Appeared on 250words.com last week.  Available here.  Mostly familiar names.  Some less so.  Wouldn’t be my list, but then, that’s what makes it interesting… MM

I’m not sure I’m surprised by the contents. Depends on how optimistic I was feeling before I read the draft.  Available at bit.ly/1ma8X3S TOTH: John Steele (@JohnSteele2225) via Twitter    

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From this morning’s Chronicle of Higher Ed (here). The state of Maryland and lawyers representing historically black colleges have agreed to mediation after a federal judge ruled this month that the state had failed to fully desegregate its public higher-education system. The ruling stemmed from a 2006 lawsuit filed by students and alumni of the … Continue reading “Maryland Agrees to Mediation to Resolve College-Desegregation Ruling” →

Article by that title in this morning’s National Law Journal (here).  Of course, with that title, it could have been book-length.  But the article, written by two partners at Sidley Austin in L.A., really focuses only on arbitration.  The authors captured employer sentiment beautifully with the phrase, “You Had Me at Class Action Waiver.”  It’s … Continue reading “The Pros and Cons of ADR Clauses” →

Next week, my alma mater (Marietta College in Ohio) is presenting a fall concert titled, “Music During Times of Conflict.”  Really interesting to think about conflict through lens of a music department, and even though I’ve long been a vocal proponent of an interdisciplinary / liberal arts approach to understanding conflict, I confess that I’d … Continue reading “Music During Times of Conflict” →

Article in this month’s ABA Journal, available here. As is so often the case, even a simple narrative here offers the juxtaposition of efficiency / courtclog issues, human rights, and cultural differences.  Less articulation of some of the other kinds of mediation features than one often sees.  But still, enough here that you could probably … Continue reading ABA Journal on Mediation in India →

I just got a newsletter from UCLA indicating that Russell Korobkin has been named Richard C. Maxwell Professor of Law.  Congratulations! MM

I’ve received at least a half dozen suggestions from different students over the years that I ought to consider using “The Art of War” as one of the readings in my Negotiation class.  I just got another such suggestion, from a student who took my class at least a decade ago, and he was writing … Continue reading “Art of War” as Negotiation Reading ? →

From this morning’s online Chronicle of Higher Education. Story here. MM —   O’Bannon Lawyers Signal Openness to Settlement Talks With NCAA By Brad Wolverton The plaintiffs’ lawyers in a federal antitrust lawsuit involving the rights of college athletes say they are open to settlement discussions with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, a potential sign … Continue reading CHE on O’Bannon Settlement Talks →