Faculty News & AnnouncementsDecember 2006Professor Brad Smith published an op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, "Why Attack the Non-PAC men?," on December 20. It appeared on website under headline "Power to the Swifties”. It was reprinted in: St. Paul (MN) Pioneer-Press and Charlotte News & Observer December 26. Professor Micah Berman was quoted extensively in the December 10 Toledo Blade. In the article, "Legal attacks on smoking bans usually fail" by Jenni Laidman, Berman discusses the lawsuits, their origins and the likelihood of the new law being enforced. Professor Jim Beattie spoke at the Ohio Judicial Conference on December 1 in Columbus and December 8 in Cleveland. He presented“2005-2006 Supreme Court Year in Review.” Professor Beattie’s presentation was published by the Ohio Bar. His Chapter was entitled “Cases from the U.S. Supreme Court” in Supreme Court Year in Review, Chapter 3, Vol. 06-093, OSBA CLE Institute Reference Manual (2006). December 8, Professor Micah Berman was quoted in a Cincinnati Enquirer article entitled “Smoking Ban Takes a Breather,” and was featured on a WMUB radio program. In both he discussed the new state-wide law restricting tobacco use. Professor Ted Bernert published article (with Andy Ferris) in the State and Local Tax Lawyer, published by the ABA with the assistance of Georgetown University Law Center. The article was entitled “The Ohio CAT: New Breed or Endangered Species.” Edward Bernert & Andrew Ferris, 11 State and Local Tax Lawyer 1 (2006). Professor Regina Burch organized and hosted the Ohio Legal Scholars’ Workshop. Over a dozen junior scholars (defined as less than 8 years in teaching) from nine law schools in Ohio and the surrounding areas attended the conference. This conference, which is conducted twice a year, provides a supportive environment for junior faculty from many schools to present and get feedback on their works-in-progress or other scholarly ideas Professor Kent Markus was appointed Chief Legal Counsel to Ohio Governor Ted Strickland. Professor Susan Rozelle’s article, Controlling Passion, was cited by the Law Commission for England and Wales in its Final Report to Parliament proposing reform to the law of murder and manslaughter (forthcoming Dec. 2006). Professor Brad Smith was quoted in the Washington Examiner (12/29/06); Washington Times (12/21/06); and Roll Call (12/11/06). Professor Brad Smith appeared twice on MSNBC (12/29/06) and Hannity and Colmes (1/5). These appearances were generated by Smith’s blog entry entitled “Racing to Absurdity: What would Dale Earnhardt Do?”, which discussed the application – or misapplication – of campaign finance policies to cases involving stock car racer Kirk Shelmerdine and filmmaker Michael Moore. Smith also appeared on following radio and television shows: Ginny Simone, 12/13/06 (Sirius Satellite Radio); Cam Edwards, 12/13/06 (Sirius Satellite Radio); Utah Today, 12/26/06 (National Public Radio-Utah); and Cam Edwards, 12/27/06 (Sirius Satellite Radio). December 15, Professor Susan Rozelle gave the Annual Winter Law Seminar for the Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association for a second time. It was an hour-long CLE on Search and Seizure attended by approximately 50 city prosecutors from across Ohio. Professor Regina Burch was quoted in the Sunday, December 10, 2006, Columbus Dispatch on in-depth story on Post-Enron law. [ Read the Article ] December 1, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch moderated a panel at the University of Toledo Law School Great Lakes Water Conference. The title of the panel was Muddying the Waters: How Rapanos v. U.S. Changed Wetlands Regulation. Professor Kent Markus published a letter to the editor in the December 2, 2006 Columbus Dispatch. The letter, entitled ‘Dispatch’ should pay attention to national adoption event, discusses the lack of coverage by the Dispatch of National Adoption Day. [ Read the Letter ] November 2006Professor Brad Smith published several articles in November 2006. They include: “Electric Politics” in the National Review Online, on November 7 (with John Lott of SUNY-Binghamton), “Ohio Must Get Rid of Gerrymandering” in the Columbus Dispatch, November 18, p. A8 (with Edward Foley of Ohio State), and “FEC Ruling on Voter Guides Sets Bad Precedent” in Roll Call, November 20, p. 10. November 28, Professor Peggy Cordray participated in a panel discussion following the Columbus, Ohio, performance of the Broadway Across America production of Twelve Angry Men. Cordray was joined by U.S. District Court Judge James Graham, Moritz College of Law Professor Joshua Dressler, Columbus Business First Legal Reporter Kevin Kemper and one of the cast members. Columbus NewsCenter's Carol Luper moderated the discussion which