts Court in the media lately, for example during the hearings on the nomination of Elena Kagan.  Is this an activist Court, rejecting precedent and beholden to corporate interests?  Or has the Court found its moorings once again after years of drifting along according to the whims of Justice Kennedy?  Tom takes a cold hard look at the evidence, and his conclusions may surprise you.  You can read his post here.

Readers of this blog know that we often have posts related to sports law, and over at the Law Blog at the Wall Street Journal you can find a good post on the Phillie Phanatic, dubbed the most dangerous mascot in all of professional sports.  According to a recent academic study, the Phanatic holds the dubious distinction of being the most sued sports mascot.  You can read the post by Ashby Jones here.  The job of professional sports mascots must be one of the most interesting and entertaining jobs around, and the elite fraternity that hold these jobs have some great stories to share.  I know this for a fact because I once spent an enoyable evening drinking beers with the brother of our own Assistant Dean for Career Planning Paul Katzman, who worked for some time as a sports mascot.

Finally, the Above the Law blog has a nice appreciation of Martin Ginsburg by David Lat.  You can read it here.  Marty Ginsburg recently passed away.  He was almost certainly the best tax lawyer in the country, although many people knew him better as the husband of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  He accepted the prospect of being overshadowed by his spouse with good humor, which was the way he approached life in general.  I worked at the same law firm as Marty when I was a newly minted associate.  He was a kind and generous man, in additon to being brilliant.  The profession was alot more formal back then.  There was no such thing as “casual Friday,” for example.  At a time in my career when I was afraid to leave my office without first putting on my suit jacket, Marty was famous for wearing loud Hawaiian shirts to the office.  He sent the message to us young lawyers that it is possible to be professional and still have fun.  He will be missed.