Congratulations to Professors of the Year
First year class: Professor Denicola
Upperclass: Professor Medill
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Berger Publishes Article on Originalism's Pretenses
Professor Eric Berger recently published an article entitled “Originalism’s Pretenses”. This symposium contribution reviews recent scholarly developments in originalism and contends that originalism’s capacity to fix constitutional meaning and constrain judicial decision making is overstated in both Continue reading…
Frank Joins Panel to Stop Violence Against Women
In February Professor Alan Frank spoke as part of One Billion Rising for Justice 2014. The annual event continues a global call to rise up for women survivors of violence and those who love them. The event was aimed at raising awareness of issues of justice and gender violence and encouraging support for nonprofit agencies that serve survivors. Events were held across Lincoln and were free and open to the public. Continue reading…
Lepard Participates in Dissertation Defense of French Law Student
Professor Brian Lepard, a recognized expert on international human rights law and comparative law, recently participated as a member of the jury in the dissertation defense of a French law student, Hamdam Nadafi, at the Université Jean Monnet in Saint Etienne, France. Continue reading…
Schaefer Publishes Article in Orlando Sentinel
Professor Matthew Schaefer published his article entitled “Boost Space Industry: Front & Center’. With NASA concentrating on deep-space exploration and interest growing in space tourism, the commercial space industry looks ready for takeoff in the United States. Florida, still the nation's No. 1 spaceport, is well positioned to benefit. But legal problems could stall the industry's ascent in the U.S. Read more… http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-02-11/news/os-ed-front-center-space-schaefer-20140210_1_space-industry-space-tourism-space-law Continue reading…
Sheppard Publicly Active When it Comes to Patent Law
Professor Christal Sheppard argued in opposition to LB677 Nebraska Patent Abuse Prevention Act and participated in a recent Public Patent Advisory Committee meeting. Additionally, she will moderate a panel at the Eighth Circuit judicial conference this summer. Continue reading…
Zellmer co-authors book about Mississippi River tragedies
Sandra Zellmer is co-author of "Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster," a new book that uses a series of stories to show that it is misleading to call floods and other environmental catastrophes "natural." The book was published by New York University Press. Continue reading…
Idea of the Month: Just the Facts Ma'am
In the January Idea of the Month (http://lawteaching.org/ideas/#2014January), Sophie Sparrow noted that legal research and factual investigation are among the top skills lawyers need to be successful. Continue reading…
Originally published March 3, 2014 -
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