I am pleased to share information about the upcoming Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution Symposium entitled The Future of the Criminal Legal System: How Should a Multidoor Criminal Courthouse Operate? on October 27, 2023 from 8:30am – 4:00pm EST.  The Symposium will take place in person and on Zoom.  Here is the registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-melnick-symposium-how-should-a-multidoor-criminal-courthouse-operate-tickets-723900835887?aff=oddtdtcreator Additional information is … Continue reading The Multi-Door Criminal Courthouse →

For those that might be interested, the US Air Force Academy is looking for a visiting professor to teach Negotiation in 2024-25. Here is the full listing: The Department of Law at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, offers an undergraduate Legal Studies Program.  We seek a full-time employee from a U.S. … Continue reading Visiting Professor Job at the US Air Force Academy →

Several of us here at indisputably have been struck by a story that was reported in last Sunday’s NY Times, The Instagram Account That Shattered a California High School – The New York Times (nytimes.com) A high school student in Albany, California started a private Instagram account to post what he said was “edgy” content—but … Continue reading Not a Restorative Justice Process →

I appreciate John’s perspective that it is a shame that the criminal case against Allen H. Weisselberg plead out and did not go to trial due to the serious public interest in the case.  My concerns are focused not so much on the fact that the case settled, which I view as inevitable given the … Continue reading Inside a High-Profile Plea Bargain Negotiation: Part II →

Yesterday U.S. District Judge Gina M. Groh rejected a plea deal for a Maryland couple accused of trying to sell secrets about nuclear propulsion systems on US Submarines to foreign countries.  The judge rejected the deal saying they were not “in the best interest of this community, or, in fact, this country.” The judge went … Continue reading Judge Rejects Plea Deal →

In case you haven’t been keeping up with the news, on Monday, July 25, a four-woman rowing team arrived in Hawaii, 34 days after leaving San Francisco, setting a new record.  As someone who gets motion sick looking at boats, it is hard to imagine spending over a month rowing across the Pacific Ocean in … Continue reading What Does Rowing Across the Pacific Have To Do With Dispute Resolution? →

Like many people, I have spent the last many days obsessively watching reports and reading about what is going on in Ukraine.  As many readers know, I spent years living in Eastern Europe, including two years living in Belarus, just north of Ukraine.  I have taken many trips there over the years. I did a … Continue reading Ukraine →

This is a joint message from Nancy Welsh and myself: We at Texas A&M Law have some news to report that is both happy and sad. Let’s start with the sad part.  Our wonderful colleague and friend, Michael Z. Green, is going to be leaving us in Fall 2021 to join Chicago-Kent College of Law … Continue reading A Loss And An Opportunity →

I don’t know the answer to that question, which is why I am doing a survey to try to find out! I am hoping that you, dear reader of Indisputably, might be able to help.  Are you a judge, prosecutor or public defender? If yes, please fill out the survey.  If not, do you know … Continue reading What has changed in our criminal courts since COVID-19? →

Those words are part of the apology by the Mayor of Fort Worth, Betsey Price, for the police officer killing of Atatiana Jefferson in her home in Fort Worth on Saturday, October 12th. It was followed up by an unconditional apology by the Interim Police Chief, Ed Karus. To watch the full apology see here  … Continue reading I’m sorry..there is nothing that could justify what happened on Saturday morning, nothing” →