Archive for February, 2008
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Stop by Room 302 tomorrow (Thursday, February 28) anytime between 12:15 – 2:00. John Stiles from the Admission and Financial Aid Office will be available to answer your questions as they relate to applying for financial aid for next year.
With Federal Perkins Loan funds limited each year, the university requests you submit your FAFSA by March 1 to ensure maximum eligibility.
If you cannot come by tomorrow, you may call, email or stop by the office anytime during normal business hours. The University One-Stop Center is also available to assist you.
http://www.onestop.uc.edu/
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Many of you are aware that William J. Butler is visiting the law school in the first week of March, and he will be speaking to the Con Law classes about domestic civil rights issues. You may not be aware of Mr. Butler’s notable accomplishments in international law as well. Mr. Butler has served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Jurists and convened the meeting which led to the drafting of the Princeton Principles of Universal Jurisdiction. Please see the biographical sketch at the end of this email for more information on the background of the distinguished guest.
Mr. Butler has kindly agreed to speak to the International Law Society on the topic of the Military Commissions Act and I would like to invite all students to join us at 12:15 in room 302 on Monday, March 3. This event has been organized with the help of the Urban Morgan Institute, which is also providing lunch of an exciting non-pizza variety, but the room we have been provided is somewhat small so you may want to come early as it is expected to fill up fast.
I am also attaching a short paper on legal issues relating to the Military Commissions Acts (written by Butler’s son) for those who would like more information on the topic.
Hope to see you there!
ILSA Exec.
Biographical Sketch:
With his contributions spanning over half a century, William J. Butler’s name has become synonymous with Human Rights. After his ship was sunk in the Normandy invasion, William Butler met Jane Hays, a volunteer at the center where he was recuperating, and they married shortly thereafter. Ms. Hays’ father, the noted civil rights attorney, Arthur Garfield Hays, was to have an enormous, life-long influence on the young William Butler.
William Butler completed his studies at Harvard University in 1946, and three years later received his law degree from New York University. Immediately after law school, he served as Staff Counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union, where he worked closely with Roger Baldwin, the organization’s founder. Over the course of a distinguished legal career, Mr. Butler twice argued and won landmark civil rights cases before the United States Supreme Court (Engel v. Vitale (1962), “the school prayer case,” and Kent v. Dulles (1958), “the passport case”), and represented Sarah Lawrence University before the United States Senate’s Jenner Committee formed to conduct an inquiry into governmental loyalty.
Since 1977, Mr. Butler convened annual meetings of the principal human rights officials of Western governments to discuss issues of common concern. As a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, he is best known for his long association with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), where he has served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, and as President of the American Association of the International Commission of Jurists. On behalf of the ICJ, he led human rights missions to Iran, the Philippines, Guatemala, Palau, South Africa, and Uruguay, and he represented the ICJ at the United Nations Social Summit in Copenhagen and the Rome Conference establishing a permanent International Criminal Court. Recently, Mr. Butler served as an ICJ Observer at the Pinochet hearings before the House of Lords and represented the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights at the trial of Kurdish leader Ocalan in Turkey. In 2000, Mr. Butler was named as the High Commissioner’s Special Regional Advisor on Human Rights for North America. In 2001, he convened a worldwide meeting of experts which resulted in the issuance of The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction.
William Butler has served on many other distinguished boards and committees, among them the Urban Affairs Commission of the American Jewish Congress, the New York civil Liberties Union, the International League for Human Rights, the League to Abolish Capital Punishment, and the human rights committee of the World Peace through Law Center in Geneva. He is the founder of the Center for the Independence of Lawyers and Judges. Mr. Butler’s impact on the academic world includes co-founding the Arthur Garfield Hays Civil Liberties Program at New York University Law School, and founding the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
Throughout his career, William J. Butler has epitomized the traits of the quintessential human rights lawyer-courage, creativity, and tenacity. It was in recognition of these traits that the Urban Morgan Institute established the William J. Butler Human Rights Medal, the first of which was awarded to Mary Bourke Robinson, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, on March 9, 2000. On November 10, 2001, the second Butler medal was awarded to four of the major contributors to the creation of the International Criminal Court which came into force on the sixtieth state ratification, in April 2002: Hans Corell, Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations; M. Cherif Bassiouni, chairman of the drafting committee, Philippe Kirsch, chairman of the committee of the whole; and William Pace, convenor of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Coalition for the International Criminal Court.
