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Twenty Years After Krieger V Law Society Of Alberta: Law Society Discipline Of Crown Prosecutors And Government Lawyers, Andrew Flavelle Martin

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Krieger v. Law Society of Alberta held that provincial and territorial law societies have disciplinary jurisdiction over Crown prosecutors for conduct outside of prosecutorial discretion. The reasoning in Krieger would also apply to government lawyers. The apparent consensus is that law societies rarely exercise that jurisdiction. But in those rare instances, what conduct do Canadian law societies discipline Crown prosecutors and government lawyers for? In this article, I canvass reported disciplinary decisions to demonstrate that, while law societies sometimes discipline Crown prosecutors for violations unique to those lawyers, they often do so for violations applicable to all lawyers — particularly …

Equal Injustice For All: High Quality Self-Representation Does Not Ensure A Matter Is “Fairly Heard”, Jona Goldschmidt

Seattle University Law Review SUpra

Self-represented litigants (SRLs) are generally less successful in court than parties with legal representation. Some access-to-justice programs view self-representation as a skill that can be taught and will lead to more success in case outcomes, but Jona Goldschmidt pushes back against this assumption. Goldschmidt argues that even high functioning, educated, and computer savvy SRLs are at a disadvantage in the courtroom when courts strictly enforce rules and do not offer reasonable accommodations.

In this Article, Goldschmidt evaluates three cases that illustrate expert SRLs’ challenges in the courtroom, and he argues that ridged rule enforcement and failure to accommodate lead to …

Dispute Settlement Under The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement: A Preliminary Assessment, Olabisi D. Akinkugbe

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) will add a new dispute settlement system to the plethora of judicial mechanisms designed to resolve trade disputes in Africa. Against the discontent of Member States and limited impact the existing highly legalized trade dispute settlement mechanisms have had on regional economic integration in Africa, this paper undertakes a preliminary assessment of the AfCFTA Dispute Settlement Mechanism (DSM). In particular, the paper situates the AfCFTA-DSM in the overall discontent and unsupportive practices of African States with highly legalized dispute settlement systems and similar WTO-Styled DSMs among other shortcomings. Notwithstanding the transplantation of …

11th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Judge Morgan Christen, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Agenda
January 24, 2020

ELEVENTH ANNUAL CHIEF JUSTICE RONALD M. GEORGE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
COURT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

5:00 p.m. WELCOME Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION Kyndal Currie (JD ‘20) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review

Alyssa Chavers (JD ‘20): Williams v. Gaye: Further Blurring the Lines Between Inspiration and Infringement

Allyson M. McCain (JD ‘21) Perez v. City of Roseville: Constitutional Protection for the Public Employee in “Matters Pertaining to Sex”

5:30 p.m. INTRODUCTION Hon. Ann C. Moorman (JD ‘87) Presiding Judge, Superior …

10th Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Judge Michelle T. Friedland, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

5:00 p.m. WELCOME — Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION —
Stephanie Nathaniel (JD 19) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review. Nicholas Joy (JD 19) Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation: The Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act Was Unveiled But Congress Still Has Work To Do.
Corey Timpson (JD 19) Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions: The Ninth Circuit Maintains Archaic View That Alcoholism is a Moral Character Flaw.

5:30 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Jennifer Babcock Associate Professor, Golden Gate University School of Law

5:40 p.m. IN CONVERSATION
Hon. Michelle T. Friedland Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth …

Ninth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With Chief Judge Sidney R. Thomas, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Agenda

February 2, 2018

NINTH ANNUAL CHIEF JUSTICE RONALD M. GEORGE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

6:00 p.m. WELCOME - Anthony Niedwiecki Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law
LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION - Jamie Cooperman (JD 18) Editor-in-Chief, Golden Gate University Law Review,
Jessica Bennett (JD 18) Reyes v. Lewis: A Missed Opportunity for Minors and Miranda,
Natalie Lakosil (JD 18) The Flores Settlement: Ripping Families Apart Under the Law,
Kenneth Seligson (JD 18) A Job for Congress: Medical Marijuana Patients' Fight for Second Amendment Rights

6:30p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Kathleen Morris Professor …

Eighth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Judicial Insights With The Honorable Carlos Bea, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

The Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series, named after legendary former Chief Justice of California Ronald M. George, shines a light on the vital role of the courts by bringing together judicial leaders to share their perspectives on critical issues facing the judiciary.

