Keenly interested in the relationship between consumer debt and bankruptcy, Professor John Chung recently testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on proposed bankruptcy legislation regarding abusive credit card practices. A prolific author, Professor Chung’s articles cover many legal topics including bankruptcy, international law, and contracts. Academia is not alone in recognizing…, Articles, ", The Legality of Online Daily Fantasy Sports versus the Illegality of Online Poker ,", 27 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2022)., "Rethinking the Role of NGOs in an Era of Extreme Wealth Inequality: The Example of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ,", 26 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2021)., ", Nation-States and Their Operations in Planting of Malware in Other Countries: Is It Legal Under International Law,", 80 University of Pittsburgh Law Review 33 (2018)., ", Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, and Market Failure ,", 96 Oregon Law Review 441 (2018)., ", Wealth Inequality as Explained by Quantitative Easing and Law’s Inertia,", 85 UMKC Law Review 275 (2017)., ", The Role of Naval Power in the Development of Customary International Law,", 34 Quinnipiac Law Review 39 (2015)., ", Twenty Years of Impact: The Role of the Law School’s Alumni in Rhode Island History,", 19 Roger Williams University Law Review 679 (2014)(Twentieth Anniversary Edition)., "In re Qimonda AG: The Conflict Between Comity and the Public Policy Exception in Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code ,", 32 Boston University International Law Journal 89 (2014)., ", A Fundamental Flaw with UNCITRAL’s Approach to Cross-Border Secured Transactions: The Failure To Address Creditor Due Diligence Issues,", 20 American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review 557 (2012)., "Customary International Law as Explained by Status, Instead of Contract,", 37 North Carolina Journal of International Law & Commercial Regulation 609 (2012)., ", From Feudal Land Contracts to Financial Derivatives: The Treatment of Status through Specific Relief,", 29 Review of Banking & Financial Law 107 (2009)., ", Money as Simulacrum: The Legal Nature and Reality of Money ,", 5 Hastings Business Law Journal 109 (2009)., ", Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code and its Implicit Assumptions regarding the Foreign Exchange Market,", 76 Tennessee Law Review 67 (2008)., ", Promissory Estoppel and the Protection of Interpersonal Trust ,", 56 Cleveland State Law Review 37 (2008)., ", The Retrogressive Flaw of Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Lesson from Maritime Law,", 17 Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law 253 (2007)., " The New Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code: A Step Toward Erosion of National Sovereignty,", 27 Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business 89 (2006)., " The United Nations Compensation Commission and the Balancing of Rights between Individual Claimants and the Government of Iraq ,", 10 U.C.L.A. Journal of International Law & Foreign Affairs 141 (2005).,
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Professor Ellen Farwell joined Roger Williams University School of Law faculty in 2023 after teaching at New England Law | Boston, Northeastern University School of Law and Brandeis University. She previously served as Associate General Counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Professor Farwell represented the hospital in the negotiation of regional and international healthcare collaborations,…, Articles, "Time to Flip the Tables: Board Diversity and the Fiduciary Duties of Non-Profit Directors," (Forthcoming in, Temple Law Review, ) "A Real Seat at the Table: Identity Capitalism and State Law Efforts to Diversify Corporate Boards," 56, New Eng. L. Rev., 141 (2022) "Fulfilling the Promise?: When Humanitarian Obligations and Foreign Policy Goals Conflict in the United States, Book Review," 27, B.C. Third World L.J., 477 (2007)
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Professor Freamon brings a unique and impressive set of qualifications to the job. A Professor of Law Emeritus at Seton Hall Law School, he has visited on the law faculties of the University of Nairobi, Washington and Lee University, Rutgers University (Newark), and Pace University, and he has served as an adjunct faculty member at New York University School of Law for the past four years,…, Books and Book Chapters, Possessed by The Right Hand: The Problem of Slavery in Islamic Law and Muslim Cultures, (Leiden: Brill, 2019) "Slavery and Society in East Africa, Oman and the Persian Gulf," in, What is a Slave Society? The Practice of Slavery in Global Perspective, , edited by Noel Lenski and Catherine M. Cameron (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2018) "Straight, No Chaser: Slavery, Abolition and Modern Islamic Thought," in, Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, , edited by Robert Harms, David W. Blight, and Bernard K. Freamon (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013), Indian Ocean Slavery in the Age of Abolition, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013) (co-editor with Robert Harms and David W. Blight) "Slavery," in, Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought, , edited by Gerhard Bowering, Patricia Crone, and Mahan Mirza (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2012) "Definitions and Conceptions of Slave Ownership in Islamic Law," in, The Legal Understanding of Slavery: From the Historical to the Contemporary, , edited by Jean Allain (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012) "Islamic Law