Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

Cuba- The Spanish-Cuban-American War – Who Knew?

Post author:Andrea K. Schneider
Post published:January 27, 2016
Post category:International Law & Diplomacy Marquette Law School Public

(cross-posted from www.indisputably.org)

On our very first night in Cuba, we went to dinner at the famous Hotel Nacional. The Hotel is gorgeous on a bluff overlooking the water, old, majestic, and impressive. Here is a picture of all of us in the ballroom. Everyone famous who has visited Cuba, comes to the Hotel and there are even pictures all around of the famous visitors (including a larger than life portrait of Hugo Chavez, not something that we are going to see here in the U.S.) But the thing that really struck me was in the garden next to several old cannons.
(And here is a picture from the garden.) Cuba-hotel nacional

In commemoration of a battle, the plaque referred to the Spanish-Cuban-American War. I knew of no such thing.

After a Six-Year “Break,” Feingold Makes His Case for Returning to the Senate

Post author:Alan J. Borsuk
Post published:January 26, 2016
Post category:Political Processes & Rhetoric Public Speakers at Marquette

“The people of this state told me to take a break.”

But Russ Feingold wants the break to end, and he used an “On the Issues with Mike Gousha” program at Marquette Law School on Tuesday to convey his enthusiasm for winning a race for a United States Senate seat that is shaping up as one of the most significant in the country this year.

Feingold served as a Democrat in the Senate for 18 years before being defeated in 2010 by a Republican candidate who was then a newcomer to politics, Ron Johnson. This year’s race is slated to be a re-match between the two. The two differ sharply on a wide range of issues and the outcome could be a key to which party holds a majority in the Senate, come 2017.

Feingold conveyed to a capacity audience in the Appellate Courtroom of Eckstein Hall not only his enthusiasm for returning to office, but the consistency of his positions over the years, with a few adjustments and tweaks as he positions himself for the campaign.

Professor Ghiardi

Post author:Matthew J. Mitten
Post published:January 25, 2016
Post category:Marquette Law School Public

Head and shoulders portrait of Law School professor James Ghiardi. I remember Professor Jim Ghiardi with great fondness and respect. Jim was very welcoming to me when I joined the Marquette law faculty as the director of the National Sports Law Institute in 1999, and he made significant contributions to the development of the NSLI (and our Sports Law program) as a longtime member of its Board of Advisors and one of its strongest supporters. I always appreciated his periodic visits to my office to offer advice and suggestions about building their quality and reputations, which he conveyed with a big smile and a twinkle in his eye. He’s one of the pillars that established a solid foundation for the NSLI and our Sports Law program as well as Marquette Law School. May he rest in peace while his memory continues to inspire us.