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
The time has come for the annual House Divided event. This year all proceeds are going to benefit the Freestore Foodbank since they typically experience a post-holidays donation rut. The event will take place at Mac’s, which is a nice place to eat, drink, and debate the issues of the day. Tuesday, March 4th is the date. 7:00 PM would be the time to show up.
For those unfamiliar with the House Divided event, I offer the following rundown:
1. You buy a ticket at the table in the cafeteria (Times for sales will be sent out shortly) for $3.00 identifying yourself as a Democrat or Republican by getting either a red or blue ticket (my sincere apologies to anyone currently attempting to revive the Whig party).
OR
2. You ride the proverbial fence by purchasing an independant ticket of a neutral color.
3. You come to Mac’s at around 7:00 to 7:30 tuesday night, which is the night of the Ohio primary. You turn your ticket in to see which party has gained more support. (You also can let it be known who you voted for earlier in the day if you so choose. (A poll is being taken)
4. You enjoy a few hours of free beer or soda, and eat pretty good food watching the primary results come in, while engaging in the lively political discourse that makes this country so great.
5. You relish the chance of winning one of numerous fabulous door prizes.
6. you support a great charity just from buying a ticket and showing up.
RECAP:
-buy ticket for $3.00
-come out Tuesday, March 4, to Mac’s for event
-support a charity and your party affiliation
Hope to see you all there,
Law Dems / Law Republicans
Oh yeah, the Law Dems have won bragging rights the last two years, so this should be an incentive to either:
-continue the trend of meaningful progression, or,
-put an end to this liberal nonsense.
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
The Hooding Auction is Thursday, February 21st at the Law School in Room 114!!!
Food and Booze- 6:30pm ’til the kegs run out
Silent Auction- 7-8:30pm
Live Auction- begins at 7:30pm
Come ready to bid!!
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
Dr. Beverly Lyman of Thompson and Hine will be joining us this Thursday, February 21st in 100B at 12:15!!
While Dr. Lyman is a practicing Patent Attorney, she will be focusing on Copyright and Trademark Issues/Current Events and the practical application of ALL Intellectual Property, Licensing. For all of you looking for a job, she will also be on hand to discuss some of her past experiences as a former hiring partner at Wood, Herron, & Evans, including what she looked for in a potential employee.
On a personal note, I am currently taking her Licensing Class, and she is a phenomenal speaker. She has been practicing in this area for quite along time and has a huge amount of personal knowledge and experience that all of you will benefit from hearing! She also knows probably every IP attorney in the city of Cincinnati and has supplied me with multiple connections, so she is definitely an attorney worth meeting.
LUNCH WILL BE PROVIDED - But I don’t have time this week to make it from scratch again (Sorry guys - maybe the next meeting)
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
This is targeted towards the students that have already had some exposure to IP issues. Ken Germain, a renowned attorney in TM law both in the Cincinnati community and beyond, is coming to give us a presentation on the use of ADR in trademark disputes. This is a presentation he will be giving to real live, grown up attorneys later this year. It’s really a huge deal that he was able to fit us into his schedule.
Professor Germain was an adjunct prof at UC for about 18 years and helped kickstart our IP program (also, he taught Professor Krafte).
I’ve attached a copy of presentation outline. Use of ADR in Trademark Disputes Presentation.
Please read it over before the presentation. We really want to impress this guy 
The event will be March 6th at 12:20 room 100B.