The Introduction of this year’s Survey, written by the Honorable Carlos T. Bea, discusses the history of the Ninth Circuit and Judge Bea’s experiences with the Court.

Agenda:

6:00 p.m. WELCOME – Rachel Van Cleave, Dean, Golden Gate University School of Law

LAW REVIEW INTRODUCTION –
Elizabeth Youngberg (JD 17) Editor-in- Chief, GGU Law …

Seventh Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Ggu Law Review Presents: Judicial Insights With Judge Mckeown And Justice Cuéllar, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program brochure for the Seventh Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series.

The event features the Honorable M. Margaret McKeown, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Associate Justice, California Supreme Court.

Sixth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation With Bill Suter, Erik Christensen

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program Handbook for:

Sixth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation with Bill Suter - Former Clerk for the United States Supreme Court, and former acting Judge Advocate General for the United States Army

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Second Annual Veterans Law Conference
Presented by the Law Students Veterans Coalition of Northern California

Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Veterans In The Judiciary, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program Handbook for:

October 17, 2013
Fifth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture:
Veterans in the Judiciary
Featuring: Associate Justice Ming. W. Chin, Supreme Court of California

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October 18, 2013: First Annual Veterans Law Conference
Presented by the Law Students Veterans Coalition of Northern California

Fourth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Lbgt Issues In The Judiciary, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Program for the Fourth Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture.

Interpretation And Construction In Altering Rules, Gregory Klass

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This essay is a response to Ian Ayres's, "Regulating Opt-Out: An Economic Theory of Altering Rules," 121 Yale L.J. 2032 (2012). Ayres identifies an important question: How does the law decide when parties have opted-out of a contractual default? Unfortunately, his article tells only half of the story about such altering rules. Ayres cares about rules designed to instruct parties on how to get the terms that they want. By focusing on such rules he ignores altering rules designed instead to interpret the nonlegal meaning of the parties' acts or agreement. This limited vision is characteristic of economic approaches to …

Preserving The Past In The Present For The Future: Las Vegas Chapter Of The National Bar Association Archive At The Wiener-Rogers Law Library, Jeanne Price, Rachel J. Anderson

Scholarly Works

This co-authored article documents the establishment of the Las Vegas Chapter of the National Bar Association (LVNBA) Archive in 2011 at the Wiener-Rogers Law Library at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law, which may be the first of its kind in the nation. The LVNBA archive was established in cooperation with the LVNBA, the local affiliate of the National Bar Association, which is the nation’s oldest minority bar and largest national association of over 44,000 predominately African-American lawyers, judges, professors, and law students. Materials donated by the LVNBA and its members document the role …

The Worst Supreme Court Case Ever? Identifying, Assessing, And Exploring Low Moments Of The High Court, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Third Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Chief Justices Of Color, Lisa Lomba

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

2011 Event Program.

Citizens United, Stevens And Humanitarian Law Project: First Amendment Rules And Standards In Three Acts, William D. Araiza

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

The Will Of The (Iraqi) People, Haider Ala Hamoudi

Articles

While there has been much literature on the Iraqi constitution of both the scholarly and popular media variety, attention to contemporary Iraqi judicial decisions, and in particular those of the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, has been far less pronounced. In fact, my own search has not led me to a single published law review article on the subject. There is some irony to this – it is, after all, rather difficult to address the concept of constitutionalism in any state without reference to constitutional praxis, and the judiciary is, at the very least, an integral participant in that praxis. I …

Second Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Women Chief Justices

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

Invitation and List of Sponsors for 2010.

First Annual Chief Justice Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture: Access To Justice In Times Of Fiscal Crisis

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

The Inaugural Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture address delivered by The Honorable Ronald M. George, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California on the theme of "Access to Justice in Times of Fiscal Crisis."

How (Not) To Think Like A Punisher, Alice Ristroph

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Inaugural Lecture Invitation And Brochure, Golden Gate University School Of Law

Ronald M. George Distinguished Lecture Series

No abstract provided.

