Category Archives: Faculty in the Media

Kowalski Interviewed on WKYC Channel 3 Regarding Firefighters’ Anti-Issue 2 TV Ad

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Professor Ken Kowalski

Clinical Professor Ken Kowalski was interviewed yesterday, Tuesday, September 6, by Dick Russ of WKYC Channel 3 News.  Russ asked Kowalski whether the firefighters’ assertion in their ad, that SB5, if not repealed through Issue 2, would make it illegal for them to negotiate the proper number of firefighters to ensure public safety, was accurate.  In particular, the ad states”Issue 2 makes it illegal for [firefighters] to negotiate for enough firefighters to do the job. . . ” and “[f]ewer firefighters means slower response time and that can make the difference between life and death.”  Kowalski responded by saying “[SB5] does say the number of employees required to be on duty would be an inappropriate subject for collective bargaining,” and that he believes “it means neither side is permitted to bargain about that.”  When asked about the firefighters’ assertion that SB5 will lead to there being fewer firefighters to protect us, Kowalski says that is the firefighters’ professional opinion and not a matter of fact.

You can watch Dick Russ’ interview of Professor Kowalski, which he conducted on E.18th Street in front of C|M|LAW, at http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/205510/45/Truth-Test-Firefighters-anti-Issue-2-TV-ad

Listen to Dean Boise’s Appearance on WCPN’s The Sound of Ideas

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Dean Craig Boise appeared on WCPN’s radio show ‘The Sound of Ideas’ on Monday, August 29th.   Along with the Dean Lawrence Mitchell from Case, Dean Boise discussed the many strengths of C|M|LAW, our faculty, and our graduates, emphasizing our interconnection with the Cleveland legal community and our growing national reach.  You can listen to the program at  http://www.ideastream.org/soi/entry/42077.

Dean Craig Boise to Speak on WCPN’s Sound of Ideas on Monday, August 29, at 9 a.m.

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Dean Craig M. Boise, along with the new Dean at CWRU law school, Lawrence Mitchell, will appear on the Sound of Ideas radio show on Monday, August 29, at 9 a.m.  They will discuss changes in the legal profession, how law interfaces with our everyday lives, how we prepare law students for legal profession, the teaching of ethics, and other topics of interest to our community as well as the broader community.  You can tune in to 90.3 FM, or listen to the show via live streaming by clicking on the Listen Live link at http://www.ideastream.org/programs/live

 

 

Kowalski Agrees with Warren Buffett: The Rich Should Pay More Taxes

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Clinical Professor Ken Kowalski published a letter to the editor in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on Tuesday, August 23rd, supporting Warren Buffett’s assertion that the rich should pay more taxes.  To read the letter, click here: http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2011/08/warren_buffet_is_right_the_ric.html

Steinglass Advocates for the Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission to Review and Revise the Ohio Constitution

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Dean Emeritus Steven Steinglass has been active in the effort to create an Ohio Constitutional Modernization Commission as a means to review and revise Ohio’s constitution .  He published, today, an Op-Ed in the Columbus Dispatch entitled Constitutional Commission is the Way to Go.  The Op-Ed provides a history of the Ohio constitutional amendment processes and advocates for a new approach to constitutional revision.  He urges voters to reject the option of a Constitutional Convention, which will appear on the ballot in November 2012.  Instead, the new approach, supported by a broad, bi-partisan coalition, would allow a bi-partisan commission to review the constitution and propose changes to the legislature.  The commission includes 12 legislators – six from each house divided equally between Republicans and Democrats – and 20 non-legislators selected by the legislative members. It may make recommendations  to the General Assembly only by a two-thirds vote.  Steinglass argues that the commission approach is well suited to facing the complex and divisive issues that will undoubtedly arise, and that the nature of the commission and approval process will ensure that only broadly supportable proposals will emerge.

