At the beginning of every academic year, I like to announce major moves or milestones, and unlike past years there is not as much to report. With the NextGen Bar coming on line, my thought was we might see a lot of movement. Maybe that will be the case for future posts. And while there … Continue reading Comings and Goings – 2026 Edition
Back in April, following Marc Galanter’s passing, John Lande wrote a lovely post honoring Galanter’s life and work. John was the most appropriate of Indisputably’s contributors to write that tribute, given that he was one of Galanter’s grad students back in the day. I mention this because another tribute to Galanter crossed my desk today. … Continue reading Long Live Marc Galanter
As many of you know via the list serv, Carrie Menkel-Meadow’s latest ADR text is out, Advanced Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution, and available for purchase. Here’s are the key features of this book as listed on the book’s webpage: Reviews the latest issues in multi-party, multi-issue international disputes Outlines adjudication, arbitration, mediation, negotiation and various … Continue reading Advanced Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution by Carrie Menkel-Meadow
Just over 40 years ago, Owen Fiss wrote his famous article Against Settlement, arguing that settlement was bad public policy. While the article has long served as a foil for dispute resolution academics, it is a good read — especially if you disagree with it, as do some of the commenters in the first volume … Continue reading Fiss Was Right – At Least About This One
Every year US News ranks law schools overall as well as by specialty areas, one of which is dispute resolution. Fortunately the specialty rankings are purely peer-based as opposed to some arbitrary number – like bar passage. It’s so unfair that some states have diploma privilege and therefore law schools in those states get a … Continue reading 2026 US News Dispute Resolution Rankings
With great sadness, our field learned of the passing of Isabelle Gunning. Those of us at Indisputably felt that the most meaningful way to honor her life and legacy was to invite people who knew her well to share reflections with our community. We are especially grateful to Sharon Press (Mitchell-Hamline) and Ellen Deason (Ohio … Continue reading In Memory – Isabelle R. Gunning (1956-2026)
I am happy to announce that Keith Allred, Executive Director of the National Institute for Civil Discourse and the Founder of Common Sense America, will deliver the 8th Annual Bruce E. Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State. You may know him better as the first Negotiation professor hired by the Kennedy School at Harvard. The lecture, … Continue reading Keith Allred to Deliver the 8th Annual Meyerson Lecture at Arizona State
Yesterday the interwebs sent me a link to an interesting essay by David Hoffman, a contracts scholar at Penn who wrote an article in the aughts provocatively titled The Best Puffery Article Ever. When discussing puffing in my Negotiation class, I use the title to provide a fun example. Nevertheless, that’s as far the paper … Continue reading Celebrating Intellectual Humility
Today’s Wall Street Journal features an interesting piece on the use of “judges for hire” — Inside the Little-Known World of Private Judging. When I first saw the headline, still a bit blurry-eyed before morning caffeine, my mind immediately went to Judge Judy and other courtroom-style TV shows — which, of course, are really just … Continue reading Private Judging – An Introduction
On behalf of my co-editors Andrea Schneider and Sarah Cole, I am happy to announce that Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Coming of Age (2000-2009) is available for purchase. Note – use the code AUFLY30 to save 30% from the list price. Getting a book project to fruition is a labor of love, and there … Continue reading Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Coming of Age (2000-2009)