Queer Lockdown: Coming To Terms With The Ongoing Criminalization Of Lgbtq Communities, Ann Cammett

Scholarly Works

The criminal justice system exacts a toll on some Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities. The experience of living in poverty and the concomitant exposure to a variety of governmental systems puts all poor, but especially LGBTQ low-income people of color, at risk of incarceration. What typically goes unexamined are the myriad ways that LGBTQ people are drawn into and experience the carceral system because of sexual identities and expression. This negative effect surfaces at every conceivable level: the marginalization and subsequent criminalization of queer youth; anti-gay bias in the judicial system; the rerouting of domestic violence cases …

Only Skin Deep: The Cost Of Partisan Politics On Minority Diversity Of The Federal Bench: Why Care Whether Judges Look “Like America” If, Because Of Politics, A “Voice Of Color” Has Become A “Whisper Of Color”?, Sylvia R. Lazos

Scholarly Works

This article explores the difficulties encountered in diversifying the federal bench and why the partisanship of the confirmation process decreases the diversity of viewpoints on the bench. Presidents value diversity in nominating judges. While Bill Clinton and George W. Bush had very contrasting political styles and judicial philosophies, the judges appointed by these two presidents now account for almost 80% of the current active federal minority judges. There has been progress in the area of descriptive diversity; currently 18% of the active federal bench is made up of minority judges according to data compiled from the Judicial Center. However, there …

Some Thoughts On Herb Johnson's Favorite Court, R. Kent Newmyer

Faculty Articles and Papers

No abstract provided.

Jewish Law: Deciphering The Code By Global Process And Analogy, Donna Litman

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Does A Diverse Judiciary Attain A Rule Of Law That Is Inclusive? What Grutter V. Bollinger Has To Say About Diversity On The Bench, Sylvia R. Lazos

Scholarly Works

Race matters, but judges and courts have failed to fashion a rule of law that is inclusive of all racial perspectives and realities in the United States. The reason for this dismal performance lies in how predominantly White judges, and therefore courts, conceptualize race. This article illustrates this proposition by analyzing the Rehnquist Court's race relations jurisprudence in three Supreme Court decisions handed down in 2003: Grutter v. Bollinger,Gratz v. Bollinger,and Georgia v. Ashcroft.Even as the United States Supreme Court entered increasingly complex areas of race relations, the Court continued to apply a simplistic concept of how race functions. The …

Aliens In Our Midst Post-9/11: Legislating Outsider-Ness Within The Borders, Sylvia R. Lazos, Raquel E. Aldana

Scholarly Works

Three recent books written by Professors Bill Ong Hing, Kevin R. Johnson, and Victor C. Romero provide skillfully crafted roadmaps with which to understand the key emerging issues that will shape immigration law well into the next decade: the relationship of immigration control to national security. This Review captures the insights provided by these three authors to examine the restrictive laws and policies aimed at noncitizens in the name of national security as highlighted by the current efforts to federalize driver’s licenses. As this Review explains, these three books map the current antagonistic attitudes towards noncitizens post 9/11, and serve …

The William S. Boyd School Of Law Juvenile Justice Clinic, Mary E. Berkheiser

Scholarly Works

This article reviews the work of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at the William S. Boyd School of Law.

Democracy And Inclusion: The Role Of The Judge In A Pluralist Polity, Sylvia R. Lazos

Scholarly Works

The Supreme Court plays a critical role in resolving clashes between majority and minority interests and perspectives. The Equal Protection Clause, and at times the Due Process Clause, have become key vehicles for considering the most problematic intergroup conflicts that divide our society. Prior to this article, the Court heard cases dealing with affirmative action in government procurement programs, legislative districts designed to increase minority representation, state sponsored male-only military schooling, and a state constitutional amendment that would have proscribed antidiscrimination legislation protecting gay men and lesbians. While the Court declined to challenge California's anti-affirmative action referendum (Proposition 209) and …

Judicial Review Of Initiatives And Referendums In Which Majorities Vote On Minorities’ Citizenship, Sylvia R. Lazos

Scholarly Works

In this Article, Professor Lazos examines initiatives and referendums in which a majority is in a position to vote on the content of a minority's democratic civic standing. Case law fails to set forth a single test for judicial review; consequently, doctrinal and theoretical coherence in this area is nonexistent. Professor Lazos proposes a test that takes into account social dynamics and focuses on the impact of these measures. First, she examines outcomes over the last three decades of approximately eighty such initiatives and referendums, from the anti-integration movement of the sixties to today's ideological and cultural versions, such as …