Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson presented “What’s Real and Remaining: Can Clarity in Agency Decisionmaking Overcome Ohio’s Legislative Bias Against Renewable Energy Projects?” at the 10th Annual SRP Sustainability Conference for American Legal Educators (SCALE) at Arizona State University, May 14-15, 2026.

This project examines whether disciplined administrative reasoning—focusing on what is factually real and legally remaining after stipulations and project approval conditions—can mitigate structural legislative bias against renewable energy development in Ohio. The paper presents Robertson’s analysis of public comments at the Ohio Power Siting Board hearings regarding permit approval for Frasier Solar. Professor Robertson posits that similar results—where agencies rely on ‘what’s real and remaining’ of public opposition to renewable energy development projects—could reduce the outsized advantage the state has handed to oil and gas development projects over their renewable energy‑based counterparts.

Robertson is the Steven W. Percy Professor of Law at CSU College of Law and Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, Cleveland State University.

On May 15, Professor Luisetto presented his paper, “Collective Bargaining and Monopsony: The Regulation of Noncompete Agreements in France,” at the American Law & Economics Annual Meeting (ALEA) hosted by the University of Chicago Law School. 

In his paper, Professor Luisetto examines how the regulation of noncompete agreements for employees through collective bargaining agreements affects firm-level markdowns in the French manufacturing sector. A key takeaway is that, by enhancing compliance or imposing additional requirements for noncompete enforceability, collective bargaining serves as an effective tool to regulate the use of noncompete agreements in France.