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Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251
ADVISORY TO PRODUCERS, COLUMNISTS, AND ASSIGNMENT, LEGAL, PLANNING, INTERNATIONAL, BUSINESS, ARTS, CITY DESK, FEATURES AND DAYBOOK EDITORS
CHICAGO–June 1, 2009–Chicago-Kent College of Law and Stuart School of Business have experts available to discuss current issues. To reach experts on IIT's Downtown Campus, call Gwen Osborne, director of public affairs, (312) 906-5251. Press releases and earlier advisories are available on our Web site: www.kentlaw.edu/news/advisory.
Sonia Sotomayor, judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. She currently is making courtesy calls on members of the Senate, who will vote on her confirmation. Judge Sotomayor, 54, was appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush and was named to the federal appellate bench in 1997 by President Bill Clinton. Chicago-Kent has experts available for interviews.
- Constitutional scholar and Distinguished Professor Sheldon H. Nahmod can discuss the legacy of Justice Souter, who, he says, "in many ways has been the conscience of the court."
- Professor Carolyn Shapiro, whose scholarly interests include the federal courts, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer.
- Dean Harold J. Krent, the author of Presidential Powers (New York University Press 2005), can discuss the appointment process, separation of powers, and constitutional and judicial philosophies.
As a district court judge, Judge Sotomayor issued a ruling that ended the 232-day Major League Baseball strike in 1995. The labor dispute, which lasted from August 12, 1994, to April 2, 1995, led to the cancellation of more than 900 games--including the 1994 post season and the World Series. Judge Sotomayor said the strike "placed the entire concept of collective bargaining on trial" and ruled that team owners had not bargained in good faith. Siding with the players' union, she said the owners had no right to unilaterally eliminate the free-agent system and end salary arbitration while bargaining was ongoing. As a result of her preliminary injunction, the striking players agreed to play ball for the 1995 season under the provisions of the old contract while both sides continued to negotiate. The league appealed her decision, which was upheld by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Adjunct professor and sports attorney Eldon L. Ham is available for interviews about the 1994 baseball strike and Judge Sotomayor's decision. Professor Ham is the author of Larceny & Old Leather: The Mischievous Legacy Of Major League Baseball (Academy Chicago Publishers 2005).
Has General Motors' bankruptcy cast a pall over the automakers' sponsorship of sporting events? Although GM last year canceled its endorsement deal with Tiger Woods, the automaker will continue its interest in golf through its sponsorship of the Buick Open and Buick Invitational golf tournaments. Stuart School of Business Professor Joel D. Goldhar, an expert on branding issues, is available for interviews about the impact of bankruptcy on the GM brand. Also available is Chicago-Kent adjunct professor Eldon L. Ham, who can discuss the historical relationship between sports and corporate America.
The California Supreme Court, in a 6-1 decision, last week upheld the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state ban on same-sex marriages, which passed in the November 2008 election by a 52-48 margin. In a unanimous ruling, the justices said that the approximately 18,000 same-sex couples who were married in California prior to the passage of Proposition 8 are still married under state law, but that no new same-sex marriages will be recognized. Adjunct professor Vincent Samar, who teaches courses on sexual orientation and the law, is available for interviews.
"You Took Away My Flag: A Musical About Kosovo," by Chicago-Kent Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr., is scheduled to open June 12 at Chicago's Strawdog Theatre. (See below.) For years, Professor Perritt has focused his efforts on political, social and economic issues in the Balkans. In 1998, he established Operation Kosovo, an initiative designed to help build a model democracy, rule of law and a market economy in the country. In April of 2004, Professor Perritt convened a symposium of international scholars and policymakers at Chicago-Kent to discuss final status negotiations mandated by U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244, which authorized U.N. intervention in Kosovo. Last year, Professor Perritt was instrumental in the establishment of a special graduate law study program co-sponsored by Chicago-Kent and American University in Kosovo. He is the author of Kosovo Liberation Army: The Inside Story of an Insurgency (University of Illinois Press 2008) and The Road to Independence for Kosovo: A Chronicle of the Ahtisaari Plan (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming). Professor Perritt has also released two musical CDs: "Wind Will Fill the Sails" (2007) and "They Have to Be Watching You" (2008).
Downtown Campus Events
June 5: 28th annual Conference on Not-For-Profit Organizations. This one-day seminar is designed for experienced attorneys, accountants, not-for-profit executives and staff, and board members. The conference features a comprehensive program at a mid-to-advanced level of discussion on most current developments in taxation, legislation and regulation of nonprofits. Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call (312) 906-5090 or visit www.kentlaw.edu/depts/cle.
June 12: "You Took Away My Flag: A Musical About Kosovo" by Chicago-Kent Professor Henry H. Perritt, Jr., will premiere at the Strawdog Theatre, 3829 North Broadway, in Chicago. The play is a story of the interethnic relationship between an Albanian woman and a Serbian man, set to music against a backdrop of Kosovo's struggle for independence. Performances also are scheduled for June 13, 19 and 20. Tickets are available on the musical's Web page: www.youtookawaymyflag.com.
June 15: "Preventing Genocide: A Blueprint for U.S. Policymakers" is the topic of a program presented in cooperation with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Chicago-Kent College of Law, the United States Institute of Peace, and the United Nations Association of USA, Greater Chicago Chapter. Presenters include Chicago-Kent Professor Bartram S. Brown, co-director of the program in International and Comparative Law; David J. Scheffer, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues and currently Mayer Brown/Robert A. Helman Professor of Law and director Northwestern University School of Law's Center for International Human Rights; John Heffernan, director of the Genocide Prevention Initiative, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum; and Lawrence Woocher, senior program officer at the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, United States Institute of Peace. The program, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the 10th floor event room, is free and open to the public. However, reservations are required. For more information or to R.S.V.P., please contact Marek Posard at mposard@kentlaw.edu or (312) 906-5134.
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