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Marquette Moot Court Team Success at National Criminal Procedure Tournament

Post author:Melissa Love Koenig
Post published:October 28, 2012
Post category:Marquette Law School Public

Our two moot court teams distinguished themselves at the National Criminal Procedure Tournament this weekend in San Diego. Sarah McNutt was the third place best oralist, and Matthew Hanson was the fourth place best oralist. The team consisting of Kristina Gordon and Sarah McNutt advanced to the top 16. Please congratulate team members Kristina Gordon and Sarah McNutt, advised by Professor Thomas Hammer and coached by Attorney Jennifer Severino, and Matthew Hanson and Erika Motsch, advised by Professor Susan Bay and coached by Attorneys Nick Cerwin and Chad Wozniak. Attorney Severino traveled with the teams. The competition this year included 36 teams.

Reflection on Connie Johnson

Post author:James Mumm
Post published:October 25, 2012
Post category:Marquette Law School Public

Sometimes we don’t always see the beauty of an individual rose, but I would like to take a moment to focus a little bit about a very beautiful rose, Connie Johnson, who graced the Marquette University Law School for over 33 years. Connie passed away on Friday, October 12 at the age of 82 years.

Connie was a loose-leaf filer for all the time that I worked with her. Not only did she keep the loose-leaf materials in good order, but she did so in the best possible way she could. Additionally, she developed a means for filing recently released Wisconsin Senate and Assembly materials that the library received, and she developed the process for maintaining the replaced pages for the Wisconsin Administrative Code.

She worked with many students and staff, explaining the intricacies of loose-leaf filing and advocating for the disabled in the law library. Among her accomplishments, she authored the book, Filer’s Guide for Loose-Leaf Services in a Law Library (Z 675 .L2 J65 1979).

While some may have viewed Connie as having a gruff exterior, much of that was due to her disabilities, which she neither hid nor flaunted. She was outspoken when it came to care for people who had disabilities, and was quick to explain the practical nature of helping people.

Presidential, Senate Races in Wisconsin Are Tied, New Poll Results Show

Post author:Alan J. Borsuk
Post published:October 17, 2012
Post category:Marquette Law School Political Processes & Rhetoric Public

Changing opinions, particularly among voters who label themselves independents, and the impact of campaign events – especially the first presidential debate – have brought both the presidential and US Senate races in Wisconsin to dead ties, according to results of a new round of the Marquette Law School Poll released Wednesday.

Both races are now pure toss-ups, said Professor Charles Franklin, director of the poll and visiting professor of law and public policy at the Law School.

In poll results four weeks ago, Democratic President Barack Obama led by 14 points over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Two weeks ago, Obama was up by 11 points. But in polling done Oct. 11 to 14 – just ahead of the second presidential debate – Obama was favored by 49% and Romney by 48%, effectively a tie.

Franklin pointed to the impact of the presidential debate in Denver as a central factor. Obama’s performance in that debate was widely panned. “Rarely has a debate produced such a large movement in the polls,” Franklin said.