An interesting post about the intersection of naive realism, group dynamics, perception, and attribution.I’ve not read the book from the post’s author, but I think I’ll add it to my “I really should read this someday soon” stack. A preview of the post’s conclusion: Other people form into groups, and those group memberships affect how … Continue reading The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight (from youarenotsosmart.com)
In about a week, Russ Feingold will be visiting the University of Oregon. Most in the ADR community know Feingold best for his work promoting the Arbitration Fairness Act in the Senate for many years. This is not a “yay for us” posting. This is an “I need help” posting. As part of Senator Feingold’s … Continue reading What Would You Ask Russ Feingold ? (an actual request for help)
From the National Law Journal yesterday: “Judge stalls Prius headlight settlement, citing ‘big problem’ with fees” —– A federal judge, citing concerns about a request for attorney fees, has put the brakes on a proposed class action settlement between Toyota Motor Corp. and nearly 300,000 owners and lessees of Prius hybrids who claimed that their … Continue reading Prius Headlight Settlement “Stalled”
I just learned that Melanie Greenberg has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the Alliance for Peacebuilding. I do not know AFP’s work as well as I probably should, but I think very highly of Melanie, and I’m confident that she’ll do a great job. MM
John Lash recently posted a brief essay on the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange. It won’t take more than five minutes to read, and it’s well worth your time. The first sentence of the article (“In 1985, at the age of 18, I was sentenced to life in prison for murder.”) and the last sentence of … Continue reading Restorative Justice: An Interesting Perspective
Perhaps of interest to those who have experience in the Caucuses, or those wondering what would happen if a law student interested in conflict resolution were to decide to spend a summer in parts of the former Soviet Union working on a rule of law project, or those who just enjoy a well-written travel blog, … Continue reading A Law Student in the Caucuses
The National Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) is advertising a Policy Analyst position. (Here.) CADRE works with state and local education and early intervention systems, parent centers, families and educators to increase the nation’s capacity to effectively resolve special education disputes, reducing the use of expensive adversarial processes. I don’t normally … Continue reading Special Education ADR Policy Analyst Position
The ABA Journal recently ran a story about the settlement of the lawsuit David Byrne (of Talking Heads fame) brought against Charlie Crist for the unauthorized use of a song in an election advertisement. The ABA Journal article appears below and here. Good story about the lawsuit here. The 90-second videotaped apology is also available … Continue reading David Byrne IS Manly (oh and something about a mediated settlement)
Not precisely ADR-focused, but really interesting new blog at geeksforwonks.org Think of it as a site for good governance / transparency / data-driven / collaborative policy-making. I’ve already seen a couple of deeply thought-provoking ideas described there (including some about opportunities for law students and legal education). It will be fun to follow. MM
Maybe this isn’t news to the rest of you, but I just learned that the Supreme Court is now making oral arguments (both audio and transcripts) available really soon after the arguments take place. It used to be that we had to wait years to get them. Now, you can listen on read right away … Continue reading Oral Arguments Now Available
