Faculty News - Part 35

Michael E. Solimine / Nov. 2013

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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 cited.

Respecting State Courts: The Inevitability of Judicial Federalism (1999) (with James L. Walker), in Alden Anderson, Comment, The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Hacking Into the Authorization Debate, 53 Jurimetrics J. 447 (2013);
The Quiet Revolution in Personal Jurisdiction, 73 Tulane L. Rev. 1 (1998), in Ian J. Drake, Tort Reform and American Political Economy, 2011 Proc. Ohio Acad. Hist. 29 [published in 2013];
Due Process and En Banc Decisionmaking, 48 Ariz. L. Rev. 325 (2006), in Jeremy D. Horowitz, Not Taking “No” for an Answer: An Empirical Assessment of Dissents from Denial of Rehearing En Banc, 102 Geo. L.J. 59 (2013);
Ideology and En Banc Review, 67 N.C. L. Rev. 29 (1988), in Jeremy D. Horowitz, Not Taking “No” for an Answer: An Empirical Assessment of Dissents from Denial of Rehearing En Banc, 102 Geo. L.J. 59 (2013);
Supreme Court Monitoring of the United States Courts of Appeals En Banc, 9 Sup. Ct. Econ. Rev. 171 (2001), in Jeremy D. Horowitz, Not Taking “No” for an Answer: An Empirical Assessment of Dissents from Denial of Rehearing En Banc, 102 Geo. L.J. 59 (2013); and
Forum-Selection Clauses and the Privatization of Procedure, 25 Cornell Int’l L.J. 51 (1992), in Aaron D. Simowitz, A U.S. Perspective on Forum Shopping, Ethical Obligations, and International Commercial Arbitration, in Forum Shopping in the International Commercial Arbitration Context (Sellier European Law Publishers, Franco Ferrari, ed., 2013).

Sandra F. Sperino / Nov. 2013

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Sandra presented her article “Let’s Pretend Title VII is a Tort” at a symposium sponsored by the Ohio State Law Journal. The symposium, titled “Torts and Civil Rights Law: Migration and Conflict,” explored the theoretical and doctrinal affinities and clashes between tort and anti-discrimination law, while fostering dialogue between tort and anti-discrimination scholars. Sandra served as a faculty advisor for the event with Professor Martha Chamallas from Ohio State.

Sandra provided a continuing legal education seminar about recent employment discrimination cases at an event sponsored by the University of Cincinnati College of Law Alumni Association. She also discussed recent developments in employment discrimination law with UC students through UC Law’s Student Legal Education Committee (SLEC) Brown Bag Series.

Timothy K. Armstrong / Oct. 2013

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In October, two of Tim’s articles were cited:

Digital Rights Management and the Process of Fair Use, 20 Harv. J.L. & Tech. 49 (2006), in Gregory Capobianco, Student Author, Rethinking Redigi: How a Characteristics-Based Test Advances the “Digital First Sale” Doctrine Debate, 35 Cardozo L. Rev. 391 (2013), and
Shrinking the Commons: Termination of Copyright Licenses and Transfers for the Benefit of the Public, 47 Harv. J. on Legis. 359 (2010), in Clark D. Asay, A Case for the Public Domain, 74 Ohio St. L.J. 753 (2013).

Marianna Brown Bettman / Oct. 2013

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Marianna blogged prolifically in October on her blog Legally Speaking Ohio, where she covered the following topics:

Oral Argument Preview and Analyses
- Definition of “cohabitation” in a domestic violence offense, in State v. McGlothan
- Determination of domicile, in Spaeth v. State Automobile Mutual Ins. Co.
- Determination of whether unvested military retirement benefits marital property subject to division in a divorce, in Christen M. Daniel v. Sean M. Daniel
- Retroactive application of Ohio’s construction statute of repose, in Oaktree Condominium Association, Inc. v. The Hallmark Building Company
- Personal jurisdiction by imputation to the insured of conduct of the insurance company, in
  
  Estate of Timothy Oeding et. al. v. David Fraley dba Fraley Trucking,
Analyses of Merit Decisions
- Numerous and varied medical malpractice issues, in Moretz v. Muakassa, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4656
- Constitutional challenge to the 10-day advance notice for public employees for picketing, in Mahoning Edn. Ass’n. of Dev. Disabilities v. State Emp. Relations Bd., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4654
- Whether a gubernatorial pardon guarantees the sealing of a record of conviction, in State v. Boykin, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4582.
- Inclusion of non-monetary benefits in the calculation of child support obligation, in
  
  Morrow v. Becker Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4542
- Immunity for a doctor employed by the Ohio State University Medical Center, in
  
  Ries v. Ohio State Univ. Med. Ctr., Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4545
- Ohio’s recreational user immunity statute- Pauley v. Circleville, Slip Opinion No. 2013-Ohio-4541

In her monthly Legally Speaking column in The American Israelite, she published “Heavy Sledding.”

