Today, the Columbia Law School Blue Sky Law Blog published a blog posting that I co-authored with Prof. Barbara Black (Cincinatti) with that question as the title. Click here to read our answer.
As regular readers of this blog will know, our friends Lisa Bingham and Terry Amsler were in a serious accident in London resulting in their hospitalization. Naturally the people at the Indiana University have the most up to date information on their respective conditions, and here’s the latest from Dean David Reingold of Indiana’s School of Public and Environmental Affairs: As we return from … Continue reading Lisa Bingham and Terry Amsler Update
Speaking of the WIP, Cynthia Alkon (Texas Wesleyan) has published a paper she presented at the Oregon WIP in 2013, The Flawed U.S. Approach to Rule of Law Development in the Penn State Law Review. The abstract: The key flaw to the United States’ approach to rule of law development is routinely including the “standard … Continue reading Alkon on the Flawed U.S. Approach to Rule of Law Development
Update: November 7-9 are the dates for this year’s AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference, hosted by Cardozo Law. Check out the flyer for details.
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the USNews rankings came out today. Here’s the rankings of law school dispute resolution programs. Pepperdine Harvard Missouri Hamline Ohio State Yeshiva (Cardozo) Oregon Marquette UC Hastings Willamette UNLV 14 schools were ranked, and once I get past the paywall, I’ll update this post w/ the remaining 3 schools. Congratulations … Continue reading US News Law School Dispute Resolution Program Rankings (updated)
The New York Times reported here yesterday that the judge in the Martha Stewart-JC Penny-Macy’s contract dispute ordered the parties into mediation. This is after three weeks of testimony in a bench trial that consolidated two law suits. According to the NY Times this will be the first mediation in this case. Apparently, previously, JC Penny … Continue reading Martha Stewart Ordered into Mediation
According to one of the Valley’s leading news sources, a “mediation specialist” has been accused of taking contraband into the Maricopa County Jail. The story is here and a after a quick read you’ll realize that this is a simple mistake. Turns out the person charged is a Mitigation Specialist with the Public Defender’s Office. Mediation … Continue reading “Mediation Specialist” and Jail Contraband
I am excited to bring you news of the imminent publication of Designing Systems and Processes for Managing Disputes, authored by Nancy H. Rogers, Robert C. Bordone, Frank E.A. Sander and Craig A. McEwen. The first coursebook in Dispute Systems Design is a terrific book that will provide a hands-on interdisciplinary approach to the field … Continue reading Announcing the Publication of the first coursebook of its kind: Designing Systems and Processes for Managing Disputes
I read with interest the transcript of today’s oral argument in the highly anticipated American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant case, No. 12-133. As I suspected, though, following oral argument, it would seem unlikely that the Court will decide in the merchants’ favor. Instead, the likely outcome is that the Court will hold that merhcants … Continue reading American Express v. Italian Colors Restaurant Oral Argument Report
Congratulations to Cardozo School of Law, the 2013 host of the Seventh Annual Works-in-Progress Conference! The AALS ADR Section Executive Committee was very impressed with Cardozo’s proposal and we are all looking forward to the event. More details, including dates, coming soon.
