Stories and Press Releases

Toledo Law student’s article on Great Lakes Compact receives statewide award
May 3, 2012

Supreme Court of Ohio appoints Pizzimenti to Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure
April 30, 2012

Toledo Law researchers outline legal tools for battling harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie
April 29, 2012

Distinguished IP lawyer to speak at law commencement
April 24, 2012

Professor Susan Martyn named Distinguished University Professor
April 19, 2012

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Toledo Law in the News

CBSsports.com: Legal expert: Union may be fighting losing battle in bounty grievances - May 4, 2012 - According to the NFL players' union, Commissioner Roger Goodell did not have authority to suspend four players involved in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. Geoffrey Rapp, Harold A. Anderson Professor of Law and Values, weighed in with the reasons he disagrees.

PublicSectorInc.org: Online Debate - Are Dues Check-Off and Agency Shop in the Public Interest? – April 23, 2012 – Joseph E. Slater, the Eugene N. Balk Professor of Law and Values, examined arguments for and against "dues check-off" and "agency shop" legal provisions that benefit public-sector unions in a debate with Daniel DiSalvo, a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute's Center for State and Local Leadership and an assistant professor of political science at The City College of New York.

Library of Law and Liberty: Law, Race, and Equality – April 9, 2012 – Professor Lee J. Strang’s review of Richard Thompson Ford’s book “Rights Gone Wrong: How Law Corrupts the Struggle for Equality” was published online by the Library of Law and Liberty.

Toledo Blade: Hague ‘court of last resort,’ SNAP chief says, Filing is topic at UT panel discussion – April 3, 2012 – A complaint submitted to the International Criminal Court in The Hague requesting an investigation of the Vatican for crimes against humanity was the subject of two April 2 panel discussions titled “Child Sexual Violence by Clergy: Is the Vatican Accountable under International Law?” at Toledo Law.

Toledo Blade: Will plague of toxic algae accelerate a focus on Lake Erie? – April 3, 2012 – Best practices and legal tools to combat harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie were the focus of two workshops, on March 16 in Toledo and March 30 in Columbus, sponsored by Toledo Law and Ohio Sea Grant. Workshop materials.

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Faculty Presentations

April 23, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, Panel, “Religious Liberty, Government Regulations and Catholic Health Care: A Look at Current Issues and Future Challenges,” Lourdes University.

April 13, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, “Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Originalism’s Normative Foundation in Human Flourishing,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

April 13, 2012 – Rebecca E. Zietlow, “Popular Originalism? The Tea Party and Constitutional Theory,” Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Chicago, Illinois.

April 9, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, Debate, “Originalism as Means of Constitutional Interpretation,” Saint Louis University School of Law.

March 30, 2012 – Rebecca E. Zietlow, “Theorizing Economic Rights for Women,” Indiana Journal of Law & Social Equality Symposium, Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

March 29, 2012 – Geoffrey Rapp, “Harry Potter and the Law,” UT Carlson Library.

March 28, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, “Protecting Individual Liberty through Constitutional Interpretation: Originalism, Natural Rights, and Human Flourishing,” McMaster Symposium Keynote Address, Defiance College.

March 28, 2012 – Joseph E. Slater, “The Assault on Collective Bargaining Rights in the Public Sector,” Rush McKnight Labor Law Lecture, Case Western Reserve University School of Law.

March 23, 2012 – Nicole B. Porter, “Disability and Gender: The Common Bond and Diverse Experiences of Individuals with Disabilities and Employees with Caregiving Responsibilities,” Rebranding Disability Rights Law Symposium, University of California Berkeley School of Law.

March 9, 2012 – Geoffrey Rapp, “States of Pay: Emerging Trends in Whistleblower Bounty Legislation,” Citizen Employees: Whistleblowers and Other Employees Acting in the Public Interest Conference, South Texas College of Law.

March 2, 2012 – Geoffrey Rapp, DePaul Journal of Sports Law “Money & Sports: Economic Realities of Being an Athlete” Symposium, DePaul University College of Law.

April 20, 2012 – William M. Richman, “New and Illegitimate Certiorari Jurisdiction of the Circuit Courts,” The Good, The Bad, and the 2012 U.S. Supreme Court Term CLE sponsored by the Federal Bar Association, Northern District of Ohio Chapter, and the Toledo Bar Association, Toledo, Ohio.  

February 26, 2012 – Robert S. Salem, “Addressing the Increasing Prevalence of Discrimination against Aging Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender People,” Equality Toledo, Maumee, Ohio.

February 24, 2012 – Nicole B. Porter, “Women, Unions, and Negotiation,” Labor Law Symposium 2012: Democracy and the Workplace, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law.

February 24, 2012 – Rebecca E. Zietlow, “Democratic Constitutionalism and the Affordable Care Act,” Whose Constitution? Popular Constitutionalism and the 2012 Election Conference, Roger Williams University School of Law.

February 17, 2012 – Benjamin G. Davis, “Transcending Borders,” Black Law Students’ Association of Canada 21st Annual Conference, University of Windsor Law School, Windsor, Canada.

February 17, 2012 – Joseph E. Slater, “ADR: From 1919 to the Present,” Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Annual Symposium: The Role of ADR Mechanisms in Public Sector Labor Disputes: What Is at Stake, Where We Can Improve & How We Can Learn from the Private Sector, Ohio Union, Columbus, Ohio.

February 15, 2012 – Robert S. Salem, “Marriage Equality in the Context of the Larger Gay Rights Movement,” Bowling Green State University Firelands College.

February 8, 2012 – Benjamin G. Davis, “Sexual Violence against Children by Clergy: Is the Vatican Legally Accountable? Panel”, Harvard Law School.

January 30, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, “Originalism and the Challenge of Change,” Creighton University School of Law.

January 27, 2012 – Joseph E. Slater, “State Legislators Target Public Sector Labor Rights:Where Are We Today?” 2012 Midwinter Meeting ABA State & Local Government Bargaining & Employment Law Committee, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

January 27, 2012 – Rebecca E. Zietlow, “James Ashley's Thirteenth Amendment,” Thirteenth Amendment: Meaning, Enforcement, and Contemporary Implication Symposium, Columbia Law School.

January 27, 2012 – Benjamin G. Davis, “Indefensible: A Reference for Prosecuting Torture and Other Felonies Committed by US Officials Following September 11th” Release Event. American University Washington College of Law.

January 26, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, “Originalism and the Problem of Nonoriginalist Precedent,” Northwestern University Law School.

January 25, 2012 – Lee J. Strang, “Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism,” University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

January 14, 2012 – Susan R. Martyn, “Twenty Years of Legal Ethics: Back to the Future?” Twentieth Annual London MCLE Fair, London, England.