Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Professor of Law, spoke with Bloomberg for a story
about the Justice Department’s unprecedented, last-minute attempt to intervene in FTC v. Qualcomm, an antitrust trial already fully litigated by the Federal Trade Commission. The case awaits only the trial judge’s final opinion, but DOJ sought to intervene to present its views urging the court to limit any antitrust remedy it might impose. While it remains unclear what role DOJ intends to play or what objections it might have to the FTC’s suit, the move has been taken to signal policy conflict between the agencies that has never manifested in this way.

On April 24, Professor David Forte delivered an address at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, entitled, “The Theory of Constitutionalism of the American Founders.”

On April 27, Professor David Forte delivered an address at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic. The topic was “The American Theory of Constitutionalism.”

On Thursday, April 26, Clinical Professor of Law Doron Kalir was interviewed by Charles Ellison on WURD Radio in Philadelphia. The 20-minute interview dealt with the looming congressional subpoenas issue following the White House response, and the likely court battle between the two branches of government. Professor Kalir, responding to questions about a possible constitutional crisis, observed that the biggest risk he currently observes is a repetition of the “Travel Ban” saga, where most of the lower courts dealing with the issue were unanimous in their legal opinion, only to be reversed by the Supreme Court in a 5:4 decision. Such decision, Kalir predicted, may paint the Court in stark political colors and as an extension of the Executive Branch. This, contrary to the separate, independent branch of Government envisioned by the Founding Fathers,

This was Professor Kalir’s fourth appearance on the show.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio presented her paper, “The Role of Female Judges at International Criminal Courts,” at the bi-monthly conference call of the ABA ABA’s International Courts & Judicial Affairs Committee on April 26th. The Committee conducts bi-monthly teleconferences on subjects relevant to issues within the committee’s scope, and the subject of this month’s call was “Diversity in International Courts & Tribunals.”

Participants of the “Talking Foreign Policy” radio program (from L-R): Professor Jim Johnson, CWRU School of Law; Professor Paul Williams, American University Washington College of Law; Dean Michael Scharf, CWRU School of Law, Laura Graham, Director 

Professor Sterio participated in the taping of a new episode of the radio program “Talking Foreign Policy,” on the topic of the war and humanitarian crisis in Yemen.  The episode was hosted, as usual, by Dean Michael Scharf, CWRU School of Law, and it will be broadcast on WCPN/90.3 on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:00 p.m.

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Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio organized a conference at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law on April 25th, entitled “A World in Disarray: International Law, Sovereignty, and Interventions.”  The conference featured two panels, and a keynote session by Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations (the keynote was a moderated conversation between Richard Haass and Dean Lee Fisher).  Professor Sterio moderated the afternoon panel, entitled “The United Nations, Sovereignty and Interventions,” which featured Dean Michael Scharf, CWRU School of Law, Carina Van Vliet, CEO of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, and Professor Jennifer Trahan, NYU, as speakers.

From L-R: Richard Haass and Dean Lee Fisher

The morning panel was entitled “State Sovereignty, Interventions and Current Crises in Yemen and Syria; this panel was moderated by Tony Ganzer, radio host at WCPN/90.3, and featured Professor Paul Williams, American University Washington College of Law, Sandy Hodgkinson, former DoD and Department of State high-level official, and Pete Moore, Professor of Political Science as speakers.

From L-R: Professor Milena Sterio, Professor Michael Scharf, Carina Van Vliet, Professor Jennifer Trahan

Professor Heidi Gorovitz Robertson, C|M|LAW’s Steven W. Percy Distinguished Professor of Law and a Professor of Environmental Studies at the Levin College, was the invited speaker at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s Inside Science program. On Tuesday, April 16, Professor Robertson presented Toledo, Lake Erie, and the Rights of Nature Movement to members of the University Circle cultural institutions community of staff and volunteers.

Professor and Associate Dean Milena Sterio presented today at the Greater Cleveland International Lawyers’ Group monthly luncheon at the City Club of Cleveland, with Dean Michael Scharf, CWRU School of Law.  Professor Sterio and Dean Scharf discussed their latest book, “The Legacy of Ad Hoc Tribunals in International Criminal Law” (Cambridge University Press 2019).  Several of Professor Sterio’s students also attended the luncheon.

Professor Kevin O’Neill was quoted in the ABA Journal on a burgeoning question of First Amendment law: To what extent does the Speech Clause restrict efforts by elected officials, including President Donald Trump, to block critics from their social media accounts?

The article is available here.

On Tuesday, April 2nd, Professor Matthew W. Green Jr. lectured at the Cleveland Institute of Art on “Problematic Topics Broached During an Interview that May Implicate/Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws and What to Do About It.” The presentation was part of a course offered at the Institute on Professional Practices, in which Cleveland-area academics and practicing professionals visit and lecture on such topics as ethics, intellectual property rights, contracts and professional development. Professor Green’s lecture focused on employer obligations and employee rights under federal and Ohio anti-discrimination statutes.