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CMLawLibraryBlog

The CM Law Library Blog seeks to inform the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law community about key legal education, research, practice, and law library news, with a particular focus on Cuyahoga County and Ohio as well as faculty research interests.

Prof. Frank Partnoy- March 10th- Lessons from the Match King: Financial Crises & Parallels to the 1920s

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | March 03, 2010 - 13:54

The 2010 Cleveland-Marshall Enrichment Fund Visiting Scholar, Frank Partnoy, the George E. Barrett Professor of Law and Finance at the University of San Diego, will speak on Wed. March 10th, at 5 p.m. in the Moot Court Room. Professor Partnoy’s book, The Match King, chronicles the life and mysterious death of Ivar Kreuger, “the grandfather of all Ponzi and Madoff schemes.” See the Law Library’s New Arrivals Shelf for: The Match King: Ivar Kreuger, The Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals (Public Affairs) (HD 9660 .M473 S864 2009) and F.I.A.S.C.O. : Blood in the Water on Wall Street (W.W.Norton) (HG 6024 .U6 P37 2009b). Also in our collection: Infectious Greed: How Deceit and Risk Corrupted the Financial Markets (Times Books) HV 6769 .P37 2003.

Professor Partnoy teaches and writes in the areas of corporate law, corporate finance, and financial market regulation. See his Faculty Page ; his Site, & his articles posted on the Social Science Research Network to learn more about credit rating agencies, hedge fund activism, credit derivatives, shapeshifting corporations, and more.


Bankruptcy Judge Gerber on GM Wed. March 3rd

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | March 02, 2010 - 15:46

"Was There Really Anything New in the General Motors Bankruptcy Case?"

Find out on Wednesday, March 3rd at 5 p.m., Moot Court Room. Don’t miss this low cost (free) way to know more than the average person about the General Motors bankruptcy case from the presiding judge, the Honorable Robert E. Gerber, from the Southern District of New York.He’ll discuss the initial phase of this case now known as In re: Motors Liquidation Company, No. 09-50026, the 4th largest bankruptcy filed in U.S. history . See Judge Gerber’s Profile with links to his opinions, including Decision on Debtors’ Motion for Approval of (1) Sale of Assets to Vehicle Acquisition Holdings LLC; (2) Assumption and Assignment of Related Executory Contracts, and (3) Entry into UAW Retiree Settlement Agreement.

Haven’t taken Bankruptcy yet?

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Prof. Ruth Colker on ADA Amendments This Monday, March 1st

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | February 23, 2010 - 16:37

For C|M|Law’s 2010 Employment and Labor Law Lecture (Mon. March 1st at 5 p.m. – Moot Court Room – free), we have the opportunity to learn about the 2008 amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), from Ohio State Univ. Moritz College of Law Distinguished Prof. Ruth Colker. The amendments changed the definition of a disability (see the specific language changes ) Prof. Colker will explore whether these changes may in turn change results for plaintiffs in ADA suits.

In response to the new legislation, the EEOC had to update its regulations. The EEOC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Sept. 23, 2009, with comments due Nov. 23, 2009. See the EEOC Status Sheet to find out how to view the comments that came in. By the way, there are several Federal agencies with ADA responsibilities (see ADA.gov ) and this has been a developing area of law.

To find out more about Prof. Colker, see her Faculty page & web page with links to her many recent (and older) articles. Her most recent book, When is Separate Unequal? A Disability Perspective (Cambridge Univ. Pr.) KF 480 .C655 2009 (which also discusses K-12; higher ed. & testing; & voting) was last seen on our New Arrivals Shelf. Several other titles by Prof. Colker in our collection:

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M.L. King Day - Mon. Jan 18, 2010

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | January 14, 2010 - 18:01

The Law Library will be closed on this holiday, but if you’d like to read and reflect on Dr. King’s life, times, and impact, stop in beforehand for any of the many titles available at the Law Library or CSU’s Michael Schwartz Library (Scholar search).

Some electronic resources:

You may want to Celebrate in the Cleveland Area, but definitely put on your calendar the BLSA MLK Lecture planned for Thursday, Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.

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Symposium: The State of LGBT Rights: Ohio, America and the World

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | October 17, 2009 - 05:00

Come to this free symposium and hear lawyers and activists speaking about cases and/or legislation they have worked on to further equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Learn about the legal status of LGBT persons in other countries. Which countries offer LGBT people more rights, and which offer less?

