Janine Geske, Marquette trustee and retired distinguished professor of law, was credited for her work on restorative justice. She has described her efforts as “transform(ing) future lawyers by exposing them to issues of poverty and violence and then teaching them how to become servant leaders in their legal careers.”
Story appeared in the National Catholic Reporter, June 4, 2021
Nearly 160 members of the Class of 2021 graduated from Marquette Law School and are celebrating their final steps to becoming lawyers in Wisconsin.
Story appeared on the State Bar of Wisconsin, May 28, 2021
Alan Borsuk, senior fellow in law and public policy, wrote about the temperament of education policy discussions. Borsuk wrote, “Are we really maintaining our efforts to improve education when we fight (like this), with so much focus on defeating our opponents and so little serious deliberation on what it takes to support good schools?”
Story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 28, 2021
Prof. Scott Idleman, professor of law at Marquette University Law School, commented on a lawsuit filed against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot over her new interview policy of granting one-on-one interviews only with reporters of color. “I think it’s pretty straightforward, you can’t do this,” Idleman said. “While there may be a compelling interest in what you might want to call equitable access to politicians, you can’t achieve it by using a color-based or race-based rule so long as there is even one less discriminatory, race-neutral alternative available.”
Story appeared on Courthouse News Service, May 27, 2021
Prof. Edward Fallone, associate professor of law at Marquette University Law School, spoke about the impact of the changed makeup of the Supreme Court since former President Donald Trump’s time in office. “I don’t really think realistically that there is much that the Democrats can do about the court,” Fallone said. “The conservative majority is going to be emboldened next term.”
Story appeared in The Guardian, May 23, 2021
Prof. Megan Morrisey, adjunct professor of law and clinical coordinator of Milwaukee Justice Center’s Mobile Legal Clinic, spoke about the significance of the Mobile Legal Clinic — a project between Marquette Law School and the Milwaukee Bar Association that brings Milwaukee Justice Center services to the community. “A lot of the clients that we assist in the clinic, they have not only been impacted by a felony or even a misdemeanor conviction for years — often, it’s decades, and it’s often due to a nonviolent offense, a drug offense, potentially, and a case that they have long served the time that was ever allocated,” Morrisey said. “None of the cases that we help or assist on really were ever meant to be life sentences.”
Story appeared in the Shepherd Express, May 14, 2021
Prof. Joseph Kearney, dean and professor of law at Marquette Law School, discussed the new book he co-wrote, "Lakefront: Public Trust and Private Rights in Chicago."
Prof. Ralph Anzivino, professor of law, discussed the uncertain projections for the retail industry for a “return to normal.” Anzivino said it’s likely that routines of the pandemic have shifted consumer shopping habits in more lasting ways. “I think a lot of people dealing with this pandemic have established their buying patterns,” Anzivino said. “People are already accustomed to what’s been going on. There may be a modest or a tiny change, but I don’t see anything big.”
Story appeared on Women’s Wear Daily, May 14, 2021
John Johnson, research fellow in the Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education, was mentioned for his research on Milwaukee Fire Department ambulance response times. Johnson found that the department’s response times for the city’s northwest side have lagged behind other areas of the city during the first four months of 2021.
Story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 7, 2021
Janine Geske, Marquette Trustee and retired distinguished professor of law, was featured in a documentary that looks at restorative justice in a Milwaukee case in a movie that will make its local debut at the 2021 Milwaukee Film Festival.
Story appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 6, 2021
