Last summer I posted a blog entry about the case of U.S. Journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling who were sentenced to twelve years in a labor camp after their brief illegal entry into North Korea. This summer Laura Ling and her sister, journalist Lisa Ling, have published their memoir of those events: “Somewhere Inside: One … Continue reading A Good Summer Read about North Korea
From Jean Sternlight: Yesterday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in what could be an extremely important case addressing the intersection of mandatory arbitration and class actions. AT & T Mobility v. Concepcion, 2010 WL 303962, Docked 09-893 (May 24, 2010) poses the following question: “Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts States from conditioning the enforcement … Continue reading Cert granted in AT & T Mobility v. Concepcion
Since grading season is almost over, it’s hard not to post about final exams. Before exams I gave some advice / inside info about how lawprofs grade exams. Now, as we lawprofs slog to the finish line of our grading, I thought it helpful to relate how some students see our exams. Hat Tip – Howard Wasserman
It is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger Kelly Browe Olson to the Indisputably ranks. Her forte is ADR in the family context, an area that we have unintentionally neglected for far too long. Kelly is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock where she doubles as the Director of Clinical … Continue reading Introducing Kelly Browe Olson
Jim Devine, a former colleague and professor of mine at the University of Missouri School of Law unexpectedly passed away yesterday. While Jim was not an ADR scholar, plenty of us (including yours truly) can point to things he did to help us along in our careers. That’s the sort of person he was, always helping others be the … Continue reading Jim Devine, Rest In Peace
From Jean Sternlight: I write to encourage you to have your students submit their good papers to the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Boskey Writing Competition. Named after James Boskey, a long-time leader in our field, the competition is open to all full and part-time J.D. students. To be eligible papers should address an aspect of … Continue reading Boskey Competition – Call for Papers and Judges
National Public Radio’s All Things Considered reported today on the growth of problem solving courts specifically for veterans. These courts, like drug courts, use a “carrot and stick” approach to provide help to vets who have committed crimes. The story reported that there are currently over 24 such courts and that eligibility is not limited … Continue reading Problem Solving Courts for Vets
In honor of my students turning in their final Negotiation journals today and in the spirit of my former dean who would post his first year law school grades just to remind us all that he was human, I wanted to share a recent negotiation failure. (Just because we teach it, doesn’t mean we get … Continue reading Negotiation Failures
Yesterday, my Judge died. Ann Aldrich, the federal judge for whom I clerked when I got out of law school, was a Carter appointee. She was one of the first women to graduate from NYU’s law school. As a practitioner, she argued the United Church of Christ v FCC civil rights case that expanded the … Continue reading My Judge
This past week we’ve been passing along some of the commentary on the Supreme Court’s opinion in the Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds case, which came down last week. Below is a response that Alvin L. Goldman sent out on the list-serv in response to Kirgis’ and Sternlight’s comments. Some of the discussion suggests to me overly … Continue reading Goldman’s Take on AnimalFeeds
