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On Saturday, May 3rd, at 9am, a team of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law faculty, students, and staff will participate in the 2008 Cleveland Arthritis Walk at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This will be an excellent way to take a brief break from academic work and get some exercise, as well as contribute to the Arthritis Foundation's efforts in the prevention, control and cure of rheumatic disease. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting 46 million people, and it costs our nation at least $80.8 billion every year!

To join our team, and learn more about rheumatic disease, connect to the Arthritis Walk web site. Then click on "Sign Up." At the next page, you will be prompted to agree to a "Waiver/Release." After agreeing, at the next page, click inside the circle next to "Join a Team." At the next page, click on "Show All" to reveal all of the Team names, then click on "Join Team" next to "Cleveland-Marshall College of Law." Continue to follow the prompts and directions to create your personal Web page -- you'll be able to set your personal fund-raising goal as well as easily email family and friends. Donations can be made electronically, or you can collect donations.

For additional information, contact Laura Ray, Educational Programing Librarian, 216-687-6880, laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu. Thanks for your consideration and support!

What Entertainment Esquire would you like representing you??? Entertainment Weekly has compiled a list of their favorites. Some Big Screen lawyers making their list include...

Atticus Finch-To Kill A Mockinigbird

Jake Brigance-A Time To Kill

Lt. Daniel Kaffee-A Few Good Men

Jack McCoy-Law & Order

Victor Sifuentes-L.A. Law

Personally I would add, Patty Hewes of Damages...Who would you add?

The Cleveland State Law Review presented its 2007-2008 Awards at its annual banquet on April 4th. Also announced were the Associate Notes selected for publication in the 2008-2009 academic year. Congratulations to one and all!

Awards:

• Chief Justice Samuel H. Silbert Award for Outstanding Editor of the Year - Susan Whittaker Hughes
• Associate of the Year - Kristen Stuber
• Executive Editor of the Year - Michael Carey
• Managing Editor of the Year - Bozana Lazic
• Research Editor of the Year - Alexis Osburn

Associate Notes accepted for publication:

• Best Note Award - Jessica MacKeigan - Violence, Fear, and Jason's Law: The Needless Expansion of Social Control over the Non-Dangerous Mentally Ill in Ohio
• David Thomas - Dangerously Sidestepping the Fourth Amendment: How Courts Are Allowing Third-Party Consent to Bypass Warrants for Searching Password-Protected Computers
• Kristen Stuber - No Cracks in the Wall: The Standing Barrier and the Need for Restructuring of Animal Protection Laws
• Shimshon Balanson - Holding Nature Responsible: The Natural conditions Exception to Water Qualtiy Standards of the Clean Water Act
• Kelly Wilson - Catching the Unique Rabbit: Why Pets Should Be Reclassified as Inimitable Property under the Law
• Adam Fletcher - Alternative Liability and Deprivation of Remedy: Teaching Old Tort Law New Tricks
• Lucas Franklin - The Laboratory of Judicial Debate: Examining a Commodity-Based Approach to Punishing Sex Offenses in Light of the 2007 Circuit Split over the Application of Section 2L1.2 of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines
• Brenda Sweet - Banning Residency Requirements: Has the Ohio Legislature Overstepped Its Constitutional Authority to Enact Laws for the General Welfare of All Emplyees?

Pakistan has been seriously in the news and here’s your opportunity to learn more about its Constitutional crisis and implications. Professor and Associate Dean Tayyab Mahmud of the Seattle University School of Law, and former faculty member at Cleveland-Marshall speaks at 5:30 p.m. (note change in time) Thursday, April 10^th , Moot Court Room, on “Laws, Limits and Exceptions: Lessons of the Constitutional Crisis in Pakistan.” See Announcement . As noted on his Seattle University page links to a number of his law journal articles are available on the SSRN site.

For some background info on Pakistan – New York Times articles; BBC Pakistan page; the CIA World Factbook; Pakistan’s government website; infopak.gov.pk

The Barbie Bandits have been sentenced . The NAACP is calling for an investigation into the racial bias of the sentences. ...

The Bandits were charged with bank robbery in February 2007. Two young Caucasian women casually walked up to a bank teller and asked for money. Two African American males were also involved, one masterminded the crime and the other was a bank teller. One female was given 10 years probation while the other received 2 years jail followed by 8 years probation. The male bank teller was sentenced to 5 years in prison. The mastermind behind the plan received a 10 year prison sentence. This gentleman currently is serving an unrelated 15 year sentence for drug trafficking.

These sentences have raised some questions. Why is there such a discrepancy in the sentences and what role does race play? Some things to consider...what charge did each individual receive and what factors must be considered under Georgia's sentencing laws (See Title 17, Chap. 10), especially concerning someone with a prior criminal record?

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