Jim Devine, a former colleague and professor of mine at the University of Missouri School of Law unexpectedly passed away yesterday. While Jim was not an ADR scholar, plenty of us (including yours truly) can point to things he did to help us along in our careers. That’s the sort of person he was, always helping others be the … Continue reading Jim Devine, Rest In Peace
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last few weeks, you have heard about the recent immigration bill (Senate Bill 1070) that the Governor signed into law. It’s supposed to go into effect sometime in July, but its effects are being felt here in Arizona and across the country. As you may have heard, … Continue reading Raising (Hell in) Arizona
This past week we’ve been passing along some of the commentary on the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds case, which came down last week. Below is a response that Alvin L. Goldman sent out on the list-serv in response to Kirgis’ and Sternlight’s comments. Some of the discussion suggests to me overly … Continue reading Goldman’s Take on AnimalFeeds
Since we are in the midst of finals (ASU’s start on Monday), I thought I’d help demystify law professor grading techniques. You always hear rumors of how to write an exam answer for this professor or that one – make sure to focus on policy issues, simply parrot back what she said in class, he … Continue reading Understanding Law School Grading
Jean Sternlight often sends us post worthy info. Here’s her response to Kirgis’ take on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds. As Paul Kirgis says, Stolt-Nielsen is a fascinating case. Likely it will mean the end, almost immediately, of classwide arbitrations in all contexts. Then the big question on that front is whether courts or arbitrators will … Continue reading Sternlight on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds
Earlier this week Sarah gave us her take on the Supreme Court’s recent AnimalFeeds decision. Here’s another take, this one by Paul Kirgis that he recently sent out on the ADR law prof list-serv. Colleagues- I happen to be teaching class and consumer arbitration this week, a propitious moment for the Supreme Court to hand … Continue reading More on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds
The call for papers for this year’s Conference on Empirical Legal Studies has hit. This conference is one of the most prestigious conferences, and this year’s conference will be at Yale Law School. Good luck with your submissions. ———————– CALL FOR PAPERS FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EMPIRICAL LEGAL STUDIES at YALE LAW SCHOOL November … Continue reading Conference on Empirical Legal Studies – Call for Papers
Among all of the great ideas that came up at the ABA DR Section meetings in San Francisco, the idea of creating a group to provide technical advice on integrating ADR concepts into non-ADR courses may have the most impact. This proposal comes from the one of the shoptalk sessions from the Legal Educators Colloquium on … Continue reading Getting Involved – Call for Volunteers to Assist with the ADR Technical Advisory Project
Jean Sternlight from UNLV recently sent this email out via the AALS ADR Section list serv. Her contact information is below. The Boyd Law School at U. Nevada Las Vegas may be hiring someone to teach two dispute resolution courses next winter/spring semester. We are flexible re: which courses. I guarantee good weather, good colleagues, … Continue reading Thinking about visiting? How does Vegas sound?
Here they are, and congrats to all. Best Law Schools Specialty Rankings: Dispute Resolution Ranked in 2010 1. Pepperdine 2. Hamline / Missouri (tie) 4. Harvard 5. Ohio State 6. Marquette 7. Oregon 8. Fordham / Cardozo (tie) 10. UNLV 11. Penn State 12. Northwestern / UC Hastings (tie) 14. Columbia 15. Arizona State / … Continue reading US News dispute resolution rankings in their entirety
