General

Senior Staff meeting

Holiday reception for Law faculty and staff - details to follow

In honor of Constitution Day, please join C|M|LAW and Cleveland State University for a premier showing of the film, The Constitution Project: Search and Seizure,* which features Mapp v. Ohio, a landmark U.S. Supreme Court Fourth Amendment case that originated in the Cleveland area.

After the film, Professor Jonathan Witmer-Rich will lead a discussion about the exclusionary rule: what should happen when the police illegally invade someone's privacy in violation of the Fourth Amendment? He will discuss the history of the exclusionary rule, describe the continued debate about the wisdom of excluding reliable evidence in a criminal trial, and then lead the audience in a discussion of that debate.

A reception in the law school atrium will follow the program.

*This film is a project of the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and it will not be officially released until Constitution Day 2012.

CLE Materials:

1. Pizzi
2. Bloom & Fentin
3. California v. Cahan
4. Mapp v. Ohio

National Advisory Council Meeting. By invitation only.

Ohio Civil Rights Commission will hold a hearing in C|M|LAW’s Moot Court Room. The meeting is open to the public and students are particularly encouraged to attend. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a question and answer session with the attendees. The hearing itself will begin at 10 a.m. and will last approximately two hours. Two cases will be heard -- one regarding a housing discrimination issue involving alleged discrimination by a landlord against families with children and the other concerning an allegation of wrongful termination due to unlawful retaliation against an employee.

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission enforces state laws against discrimination in employment, public accommodations, housing, credit and higher education on the bases of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, ancestry or familial status.

Jamgochian is the Director of Health Policy for United Way Worldwide, where he serves as the lead health expert on its public policy team, working with its more than 1,200 state and local affiliates to help improve the health of all Americans. He previously served as the Director of Congressional and State Relations at the American Pharmacists Association working to expand patient access to pharmaceutical care services. He also worked to help enact mental health parity legislation during his tenure at the American Psychological Association. Jamgochian received his Juris Doctor from the Catholic University, Columbus School of Law and a Master of Laws in Global Health Law from the Georgetown University Law Center.

This free event is open to the public.

Visit the atrium for the LIVE WELL BE WELL Fair. Pet the therapy dogs, get a massage, work with a trainer or nutritionist, have your blood pressure checked and enjoy other opportunities to reduce stress and promote a healthier you. Lots of food, prizes and fun!

Sponsored by Student Affairs and Academic Support in cooperation with the Taskforce on Mental Health of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. 

Screening of "Vincent Who" Documentary - Mentorship Kick-off Reception sponsored by the Asian Pacific Islander Law Student Association.

Celebrate the grand opening of C|M|LAW's Trial courtroom-the most technologically advanced simulated learning courtroom in any Ohio law school. See demonstrations of state-of-the-art courtrooom technology as we debut this exciting resource - one that will help give our students extraordinary practical skills as well as provide a resource for the legal community.

Join us as we salute the achievements of our C|M|LAW faculty:

Distinguished Chairs and Professorships

Dena S. Davis, James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law
Patricia J. Falk , Charles R. Emrick Jr.-Calfee Halter & Griswold Professor of Law
Lolita Buckner Inniss, Joseph C. Hostetler-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law

Recent Books
Susan J. Becker, Lloyd Snyder (and Jack Guttenberg), The Law of Professional Conduct in Ohio, 2009-2010 (Lexis-Nexis)

Phyllis L. Crocker, co-author on Katz & Giannelli, Criminal Law (3rd ed. 2009) (Baldwin Ohio Practice Series)

Dena S. Davis, Genetic Dilemmas: Reproductive Technology, Parental Choices, and Children’s Futures (2nd ed. 2009)

Browne Lewis, The Inheritance Rights of Children in the United States: Cases and Materials (2010, Carolina Academic Press)

Karin Mika (with Terri LeClerq), Guide to Legal Writing Style (5th ed. 2011)

Kevin O’Neill (with Howard Katz) Strategies and Techniques of Law School Teaching (2009 Aspen)

Alan C. Weinstein (and Brian Blaesser), Federal Land Use Law & Litigation (Thomson/West 2010)

CSU Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award (2010)
Susan J. Becker

CMLAA Stapleton Award
Peter Garlock, 2010
Lloyd Snyder, 2011

University System of Ohio Faculty Innovator Award
Jonathan P. Witmer-Rich

Promotions

to Associate Professor of Law, with Tenure:
Michael Borden
Browne Lewis

to Professor of Law:
Lolita Buckner Inniss