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04/30/2008
Robert Hill, Jr. ’82 Named Chief Public Defender
At the April 14th City County Council meeting, the Council chose Robert Hill, Jr., ’82 to succeed David E. Cook, ’77 as head of the Marion County public defender agency. Hill will now oversee the office which employs 160 full-time employees and 100 contract lawyers, has a $20-million-budget, and currently faces a caseload of about 37,000 per year.
Hill was a partner at
Cook is returning to private practice at Gresk & Singleton LLP, where he handles immigration or naturalization cases . He was chosen as an Indiana Super Lawyer ® in 2007 and 2008.
04/23/2008
Prof. Roisman Publishes Law Review Article on Security of Tenure
Professor Florence Wagman Roisman's article, “The Right to Remain: Common Law Protections for Security of Tenure: An Essay in Honor of John Otis Calmore,” was recently published in the North Carolina Law Review [86 N.C. L. Rev. 817 (2008)].
Her aritlce entitled“End Residential Racial Segregation: Build Communities that Look Like America” appears in the Harvard Law & Policy Review Online.
04/15/2008
School of Law – Indianapolis’ LARC Program Ranked One of the Best
IU School of Law – Indianapolis’ legal writing program, known as Legal Analysis, Research and Communications (LARC), was ranked 11th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report in 2008.
Ruth Anne Robbins, Clinical Professor of Law at Rutgers School of Law-Camden and incoming President of the Legal Writing Institute, praised the program, calling it “one of the best” and a “model of excellence.”
U.S. News & World Report added legal writing programs to its annual rankings of special law school programs in 2005. The rankings are based on a survey submitted to those law professors across the nation teaching in their schools’ legal writing programs. Since 2006 the legal writing program at IU-Indianapolis has ranked in the top 15, steadily moving upward to its present 11th placement. The IU-Indianapolis legal writing program has gained national attention in several ways: writing faculty members have given multiple presentations at regional, national, and international conferences, taken on board memberships and chairmanships with national and international committees, published articles and books in the field, and brought the spotlight to the law school by hosting conferences.
The Central States regional conference was held at the law school in 2005, and the 13th Biennial Legal Writing Institute Conference, “Racing Toward Excellence,” will be held here in July 2008. The national conference will draw up to 600 participants from across the nation and countries around the world, including Africa, Canada, Ukraine, and Mexico.
Clinical Professor of Law, Joan Ruhtenberg, director of the LARC program, said, “The legal writing profession has made remarkable strides during the past twenty-five years, and I am grateful that our school is recognized as a part of that progression. We have come a long way since I became director of our program in 1982, and I hope that we continue on the path toward excellence.”
04/02/2008
Prof. Edwards Featured in Kuwait's Al Jarida Newspaper
Professor George E. Edwards was featured in an article that appeared in the Arabic-language newspaper Al Jarida, published in Kuwait on 31 March 2008. In the article, he discussed a range of international human rights and other legal issues in Kuwait and the United States. He commented on the U.S. continued detention of Kuwaitis in Guantanamo Bay, an "Article 98 Agreement" by which Kuwait agreed not to surrender any U.S. soldier to the International Criminal Court, the Kuwait government's new legislation banning any person from dressing like a person of the opposite sex, and issues the United States State Department raised in its Annual Human Rights Report on human rights conditions in Kuwait. Read the article.
On 31 March 2008, Profesor George E. Edwards gave a lecture at the University of Kuwait Faculty of Law entitled "International Law and Torture: From the Anti-Terrorism Ticking Bomb Scenario to Abuse of Domestic Helpers in Kuwait." Professor Edwards was also invited to deliver a lecture at Kuwait University in 2003.
04/01/2008
Prof. James Dimitri Publishes a Lead Article and Gives a Presentation at a the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference
Professor James Dimitri's article, “Writing Engaging, Realistic, and Balanced Appellate Advocacy Problems,” was recently published as the lead article in the Winter 2008 edition of Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research and Writing . The article, which is featured on the cover, can be found at 16 Persps. 93 (No. 2, Winter 2008).
On March 22, Professor Jim Dimitri gave a presentation at the Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference at the University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law. In his presentation, "Speaking to Millennials: Giving Feedback to the Latest Generation of Law Students,” Professor Dimitri discussed the learning styles of the latest generation of law students, the Millennial Generation, and how these learning styles impact the way in which law professors give feedback to them.
