On July 8th between 4:30 and 5:30 Pacific Time, authors Lisa Bingham-Amsler, Jan Martinez and Stephanie Smith will discuss their book, Dispute System Design, with co-hosts Grande Lum and Sheila Purcell and visit with those who can join them for a book party. UC Hastings Law, Sheila Purcell and Grande Lum host the July 8 … Continue reading Online Book Party for Dispute System Design →

Imre Szalai let me know that cert was granted (again) in HENRY SCHEIN, INC. V. ARCHER AND WHITE SALES, INC. A nice write up of the issues to be addressed in the return of Schein can be found at: https://blog.cpradr.org/2020/06/15/supreme-court-returns-schein-to-its-docket-with-a-focus-on-arbitrability/

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to review a very recent publication, Mediation and Popular Culture, by Professor Jennifer L. Schulz (Routledge 2020), available at: https://www.routledge.com/Mediation–Popular-Culture-1st-Edition/Schulz/p/book/9780367181055. As a dispute resolution professor who teaches students fascinated by popular culture, I am always on the lookout for opportunities to connect my world with the world my … Continue reading Book Review: A Must Read and a Fun Read — Mediation and Popular Culture by Professor Jennifer L. Schulz →

This morning I received the following information about useful materials on legislative negotiation from Jane Mansbridge, Adams Professor of Political Leadership and Democratic Values, Harvard Kennedy School: In this moment of great uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 virus and the difficulties of producing legislation in the divided political settings of Congress and many of the state … Continue reading More on Legislative Negotiation from the Kennedy School at Harvard →

An interesting new opportunity, courtesy of Peter Reilly. Applications are due by June 15, 2020. The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is pleased to announce a new Fellowship in Congressional Policymaking with an emphasis on legislative negotiation open to legal, social science, and humanities scholars. If you know of an emerging … Continue reading Congressional Policymaking with an Emphasis on Legislative Negotiation Fellowship →

The Department of Education today issued the long-awaited rules governing the administration of Title IX in universities and K-12. According to the press release, the “key provisions” of the Department of Education’s new Title IX regulation are: Defines sexual harassment to include sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking, as unlawful discrimination on the … Continue reading Issuance of Title IX Rules Governing Educational Institutions →

One of the great benefits of teaching law students is that, frequently, they teach you. I’ve been reading my end of the semester seminar papers and learned more about Fairshake, the entity created to help consumers use the arbitration system to obtain settlements (or hearings) with major companies who have agreed to pay the vast … Continue reading Learning More About Fairshake.com →

On April 24 Divided Community Project (DCP) Deputy Director Bill Froehlich and Steering Committee Chair Grande Lum joined HNMCP’s Neil McGaraghan and Kyle Strickland (from the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity) to record a webinar session for the ABA’s virtual conference. Bill shares a few reflections on the session which focus … Continue reading Reflections on Campus Collaboration and Virtual Tools →

Penn State Law Professor Catherine Rogers will deliver the Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University’s 2020 Schwartz Lecture. Her lecture is entitled “The Key to the Diversity Paradox in International Arbitration,” and will take place on Tuesday February 4 in Moritz’s Saxbe Auditorium. Please join us if you are in the area! A … Continue reading Professor Catherine Rogers to give 2020 Schwartz Lecture at Ohio State →