This is enormously happy news for our field, in my opinion.  Bravo, Bob! Read the release here or at http://www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/news/bordone-appointment.html Michael Moffitt

Jean Sternlight just sent around the following announcement about Len Riskin’s recent visit to UNLV: The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution at UNLV Boyd School of Law was recently privileged to host Professor Leonard Riskin (U. Florida) as our annual Saltman Lecturer.  Len’s topic was:  “Awareness in Dispute Resolution and Law.”  He explored how mindfulness … Continue reading Len Riskin – webcast of Saltman Lecture →

The New York Times ran an article about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s agreement about the agreement that led to the return of  disputed artifacts to Italy in exchange for a system of rotating pieces on loan.  Yesterday came word through Reuters that the Getty will be receiving antiquities on loan from the National Archeological … Continue reading ADR and Art Disputes →

The Chronicle today ran an article about restorative justice programs on campuses.  I paste much of the text of it below.  I wonder whether many state Bars have refined their fitness questions and standards to reflect changes in the ways that campuses deal with offenses.  Perhaps a good research paper for a law student?… Michael … Continue reading Restorative Justice in the Chronicle of Higher Education →

Even Civil Procedure professors are now having fun with the “What did Hall Street mean” game, and the Fifth Circuit’s decision earlier this month in Citigroup v Bacon, (5th Cir. March 5, 2009), is the latest fodder for discussion. Beth Thornburg, of SMU Law School, and William Slomanson, of Thomas Jefferson Law School, recently posted … Continue reading Hall Street and Manifest Disregard →

Fordham Law School is hosting a day-long symposium on April 3, 2009, marking the 25th anniversary of “Against Settlement.” The link to the program is: http://law.fordham.edu/ihtml/page3.ihtml?imac=1168&calID=9590 Michael Moffitt

Paula Young has undertaken an admirable (and time-sensitive) research project.  She wrote the following in an email to the AALS list, and I’m sure she’d welcome input from folks across the country: I am trying to learn which states test any ADR topics on the bar exam, especially arbitration.  I know that Alabama, Virginia, and … Continue reading ADR on the Bar Exam →

See http://www.competitionnotconflict.com/. Unless you’re Andrea.

The Chrnonicle of Higher Education ran an article by this title today.  In it, they talk about the trend in some law schools toward having specializations within the JD program and with joint-degree programs. Predictably, some think it’s a great idea (showing off the strengths of the school, tailoring to the needs of the students, … Continue reading Law Schools Customize Degrees to Students’ Taste… →

I just finished grading my Civil Procedure exams for this semester.  I was sorely tempted to give my students the facts of Mutual of Enumclaw v. Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Co, 2008 WL 4330313 (E.D.Wash. 2008) as the basis for my exam.  The question demanded an understanding that was just a little too much for me … Continue reading The Erie Doctrine Meets the Uniform Mediation Act →