explored the contrast between the jury system of the 1950's, as portrayed in the play, and the jury system of today. Professor David Mayer was a participant in the Liberty Fund colloquium on "Interpreting the Declaration of Independence" in Indianapolis, IN, November 16-18. November 17, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch served as “Environmental Lawyer in Residence” at Bexley High School. He gave a talk to an AP Biology class entitled “Rapanos v. United States: The Role of Science in a Supreme Court Case.” This was part of the Dr. Judah Folkman Scientist in Residence Program which seeks to provide Bexley High School students with exposure to professionals in the scientific fields. This year’s focus is on environmental issues and includes presentations by environmental lawyers such as Professor Hirsch. Professor James Beattie will be speaking at the Ohio Judicial Conference on December 1, 2006 (Columbus) and December 8, 2006 (Cleveland) presenting “2005-2006 Supreme Court Year in Review.” Professor James Beattie has written chapter for a book entitled “Faith, Conscience & the Law” (Augsburg Fortress Press 2007). Beattie's chapter contains his article entitled “Re-Conceptualizing the Debate – Evolution and Intelligent Design: From the Micro and Macro to the Metaphysical” followed by selected readings from Kitzmiller v. Dover, Edwards v. Aguillard and Epperson v. Arkansas. The book is to be published by the Lutheran Press in 2007. Forthcoming in December 2006, Professor Susan Rozelle's article Controlling Passion: Adultery and the Provocation Defense is cited by the Law Commission for England and Wales in its Final Report to Parliament proposing reform to the law of murder and manslaughter. Professor Kent Markus is serving as statewide co-chair of Voter Protection and Education for the Ohio Democratic Party managing litigation, education, and field activities on behalf of the party for the November 2006 election. Additionally, Markus is serving as Chair of the United Way of Central Ohio's Working Group on Vacant and Abandoned Housing and Property. November 20, Professor Brad Smith spoke at the University of Virginia School of Law, as a guest lecturer. His presentation was “Rule of Law: Campaign Finance Reform.” Professor Brad Smith spoke at the Widener Law School (Harrisburg Campus) November 9, for their Faculty Colloquia, “Reforming Campaign Finance.” Adjunct Professor David Bloomfield is honored as Adjunct of the Year for the 2005-2006 academic year. [ More ] November 8, in conjunction with Trinity Lutheran Seminary and the Ohio State Bar, Professor James Beattie gave a presentation at the “Faith, Conscience and the Law” Symposium. His presentation addressed the potential conflict and creative tension between faith and law in the classroom and was entitled “In the Classroom, the Establishment Clause and Intelligent Design: Re-Conceptualizing the Debate from the Micro and Macro, to the Metaphysical.” November 6, Professor Brad Smith gave a speech entitled “Constitutional Values & Constitutional Interpretation" at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, Kentucky, at their Constitution Lecture. November 2, Professor Brad Smith was a panelist at Capital’s undergraduate campus Diversity Advocacy Program panel on Freedom of Speech. October 2006Professor Danshera Cords was elected Secretary of the Central States Law Schools Association. She is now in line to be Vice President next year, and President in 2009. In October, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch presented a paper to the faculty at Florida State Law School as part of its faculty lecture series. The title of talk was Environmental Law Theory and Practice as a Model for Privacy Regulation. Professor Brad Smith debated former ACLU General Counsel and New York University School of Law Professor Burt Neuborne on the topic, “Is Free Speech a Victim of Campaign Finance Reform.” The debate, sponsored by the Donald & Paula Smith Foundation, was held at Fordham Law School in New York on October 30, and aired on public television in the New York area. Professor Smith also delivered this year’s Constitution Day Lecture at Kentucky Wesleyan College in Owensboro, Kentucky, on November 5, and spoke to the Federalist Society at Widener School of Law in Harrisburg on November 8. [ More ] Professor Brad Smith published two columns October 26. One, written with John R. Lott Jr. and entitled Special treatment for Air America, discussed the bankruptcy of Air America and its implication for campaign finance laws, was published in the Washington Times. The other opinion editorial, titled Cover for Corruption, appeared in Roll Call, and discussed campaign finance enforcement in the state of Wisconsin. It is not available online. October 