To read Dean Steinglass’ Op-Ed, please click here.  http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2011/07/27/constitutional-commission-is-the-way-to-go.html?sid=101

Dean Steinglass was also inverviewed on National Public Radio regarding the Constitutional Modernization Commission.  Please click here for a link to the June 24 interview. Interview of Steven H. Steinglass on the Constitutional Modernization Commission and Call for a 2012 Constitutional Convention – Ideastream, WVIZ-PBS.  The interview starts 16 minutes into the video, at 16:05.        http://www.ideastream.org/ohio/entry/41029

C|M|LAW Receives Ohio Senate Commendation for the 2010 Diversity Matters Award

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The 128th General Assembly of Ohio has honored C|M|LAW with a commendation for receiving the 2010 Diversity Matters Award from the Law School Admissions Council.

Ohio Senate Commendation

Hoke Actively Engaged and Commenting on Voting and Election Law Issues

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Professor Candice Hoke has been active this summer in the area of Election Law.  She was recently interviewed by The Statesman, an Austin, Texas, newspaper regarding a voting system decision of the Texas Supreme Court.  Commenting on the current state of electronic voting, Hoke said “[t]he court’s conclusion means that electronic voting is likely be further entrenched, even as researchers find new vulnerabilities. ”  She added, “[a]s precedent it’ll be difficult to overturn, but courageous courts could do so.” You can read the story at http://www.statesman.com/news/local/texas-supreme-court-dismisses-challenge-to-electronic-voting-1575833.html

Professor Candice Hoke

Professor Hoke spoke last week at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  She participated in the Software Assurance Summer Working Group.  At the working group event, Professor Hoke chaired a panel on licensing and credentialing for software engineers.  You can download (application/pdf, 440.3 kB, info) the program, and see the event webpage here:  https://buildsecurityin.us-cert.gov/bsi/events/1290-BSI.html.
In July, Hoke participated in an international conference on Verifiable Elections and the Public in Dagstuhl, Germany.  Participants included computer scientists, political scientists, and government officials from around the world who work on internet or all-electronic elections.  The purpose of the seminar was to address the security and perceptions of security for electronic and internet voting systems worldwide.  For more information, see  http://www.dagstuhl.de/en/program/calendar/semhp/?semnr=11281
Professor Hoke is serving as the Program Committee Chair for a peer-review international conference on Governance of Technology.  To date, the committee has released a Call for Papers for the conference, which will be held in December 2011.
Finally, Professor Hoke has reviewed and commented on eight  papers, and participated in discussion regarding their acceptance for a workshop on Electronic Voting Technology.

Lind Quoted Regarding Bank Responsibility for Foreclosed Properties

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Clinical Professor Kermit Lind

Clinical Professor Kermit Lind, who has long worked on nuisance actions against numerous banks, was quoted in the Washington Post newspaper on June 30th in Complex System Leaves Thousands of Foreclosure Properties to Become Eyesores.   The article discusses the complicated system that leaves banks responsible for the condition of foreclosed properties, a responsibility that many say that are not meeting.   You can read the full article at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/complex-system-leaves-thousands-of-bank-owned-properties-to-become-eyesores/2011/06/28/AG0EFDsH_story_1.html

Steinglass quoted in Cincinnati Enquirer article on the high stakes casino fight in Ohio

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Dean Emeritus Steven Steinglass was quoted in a recent Cincinnati Enquirer article regarding Governor Kasich’s exploration of additional taxes and fees on the new casinos. Ohio voters opted to amend the Ohio Constitution to require the new casinos to pay a 33 percent tax on gambling revenues, all usual business taxes and a one-time $50 million licensing fee.  Kasich would like to revisit the level of fees and taxes imposed on the casinos.  Steinglass stated: “I don’t see how they change the tax rate or impose fees short of another constitutional amendment.”  To see the full text of the article, click here http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201105080522/NEWS0108/105080345

Inniss and Ray Win CSU Faculty Scholarship Initiative Grants

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Professors Lolita Buckner Inniss and Brian Ray received CSU Faculty Scholarship Initiative grants from the CSU Office of Sponsored Programs and Research.  Professor Inniss’ grant will support her project “The Princeton Fugitive Slave Case: Jimmy the College Apple Man and Memories of Slavery.”  Professor Ray’s grant will support his project “South Africa, Socioeconomic Rights and the Second-Wave Cases.”