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Thursday, February 14th, 2008
The Black Law Students Association invites everyone to attend a panel discussion to be held on Monday, February 18th in Room 118 at 12:15. Lunch will be provided. The Panel Discussion is in collaboration with the Freedom Center Journal. Our panelist are members of the Freedom Center Journal and have examined several aspects of race and America through there work on the Freedom Center Journal. The panelist will be Antonio Mazzaro, Damaris Del Valle, and Brandon Craig.
Antonio will discuss the book FROM LYNCH MOBS TO THE KILLING STATE: RACE AND THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA, by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Austin Sarat (eds). Antonio will discussion the connection between race and the death penalty that has played a role in American history. Additionally he will address the different viewpoints expressed with the book and how they interconnect.
Damaris will discuss the book Racism without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States, by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva. Damaris will explore how the book addresses the nature and components of post-civil rights racial ideology.
Brandon will discuss the book Discrimination By Default: How Racism Becomes Routine, by Lu-In Wang. Brandon will focus on how the book addresses man discriminatory practices that have become masked in the patterns of of “normal” and “reasonable” conduct.
Please come with questions and ideas. We welcome all students to this education experience and look forward to addressing some of the racial topics that often go overlooked. If you have any questions please contact Brandon Craig at craigbr@email.uc.edu.
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
Today, UC College of Law Black Law Student Association (BLSA) will kickoff its celebration of Black History Month. BLSA has selected events this year with the goal of celebrating Black History Month in both an entertaining and informative manner. It should go without saying that ALL events are free and open to ALL Law Students, but I am saying it anyway and encourage everyone to participate. So without further ado, I am pleased to announce this year’s events for Black History Month!
Today, Feb. 4, 10 am - 4:00 pm: Hoxworth Blood Drive @ the lawn between the Law School and Blegen Library
Today, Feb. 4, Noon – 1:00 pm: Ice Cream & Cake Social @ Cafeteria
Tue., Feb. 12, 8:30 am – 10:30 am: Storytime @ Fairview Elementary School
Wed., Feb. 13, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Spades Card Tournament @ Cafeteria
Mon., Feb. 18, noon – 1:00 pm: Student Panel Discussion: “Contemporary Topics in Freedom and Civil Rights”
Mon., Feb. 18, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: BLSA Movie Night: “The Hurricane” (Denzel Washington) w/ afterword by Professor William Jackson (African & African American Studies) @ Tangeman University Center (Rm 220)
Tues., Feb. 26, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Black History Jeopardy @ Rm 118
Thurs., Feb 28, Noon – 1:00 pm: BHM Speaker – Mr. William Mallory, Sr.: “Fixing the Bench: A Discussion of Mallory v. Eyrich and The Impact of Judicial Decisions on Minorities”
Fri., Feb. 29, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Wine & Cheese Tasting @ College of Law atrium
Stay tuned throughout the month for further details concerning specific events or email me at bakerpk@email.uc.edu for further information.
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
UC Law Government/Public Interest Job Fair
Wednesday February 20, 2008
College of Law Atrium
3:00 - 5:00pm
Looking for a public interest job in Greater Cincinnati? How about a volunteer opportunity during the school year?
The Center for Professional Development invites you to participate in the UC Law Government/Public Interest Job Fair. Over 25 regional public interest and government employers will be on campus to meet with interested UC law students in a job fair format. This is an excellent opportunity for 1L and 2L students looking to connect with employers interested in summer interns and volunteers as well as volunteer opportunities during the school year. Both paid and unpaid opportunities are available. This is also an opportunity for 3L students to meet with prospective post grad employers as well.
Early Registration:
RSVP by Friday, February 15, 2008 to cpdlaw@uc.edu. Please indicate your name and year in the email. If interest is high, we might have to limit the number of students participating, so register early!
A list of employers will be provided at the Summer Public Interest Fellowship Meeting which will be held on Thursday, February 14th, in Room 118 (12:15pm) All 1L and 2L students interested in obtaining a SPIF grant should attend this informational meeting and pick up an application.
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