04/01/2008
Prof. Martin's Essay Appears on Cover of Legal Writing Institue Bulletin
Professor Allison Martin's article was recently published on the cover of Spring 2008’s The Second Draft – Bulletin of the Legal Writing Institute. The article is entitled “Teaching to Different Learning Styles: Love Triangles, Role Playing & Videotapes.” The electronic version will be posted at www.lwionline.org/publications/seconddraft.asp.
Allison Martin, Teaching to Different Learning Styles: Love Triangles, Role Playing & Videotapes , 22 Second Draft (newsltr. of Leg. Writing Inst.) 1 (No. 2, Spring 2008).
04/01/2008
Prof. Roisman Gives Keynote Address on Abolitionist Advocacy for the 21st Century
Professor Florence Wagman Roisman has been invited to give the keynote speech at the North Carolina Legal Services Statewide Conference in Durham, NC, on April 1. Her speech is entitled "Abolitionist Advocacy for the 21st Century."
04/01/2008
Prof. Bravo to Speak at Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law
On April 4th, Professor Bravo will participate as a panelist in the St. Louis University School of Law Public Law Review’s symposium: The Changing Tide of Trade: The social, political and environmental implications of regional trade agreements (http://law.slu.edu/conf/trade/participants.html#contenttop). Professor Bravo will discuss her work on labor liberalization in the context of regional trade agreements.
Professor Bravo will participate in the American Society of International Law’s 102nd Annual Meeting (April 9 – 12), during which she will discuss her work on a labor liberalization approach to the modern trafficking in human beings. Professor Bravo was selected from a competitive field as one of the New Voices in International Law for the Society’s 102nd meeting.
04/01/2008
A Call to Action!
There’s a class action brewing at the law school. The Class Action Campaign of 2008 is an initiative to increase the participation, awareness and knowledge about the importance of private financial support for the law school. Leading the charge in this ground breaking campaign are the Student Ambassadors from each class. This year the campaign is being expanded to include all students, not just the graduating class. Everyone is being asked to contribute $10 to the Class Action effort.
Why this big push to have students contribute? And what difference will this amount of money make to the overall budget of the school? Good questions! We’re glad you’re paying attention!
Simply put, the primary focus of the campaign is to foster a culture of giving back. Thus, while the amount being requested is relatively small, $10, it makes a strong statement to our alumni and others and it will have an impact far greater than you may appreciate.
To show their commitment to the campaign, Dean Gary R. Roberts and several former deans of the law school are willing to provide up to $10,000.00 in matching funds to help encourage participation by the student body. So, here’s your opportunity to make the Dean(s) pay!
How can you give?
Students are asked to make gifts from now until April 21st. Gifts can be made by:
- dropping off your check or pledge card in room 227 (the Dean’s Suite)
- dropping off your donation at one of the student-run campaign tables (available in the atrium at various times throughout the month of April)
- dropping your contribution in the donation box in the Student Affairs Office
- visiting the IU Foundation’s online giving site. Select 'Law School Indianapolis' (which appears 6th on the list) and add the item to your shopping cart. Once added to the cart, you’ll be able to specify the amount you wish to contribute.
For further information regarding the campaign, please contact either Amanda Kamman, Director for Development at akamman@iupui.edu or Jacob Manaloor, Assistant Director for Grant Administration at jmanalor@iupui.edu .
03/28/2008
Professor Dannenmaier to speak at Yale/UN Conference on International Environmental Governance and Democracy
Professor Eric Dannenmaier has been invited to present a research paper on building democracy in international law at a conference in New Haven this spring.
Professor Dannenmaier’s work examines the idea of citizenship and sovereignty in international law and argues that international institutions can and should become more democratic. His research paper addresses an ongoing debate about the role of citizens in lawmaking and the resistance of some governments to engage non-state actors at the international level. It explores practical solutions such as public advisory committees created to advise parties to international trade agreements and public forums organized to inform inter-governmental negotiations and international institutions.
Dannenmaier will join a panel on Institutional Democratization during the 2-day conference on May 10-11, 2008, which is meant to “take stock of contemporary research and knowledge gaps at the intersection of institutions, public participation and environmental sustainability [and to] develop a research program and network to strengthen institutional approaches for effective and context-sensitive public participation in environmental governance.”
The conference, hosted by Yale and co-sponsored by its Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the UN Institute for Training and Research, will draw together about 150 participants from dozens of countries, including scholars and practitioners from governments, inter-governmental organizations, civil society and the private sector. It is being organized in conjunction with the 16th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, which will be held in New York from 5-16 May.
Information on the Conference can be found at http://www.yale.edu/envirocenter/envdem/Information on the Environmental Policy Forum at the IU School of Law-Indianapolis can be found at http://indylaw.indiana.edu/programs/environmentalpolicyforum/.