The symposium will be held in the Cleveland Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room on Friday, October 30, 2009; 1 p.m. - 5:30 p.m, reception immediately following. All are welcome. This program is approved for four hours of Ohio CLE credit. See the symposium web site for more details and a form to RSVP for the symposium. RSVP is preferred but not required.


What Would Socrates Say About Our Constitution?

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | September 16, 2009 - 17:31

Cleveland-Marshall Prof. Mark Sundahl fills us in on this issue Thursday, Sept. 17th, at 5:00 p.m., in the College of Law’s Moot Court Room. This free lecture (1 free hour CLE) is part of the 2009 CSU Constitution Day Celebration and is open to all. The Athenians had to struggle with many of the same issues as did the framers of the U.S. Constitution, such as democracy, separation of powers, and judicial review. See how matters were resolved, or not.

While you may be more aware of Prof. Sundahl’s space law interests, he has a strong knowledge base of the law back in the days of the ancient Greeks. Of his publications, consider for further reading his article The Living Constitution of Ancient Athens: A Comparative Perspective on the Originalism Debate, 42 John Marshall Law Review 463 (2009) available at
K10.0368 | KL 4361.5 .S96 2009 Lexis | Westlaw | SSRN .

Image: 'Entrada a la Acrópolis: el Partenón'


Martha Minow Named New Dean at Harvard Law School

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | June 12, 2009 - 14:09

Martha Minow has been named the new Dean at Harvard Law School, to begin July 1, 2009. See the Announcement in the Harvard University Gazette Online. Her Faculty Page includes a link to her bibliography of 250-plus items; with links to numerous recent articles. Check out one of her many books via SCHOLAR or OhioLINK if our copy is not available.

Back in 1991 Prof. Minow presented our 49th Cleveland-Marshall Fund Lecture, From Class Actions to Miss Saigon: The Concept of Representation in the Law. (Available via HeinOnline at 39 Clev. St. L. Rev. 269.)

Aiming to be a successful summer clerk or new associate?

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | April 15, 2009 - 10:20

You want to hear Kimm Walton on Thursday, April 16th, at 5 pm Moot Court Room, speaking on “Success Secrets Every Summer Clerk & New Associate Should Know.” She spoke here several years ago, had useful suggestions, and in your interest was invited by our Office of Career Planning to speak here again. For her titles in the Law Library, see Walton, Kimm. Or, attend her seminar and get a $5 coupon good on any of her books – like a title that I frequently recommend: Guerrilla Tactics For Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreams – now out in a 2nd edition (2008) from Thomson/West.


The Future of Forensic Sciences: a Symposium

Laura E. Ray, Educational Programming Librarian, laura.ray@law.csuohio.edu | March 16, 2009 - 17:28

On March 19, 2009, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law presents the first national symposium following the 2/18/09 release of Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, the report of the Committee on Identifying the Needs of the Forensic Science Community (CINFSC). Convened by the National Academies National Research Council Committee on Science, Technology, and Law, at the direction of the U.S. Congress, the CINFSC reports serious deficiencies in the nation's forensic sciences system, and makes specific recommendations for reform and research.

The Future of Forensic Sciences Symposium brings together scientists, scholars, and practitioners to discuss the CINFSC report's findings and recommendations, as well as share their views about how the forensic science disciplines can better advance the fundamental goals of the criminal justice system: to apprehend and punish those who commit crimes, while preventing the wrongful conviction of innocent persons.

The Symposium will take place 12:30pm-6:15pm at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland). There is no charge to attend, and attendees can earn up to 5.25 CLEs. There is no advance registration. On-site registration begins at 11:30am. Parking is available for $6.00 at the CSU garages on East 17th and East 19th Streets. For additional information, call 216-687-6886.

Committee on Science, Technology and Law - Forensic Science Community page - Includes links to CINFSC members, CINFSC project page, The National Academies press release on the CINFSC report, and The National Academies Press CINFSC report page.


