On April 7, Chris gave comments at a UC Law Federalist Society event at which Professor Patrick Garry, of the University of South Dakota School of Law, discussed his book An Entrenched Legacy: How the New Deal Constitutional Revolution Continues to … Continue reading →
Michael was a drafter of and signatory to amicus curiae briefs of law professors in recent Ohio Supreme Court (ProgressOhio v. JobsOhio) and U.S. Supreme Court (Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc.) decisions. In each case a majority … Continue reading →
Michael’s article, The Fall and Rise of Specialized Federal Constitutional Courts, will be published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. Several of Michael’s articles were cited. Shoring Up Article III: Legislative Court Doctrine in the Post-CFTC v. … Continue reading →
Michael’s article, The Solicitor General Unbound: Amicus Curiae Activism and Deference in the Supreme Court, 45 Ariz. St. L.J. 1183 (2013), was highlighted in the Academic Round-Up section of the Scotusblog on January 28, 2014. MIchael was a signatory to … Continue reading →
On November 14, Michael testified before the Judicial Branch and Administration Committee of the Ohio Constitution Modernization Commission, on the topic of selection and election of state judges in Ohio. One of MIchael’s books and several of his articles were … Continue reading →
On October 18 & 19, Michael, along with the other members of the 2013-14 Faculty Appointments Committee, interviewed 26 candidates at the Association of American Law Schools Faculty Recruiting Conference in Washington, D.C. MIchael’s article, Deregulating Voluntary Dismissals, 36 U. Mich. … Continue reading →
Michael presented his paper, “The Fall and Rise of Specialized Federal Constitutional Courts” at a faculty workshop at the University of Dayton School of Law on September 11. Several of his articles were cited. State Judicial Elections and the Limits … Continue reading →
Over the summer, Michael helped draft and was a signatory to an amicus curiae brief of Ohio law professors filed in the case of ProgressOhio v. JobsOhio, currently pending in the Ohio Supreme Court (No. 2012-1272). The case concerns whether … Continue reading →
In April, Marianna presented a Continuing Judicial Education Lecture in Columbus on “The Top Ten Cases of the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012,” to a group of retired Ohio judges. Marianna also arranged a meeting between two staffers from the … Continue reading →
Several of Michael’s articles were cited: Judicial Influence: A Citation Analysis of Federal Courts of Appeals Judges, 27 J. Legal Stud. 271 (1998)(with William M. Landes & Lawrence Lessig), in Ryan C. Black & James F. Spriggs II, The Citation … Continue reading →