Yolanda Vázquez / Summer 2018

Professor Vázquez spoke at the 2018 Law and Society Annual Meeting, Deportation and Detention Beyond Borders in Toronto, Canada.

Professor Vázquez presented at The Impact of Removal from the U.S. on Guatemala and Its Nationals, 2018 SNX in Antigua, Guatemala.

On August 23, Professor Vázquez will present as part of the faculty for Cook County Public Defender Office’s “Indigent Defense Three Days in a Nutshell 2018” event.

In November, Professor Vázquez will present at the 2018 annual meeting of the Association for Humanist Sociology (AHS) in Detroit.

In November, Professor Vázquez will present at the Immigration Law Forum: Civil Rights Behind Bars at the University of Minnesota Law School.

Verna L. Williams / Summer 2018

On May 23, Dean Williams’s expert opinion was cited in an article, “No One Knows If The President Can Be Indicted” by The Atlantic.

Dean Williams was interviewed by the “Top Law Schools” website. The interview can be found at http://www.top-law-schools.com/interview-with-verna-williams-interim-dean-and-nippert-professor-of-law-the-university-of-cincinnati-college-of-law.html.

Jennifer Bergeron / Spring 2018

Professor Bergeron was selected as a 2018 Goldman Prize winner for teaching.

On March 28, Professor Bergeron appeared in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas with Ohio Innocence Project client Ru-El Sailor when the prosecutor’s office agreed to vacate his conviction after he spent 15 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

On May 18, Professor Bergeron will appear on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition with Ohio Innocence Project exoneree Dean Gillispie to discuss OIP.

A. Christopher Bryant / Spring 2018

Professor Bryant’s article written with Kim Breedon, The Brand vs. the Man: Considering a Constructive Trust as a Remedy for President Trump’s Alleged Violations of the Foreign Emoluments Clause, is now in print at 9 Con Law NOW 111 (2018).

Professor Bryant’s article written with Kim Breedon, How the Prohibition on “Under-Ruling” Distorts the Judicial Function (And What to Do About It), was accepted for publication in 45 Pepperdine L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2018).

Professor Bryant’s article written with Kim Breedon, Restoring Trust with Trusts: Constructive and Blind Trusts as Remedies for Presidential Violations of the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses, was accepted for publication in 11 Albany Gov’t L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2018).

Professor Bryant’s article written with Kim Breedon, Executive Privilege in a Hyper-Partisan Era, was accepted for publication in 64 Wayne L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2018).

On June 12, Professor Bryant’s article written with Kim Breedon, A Right to a Government Worthy of Trust, is to be presented at University of London’s WG Hart Legal Workshop 2018: Building a 21st Century Bill of Rights, and thereafter considered for publication as part of the conference proceedings.

On March 2, Professor Bryant, with his co-author Kim Breedon, presented, as part of a panel, “Fiduciary Standards as a Guide for Remedying Violations of the Emoluments Clauses,” at the American Constitution Society Third Annual Constitutional Law Scholars Forum, at Barry University School of Law, Orlando, FL.

On March 20, Professor Bryant, with his co-author Kim Breedon, presented a CLE, “Executive Privilege in a Hyper-Partisan Era,” at the Potter Stewart Inns of Court for the Cincinnati Bar Association.

On March 23, Professor Bryant, with his co-author Kim Breedon, presented “Executive Privilege in a Hyper-Partisan Era,” at the Levin Center Symposium: Congressional Oversight in the Twenty-first Century, at Wayne State Law School, Detroit, MI.

On March 29, Professor Bryant, with his co-author Kim Breedon, presented “Hoosier Bridesmaids: Vice Presidents from the ‘Crossroads of America’,” at the Indiana Law Review Symposium: Indiana Vice Presidents: Significant Developments to History and the Law, at Robert McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis, IN, on March 29, 2018.

Professor Bryant and Rachel Smith facilitated a Mind-Body Group of ten law students, which met 2 hours/week for 9-week period during spring 2018 semester.

On May 2, Professor Bryant taught a mock class to pre-law students at Miami University.

On February 2 and May 11, Professor Bryant judged Ohio’s state “We The People” middle and high school finals in Columbus, OH.

On May 15, Professor Bryant will teach an OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) class session on contemporary constitutional issues.

Donald Caster / Spring 2018

On January 16, Professor Caster participated in a panel discussion on WVXU’s Cincinnati Edition about wrongful arrests. The broadcast is available at: http://wvxu.org/post/mistaken-arrest-how-local-father-trying-clear-his-name#stream/0.

On January 30, with Ohio Innocence Project staff attorney Mallorie Thomas, Professor Caster represented Michael Sutton in an evidentiary hearing regarding a motion for leave to file a new trial motion.  OIP fellows Amona Al-Refaei and Nikita Srivastava assisted in preparations for the hearing, which was in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

On February 13, with Ohio Innocence Project exonoree Dean Gillispie, Professor Caster gave a presentation about wrongful convictions and the work of OIP at the annual conference of the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education.  The conference was held at the Ohio Supreme Court building.

On February 14, with Ohio Innocence Project staff attorney Mallorie Thomas, Professor Caster represented David Rawls in an evidentiary hearing regarding the location and status of evidence sought for post-conviction DNA testing.  OIP fellows Amona Al-Refaei and Nikita Srivastava assisted in preparations for the hearing, which was in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.

On February 22, with Professor Scott Bresler (UC College of Medicine), Professor Caster presented “Mad (Forensic) Scientist and Murder: A Case of Suspected Innocence After 22 Years” to the Jurisprudence Section of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences in Seattle.

On May 4, Professor Caster spoke on wrongful convictions and post-conviction remedies at a CLE event hosted by the Tuscarawas County Bar Association in New Philadelphia, Ohio.

On May 11, with Ohio Innocence Project exonoree Evin King, Professor Caster spoke to students at Whitmer High School in Toledo, Ohio, about wrongful convictions and the work of OIP.

Mark A. Godsey / Spring 2018

The Ohio Innocence Project teamed up with the Cincinnati Opera to create an opera based on the lives of six exonorees to broaden awareness about wrongful convictions.

Professor Godsey’s book, Blind Injustice, was featured on the Television show, America’s Lawyers with Mike Popantonio, written about in The Nation, and ranked as a Favorite Book of 2017 by The Progressive.

On March 1, Professor Godsey spoke on wrongful convictions and exonerations at Ohio University, with further information available at https://www.ohio-forum.com/2018/02/innocence-wrongful-convictions-exonerations-us-criminal-justice-system/.

 

James Hart / Spring 2018

The Board of Trustees approved Jim Hart’s emeritus status. After 29 years at the College of Law and 36 years at the University of Cincinnati, Jim’s well-deserved first day of retirement is July 1st. We wish Jim all the best in the next chapter of his life and he will be missed.

Jim Hart completed a paper with Alex Zhang (head of Public Services and Lecturer in Law at the Stanford Law School Robert Crown Law Library), entitled “Sustainable and Open Access to Valuable Legal Research Information: A New Framework.”