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
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the last few weeks, you have heard about the recent immigration bill (Senate Bill 1070) that the Governor signed into law. It’s supposed to go into effect sometime in July, but its effects are being felt here in Arizona and across the country. As you may have heard, … Continue reading Raising (Hell in) Arizona
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
Here is a link to an article (in which yours truly is quoted) covering the case: http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20100502/ISSUE01/305029980. I had a nice chat about Jackson with Professor Stephen Ware at our 20th law school reunion this past weekend. After that discussion, I am torn about predicting the outcome of this case. I think that a result … Continue reading Jackson v. Rent-a-Center West
Since we are in the midst of finals (ASU’s start on Monday), I thought I’d help demystify law professor grading techniques. You always hear rumors of how to write an exam answer for this professor or that one – make sure to focus on policy issues, simply parrot back what she said in class, he … Continue reading Understanding Law School Grading
Jean Sternlight often sends us post worthy info. Here’s her response to Kirgis’ take on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds. As Paul Kirgis says, Stolt-Nielsen is a fascinating case. Likely it will mean the end, almost immediately, of classwide arbitrations in all contexts. Then the big question on that front is whether courts or arbitrators will … Continue reading Sternlight on Stolt-Nielsen v. AnimalFeeds
