Yesterday the AP reported that prosecutors in Nashville, Tennessee “made sterilization of women part of plea negotiations at least four times in the past five years.” The cases all seemed to involve mistreatment or neglect of children and some involved seriously mentally ill defendants. The article makes it clear that these are just the known … Continue reading Disgraceful Example of Hard Bargaining in Plea Bargaining
Jennifer asked for my thoughts on the apology of a Louisiana prosecutor for his role in convicting an innocent man in a death penalty case. The apology is powerful. He states, in part, “In 1984, I was 33 years old. I was arrogant, judgmental, narcissistic and very full of myself. I was not as interested … Continue reading A few thoughts on a Prosecutor’s Apology
Late in the evening on Sunday, March 8, we met with Gershon Baskin and Riman Barakat. This was our last (official) meeting of a long day involving talks about peace and conflict resolution, and it way it was, as student Kelsey Mader called it, “the perfect way to end.” The rest of Kelsey’s recap follows: … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Two (Last One!): Gershon Baskin and IPCRI
Even though we were not in the comforts of Marquette University Law School, I had to put the students back a classroom during a few stops on our trip. The first classroom experience came at Hebrew University, in a class led by Professor Avi Kluger, an expert in listening. (and the title of this blog … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Two (Still!): Getting Handsy at Hebrew University
Apology letter to the Shreveport Times here. I would love to hear more about what Cynthia and my other criminal law / apology scholars think about this development. Are we seeing more evidence in the mainstream media that the public might be open to talking more frankly about such travesties of justice and the need … Continue reading Former DA admits he was wrong
I am planning on interspersing blogs about our more academic visits with blogs about our wonderful sightseeing. The student visit to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre turned out to be more amazing than expected, as our students were asked to participate in the mass! Student Lauren Maddente shared her reflections here: On the second morning of our … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Two: Church of the Holy Sepulchre
I’m linking here to a wonderful blog post from FOB Susan Franck about her latest article on investment treaty arbitration (ITA). Contrary to recent press about the evils of ITA for developing countries, she has found: The available data did not support notions that the average final ITA outcome was either in favor of investors or awarded … Continue reading Conflating Politics and Development in Investment Treaty Arbitration
We have met with the Parent’s Circle each time we have gone to Israel for an amazing meeting, and this time did not disappoint either. My favorite part was how they ended–“Do not be Pro-Israel; Do Not be Pro-Palestine; Be Pro-Peace.” From student Jennifer Sosa: Prior to going to Israel, I never quite understood how much … Continue reading Israel Reflections 2015–Day Two: Parent’s Circle
The ABA Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar released a memo on proposed revisions to the ABA Standards for Approval of Law Schools. As you may recall, the Standards were approved over the summer and defined law school clinics in a manner that meant that mediation clinics would no longer be considered … Continue reading ABA Standard 304(b) Update – Mediation Clinics Are on the Way Back
For the many among you who use journals as part of your ADR instruction… An article in this morning’s Chronicle of Higher Education (here) describes a study comparing students’ writing when they are asked to submit what amount to journal entries either in the form of essays or in the form of public blog posts. The researchers were expecting … Continue reading Journaling and Risk-Taking
