For more information, please contact:
Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, EDUCATION, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–September 10, 2007–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach any of our experts, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, at (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
“Operation Family Secrets” Trial. After slightly more than four days deliberation, an anonymous federal jury Monday convicted Joseph “Joey the Clown” Lombardo, James Marcello, Frank Calabrese Sr., Paul “the Indian” Schiro, and Anthony “Twan” Doyle of racketeering conspiracy. In addition, Marcello was convicted of gambling charges related to his operation of an illegal video-gambling business. Both he and Lombardo were convicted of obstruction of justice, and Calabrese was convicted of extortion and bookmaking. On Tuesday, jurors will hear arguments regarding the alleged involvement of Lombardo, Marcello, Calabrese and Schiro in any of more than 18 murders – some of which occurred more than three decades ago. Doyle, a former Chicago police officer, is not accused of any murders. The anonymous jury will deliberate on the murder indictments. Professors Douglas Wm. Godfrey and Richard S. Kling are available for interviews. Professor Godfrey is a former prosecutor in the Kings County (New York) District Attorney's Office, where he served in the sex crimes and homicide bureaus. Professor Kling is a criminal defense attorney who teaches evidence and forensic sciences.
Experts are available to assist with stories related to the sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and their impact on the U.S. economy, civil liberties, the military, international relations, privacy, immigration policies, and financial markets. They can also discuss issues related to the USA Patriot Act, workplace discrimination, human rights, transportation security, electronic surveillance, and student visas.
The 50th anniversary of “The Little Rock Nine.” In September 1957, nine African-American students attempted to attend classes at the previously all-white Little Rock Central High School. The desegregation of the high school was the first phase of a “gradual integration” plan presented in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision three years earlier in Brown v. Board of Education, which prohibited racially segregated schools. Siding with the segregationists, Arkansas governor Orval Faubus deployed the state National Guard to block the black students’ access to the school. Little Rock mayor Woodrow Mann asked President Dwight D. Eisenhower to send in federal troops to protect the nine African-American students from the hundreds of protesters who gathered outside the high school. On September 24, the president sent the Army’s 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock and placed the Arkansas National Guard under federal control. Chicago-Kent Dean Harold J. Krent, the author of Presidential Powers, is available for interviews about President Eisenhower’s intervention in Little Rock.
“The Little Rock Nine” students completed the 1957-58 school year under federal protection. Ernest Green, the only senior among the group, earned his diploma in 1958. The following year, Gov. Faubus closed all public high schools in Little Rock, forcing the African-American students to take correspondence courses or go to out-of-state schools. The school board reopened the schools in the fall of 1959. Chicago-Kent experts are available to discuss the impact of Brown v. Board of Education and court-ordered efforts to desegregate schools.
Downtown Campus Events:
September 19: “MedImmune and San Disk: Seeking a License Without Getting a Lawsuit” is the topic of the fourth annual Federal Circuit Clerk Roundtable. The roundtable, composed of former Federal Circuit clerks, is a discussion of current developments in patent law. Chicago-Kent professor Timothy R. Holbrook, who served as a clerk to the Honorable Glenn L. Archer Jr., former chief judge of the Federal Circuit, will serve as moderator. Other participants include Meredith Martin Addy of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, Leonard D. Conapinski of McAndrews, Held & Malloy Ltd., Sasha D. Mayergoyz of Latham & Watkins LLP, and Michael R. Weiner of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP. The program, which begins at 3 p.m., is free and open to the public. For more information, please call (312) 906-5128.
September 20: 25th annual Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law Program. Keynote panelists John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO; Ronald J. James, assistant secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Neil Anthony Gordon McPhie, chairman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, will address the topic “My Top Five Issues in Federal Sector Labor Relations.” Chicago-Kent professor Martin H. Malin, director of the Institute for Law and the Workplace, will serve as moderator. The Honorable Dwight Lewis, EEOC supervisory administrative judge, will provide an overview of the most current developments in federal sector EEO law and practice. Workshops include “Ethical Dilemmas in the Practice of Federal Sector Labor Relations and Labor Law” and “Winning Strategies in Advocating Before the MSPB.” Sponsored by Chicago-Kent's Institute for Law and the Workplace, the program is the longest-running conference on federal sector and postal labor relations and labor law held outside of Washington, D.C. For more information, call (312) 906-5090.
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