Yale Law Dean Reva Siegel - Our 86th C-M Visiting Scholar

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | February 09, 2009 - 17:20

Roe’s Roots: The Woman’s Rights Claims that Engendered Roe v. Wade” is the topic of our 86th Cleveland-Marshall Enrichment Fund Visiting Scholar Lecture, presented by Reva Siegel, Deputy Dean and Nicholas deB. Katzenbach Professor of Law and Professor of American Studies at Yale Law School, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2009, at 5 p.m. in the College of Law’s Moot Court Room. It is a free public lecture, with 1 hour of CLE credit.

Check out Prof. Siegel’s Yale Law Faculty Page and Publications links to her many articles. Her Directions in Sexual Harassment Law (ed. with C.A. MacKinnon) (Yale Univ. Press) is available in the Law Library at KF 4758 .D57 2004. She is one of the authors of Processes of Constitutional Decisionmaking: Cases and Materials, 5th ed. (Aspen) and a co-editor of the forthcoming The Constitution in 2020 (Oxford University Press.)


Casemaker Training and Free Cookies- January 22

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | January 12, 2009 - 09:00

Cleveland Marshall Students, Faculty and Staff: Want to learn a popular low cost alternative to Lexis and Westlaw? Then attend Casemaker training at Cleveland Marshall on January 22, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in Room 201. The training is conducted by the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA). Casemaker is provided free with Ohio State Bar Membership, and law students can join the OSBA for free.

FREE COOKIES & FREE OSBA STUDENT MEMBERSHIP: Even if you can not attend the Casemaker training, stop by the OSBA table outside of Room 201 for free cookies and to sign up for free OSBA membership.

WANT HANDS-ON TRAINING? If desired, you may bring your laptop for hands-on training. You must sign up for a free OSBA membership ahead of time to get a Casemaker password. For a membership application, go to http://www.ohiobar.org/join/?articleid=272
or pick one up at the information services desk. You may turn in your completed application to the library, and we will scan it in and email it to the OSBA. Applications must be received by Friday, January 16 to get a password in time for the training session.

FIRST YEARS – CHECK WITH YOUR LEGAL WRITING PROFESSOR to see if they are going to have an in-class Casemaker presentation. Also, ask your legal writing instructor if they will be awarding extra credit for attending the Casemaker training.

RESEARCH CERTIFICATE SEMINAR POINTS: Cleveland Marshall students earn 25 Seminar Points by attending the Casemaker session.

REGISTER FOR TRAINING: To register for Casemaker Training, please contact Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, at 216-687-4894 or sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu.

EMPLOYERS WANT YOU TO KNOW CASEMAKER: Many law firms encourage law clerks and attorneys to use Casemaker before going on Lexis or Westlaw. Lexis and Westlaw may be billed back to the clients, while Casemaker is not.


Even if You aren't Pregnant . . .

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | November 17, 2008 - 16:48

Perhaps a future client might want you to know about the legal aspects of this area of employment law. You’re in luck – Thomas H. Barnard is the Fall 2008 Cleveland-Marshall Employment & Labor Law Lecturer, on Tuesday, November 18th, at 5:00 p.m., in the Moot Court Room. He is speaking on The Impact of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act on the Workplace. The announcement notes his record of litigation experience in this area of law; see also his page on the Ogletree Deakins site. This 33-office firm offers a wide range of labor and employment law services to management clients.

For some quick info, see the EEOC site & its Facts About Pregnancy Discimination. The EEOC has compiled nationwide Pregnancy Discrimination Charge Statistics; however they discontinued their Litigation Settlement Monthly Reports in 2006.

For research, if you are a Cleveland-Marshall student:

  • In the CCH Research Network: Health and Human Resources (in the Law Library or via PIN), click on the Labor and Employment Law tab and select EEOC Compliance Manual. Search for - pregnancy discrimination act. Your results screen also shows the list of synonyms the software automatically used in that searching.
  • And, for an easy to use comprehensive Law Library title, take a look at the multi-volume Employment Discrimination Coordinator (KF 3464 .A6 E47).

Wireless Wiretapping - State Secrets - What's Happening in the Legal Arena

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | November 12, 2008 - 10:54

Patrick Radden Keefe, Program Officer and Fellow at the Century Foundation, is the second 2008-2009 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Criminal Justice Forum speaker. He will speak Wednesday, November 12th at 5:00 p.m., Moot Court Room at the College of Law on Warrantless Wiretapping, Islamic Charities and the State Secrets Privilege: The Saga of Al Haramain.

