Professor Mario Mainero has been selected as the 2014 St. Thomas More Society Attorney of the Year for the Orange County chapter. This honor will be conferred at the annual Red Mass at 6 p.m. on October 6th at the Holy Family Cathedral in Orange. The Red Mass is celebrated annually by the Catholic Church
Professor Denis Binder’s article “Looking Back to the Future: The Curmudgeon’s Guide to the Future of Environmental Law” was recently published in the Akron Law Review (Volume 46, Number 4, 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “The enactment of NEPA on January 1, 1970 and the inaugural Earth Day on April 22, 1970 signaled an
Professor Michael Bazyler published his new book Forgotten Trials of the Holocaust with NYU Press. The book will be available in October 2014. Excerpt: “In the wake of the Second World War, how were the Allies to respond to the enormous crime of the Holocaust? Even in an ideal world, it would have been
Professor Deepa Badrinarayana’s article “Trading up Kyoto: A Proposal to Amend the Protocol” was published in the Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review (Volume 41, Number 1, pp. 1-61, 2014). Excerpt from the abstract: “This is the first of two Articles that analyze the dynamic and complex relation between international trade law and the
Associate Dean Donald Kochan’s article “The ‘Reason-Giving’ Lawyer: An Ethical, Practical, and Pedagogical Perspective” was recently published in The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics (Volume XXVI, Number 2, Spring 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “Whether as a matter of duty, ethics, or utility, lawyers give reasons for their actions all the time. In the
Professor Nancy Schultz’s article “Law and Negotiation: Necessary Partners or Strange Bedfellows?” was recently published in the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (Volume 15, Number 1, 2013). Excerpt from the abstract: “How important is legal authority to the negotiation process? Scholars have discussed this issue and law students argue about it in negotiations classes.
After receiving an invitation from Fowler Law alumni and twin brothers Turki Alshaalan (LL.M. ‘13) and Thamer Alshaalan (LL.M. ‘13), Professor David Dowling visited Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The brothers wanted Professor Dowling to visit their home country and speak to the law schools in Riyadh about mediation and dispute resolution. Professor Dowling visited King Saud
Professor Lawrence Rosenthal’s article “ Binary Searches and the Central Meaning of the Fourth Amendment ” was published in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal (Volume 22, No. 881, 2014). Excerpt from the abstract: “Fourth Amendment jurisprudence is frequently accused of doctrinal incoherence. A primary reason is the persistence of two competing
Professor Kenneth Stahl’s article “ Local Government, ‘One Person, One Vote’, and the Jewish Question ” was published in the Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review (CR–CL) (Volume 49, Page 1-58, 2014). Excerpt from the abstract: “Enlightenment thinkers were transfixed by ‘the Jewish Question’ – how to incorporate the manifestly unassimilated Jewish
Professor Kenneth Stahl’s article “ Reliance in Land Use Law ” was published in the Brigham Young University Law Review (Volume 2013, Issue 4, Rev. 949, 2014). Excerpt from the abstract: “For generations, Americans have tapped their life savings and assumed huge amounts of debt in order to achieve the American dream of owning