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11/21/2008
Nov. 21

A WAKR-AM story notes retired Judge Jane Bond has been appointed by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to the University's Board of Trustees. Electronic text is not available.   The West Side Leader ran an item on the Geoffrey Hazard lecture in its education column. Electronic text is not available.

11/20/2008
Nov. 20

A WAKR-AM story notes the Akron Law trial team was the runner-up at the recent Buffalo/Niagara National Criminal Trial Tournament. Electronic text is not available. . A PR-Inside site story notes the team also participated in the annual National Civil Trial Competition in California. The text for this story is available here . This story was picked up by three sites nationwide. Akron Law was briefly mentioned in a Buffalo News story about the Buffalo-Niagara Trial Tournament.

11/19/2008
Akron Law Trial Team is Runner-up in National Competition

Akron, Ohio, Nov. 19, 2008 - The University of Akron School of Law trial team had another strong performance at the recent Buffalo/Niagara National Criminal Trial Tournament in Buffalo, NY. The team, comprised of student advocates Steve Fannin, Ashley Faris, Theresa Bratton and Nick Dodosh finished in second place. They defeated five opponents in the preliminary, quarterfinal and semifinal rounds before a narrow loss to Duquesne. The team was coached by 2005 Akron Law graduates Stephanie Adams and Rami Awadallah.

11/19/2008
Nov. 19

Akron Legal News ran items on Akron Law's bar exam success and the Geoffrey Hazard lecture. Electronic text is not available.

11/18/2008
Nov. 18

Akron Legal News ran a front-page story on Bob Kahrl from Jones Day giving a public lecture at the law school. Electronic text is not available.

11/17/2008
Nov. 17

Akron Legal News ran a feature about the bar exam and listed the students who passed. Electronic text is not available.
  Jeannette White, friend of Akron Law and wife of The Honorable Harold White ('52) passed away. Her obituary ran in the Akron Beacon Journal and can be found here .

11/17/2008
November 17, 2008

Adjunct professor Larry Tucker's article, Disappearing Ink: The Emerging Duty to Remove Invalid Policy Provisions, will be published in Volume 42 of the Akron Law Review. Larry received five offers of publication for this article, which is his LLM thesis from his program just completed in 2008 at the University of Connecticut School of Law.

11/13/2008
Nov. 13

Akron Legal News ran a feature on Akron Law students Brian Dodez and Kenneth Jacobson. Dodez and Jacobson took home top honors at the 2008 Landskroner Competition. Professor Dana Cole and Adjunct Professor Bill Rickett were also mentioned in the article. Electronic text is not available.

11/10/2008
November 10, 2008

Jay Dratler wrote and published a short on-line article (see http://works.bepress.com/jay_dratler/16/) entitled "Bush v. Boumediene: the Court is Back" (posted June 22, 2008). Dick Aynes joined as a party amicus and helped edit an Amicus Brief by Professors of Law (Aynes, Michael Kent Curtis of Wake Forest and William W. Van Alstyne of Duke) on the history of the privileges or immunities clause of the fourteenth amendment in Nordyke vs. King, pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit. Dick Aynes agreed to write a 4,500 word essay on Chief Justice Burger for Milestones Documents of American Leaders: Exploring the Primary Sources of Notable Americans (forthcoming 2009)  

11/6/2008
Nov. 6

The Akron Legal News ran previews of both the Geoffrey Hazard lecture and the IP Seminar on Patents and Copyrights. Electronic text is not available.
  West Side Leader had a brief item on Akron Law students receiving top honors at the 2008 Landskroner competition. Electronic text is not available.

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