Marquette Lawyer Magazine

Summer 2025 Full Version Roots of the Living Tree— The Hon. Suzanne Côté, justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, uses Marquette Law School’s Hallows Lecture to describe how matching respect for the letter of the law with an understanding of changing times is centra l to constitutional interpretation in Canada. Can Tax Policy Help Us Control Artificial Intelligence? — The University of Michigan Law School’s Professor Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, a leading international expert in tax law, suggests in Marquette Law School’s Boden Lecture that incentives created through taxation could play valuable roles in limiting problems created by AI. The Boundaries of Law and Politics — While disputes over Wisconsin’s legislative maps have a long history, the last few years have brought especially intense political and legal battles, as John D. Johnson of Marquette Law School’s Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education details. From Conversation to Dream to Idea to Reality — A program helping incarcerated people get college degrees has its local roots in a 2013 public program at Marquette Law School, the subsequent dedication of a Marquette lawyer, and the engagement of faculty in the Klingler College of Arts and Sciences. In Search of Humbler—and Wiser—Judgments — In a new book published by Cambridge University Press, Chad M. Oldfather, professor of law at Marquette University, considers how we might increase the number of judges and, more broadly, lawyers who demonstrate the best traits of the legal profession. Good Neighbors— New leadership, improved programs, and better facilities for the Church of the Gesu, the Marquette University College of Nursing, and Marquette’s Haggerty Art Museum are making the neighborhood around the Law School’s Eckstein Hall more vibrant. From the Dean University and Law School News The “Underdog” Rise of Marquette’s President Kimo Ah Yun Embodying the Vision of Jesuit Education — A recognition of John G. Novotny A New Venue for Kindling the Fire for Lawyers to Serve Others — John T. Chisholm, former Milwaukee County District Attorney, joins the Law School as senior lecturer Class Notes Back Cover	View the Interactive Version
Fall 2024 Full Version Team Player – A career and personal profile of Greg Heller, a key leader of the Atlanta Braves In Appreciation of President Michael R. Lovell – Professor David A. Strifling takes up Marquette University’s water initiatives to reflect on an aspect of its late president’s legacy Is Generative AI Doomed? In the 2024 Nies Lecture on Intellectual Property, Eric Goldman paints a challenging path ahead for generative AI Lubar Center Report — K–12 Education Policy Are There Any Solutions to the Problems? Long-time education journalist Alan J. Borsuk describes how large-scale, top-down initiatives have rarely brought much success in education policy and suggests elements that might be missing or underemphasized in such efforts Six others offer thoughts on Borsuk’s essay: Thomas Toch, Robert Pondiscio, Robert Lowe, Mike Gousha, Howard Fuller, and Sarah Carr Struggling to Read, Struggling to Find Help Sarah Carr reports how, for adults who were not taught to read well as children, life presents daily obstacles and a shortage of opportunities to learn From the Podium Judge Pamela Pepper discusses the importance of those who were first Judge Cynthia Davis considers the legacy of the law review experience Professor James T. Gray recollects the National Sports Law Institute’s early years Judge William C. Griesbach praises two servants of the law, George Burnett and Jim Sickel Dean Joseph D. Kearney offers some observations on Jesuit education, the law, and commerce Law School News Profiles of three new faculty members: Rebecca Donaldson, Sarah Fox, and Zoe Robinson Marquette lawyers honored at annual alumni awards ceremony: Julie Ebert, Marvin Bynum, Kerri Cebula, Greg Heller Chief Judge Albert Diaz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit addresses law students at graduation Two students win the Jenkins Moot Court Competition before a three-judge panel Back Cover
Summer 2024 Full Version Wylie Aitken’s Winning Performance Army of Survivors: How Victim Impact Statements in the Larry Nassar Sentencing Promoted Justice Deploying Our Secret Weapon: Drawing More Women and Underrepresented Minorities into Inventing and Patenting Of Chameleons and ESG: The Debate over Corporate Social Responsibility Watch Out: A Story About the Proliferation of Doorbell Videos and Private Surveillance Devices All-American Tort Law: Reflections About Tort Law’s Past—and Possible Future From the Dean Class Notes Back Cover	View the Interactive Version
Fall 2023 Full Version Chief Norman Wants Your Trust Complexity & Contradiction in American Law An Assessment of Democracy in the Criminal Justice System Eviction—So Simple, So Complex, So Human A Glimpse into a Challenging Area of Practice (Medical Malpractice) From the Dean Law School News Two Professors, Christine Chabot and Jason Reinecke, Join the Law School Faculty Maha Jweied, CEO of the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice, Spoke at the Law School’s Posner Pro Bono Exchange The Law School’s Summer Youth Initiative Helped Put Four Students on the Path to Marquette Law School Class Notes Back Cover
Summer 2023 Full Version Can We Get to a Better Internet? Can Common-Carrier Principles Make for a Better Internet? Responses to the Boden Lecture Seeking Dignity and Connectedness in the Digital World Great Appreciation, Great Anticipation Acting in the Best Interests of Client and “King” Unretiring Thoughts from a Retiring Criminal Defense Lawyer The Rise and Impact of Corporate Landlords From the Dean Class Notes Back Cover	View the Interactive Version