Our Calendar of Special Events has information about this and other upcoming lectures.

Documents of interest related to this talk:

  • The background info on Al Haramain v. Bush, at the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Case Information ; its NSA Spying may also be of interest.
  • In Re: National Security Agency Telecommunications Records Litigation Order 564 F. Supp.2d 1109 (D.C.N.Cal. 2008); Al-Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v Bush, 507 F.3d 1190 (9th Circ. Cal. 2007)
  • For law review articles discussing the state secrets privilege consider submitting the above citation using Shepard's via LexisNexis Academic in the Law Library or remotely with a CSU ID and Scholar PIN.


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Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum: Jonathan Turley, Thurs. Oct 2, 5 p.m.

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 01, 2008 - 13:04

The Body Count Culture: Evaluating the Bush Administration’s Record of Terrorism Prosecution is the topic for Prof. Jonathan Turley ‘s Forum presentation on Thurs., Oct. 2nd, at 5 p.m., in the Moot Court Room. The lecture is free, open to the public, and offers one free Ohio CLE credit. Prof. Turley is the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, Director of the Environmental Law Advocacy Center, and Executive Director, Project for Older Prisoners, at the George Washington University Law School.

His faculty profile links to a list of his many publications, including law review articles on military, environmental, national security, and other topical legal areas. His numerous writings have appeared in USA Today, L.A. Times, Washington Post, National Law Journal, Village Voice, Wall Street Journal, and other publications. (more) (More)

Visiting Scholar, Prof. Mark Tushnet, on Dissents Mon. Sept. 22nd, 5 p.m.

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | September 22, 2008 - 15:15

Prof. Mark Tushnet, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and author of I Dissent: Great Opposing Opinions in Landmark Supreme Court Cases (Beacon Press, 2008) will visit Cleveland-Marshall as one of the 2008-2009 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Visiting Scholars. He is speaking on Monday, Sept. 22nd, at 5 p.m., in the Moot Court Room about several of the dissents discussed in his book.

In addition to his teaching (see his faculty profile ), he served as a law clerk for Justice Thurgood Marshall, and is a very prolific scholar (see the list of his most recent 50 publications, and the link to others.)

The Law Librarycopy of I Dissent is on order; in the meantime, consider OhioLINK if you wish to borrow a copy.


Prof. Reginald Oh Presenting CSU's 2008 Constitution Day Address Wed. Sept. 17th

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | September 17, 2008 - 09:26

All are invited to hear Cleveland-Marshall College of Law’s Professor Reginald C. Oh speaking on “Constitutional and Urban Transformations from 1968 to 2008 and Beyond: The Future of Civil Rights, Cities, and Democracy in America.” His address is a highlight of Cleveland State University's 2008 Constitution Day celebration.

Wed., Sept. 17th Noon to 1:00 p.m., Moot Court Room, Law Building. A reception will follow in the atrium.

Prof. Oh’s Law Faculty Profile includes a link to the Law Library’s Faculty Publications database, which links to text of his articles.


First 2008-2009 Visiting Scholar: Prof. Kenji Yoshino on Tues. Sept. 9th

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | September 09, 2008 - 13:56

The 2008 Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & Hostetler Visiting Scholar, Kenji Yoshino, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University’s School of Law, speaks in the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room, Tuesday, September 9th at 5:00 p.m.

His topic: The Return of Shakespeare's Reviled Tragedy: Titus Andronicus and the Rule of Law. For more info about this free lecture, see the Announcement. In addition to other writings (see his faculty profile or article links from his site), he has a recent book out, Covering: The Hidden Assault on Our Civil Rights, KF 373 .A3 Y67 2006.

[By the way, if you forgot the details of Titus Andronicus, check the summary from the Folger Shakespeare Library, or text of the play from MIT, University of Virginia, or University of Oregon.]


CLE on Attracting and Retaining Women and Minority Lawyers

Sue Altmeyer, Electronic Services Librarian, sue.altmeyer@law.csuohio.edu | May 06, 2008 - 09:39

This Friday, May 9, 2008, Cleveland Marshall College of Law will host “Improve Your Bottom Line: Attract, Retain and Promote Women and Minority Lawyers” from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The program features nationally renowned speakers, some of whom are from the UC Hastings Center for WorkLife Law. The program will benefit both partners and associates who would like to learn the best practices for promoting work-life balance. The cost is $100 for Cleveland Metro Bar Members, $125 for nonmembers, for 4.75 hours of CLE credit.

