Emeritus Professor Jim Wilson was quoted in a National Law Journal article entitled “A Liberal Court Could Limit Reach of ‘Heller.'” Professor Wilson was interviewed about the possibility that a future, more liberal Supreme Court, would overturn existing case law, such as ‘Heller,” involving second amendment/gun rights and regulation. Professor Wilson predicted, in this interview, that a future court would not likely overturn ‘Heller.” The article also mentions Professor Wilson’s article, “Taking Stare Decisis Seriously.”
Category Archives: Faculty in the Media
Professor Hoke Interviewed by Local ABC Station on Cybersecurity Story
Professor Candice Hoke was interviewed by a local ABC station for a cybersecurity story on breaches of security cameras & monitors, with Russian cybergangs’ postings of private US residential, workplace, & school scenes to the Internet. The interview is available here. The story and Professor Hoke’s interview were also aired by ABC Detroit, available here.
Professor Lewis Lectures on Physician-Assisted Suicide at Gresham College, London
Browne Lewis, Leon and Gloria Plevin Professor of Law, delivered a lecture at Gresham College on January 25, on the topic of “The Ethics of Physician-Assisted Suicide “(founded in 1597, Gresham College is London’s oldest Higher Education Institution). The recorded lecture is available in video format here.
Professor Lewis is currently a Fulbright Scholar at King’s College in London, the United Kingdom, where she is conducting research on assisted reproductive technology and assisted suicide.
Professor Forte’s Article to be Published in “Rights of Conscience” Volume; Professor Forte Speaks at Whittier Law School
Professor David Forte has had his article, Conscience and Republican Government, accepted for publication in a volume entitled, Rights of Conscience, to be published by Peter Lang Publishers.
In addition, on February 10, 2016, Professor David Forte delivered a lecture entitled, “Could a Supreme Court Justice Speak Freely on a College Campus today?” at Whittier Law School in Costa Mesa, California.
Professor Mika Selected to Judge Briefs and Essays in Two Competitions
Professor Karin Mika has been selected to serve as a brief grader for the Capital University Law School and the Family and Youth Law Center 11th annual National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare and Adoption Law. The issue involves the termination of parental rights in a situation where a child has been abused and neglected but also appears not to be adoptable because of psychological issues.
In addition, Professor Mika has been selected to serve as an essay judge for the first annual “We Solve Problems” essay competition sponsored by the Gertsburg Law Firm. The competition is a collaborative endeavor the firm has put together with Kenston High School in Chagrin Falls that is intended to have students solve difficult issues through research, thought, reflection, and written communication. The inaugural topic is solving issues related to Cyberbullying. Winning essays will receive monetary prizes.
Alex Gertsburg, founder of the Gertsburg law firm, is a Cleveland-Marshall graduate, and Brittany Mallow, who currently works for the firm, is a second year student at Cleveland-Marshall.
Professor Mead’s Articles Accepted for Publication; Professor Mead Joins Nonprofit Law Prof Blog as Contributing Editor
Professor Joseph Mead reports that the following articles, that he recently authored, have been accepted for publication after a rigorous peer review process:
Law and the Volunteer: The Uncertain Employment and Tort Law Implications of the Altruistic Worker, forthcoming in Nonprofit Policy Forum;
Quasi-Governmental Organizations at the Local Level: Publicly-Appointed Directors Leading Nonprofit Organizations, forthcoming in Nonprofit Policy Forum (with K. Warren);
Why We Need Reed: Unmasking Pretext in Anti-Panhandling Legislation, forthcoming in ConLawNOW (Formerly Akron Constitutional Law Journal).
In addition, Professor Mead has also joined the Nonprofit Law Prof Blog as a contributing editor.
New eJournal on Cybersecurity, Data Privacy & eDiscovery Launched by Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection
The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s newly created Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection has launched a new eJournal, entitled Cybersecurity, Data Privacy & eDiscovery Law & Policy eJournal.
Professors Candice Hoke and Brian Ray will serve as the Journal’s co-editors. The Journal will include working and accepted paper abstracts that address all aspects of cybersecurity, data privacy and eDiscovery law and policy. The eJournal will provide a hub for sharing research across fields by abstracting papers from all social-science disciplines that consider the legal and regulatory aspects of these interconnected subjects.
Professor Sterio Participates in 90.3/WCPN Radio Show
Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio participated in a radio show entitled “Talking Foreign Policy: National Security and the Presidential Primaries,” which was broadcast on 90.3/WCPN on February 12th at 1:00 p.m. An audio of the show is available here. Professor Sterio is a regular participant of “Talking Foreign Policy” and has participated in several previous episodes.
Professor Mika Selected as Facilitator at ALWD Workshop at the University of Maryland School of Law
Professor Karin Mika has been selected to be a facilitator at the Association of Legal Writing Directors Scholar’s Forum and Workshop, preceding the Sixth Annual Capital Area Legal Writing Conference. The Workshop will take place on March 10, at the University of Maryland School of Law.
As facilitator, Professor Mika will be providing applicants the opportunity to discuss ideas for scholarly research as well as help those who have done substantial writing with their editing process. The object will be for all applicants to have their articles polished and published during 2016.
Professor Buckner Inniss Co-Authors Report on Grenada’s Referendum Act; Presents at AALS Joint Scholars Workshop
Professor Lolita Buckner Inniss recently co-authored a report, with Sean Gralton and Josh Scheiner, entitled “Analysis of Grenada’s Referendum Act,” (Expert Report, American Bar Association/United Nations Development Program, ed., December 21, 2015).
In addition, Professor Buckner Inniss presented at the AALS Joint Scholars and Scholarship Workshop, on January 6, 2016, at Fordham University Law School. Her presentation was entitled “Finding Theodosia: A Genealogical Approach to Legal History, Gender and Slavery.”
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