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Best of the Blogs

Posted by: | July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment

The first item that caught my eye this week was a little blog our student Priya Barnes is writing as she visits Germany, attending the Summer Session in Giessen, Germany, that Professor Fallone blogged about on Monday.  So far, she’s only offered one entry, about her travels, but I intend to watch for more…. Mark [...]

Jul

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No Place to Call Home

Posted by: | July 27, 2010 | 2 Comments

The editorial section of last Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel included two articles under the heading “Foster Care’s Failure to Launch.”  Both pieces address the situation of teenagers in foster care and the difficulties they face when they “age out” of the system: in other words, they are forced to leave foster care at age 18, even [...]

Jul

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Teaching International Criminal Law in Germany

Posted by: | July 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Today marks the start of the second week of the Summer Session in International and Comparative Law in Giessen Germany.  Pictured at the top of this post is the “castle,” the building where my class in International Criminal Law meets.  Inside this charming old exterior are some of the modern and fully equipped classrooms of [...]

Jul

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What Causes People to Be Successful in Their Careers? Part III: Effective Speech Making

Posted by: | July 23, 2010 | 2 Comments

Let us review where we have been. In Part I, we asked the question: What causes people to be successful in their careers? I stated that I believe that understanding and developing “soft side skills,” and not just technical skills, will provide the best opportunities for a successful career. We reviewed evidence from leading universities [...]

Jul

23

Obama’s “Feminine” Communication Style

Posted by: | July 23, 2010 | 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, Kathleen Parker, a writer for the Washington Post, likened Obama to a woman because of his negotiation style, calling him the first female president. (See the article here.)  Confronted with crises and criticisms, our President hasn’t responded in the alpha dog style of many male politicians. Instead, he’s a listener and [...]

Jul

22

Norman Rockwell and Storytelling

Posted by: | July 22, 2010 | 3 Comments

The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., recently opened a new exhibit entitled “Telling Stories:  Norman Rockwell from the Collections of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.”*  Rockwell’s art speaks to filmmakers Lucas and Spielberg for its ability to tell a story.  Rockwell’s storytelling can also speak to lawyers seeking to use narrative in persuasive [...]

Jul

21

Should the Teams of the NFL Be Treated as a Single Entity Under the Sherman Act?

Posted by: | July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Section 1 of the Sherman Act prohibits concerted actions unreasonably restraining trade, but exempts collective actions by separate business entities who share a complete unity of interest.  Whether § 1 applies to the major professional sports leagues has long been a matter of debate.  On the one hand, each team is separately owned and seeks to [...]

Jul

21

Best of the Blogs

Posted by: | July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Con law, con law everywhere. Randy Barnett and Jack Balkin continued their debate over the constitutionality of the individual insurance mandate of the health care reform law. Barnett argued on Sunday that the Obama administration’s move to defend the mandate as a tax indicated its assessment that the Commerce Clause might not be sufficient, thus [...]

Jul

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Study Reveals Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection

Posted by: | July 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Last month, the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) released a study, “Illegal Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection: A Continuing Legacy,” which revealed a prevalence of racial bias in jury selection in the South.  The report stands as the most comprehensive study of racial discrimination in jury selection since 1986, when the US Supreme Court sought to [...]

Jul

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“Past Formalities” and “Present Realities”: Why Wendy Isn’t a Parent at All

Posted by: | July 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment

On June 24th, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled against a woman seeking legal recognition of her parental rights for the two children she adopted with her ex-partner. The two women adopted their children in 2002 and 2004 from Guatemala. The woman appealing, known in the record as Wendy, stayed at home with the children, [...]

Jul

18

Early African-American Lawyer Inducted into College Football Hall of Fame

Posted by: | July 18, 2010 | 1 Comment

Amid the coverage that focused on the induction of former Notre Dame star Tim Brown to the College Football Hall of Fame, the fact that the list of 24 former players and coaches inducted included former Harvard center William H. Lewis has been almost completely overlooked. Admittedly, Lewis is not exactly a household name in [...]

Jul

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New Blog for Czarnezki

Posted by: | July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Former Marquette Law Professor Jason Czarnezki has a new blog, Czarnezki.com.  “I hope to write about life, current events in the law, and natural resources and environmental policy,” he says.  Jason was one of my inspirations as I first started blogging, and I look forward to reading his work in this new venture.

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