Finally, In and around UC Law and Cincinnati, Marianna helped Ohio Justice and Policy Center staff member Rickell Howard prepare for an argument in a section 1983 case in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, attended the UC Loyalty lunch for continuous givers to UC. and along with Prof Janet Moore, organized a panel, “The Death Penalty: Death is Different,” which was co-sponsored by the Judge-in-Residence Program.

Barbara Black / Oct. 2013

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Several of Barbara’s articles were cited in October:

Economic Suicide: The Collision of Ethics and Risk in Securities Law, 64 U. Pitt. L. Rev. 483 (2003), in F. Stephen Knippenberg, Re-Purposing Dram Shop Law to Subordinate the Claims of Reckless Bartenders of Credit Drunks: In Bankruptcy, This One Should Be on the House, 52 U. Louisville L. Rev. 39 (2013);
Making It Up as They Go Along: The Role of Law in Securities Arbitration, 23 Cardozo L. Rev. 991 (2002), in Sarah Rudolph Cole, The Federalization of Consumer Arbitration: Possible Solutions, 2013 U. Chi. Legal F. 271 (2013); and
The Irony of Securities Arbitration Today: Why Do Brokerage Firms Need Judicial Protection?, 72 U. Cin. L. Rev. 415, 433 (2003), in Sarah Rudolph Cole, The Federalization of Consumer Arbitration: Possible Solutions, 2013 U. Chi. Legal F. 271 (2013).

A. Christopher Bryant / Oct. 2013

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On October 15, Chris participated in a Federalist Society debate, held in room 118, with Ken Klukowskion whether the Affordable Care Act contraception mandate violated the First Amendment or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

On October 18 & 19, Chris, along with the other members of the 2013-14 Faculty Appointments Committee (which Chris chairs), interviewed 26 candidates at the Association of American Law Schools Faculty Recruiting Conference in Washington, D.C.

On October 30, I taught a mock class as part of Miami University’s Law Day in Oxford, Ohio.

Also, several of Chris’ articles were cited in October:

Powers Reserved for the People and the States: A History of the Ninth and Tenth Amendments (2006), in Brielle Hunt, Student Author, Federalism as a Preventive Measure: Avoiding State Enforcement of Federal Anti-Gun Legislation in 2013, 17 Rich. J.L. & Pub. Int. 53 (2013);
Reading the Law in the Office of Calvin Fletcher: The Apprenticeship System and the Practice of Law in Frontier Indiana, 1 Nev. L.J. 19 (2001), in Charles J. Crimmins, Teaching the Constitution: An American Tradition, 90 Denv. U. L. Rev. 1003 (2013); and
Remanding to Congress: The Supreme Court’s New “On the Record” Constitutional Review of Federal Statutes, 86 Cornell L. Rev. 328 (2001), in David Parker, Student Author, Policing Procedure Before Substance: Reforming Judicial Review of the Factual Predicates to Legislation, 99 Va. L. Rev. 1327 (2013).

Jacob Katz Cogan / Oct. 2013

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In October, Jaocb’s article, Remanding to Congress: The Supreme Court’s New “On the Record” Constitutional Review of Federal Statutes, 86 Cornell L. Rev. 328 (2001), was cited in David Parker, Student Author, Policing Procedure Before Substance: Reforming Judicial Review of the Factual Predicates to Legislation, 99 Va. L. Rev. 1327 (2013).

Mark A. Godsey / Oct. 2013

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Two of Mark’s articles were cited in October:

Going Home to Stay: A Review of Collateral Consequences of Conviction, Post-Incarceration Employment, and Recidivism in Ohio, 36 U. Tol. L. Rev. 525 (2005), in John P. Gross, What Matters More: A Day in Jail or a Criminal Conviction?, 22 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 55 (2013); and
Miranda’s Final Frontier–The International Arena: A Critical Analysis of United States v. Bin Laden, and a Proposal for a New Miranda Exception Abroad, 51 Duke L.J. 1703 (2002), in Anthony Gray, The Right to Silence: Using American and European Law to Protect a Fundamental Right, 16 New Crim. L. Rev. 527 (2013).

Bert B. Lockwood / Oct. 2013

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On October 18 & 19, Bert, 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.