24, Professor Brad Smith spoke to the Federalist Society at the University of Michigan School of Law on the topic of Randall v. Sorrell, and also spoke to political science students in the undergraduate college about campaign finance issues. October 23, Professor Brad Smith addressed graduate public policy students from Akron University on the topic of campaign finance regulation. Professor Danshera Cords presented her article “Is Tax Special: Administrative Law and Judicial Review of IRS Collection Decisions” on October 21 at the Central States Law Schools Association Conference in Louisville. October 20, Professor Danny Bank received the 2006 Columbus Bar Pro Bono Award for superior legal work on behalf of the poor. The award is presented by the CBA and the Columbus Bar Foundation. Bank created the Divorce Pro Se Assistance Project to help clients with pending pro se actions in domestic relations court. Bank, his legal interns and other attorneys help the litigants correct their pleadings and other documentation so that they can proceed to a final hearing. [ More ] Professor Danshera Cords has been invited to participate in a panel at the ABA Tax Section conference in Denver on October 19 at the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Workshop on Refund Claim Litigation. Her panel’s title is “Filing Claims for Refund in US Tax Court, US District Court and the US Court of Federal Claims.” She will also be presenting her article “Is Tax Special: Administrative Law and Judicial Review of IRS Collection Decisions” on October 21 at the Central States Conference in Louisville. October 18, 2006, Professor James Beattie gave a presentation on “Church and State Politics in Ohio” at The Ohio State University, sponsored by the Students For Free Thought, with Rev. Eric Williams, the minister who lead local religious leaders in their requests to the IRS to investigate the alleged political campaign activities of two local Ohio churches. The discussion covered issues of church autonomy, taxing policies for churches by the state and federal governments, and the constitutional concerns of these policies, if any, for free speech, free exercise, and establishment. October 17, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch spoke at an event organized by the Penn Institute for Urban Research. The event was called Growing Greener Cities: Symposium on Urban Environmental Issues in the 21st Century. Hirsch served on a panel titled Measuring the Economic Benefits of Greening. His talk was titled Ecosystem Services and the Green City. Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch published an op-ed in the October 10, 2006 Akron Beacon Journal. The article, entitled Get Creative, Ohio, discusses how Ohio needs to change help its economy by enlisting, not discouraging, the creative power of people. [ Read the Article ] October 9, Professor Mark Brown presented a paper on the 2004 presidential election at the University of Oklahoma College of Law in Norman. The title of the talk is “Preserving America’s Political Duopoly: Should Nader Have Run?” It is based on an article that is scheduled to be published this year by the Capital University Law Review. Professor David Mayer spoke at Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland on October 4. His talk, "The Ninth and Tenth Amendments: The Forgotten Foundations of the Constitution", was sponsored by Case Western's chapter of the Federalist Society. October 3 and 4, Professor Brad Smith addressed Federalist Society Groups at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California, and at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles, on the topic, “Randall v. Sorrell: End of the Line for Campaign Finance ‘Reform’?” September 2006Professor Chris McNeil produced and presented a distance-learning course for judges in Florida and South Carolina, on Adjudication of Traffic Cases for Administrative Law Judges, from August to September, for the National Judicial College. Professor Chris McNeil presented a program on Independence of Administrative Law Judges -- the Implications of Garcetti v. Ceballos, 126 S.Ct. 1951 (2006), in September at the annual conference of the National Association of Administrative Law Judges in Seattle, Washington. September 29, Professor Brad Smith spoke at the Ohio State University Moritz School of Law "Symposium: Election Law and the Roberts Court." Professor Brad Smith published an opinion editorial in the September 26 Rocky Mountain News. The article was entitled, Dumbing down campaign ads. [ Read the Article ] In an AP article that appeared in the September 24, Columbus Dispatch and many other publications, Professor Brad Smith was quoted extensively on the growth of election law as a field of study. [ Read the Article on