Every year the USNews rankings come out and we love them or hate them depending on whether they favor us or not. And at least with the USNews specialty rankings, we know they are peer reviewed, so they are more telling than the overall law school rankings. So – without any further ado, here are … Continue reading USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings
FOI Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) sends this reflection on the recent events in the case of Jewlyes Gutierrez. —————————- This past week, Jewlyes Gutierrez, a transgender teen who was charged with misdemeanor battery after getting into a fight with three other girls who had allegedly been bullying her for weeks, was offered the chance to use … Continue reading Carrel: Reflections on Restorative Justice in the Gutierrez case
There’s recently been a lot of discussion of who should be on the “Mount Rushmore” of sports which has resulted in lots of interesting discussion. And recently Paul Caron did something similar for tax professors over on the TaxProf blog. In that vein, I thought it would be fun to come up with a Mount … Continue reading ADR Prof Mount Rushmore
Have you been a law prof for less than 10 years? Got a paper you’d like to have workshopped? Want to enjoy some great Phoenix weather and catch a spring training ball game? If you can answer three of those four questions in the affirmative, join in the fun at the 5th annual ASU Legal … Continue reading ASU Legal Scholars Conference – March 14 and 15, 2014
Sheila Purcell (Hastings) provides this synopsis of the Northern California ADR Faculty Conference which Hastings hosted on February 1st. Sounds like it was a fantastic event. On February 1, 2014 the UC Hastings Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution and the Gould Center at Stanford Law School co-hosted the Northern California ADR Conference. Faculty and … Continue reading Highlights of the Northern California ADR Faculty Conference
From Stacie Strong via the list serv. McGill University is pleased to host the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration, which is open to all students, junior scholars and junior practitioners from around the world. To be eligible for the prize, authors must be either currently enrolled in a B.C.L, LL.B., J.D., LL.M., D.C.L., or Ph.D. … Continue reading Nappert Prize in International Arbitration
…. an Academic Professional position in the Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. Highlights from the posting are below, and if you have any questions send them to Doug Yarn at dyarn@gsu.edu. The Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Georgia State University College of Law currently seeks qualified applicants for the position of Academic … Continue reading Georgia State is hiring…..
Lisa Blomgren Amsler (formerly Bingham) at Indiana. Big congratulations for an award well deserved. The award will be presented during the Legal Educators’ Luncheon at the ABA DR Section meetings in Miami in April. The announcement in its entirety is below. Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work to Lisa Blomgren Amsler Professor Lisa Blomgren Amsler (formerly Bingham) … Continue reading ABA DR Section Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work goes to ……
FOI and semi-regular guest blogger Jean Sternlight (UNLV) shares with us her latest thoughts about mandatory arbitration. ——————————————– These have been very bleak times for those, like me, who abhor mandatory arbitration because they think it disserves consumers, employees, and others. In case after case such as AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion (2011) and American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant (2013) the … Continue reading Sternlight: Tide Turning a Bit on Mandatory Arbitration Through Recognition that Process Suppresses Claims?
With the death of Nelson Mandela, without doubt the most significant political leader in my lifetime, lots has been written about his impact not only on South Africa but also on the world. And plenty is still to be written. Mandela’s impact comes in many ways large and small, but more importantly it still resonates … Continue reading Mandela – A Titan Remembered