03/26/2008
Prof. Gerard Magliocca Receives Fulbright Award
Gerard Magliocca, professor of law at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis, will hold the Fulbright-Dow Distinguished Chair at the Roosevelt Center for American Studies in the Netherlands in the fall of 2008.
Magliocca joined the faculty following two years as an associate with Covington & Burling and one year as a clerk for Judge Guido Calabresi on the Second Circuit. He received the Best New Professor Award from the student body in 2004 and the Black Cane (Most Outstanding Professor) Award in 2006. His research interests focus on constitutional law, legal history and intellectual property.
"I am incredibly excited about this opportunity to represent our country in the Netherlands," Magliocca said. "By interacting with European scholars interested in American studies, this Fulbright Award will enrich my scholarship on constitutional law and allow me to make friends and memories that will last a lifetime."
Magliocca is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program's purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the rest of the world.
The Fulbright program, America's flagship international educational exchange program, is sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Since its inception, the program has exchanged approximately 273,500 people -- 102,900 Americans who have studied, taught or researched abroad and 170,600 students, scholars and teachers from other countries who have engaged in similar activities in the United States. The program operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic or professional achievement, as well as demonstrated leadership potential in their fields.
03/19/2008
Prof. Fran Watson Asks Public for Help in Cold Cases in Lake County
by Diane Brown, Assistant Director of Media Relations, IUPUI
The Law Clinic at Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis today (March 14, 2008) announced an upcoming post-conviction proceeding on behalf of a Lake County man asserting he was wrongfully convicted of rape in 1993. Law Clinic attorneys representing the man are seeking the public's help in exonerating their client.
A post-conviction case for Roosevelt Glenn will be tried March 17 and 18, 2008, in a hearing room for the Lake County Superior Court One, 2293 North Main Street, Crown Point, Ind. Glenn continues to maintain his innocence and asserts that newly discovered DNA evidence demonstrates he was wrongfully convicted.
Glenn was convicted of one of a series of vehicular "bumps" followed by assaults against woman driving alone at night. The incidents occurred in Lake County from 1989 to 1990. Most of the cases remain unsolved. Professor Fran Watson of the Law Clinic at IU School of Law-Indianapolis is asking anyone with any information regarding the "cold" cases to contact her at 317-274-1911.
"Since the very first tests in 1990, two DNA profiles from the persons responsible for these crimes have been identified," says Watson. "If we could obtain information to locate either of the two persons for whom DNA profiles exist, it would be relevant to Mr. Glenn's petition. We ask for the public's help."
Professor Watson and her students from the Law Clinic are preparing the case on behalf of Glenn. Scientific experts in microscopic hair analysis and DNA will testify to challenge the proof offered to convict Glenn. During the 1993 trial, a hair recovered from the victim's sweater was said to be from Glenn's head. Recent DNA testing has revealed that the hair does not match Glenn's.
03/11/2008
Professors Katz, Mitchell and Wright Speak at Shakespeare in the Courtroom Event
Professor Robert A. Katz organized and moderated a panel exploring William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice from the perspectives of law, humanities, theology, and the history of anti-Semitism and Jewish-Christian relations. Professors Mary Harter Mitchell and R. George Wright also spoke and participated on the panel, along with professors of English and theology and a leader of the Indianapolis Jewish community. The event took place in the law school’s Wynne Courtroom on February 26 following the performance of the courtroom scene from The Merchant of Venice, performed by actors from the American Shakespeare Center on their Piercing Eloquence Tour. The event was co-sponsored by the Jewish Law Society and IUPUI's Department of English. (Photo: Christopher Seiler, American Shakespeare Company, played the role of Shylock)
An article appeared in The Indiana Lawyer entitled "The play's the thing: Shakespeare at law school sparks conversation" by Rebecca Berfanger. (Wed. March 5, 2008)
03/11/2008
Prof. Karlson Advises the Media on a Capital Murder Case in Connecticut
Professor Henry Karlson, an expert on criminal law and child abuse issues, was recently consulted by the media covering a capital murder case involving a young child in Connecticut. His comments appear in the Journal Inquirer.
02/29/2008
Professor Page Quoted on Recent Canceled Business Transactions in the News
Professor Antony Page has been quoted recently in media sources such as Bloomberg News, Dow Jones Newswire, The New York Post, The Indianapolis Star and The Tennessean, commenting on several threatened or canceled business transactions, including ADS/Blackstone, Sallie Mae/Flowers, and others.
