We are pleased to announce that AALS is now the exclusive host of TaxProf Blog, a leading source for news, scholarship, and commentary on legal education and tax law for over 20 years. The blog is now available at taxprofblog.aals.org.
Founded in 2004 by Paul L. Caron (Dean, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law), TaxProf Blog shut down on September 30 of this year due to the closure of the blogging platform Typepad. This marked the loss of an essential resource for the legal and academic communities: over 800,000 deans, professors, students, lawyers, and others visit TaxProf Blog each year. It is widely read by law professors and lawyers and was named to ABA Journal’s “Blawg 100” in 2013, as well as its “Hall of Fame.”
The AALS acquisition ensures the preservation of TaxProf Blog’s archives and its continued role in providing timely and relevant information to the legal education and tax law communities.
“Led by Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog has been a cornerstone for law school deans, law professors, and tax lawyers for decades and we are honored to bring it back and build on its legacy,” said Kellye Y. Testy, AALS Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer. “This addition reflects our commitment to creating resources for legal educators and helping build communities of scholars. We plan to develop similar resources in other substantive areas in the future and we are grateful to Dean Caron for his partnership in launching this effort.”
AALS will maintain the blog’s archives and host new content and personal reflections from Caron and a team of editors. Readers can expect the same news and posts on scholarship, events, data, commentary, and analysis that they have come to expect from the site.
“I could not be more excited about partnering with AALS to keep TaxProf Blog going,” said Caron. “This collaboration will guarantee the blog’s continued growth and accessibility, serving as a vital source of information for legal educators, scholars, and practitioners. I’m pleased to ensure the site’s continuity for years to come with the support of AALS and a community of legal education editors and tax editors.”
The Tax Editors on TaxProf Blog are:
- Andrew D. Appleby, University of Tennessee Winston College of Law
- Conor Clarke, Washington University School of Law
- Jon Endean, Brooklyn Law School
- Deanna Newton, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law
- Shu-Yi Oei, Duke Law School
- Sloan Speck, University of Colorado Law School
Legal Education Editors on TaxProf Blog are:
- Alena Allen, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center
- Michael Madison, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- Austen Parrish, AALS President and Dean, University of California Irvine School of Law
- Michael Hunter Schwartz, University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
Additional editors and contributors will be announced in the coming weeks. Currently, the relaunched site hosts recent posts and archived content from 2004-13. The remaining historical posts will be added and the entire archive of more than 50,000 posts will be available in November.