the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel web site ] Professor Danshera Cords presented on September 29 for the Texas Bar Association’s Advanced Tax Institute. Her presentation discussed Collection Due Process. September 27, Professor Kent Markus facilitated an all day session of the Planning Committee of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, ultimately leading to March 2007 recommendations for the modification of the service delivery system for Ohio's indigent litigants. On September 25, Professor Dennis Hirsch was a featured speaker in the faculty lecture series at Florida State School of Law. His presentation was titled Why Privacy Regulation is the Environmental Law of the Information Age. Professor David Mayer gave a talk at The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law on Constitution Day, Monday, September 18, sponsored by Ohio Northern's chapter of the Federalist Society. He spoke about "Interpreting the Constitution Contextually: How Conservatives and Liberals Both Get It Wrong." September 15 Professor Kent Markus presented Unbundled Legal Services for Pro Se Litigants, Annual Ohio Judicial Conference. September 13 Professor Kent Markus presented an update on Child Welfare and Adoption Law, Ohio Public Children Services Association of Ohio annual Conference. Appearing in the September 12, 2006, Washington Examiner, an op-ed by Professor Brad Smith discusses the McCain-Feingold act. The article, entitled Yes, senator, McCain-Feingold does censor political speech, can be viewed here. September 6, Professor Kent Markus presented the Opening "Overview of Adoption" Session at the Fall 2006 Adoption Academy at Columbus Children's Hospital. September 9, Professor Charles Cohen addressed the Ann Simpson Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on the topics of eminent domain and the constitution. Professor Mark R. Brown published op-ed in the September 4, 2006 Republican-American The article reviews the case against Ralph Nadir's 2004 presidential campaign in Pennsylvania.[ Read the Article ] Legal Writing Professor Jacqueline Orlando was invited to coach law students enrolled in the mediation course at the Ohio State University Moritz Law School. This was the fourth time Orlando has coached at OSU. August 2006Professor Brad Smith published an article, Block the Vote, Abusing Election Laws to Prevent Competition, in the Sun., August 20, Washington Post. The article discusses ways in which partisan groups try to use election laws to their benefit. [ Read the Article ] Professor Dan Kobil was quoted in the August 14, 2006 Albuquerque Tribune. The article, entitled Guv has pardoned no one in '06, GOP rival calls lack of clemency a campaign tactic by Richardson by Kate Nash, discusses the current New Mexico governor's record of pardons. [ Read the Article ] July 2006July 24-26, at the Excel 2006 National Conference in Las Vegas, NV, Professor Floyd Weatherspoon made three presentations for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Training Institute. They included "Why Can't All Cases Settle?", "Interest-Based and Nontraditional Group Problem Solving" and "Intersectional Basis of Discrimination: Expanding Protections to Multiple Combinations of Discrimination". July 23, Professor James R. Beattie, Jr. was quoted in an article entitled “The Pulpit: Spreading the Word, toeing the line” in the Columbus Dispatch. The article concerns the alleged improper political campaign activities of two local churches in Republican Party politics in Ohio, and in the gubernatorial campaign of J. Kenneth Blackwell in particular. Replying to the churches’ claim that they are merely exercising their free speech rights, Professor Beattie noted that the issue does not concern a free speech right but rather “a privilege of not paying taxes” for their speech. Professor Beattie clarified the legal differences between rights and privileges. He noted that we do have a fundamental right to free speech but “no one has a fundamental right to a tax exemption.” [ View Professor Beattie’s April news conference regarding churches and tax exemptions ] July 19, Professor James R. Beattie, Jr. presented “Intelligent Design v. Evolution: Micro, Macro, and Metaphysical Evolution” to the Downtown Columbus Faith and Law Discussion Group hosted by Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. Professor Beattie’s presentation canvassed the current state of the case law leading to last year’s landmark case Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, explained the evolving establishment jurisprudence of the U.S. Supreme Court, and proposed a re-conceptualization of the debate between religion and science. July 13-16, Professor Floyd Weatherspoon presented "Eliminating Barriers for Minority