Monthly Archives: November 2019

Robertson speaks at the 19th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference

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Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson spoke on Friday, November 8 at the 19th Annual Great Lakes Water Conference.  The conference is presented annually by the Legal Institute of the Great Lakes at the University of Toledo College of Law.
Robertson’s presentation, WOTUS under the new (old?) Trump Rule: Where are we now?, addressed the US EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers continuing efforts to define “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act.  The definition has been under constant review and revision for close to 40 years, the most recent action having occurring just weeks ago, on October 22, 2019, when the US EPA and US Army Corps of Engineers repealed the 2015 Clean Water Rule in favor of rolling back the definition to a 1986 version.
Additionally, Robertson served as the Moderator of the conference’s More Hot Topics panel.
Robertson is C|M Law’s Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and a Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College of Urban Affairs.

Professor Chang Speaks on “Music as Diplomacy”

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Professor Angelin Chang participated as a panelist in an event entitled “Music as Diplomacy,” which was part of the “Happy Dog Takes on the World” speaker series.  This series is co-sponsored by the City Club of Cleveland and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and features monthly discussions in a panel format of global topics and events.  Professor Milena Sterio serves on the planning committee of the Happy Dog event series and had participated in planning this month’s event featuring Professor Chang.

Sagers Testifies Before Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee

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Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, was called to testify before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee on the antitrust implications of the rise of the Big Tech platforms, and what steps Ohio might take to address them. The hearing was a special field event held on the campus of Cleveland State University, on October 17. You can read his testimony here, and video is available at 6:10 at this link.

Professor Kalir Co-Hosts an LGBTQ+ Group from Brazil

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On Tuesday, November 5, Clinical Professor Doron Kalir participating in a meeting held by the Cuyahoga County Legal Department for a Brazilian team of LGBTQ activists, participants in the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program. Attorney Awatef Assad, a County Deputy Legal Director (and a proud CM Law alumna) hosted the event; County Executive Armond Budish congratulated the delegation. The stated reason for the visit was Cuyahoga County’s recent anti-discrimination ordinance, which was the first of its kind in Ohio and one of the first in the nation. The ordinance is designed to curtail LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace and in public accommodation.
Professor Kalir, who assisted the County with its legislative efforts and testified before the County Council, was invited to provide general constitutional background relating to LGBTQ litigation and legislation efforts. He then responded to a plethora of questions from the Brazilian guests, including ones on religion, racism, political participation, and the role of the courts in designing social policy.