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Law’s Erik M. Jensen gives his take on benefits of the Electoral College
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor Emeritus of Law, penned an op-ed for The Plain Dealer, in which he explained the benefits of the Electoral College. In his article, titled “Is the Electoral College Exhibit A for 'rigged elections' - or a way to avoid Bush-Gore on steroids?” he explain...
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Law’s Jonathan Entin pens two chapters for new books, two articles for “The Federal Lawyer”
In Presidents and the Constitution: A Living History, he wrote a chapter about John Quincy Adams. The book was edited by Duquesne University President Ken Gormley and published by New York University Press in May. He also wrote a chapter titled “Use of Foreign Law by the U.S. Supreme Court” in The ...
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Is the Roberts Court pro-business? Not necessarily, according to new book by law professor
ӰƵ School of Law Professor Jonathan Adler and business law experts examine U.S. Supreme Court’s record on business cases At first glance, the new book Business and the Roberts Court (Oxford University Press) is a valuable read for lawyers practicing business law, and for the academ...
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Law’s Jessie Hill to be part of commission to nominate federal judge
U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman appointed Jessie Hill, associate dean for academic affairs and the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, to help nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Hill will act as part of a bipartisan judic...
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Ohio Innocence Project case continues to provide valuable experience for CWRU law students
Successes in trial and appeal are resulting in more innocence cases for CWRU Law’s Kramer Clinic Now that a faculty member and students at ӰƵ School of Law have had success in a high-profile innocence case, they are getting involved with more. Recent law school graduate...
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Law’s Erik M. Jensen writes about limits to a president’s power to enact changes to taxes
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, wrote an opinion article about how many have come to believe the president has the power to change the Internal Revenue Code. His article, titled “News flash! The president can't change the Internal Revenue Code alone,” was published in The Pla...
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Law’s Juscelino F. Colares gives presentations around the world
Juscelino F. Colares, the Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Law, has given a number of presentations around the world in the past few months. His presentations include: “Climate Change Mitigation and Trade Rules: The Opportunities and Limitations of Neutral Carbon Tariffs,” CWRU Law Downtown Le...
Law’s Erik M. Jensen writes opinion article on problems with electing candidates with the primary system
Erik M. Jensen, the Coleman P. Burke Professor of Law, wrote an opinion piece for The Baltimore Sun, titled “Let the pols pick the nominees.” In his article, he argued that often, the winners of the primaries are radically on the left and right, and opposed by a majority of voters. He explained th...
Law’s Maureen Kenny gives talks on human trafficking
Maureen Kenny, professor of lawyering skills, has recently given many presentations in the Cleveland area on human trafficking. She gave the following talks: “Legal Developments in Sex Trafficking Laws,” NEO Human Trafficking Symposium, Cleveland, August 2015; “Representing the Minor and Adult S...
Law professor pens piece on providing relief to those hit hardest by foreclosure
Matthew Rossman, professor of law, wrote an opinion piece for The Plain Dealer titled “Homeowners hardest hit by foreclosure crisis deserve 'disaster' relief.” In his article, Rossman explains how certain communities were hit hardest by foreclosures—and never recovered. He proposes providing relie...