ADR Neutrals" at the Association for Conflict Resolution Family Section Mid-Year Conference in Cape Cod, MA. Professor Margaret Cordray and her husband Richard Cordray published as an article in the July 11, 2006 Washington Post. The article, entitled Numbers That Don't Befit the Court, discusses the frequency and amount of cases taken by the Supreme Court of the United States. Read the article. July 10, Professor James R. Beattie, Jr. addressed the national board of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, hosted by the local Ohio Chapter in Columbus, Ohio. Professor Beattie’s presentation was entitled “The State of the Court: Free Exercise, Establishment, and Church/State Relations.” He discussed the doctrinal constructs for free exercise and establishment, the most recent U.S. Supreme Court cases in these areas, and what the future holds for new cases coming before the Court. The presentation was followed by a lively question and answer session. Professor Susan Rozelle's article, The Principled Executioner: Capital Juries’ Bias and the Benefits of True Bifurcation, has been accepted for publication at Arizona State Law Journal. It is forthcoming this year. Congratulations to Danshera Cords and James Beattie for receiving tenure and to Regina Burch and Susan Rozelle on their promotions to associate professor. June 2006Professor Susan Rozelle presented "Seeing Red: Provoked to Insanity" at the Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop held at Case Western Reserve University School of Law June 23, 2006. Professors Angela Upchurch and Danshera Cords also presented at the Ohio Legal Scholarship Workshop. Professor Susan Rozelle's article, Controlling Passion: Adultery and the Provocation Defense, is now in print. It appears at 37 Rutgers Law Journal 197 (2005). Professor David Mayer was a faculty member at the Institute for Humane Studies seminar "Liberty and Society: Markets, Law, & Prosperity," held June 10-16 at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. He lectured on "Liberty of Contract," "Separation of Powers in American Constitutions," and "Judicial Activism, Real and Imagined." He also joined the other faculty members in a roundtable discussion and moderated small group discussions by the student participants, who were junior and senior undergraduates, recent graduates and graduate students from over 20 states and four foreign countries. In June, Professor Floyd Weatherspoon spoke in England on the "Mass Incarceration of Young African-American Males in American Prisons" at the Law and the Quest for Freedom, Justice, and Equity International Conference sponsored by the University of Gloucestershire (England) and Texas Wesleyan Law School. May 2006Professor Floyd Weatherspoon published an article "Eliminating Barriers for Minority ADR Neutrals" in the Diversity Practices Spring 2006 issue of ACRESOLUTION. Professor Floyd Weatherspoon has had an article accepted for publication for the Fall 2006 Law Journal at North Carolina Central School of Law. The article is entitled "Racial Justice and Equity for African-American Males in the American Education System: A dream Forever Deferred". Chris McNeil, legal writing instructor, was the lead speaker in a seminar sponsored by the Kentucky Association of Administrative Adjudicators during the Association’s annual conference in Frankfort, Kentucky on May 12. He spoke on evidence rules and advanced techniques for judges making credibility determinations during administrative hearings. May 5, Professor Myron Grauer was a panelist on a program on “The Role of the Supreme Court in Tax Jurisprudence”, which was held at the ABA Section of Taxation May Meeting in Washington, D.C. Professor Grauer’s presentation was entitled, “The Supreme Court’s Fitful Approach to Tax Cases: Could Justice O’Connor Have Set Things Straight?” May 3, The Clarion-Ledger published an article written by Jerry Mitchell in which Professor Daniel Kobil was quoted. The article, Kennard decision could be today, discusses plans by the Mississippi state parole board to consider pardoning civil rights activist Clyde Kennard. [ Read the article ] April 2006Professor Myron Grauer chaired the Planning Committee for the day-long program on “Tax and Business Planning for Family Limited Partnerships” presented by Capital University Law School on April 28. He also moderated the panel on “Estate and Gift Tax Aspects of FLPs” as part of that program. Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch recently had his article “Protecting the Inner Environment: What Privacy Regulation Can Learn from Environmental Law” accepted for publication. It will be published fall 2006 in the Georgia Law Review. The piece begins by drawing an analogy between the privacy injuries of the information economy and the environmental harm that smokestack industry creates. It then explores whether environmental regulatory strategies could be adapted for use in protecting privacy. Professor Charles Cohen published an article in the Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy. His article was entitled “Eminent Domain After Kelo v. City of New London: An Argument for Banning Economic Development Takings” and appears in 29 Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 491 (2006). April 21, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch spoke at the Ohio State Bar Association’s Ohio Environmental Law Seminar. Hirsch served as a panelist in a session titled One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? The Future of Environmental Law. April 20, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch received the inaugural Board of Trustees Emerald Award from the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio (SWACO). Hirsch shared the award with Neil Drobny, an adjunct professor at the OSU Fisher School of Business. Professors Drobny and Hirsch co-founded the Sustainability Roundtable of Central Ohio, an organization that provides information and collaboration opportunities for people in the region who are interested in sustainable development. SWACO gave out Emerald Awards for the first time this year. The Emerald Awards recognize “leadership in and commitment to waste reduction, recycling, litter prevention and environmental education.” The Washington Times published a commentary by Professor Brad Smith Saturday, April 15. The article, entitled "The reformers' earmark", discusses federal subsidies for presidential campaigns, other earmarks and the reformers who protect or seek to remove them. [ Read the article ] April 7, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch delivered a paper at The Florida State University College of Law Symposium on the Law and Policy of Ecosystem Services. The title of the paper was Trading in Ecosystem Services: Carbon Sinks and the Clean Development Mechanism. The paper examined the practice of awarding greenhouse gas reduction credits to those developing countries that expand their forests (thereby storing carbon), and then allowing them to sell these credits to developed countries who use them to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction commitments under the Kyoto Protocol. April 6, Professor James Beattie gave a presentation at The United Methodist Church for the signatories of a supplemental complaint to the IRS concerning the alleged improper political campaign activities on the part of two other local Ohio churches. The original 13 signatories are now joined by an additional 40 local religious leaders in bringing the supplemental complaint. Beattie spoke to the constitutional issues relating to tax exemptions, tax deductible contributions, and first amendment rights. Local and state media were represented at Beattie's presentation and parts of it were presented on Channel 10 news and on WOSU Ohio Public Radio with Bill Cohen (at 5 and 6). Mr. Cohen also played sections of it on the morning of April 7 on WOSU. Professor Brad Smith was quoted extensively in an article published by the Chronicle of Higher Education entitled "A Bark-and-Byte Battle Over Campaign Finance" by David Glenn. [ Read the article. ] March 2006March 30, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch spoke at a Capital University Operations Management class on Lean Production and Environmental Regulation. Professor Brad Smith served on a panel at the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix March 29. Click here to read the Goldwater Institute's coverage of the event. Professor Brad Smith also appeared on the Liddy & Hill show, a nationally syndicated program based in Phoenix during the week of March 29. Professor Susan Rozelle presented her most recent article, Controlling Passion: Adultery and the Provocation Defense, as part of a panel she organized and chaired for the 2006 Association for the Study of Law, Culture, and the Humanities Conference at Syracuse University College of Law. The panel, entitled “A Crime of Passion: Science, Culture, and Law,” was held Friday, March 17, 2006. Professor Max Kravitz, a noted criminal defense attorney, published an editorial in The Columbus Dispatch on March 4, 2006. "Reversal of manslaughter sentence corrected an injustice" responds to Dispatch columnist Ann Fisher's Feb. 20 story about Donna Conley's 13-year sentence for involuntary manslaughter and the dismissal of her case due to the prosecutor omitting the word "recklessly" from the indictment. [ Read the editorial ] February 2006Professor Max Kravitz taught a class entitled "Crime Online" with Arif Alikhan and Patrick O-Brian