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Blogs
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Posted by David
Logan
01/28/2011 at 03:07 PM
I am very proud of the terrific faculty we have assembled at RWU Law, and this year’s hiring cycle has again yielded gold.
Next year Susan Heyman will join us to teach Business Law courses and her specialty, White Collar Crime. Susan is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor at Cardozo Law School in NYC. Susan graduated from Brandeis summa cum laude/Phi Beta Kappa, and from Cardozo Law magna cum laude/Order of the Coif, where she won the Felix Frankfurter and Samuel Belkin Awards, and served as Executive Editor of the law review.
After graduation, Susan clerked for both the Federal District...
Posted by David
Logan
01/28/2011 at 01:31 PM
RWU Law Prof Michael Yelnosky has had a long interest in open government and judicial selection. These two interests coincided recently in the decision of the office of the Rhode Island Attorney General to refuse a request by a Providence Journal reporter to review the materials submitted by candidates for judicial appointments. Defending the position was Special Assistant Attorney General Mike Field (RWU Law ‘97), the AG’s expert on open government law, who concluded in an advisory opinion that the submissions did not constitute “public records.” Yelnosky demurred,...
Posted by Library
Blog
01/28/2011 at 01:00 AM
The RWU School of Law Library staff recently said “Goodbye” to the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services and Professor of Law, Gail Winson. After serving as the law library’s director from 1993 to 2010, Ms. Winson decided it was time to retire. Ms. Winson will still continue to be involved with the law school community as Professor of Law Emeritus.
During the search for a new director, some staff changes were made. Currently, Associate Law Librarian Lucinda Harrison-Cox has been appointed Interim Director. Collection Services Librarian Stephanie Edwards has been...
Posted by Writing Specialist
Blog
01/24/2011 at 04:28 PM
Sometimes, even good words go bad with incorrect usage. For example, take the word "prevaricate," which means "to fib" as in lie through your teeth. But it has been misused in at least funny and sometimes grave ways. See the whole pinata. Wait, make that enchilada, below, taken from today's Word Tip of the Day by Bryan Garner. You can subscribe to Garner's daily email at:
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Prevaricate.
"Prevaricate" = to avoid telling the truth, esp. by equivocating; to lie -- e.g.: "Impressed by...
Posted by David
Logan
01/24/2011 at 03:44 PM
One of the great things about being the only law school in a state is the unique opportunities it presents for bringing leaders from the bench and bar to campus. Besides the annual visit of the RI Supreme Court to hear the final rounds of our flagship (Clark) Moot Court Competition and the courses taught by a distinguished Adjunct Faculty, programs often feature leaders discussing top issues facing the state, like the symposium on judicial selection.
One recent example: the top law enforcement officials in the state discussed the challenges of prosecuting white collar crime. ...
Posted by Writing Specialist
Blog
01/24/2011 at 03:14 PM
"Do you perpetrate run-on sentences?" This question begins a great entry in the legal writing blog of Professor Wayne Schiess. The answer to the question? "Probably not. And it’s not a crime. But perpetrating a run-on sentence sends a message about you: You’re less than fully literate or you don’t proofread well. In this post I’ll define terms, highlight types of run-ons, and offer suggestions for fixing them."
Run-on sentences are often construed to mean a wordy or overly lengthy sentence. But a run-on is a very specific grammar error referring to a sentence...
Posted by Library
Blog
01/21/2011 at 01:00 AM
Looking for something interesting to read other than your casebooks or study aids? Then take some time to browse the New Books Display located next to the Thurgood Marshall Law Society display case in the Law Library. The New Books Display highlights some of the Law Library’s recent acquisitions. You can check out a book from the New Books Display for three weeks. Happy Reading!
Posted by David
Logan
01/19/2011 at 01:14 PM
Sargent Shriver passed away yesterday at 95 and the media has been right to lionize a life of remarkable public service, especially his visionary work founding the Peace Corps and Head Start programs.
And, of course, there remains great interest in the Kennedy legacy almost two generations after “Camelot” in Washington (Sarge was married to Eunice Kennedy, JFK’s—and RFK’s--sister, and founder of the Special Olympics), which continued with the glamorous life of daughter Maria Shriver.
For a number of years Sarge was a partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman, my Washington DC...
Posted by David
Logan
01/18/2011 at 10:24 AM
I am always glad to report fun news about our alums and today I want to provide an update on Hala Furst, who graduated last May (and who is a former Torts student of mine). Hala, who attended the University of Minnesota undergerad, was a member of our Honors Program, and who had a great run at the School of Law, including success as a moot court advocate (not surprising given her background in theater); she even had an essay published in another law school's law review.
The latest on Hala: by special arrangement, she was recently sworn in to the Massachusetts bar by a federal judge in her...
Posted by Library
Blog
01/13/2011 at 01:00 AM
With the beginning of the Spring 2011 semester, the Law Library staff encourage you to take advantage of the various services to help you "spring into action."
Among the services are:
In-person research assistance/Ask a Librarian online chat
Interlibrary loan for items not available in the Law Library's collection
CALI lessons to reinforce concepts covered in class
Email updates to topical databases
Audio Opinions from various casebooks
Litigation Video for trial advocacy preparation
WebCatalog to locate books for course papers
Law Journal Finder to...