Professor Milena Sterio collaborated with Professor Yvonne Dutton to craft a compelling blog post titled “The ICC’s 2022 Gender Persecution Policy in Context: A Significant Advancement” featured on Just Security, a preeminent platform in the field of International Law. The post is available here: https://www.justsecurity.org/86760/the-iccs-2022-gender-persecution-policy-in-context-an-important-next-step-forward/

In July, Professor Milena Sterio took part in a comprehensive training series designed for Ukrainian prosecutors organized by the Public International Law and Policy Group. The three week sessions focused on atrocity crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Professor Milena Sterio has actively collaborated with members of the Syrian opposition to champion the cause of accountability for the grievous crimes committed in Syria. Professor Sterio is working on developing a roadmap on accountability for Syria; her research on this topic has been supported by Matthew Hosler, a rising 2L at the CSU College of Law.

Professor Hoffman recently co-authored an article published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, unveiling a groundbreaking achievement at the intersection of healthcare and policy. This work introduces the Palliative Care Law and Policy GPS, a dynamic initiative originating from Professor Hoffman’s time at Yale Law School through the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy. As a centralized hub for state-level palliative care legislation and policy, this resource is set to reshape access and regulation in the United States. By identifying gaps and trends, it empowers advocates and policymakers to collaboratively enhance palliative care frameworks. This publication illuminates the anticipated benefits of this legislative and policy tracker, aiming to enhance Palliative care throughout the United States. To explore the potential impact of this transformative project, delve deeper into the article here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37585604/  

On August 16 WCPN interviewed Joseph C. Hostetler—Baker Hostetler Professor of Law Jonathan Witmer-Rich for a story on how DNA can help move cold-case investigations forward and bring closure for victims’ families.

In recent weeks, a discussion arose over whether – should he be re-elected for President – Mr. Trump would be able to pardon himself. Professor Kalir was interviewed by Verifythis.com on this issue. He explained, together with others, that while a President may pardon himself for any federal crime, he certainly could not do so with regards to state-charged crimes. The authority to pardon those is entrusted to the State Governors. Accordingly, it may well be that the New York State case – considered by many to be the least consequential of the three (or four) indictments – would prove the hardest obstacle to a re-elected President Trump, if that would be the case.  

Professor Brian Ray led an interdisciplinary team of AI experts at the first annual EU AI Act Grand Challenge hosted by St. Gallen University in July 2022. Ray’s team — AI in the Public Interest or AIPI — included Erman Ayday (CWRU Engineering), Erika George (Utah Law), Anisa Halimi (IBM Ireland), Charles Helleputte (Squire Sanders France/Belgium) and Hadrien Pouget (Carnegie Endowment). AIPI was one of 12 teams selected internationally to compete in the two-stage competition to assess multiple AI systems for compliance with the draft European Union AI Act. In Stage 1, the teams evaluated three robotic systems that incorporated AI autonomy and mobility systems as part of the ARCHE Robotics Conference. In Stage 2, the teams evaluated three additional AI systems across two days at the University of St. Gallen Square.

Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made three presentations at the Southeast Association of Law Schools (SEALS) Annual Conference in Boca Raton, Fl, held from July 22 through July 29. He spoke about Designing an Effective Core Law School Course, as part of the Newer Law Professors Workshop. Howard also participated in a discussion group on Teaching Torts, and a discussion group on Making Sense of Teaching Evaluations and Faculty-Student Interaction.

Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the Ninth Annual Aspen Publishing Leading Edge Conference, held at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Massachusetts on July 10-12. The invitation-only conference brought together thirty-two thought leaders to discuss topics relevant to the future of legal education. Howard led two discussions. One session was on “(re)Designing the Curriculum (Especially the First Year) to Accomplish More/Other Things (and to Create Opportunity for Different Students to Thrive.” The other session, which Howard led along with Dean Michael Barry of South Texas School of Law, addressed the preparation students have or don’t have when entering law school, and ways of helping students, once they are admitted and enrolled, who do not have access to the unwritten rules of how to do law school.

Legal Educator in Residence Howard E. Katz made two presentations at the annual AALS Workshop for New Law Teachers held June 8-10 in Washington, D.C. One was on teaching methods: Inside the Classroom. The other was the concluding plenary session: Keeping It All Together. He also facilitated two group discussions. Howard has made presentations on teaching to new professors at this conference the last six times it was held. The book Strategies and Techniques of Law School Teaching, which he co-authored with Professor Kevin F. O’Neill, was given to attendees, as were copies of books from the Strategies and Techniques series (edited by Professor Katz) that provide subject-specific teaching advice.