at the 2006 Advanced Criminal Law Seminar. Sponsored by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Victor Sherman, the seminar was held January 22 - 27 in Aspen, Colorado. Professor Kent Markus was consulted by the Columbus Dispatch editorial staff regarding LGBT adoptions. The Ohio House of Representatives has introduced legislation to ban homosexual, bisexual and transgender people from adoption children or being foster parents. The Dispatch editorial, Prohibiting parenthood appeared on Wed., Feb. 22, 2006, page A8. in the editorial, Markus was quoted as saying, "restricting eligible parents is 'terrible public policy.'" He said many organizations support same-sex adoptions. This bill has sparked much debate in Ohio and has led to numerous media outlets contacting Markus, including an extensive background briefing for the PBS program "NOW" and an interview on Channel 4. [ Read the Article ] Professor Kent Markus was quoted in USA Today in a Feb. 21 article by by Andrea Stone. The article, entitled Drives to ban gay adoption heat up in 16 states discusses efforts to ban gays and lesbians from adopting. Markus was quoted about the level of activity as compared with activity in the past 15 years. [ Read the Article ] Professor Brad Smith's Yale Law Journal Article, “Faulty Assumptions and Undemocratic Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform,” was cited in lead plaintiffs’ brief in Randall v. Sorrell, which challenges Vermont's campaign finance limits on candidates' expenditures. On Feb. 16, Professor
Kent Markus, director of the National Center for Adoption
Law & Policy at Capital, spoke to an executive director's meeting
of the Public Children Services Agencies of Ohio (PCSAO) about reforming
Ohio's child welfare laws. Markus is currently chair of the Franklin County
Children Services Board. President and Professor Emeritus Josiah H. Blackmore II was honored on Nov. 10, 2005, by the Columbus Bar Foundation with its Presidential Award for Lifetime Service. The award, presented by Past President Cynthia Lazarus, recognizes his lifetime commitment to the Columbus legal community. President Blackmore had served on both the Columbus Bar Association and Foundation boards. Dean and Professor of Law Jack A. Guttenberg has been appointed by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners to serve as a member of the Franklin County Ethical Principles Advisory Committee. The committee is responsible for "developing and proposing a statement of ethical principles to serve as guidance for the performance of official duties by county employees." On February 21, Professor David Mayer was the featured guest on the Tony Macrini Show, WNIS radio, in Norfolk, Virginia, discussing "Rating the U.S. Presidents," the subject of his recent blog essay. Urban Lawyer has published “A Primer on the Law of Attorney’s Fees Under §1988", an article by Professor Mark Brown. The article can be found in 37 Urban Lawyer 663 (2005). Professor Brad Smith and Stephen M. Hoersting, L'96, authored an article published in the Feb. 21, 2006 National Review Online. Their article was titled Let the Grassroots “Lobbying” Grow, Key to cleaning up Washington; it explains and supports grassroots lobbying. [ Read the article ] Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch published a letter in the Feb. 18 Columbus Dispatch. The letter, entitled Palestinians must control radicals, discusses the changing attitudes toward peace between Israel and Palestine. [ Read the Letter ] Play by the Same Rules? What Rules?, an article penned by Professor Brad Smith, was published in the Feb. 9 Roll Call, a newspaper serving Capitol Hill. The opinion article outlines the differences between the prominent Abramoff lobbying scandal and campaign finance reform. [ Read the article ] Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), the only Native American member of Congress, quoted an article by Professor Brad Smith in a “Dear Colleague” letter sent to all members of Congress Feb. 8. The article, Why Campaign Finance Reform Never Works, was originally published by the Wall Street Journal, March 19, 1997. Professor Brad Smith will be appearing at Harvard Law School on Feb. 16 as part of the Harvard Law School Supreme Court Advocacy Project. The Project - a joint collaboration of Dean Elena Kagan, the American Constitution Society, and the Federalist Society - brings oral advocates to Harvard Law School to present their arguments before they appear before the U.S. Supreme Court. On Feb. 16 they will be mooting Peter Langrock, attorney for the plaintiffs in Randall v. Sorrell, set for oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court later in the month. Other confirmed judges include Professor Richard Pildes of New York University Law School, Professor Fred Schauer of Harvard Law School, and Ben Ginsburg, former Counsel to Bush for President and Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government. January 2006January 25, Professor Max Kravitz spoke at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Advanced Criminal Law Seminar in Aspen, Colorado on Physician and Pharmacist Prescribing Via the Internet. Adjunct Professor (Paralegal Program) Michael R. Moran, L’94, has been elected as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Council on Chiropractic Education (CCE) in Scottsdale, Arizona. The CCE is the U.S. Department of Education-recognized specialized accreditor for all U.S.