I was very sad to learn today that Professor Andrew Taslitz passed away this weekend after a long fight with cancer. Andy and his wife Patty lived next door to my parents when I was growing up and I had many dinners with them during which Andy guided me through my decision to go to law school and eventually encouraged me to go on to become a law professor. In addition to being a prolific scholar and an excellent teacher, he was passionate about everything he did, generous with his time and support, and he had a loud and booming laugh that I will always remember. http://www.wcl.american.edu/news/andrewtaslitz.cfm