Click here to access the brochure and here to register.

You may also want to take a look at these lists of resources the library has available on work-life balance and recruiting/retaining minorities and women attorneys.


Toward a Hip Hop Theory of Justice

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | April 16, 2008 - 09:34

Law Professor Paul Butler of George Washington University is the 2008 Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum Lecturer, Wed. April 16th, 5 p.m., in the Moot Court Room. Announcement. His faculty website includes links to a listing of his numerous publications and the BlackProf blog where he is a contributor. Check the following HeinOnline links to a few of his articles. (If you somehow need a brief “Hip-Hop 101” see the Stanford article, p. 989. And for a little on retribution and respect, see p. 1002, same article.)

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Tayyab Mahmud back to Cleveland-Marshall on Pakistan

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | April 10, 2008 - 10:25

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 10th , 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


Masculinities, Gender Identity, and Harassment at Work

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | March 25, 2008 - 16:08

Ann C. McGinley, Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, and William S. Boyd Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, speaks on this topic Wednesday, March 26, 2008, at 5 p.m. Moot Court Room. She is the 2008 Littler Mendelson Employment and Labor Law Speaker Series speaker. See Announcement; Her UNLV Faculty Page

So what’s new in Vegas? Especially in the casinos and related to employment law? Here’s our opportunity to find out – starting with several of our speaker’s articles:

Babes and Beefcake: Exclusive Hiring Arrangements and Sexy Dress Codes, 14 Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy 257 (2007) via HeinOnline
Harassing “Girls” at the Hard Rock: Masculinities in Sexualized Environments, 2007 University of Illinois Law Review 1229 via HeinOnline
Harassment of Sex(y) Workers: Applying Title VII to Sexualized Industries (Sex for Sale Symposium) 18 Yale Journal of Law and Feminism 65 (2006) via HeinOnline
Masculinities at Work, 83 Oregon Law Review 359 (2004) via HeinOnline

Other articles by Dean McGinley include:

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Angela J. Davis - Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | February 26, 2008 - 15:06

American University, Washington College of Law Professor Angela J. Davis lecture on Wed. Feb. 27, 2008, 5 p.m., Moot Court Room, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law provides an opportunity to learn more about this timely topic from a speaker who has had experience both as a staff attorney, and also as director of the Washington, D.C. Public Defender Service. Details.

For information about Prof. Davis’ teaching, writings, organizational involvement, honors, and many presentations, see her Faculty Biography at the American University College of Law site .

Many Law students are likely to already be very familiar with: Basic Criminal Procedure, 4th ed. (with Stephen Saltzburg & Daniel J. Capra) (Thomson/West 2004) KF 9619.3 .S25 2005

However, to “Read More About” the topic discussed in her lecture, go to her recent book of the same title, Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor (Oxford Univ. Press 2007) KF 9640 .D38 2007 or at least the information at arbitraryjustice.com

For your convenience, click on < More> for links to selected journal articles.

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Laura Kalman - C-M Visiting Scholar

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | February 11, 2008 - 18:37

"Right Star Rising: American Politics and the Limits of Leadership in the 1970s" - A lecture by University of California Santa Barbara History Professor Laura Kalman, Feb. 12, 5:00 p.m., Moot Court Room, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Event Information

Books by Prof. Kalman (and if the Law Library copy is out, you know how to click on OhioLINK to locate other copies):

Yale Law School and the Sixties: Revolt and Reverberations (Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Pr., 2005) KF 292 .Y314 A55 2005

The Strange Career of Legal Liberalism (New Haven: Yale Univ. Pr., 1996) KF 4552 .K35 1996

Abe Fortas: A Biography (New Haven: Yale Univ. Pr., 1990). KF 8745 .F65 K35 1990

Legal Realism at Yale, 1927 – 1960 (Chapel Hill: Univ. of North Carolina Pr., 1986). KF 292 .Y314 K35 1986

To learn a little more about Prof. Kalman, consider checking a few of her journal articles (available on HeinOnline):

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Panel to Examine the Role of Politics in the Justice Dept.