-based doctor of chiropractic degree programs and institutions. Moran was elected to a three-year term as a public member representing the interests of the public at large in the accreditation process. USA Today quoted Professor Kent Markus in their January 18 article Underground network moves children from home to home. The article reviewed instances of adults moving children from home to home outside the public welfare system and the case of Tom and Debra Schmitz who are charged with abusing some of their 18 children, most of whom are disabled. [ Read the article ] On January 17, Professor David Mayer was the featured guest on the Tony Macrini Show, WNIS radio, in Norfolk, Virginia, discussing the Senate's confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to the U.S. Supreme Court who is the topic of his recent web log essay, Senatorial Activism and the Judicial Activism Debate Revisited. Several of Professor Susan Gilles' media law articles were cited in the new editions of two media law case books. The case book Information Privacy Law, Second Edition (Aspen), cited Professor Gilles' 1991 article in Case Western Law Review entitled All Truths Are Equal, But Are Some Truths More Equal than Others?; and her 1995 Buffalo Law Review Article entitled Promises Betrayed: Breach of Confidence as a Remedy for Invasion of Privacy. Her Buffalo Law Review article was also cited in another case book, the 7th edition of Mass Media Law, Cases and Materials, Seventh Edition (Foundation). On January 16, Law Professors Mark Brown, Dan Kobil, Bradley Smith, James Beattie and Dennis Hirsch participated in giving workshops during Capital University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Learning. The panelists for the workshop on the “The New Supreme Court and Civil Rights” included Professors Mark Brown, Dan Kobil, Bradley Smith, and James Beattie. As an expert on environmental law, Associate Dean and Professor Dennis Hirsch participated on a panel discussing the stories and effects of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Southern Coast of the U.S. [ More ] Professor Dan Kobil published an op ed in the January 15 Nashville Tennessean. This editorial, entitled Governor should have mercy for the mentally ill, discusses the case of Gregory Thompson, a mentally disturbed man on Tennessee’s death row. [ Read the article ] On January 6, 2006, Professor James Beattie was a panelist at the Public Speaker’s Forum for the United Universalist Church, Columbus, Ohio. The topic was: “Should the Government Facilitate the Funding of Sectarian Institutions?” The panelist included Commissioner Dewey Stokes, Franklin County Commissioner, Professor David Goldberger, Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law and Christopher Bumgarner, President of the Ohio Chapter, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State as well as Professor Hirsch. At the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Convention in Washington, D.C. Jan. 3.- 7, Professor Mark Brown spoke at the Section on New Law Teachers’ meeting. The panel was entitled, “Getting Involved: The Law Professor and Service to the Community and the Profession”. Delivered on Fri., Jan. 6, Professor Brown's presentation addressed getting involved in pro bono litigation. Professor Angela Upchurch gave a poster presentation at the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) 2006 conference, Jan. 3 - 7. The poster was displayed during the conference and Professor Upchurch spoke on Fri., Jan. 6 with the other civil procedure poster presenters. The title of the poster was The Deep Freeze: A Critical Examination of the Resolution of Frozen Embryo Disputes Through the Adversarial Process. Professor Dan Kobil published an op ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch entitled 'Norfolk Four': Does Duty Call for Clemency? The editorial discussed clemency for four young sailors serving life sentences for a brutal rape and murder of a young woman. Read the article ] Faculty News & Announcements Archives: |
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