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 22, 2007 - 14:20

“Politics and Justice – Politics at Justice?,” an issue of concern across the political spectrum, is being discussed at the Tuesday, Oct. 23rd Cleveland-Marshall Criminal Justice Forum, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. For some background information,
  • New York Times Topic Links: United States Attorneys
  • Jurist Posts
  • Attorney General – Statutory Authority
  • U.S. Attorneys Mission Statement
  • The first of the series of Senate Judiciary Committee hearings entitled Preserving Prosecutorial Independence: Is the Department of Justice Politicizing the Hiring and Firing of U.S. Attorneys? Senate Hearing 110-161 Feb. 6, 2007, is now available.
  • See LexisNexis for summaries or transcripts of the other related hearings. (password required)
  • The Joint Statement of the Former United States Attorneys Before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, March 6, 2007
  • U.S. Attorneys Who Have Served Less than Full Four-year Terms, 1981-2006. CRS Report for Congress, Feb. 22, 2007.

For additional information on Forum Speakers:

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Brian Z. Tamanaha-Cleveland-Marshall College of Law's 2007 Baker & Hostetler-Joseph C. Hostetler Visiting Scholar

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 07, 2007 - 15:37

Prof. Brian Z. Tamanaha, the Chief Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo Professor of Law at St. John’s University School of Law, in Queens, New York, lectures on “The Realism of Judges – Past and Present,” Tuesday, Oct. 9th at 5 p.m. in the Moot Court Room. Judicial decision-making is a basic matter, worthy of thoughtful consideration by the legal community, including students of the law. For more details, see the CSU Announcement.

Prof.Tamanaha is a graduate of the University of Oregon, Boston University School of Law, and Harvard Law School (S.J.D.) His legal career has even included work as Legal Counsel for the Micronesian Constitutional Convention, Summer, 1990.

For more information about his career, teaching, speaking, and scholarship, please see his Profile , CV, and list of Selected Publications.

For your convenience, click on (More) right below, for links to a selection of his articles, and to two of his blog entries. Some links are to title records in the Law Library collection ( if not ‘available,’ consider an OhioLINK loan.)

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Frederick M. Gittes - Employment Rights Attorney

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | October 02, 2007 - 12:05

Frederick M. Gittes will speak on mandatory arbitration in employee contracts, “The Assault on the Right to Trial by Jury,” this Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, at 5 p.m. in the Bartunek Moot Court Room, as part of the Cleveland-Marshall Employment and Labor Law Speakers Series.

A 1975 cum laude graduate of the Ohio State University College of Law, he was a founding member of Gittes & Schulte in Columbus, Ohio, and brings to this lecture several decades of workplace litigation experience. You’ve read about his background in the CSU news release.

For specific information about recent litigation in which he has been involved, see Westlaw’s Litigation History for 2002 – 2007.

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Constitution Day Presentation

Amy Burchfield, Access & Faculty Services Librarian amy.burchfield@law.csuohio.edu | September 24, 2007 - 09:43

If you missed Prof. Forte's Constitution Day presentation "Homer Plessy and the Living Constitution" on Sept. 17th, you can view his talk through the University Library's Mediasite presentation catalog.


Professor Forte to Give Constitution Day Speech

Marie Rehmar, Head of Reference Services, marie.rehmar@law.csuohio.edu | September 13, 2007 - 17:45

To commemorate CSU Constitution Day 2007, Prof. David Forte will speak at the University Library, 1st Fl. Rhodes Tower, on Mon. Sept. 17th from 12 Noon – 1 p.m. His topic is: “Homer Plessy and the Living Constitution” Dean Geoffrey S. Mearns will introduce Prof. Forte. There will also be light refreshments. We would like to encourage the entire CSU Community to attend this lecture by one of our renowned faculty members.

Prof. Forte was the Senior Editor of the Heritage Guide to the Constitution, a title available at both the Law and University Libraries at CSU. To become more acquainted with his numerous books and journal articles, please consult the Law Library’s Faculty Publications Database.

In addition to having taught at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law since 1976, Prof. Forte has also served as chief counsel to the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, received a Fulbright and taught in Italy. His career has included speaking engagements throughout the U.S. and in several other countries. See his Biographical information page for additional information.

The U.S. Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson can be found at 163 U.S. 537, 16 S. Ct. 1138, 41 L. Ed. 256 (1896).


 
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