and Trafficking in Women and Children in the Indian Ocean World," in, Trafficking in Slavery's Wake: Law and Experience of Women and Children, , edited by Benjamin Lawrance and Richard L. Roberts (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2012) "The Emergence of a New Qur'anic Hermeneutic and the Role and Impact of Universities in West and East," in, The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a, , edited by P. Bearman, W. Heinrichs, and B. Weiss (London: I.B. Taurus, 2008) "Action Research for Justice in Newark, N.J.," in, Educating for Justice: Social Values and Legal Education, , edited by Jeremy Cooper and Louise Trubek (Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing, 1997), Evidence: Cases and Problems, , 2nd ed. (Harrison, Norcross, Ga., 1995) (with Warren D. Bracy, Ronald D. Raitt, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, and James Marshall Klebba), Articles, " Is the State Constitutional Guarantee of the Privilege of Habeas Corpus Suspended in N.J.? ", 49, Seton Hall J. Legis. & Pub. Pol'y, 75 (2025). " ABA-Mandated Instruction on Racism and Recent State Legislation Banning Such Instruction in University Classrooms: ‘Jim Crow’ Redux ", 29, Roger Williams U. L. Rev., 11 (2024). "Are the Persian Gulf City-States Slave Societies?" ,, Aeon Essays, , 2021 "Review of Jonathan A.C. Brown, Slavery and Islam" (London: Oneworld Academic, 2019) 4, Journal of Islamic Ethics, , 1-5 (2020) "Toward the Abolition of Slavery under the Aegis of Islamic Law, The Comparative Jurist,", William and Mary Law School’s International and Comparative Law Blog, , May 1, 2020, , ", ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Human Right to Freedom from Slavery under Islamic Law," 39 , Fordham International Law Journal, 245 (2015), ", Ideological Origins of Anti-Slavery Thought," 1, Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, , pp. 345-357 (2007), ", Qur’an and Antislavery," 2, Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition, , pp. 555-560 (2007) , ", Some Reflection on Post-Enlightenment Qur’anic Hermeneutics," 2006, Michigan State Law Review, 1403, ", The Origins of the Anti-Segregation Clause in the New Jersey Constitution," 35, Rutgers Law Journal, 1267 (2004), ", Martyrdom, Suicide, and the Islamic Law of War: A Short Legal History," 27, Fordham International Law Journal, 299 (2003), ", Slavery, Freedom, and the Doctrine of Consensus in Islamic Jurisprudence," 11, Harvard Human Rights Journal, 1 (1998), ", A Blueprint for a Center of Social Justice," 22, Seton Hall Law Review, 1225 (1992), ", Peer Review Physicians and the State Action Exemption: Are They Protected When They Act in Bad Faith?," 9, Preview of U.S. Supreme Court Cases, 247 (1988)., ", A Review of the Right to Die for Terminally Ill Patients," 1, Yale L. & Pol'y Rev., 80 (1982) (with Linda Mehling), ", Death with Dignity Laws: A Plea for Uniform Legislation," 5, Seton Hall Legislative Journal, 105 (1982)
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Professor Jonathan Gutoff is one of the nation’s top experts on piracy and maritime law issues. In addition to his popular courses on Administrative Law, Admiralty, Civil Procedure, and Remedies, Gutoff is a former acting director (and present faculty member) of RWU Law’s Marine Affairs Institute. His articles have appeared in top legal publications such as the Journal of Maritime Law and…, Articles, ", Attaching Domestic Assets to Remedy High Seas Pollution: Rule B and Marine Debris," 22, Roger Williams University Law Revie, w 432 (2017) "Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt:, A Split Court, Full Faith and Credit, and Federal Common Law,, ", 22 , Roger Williams University Law Review, 248 (2017) "An Examination and Consideration of: Jurisdiction and Forum Selection in International Maritime Law: Essays in Honor of Robert Force,", , 38, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerc, e 583 (2007), ", Fugitive Slaves and Ship-jumping Sailors: The Enforcement and Survival of Coerced Labor,", 9 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law, 87 (2006) , ", A Jurisdictional Prolegomenon to the Limitation of Liability Act," 32, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerc, e 203 (2001), ", The Law of Piracy in Popular Culture," 31, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 643 (2000), ", Federal Common Law and Congressional Delegation: A Reconceptualization of Admiralty," 61 , University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 367 (2000), ", Original Understandings and the Private Law Origins of the Federal Admiralty Jurisdiction: A Reply to Professor Casto," 30, Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce, 361 (1999), ", Limitation of Liability in Oil Pollution Cases: In Search of Concursus or Procedural Alternative to Concursus?," 22 , Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 331 (1998) (with Robert Force) "Admiralty, Article III, and Supreme Court Review of State Court Decisionmaking," 70 , Tulane Law Review, 2169 (1996)
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Suzanne Harrington-Steppen is the Associate Director of Pro Bono Programs and the Director of Summer Public Interest Externship Program. Suzanne received a B.A. in Political Science from Boston College and a J.D. from City University of New York School of Law. Prior to joining the Law School as the Project Coordinator for the Pro Bono Collaborative, Suzanne completed a two-year federal clerkship…, Books, Integrating Doctrine and Diversity: Inclusion and Equity in the Law School Classroom, (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2021)(with Nicole Dyszlewski, Raquel J. Gabriel, Anna Russell, and Genevieve B. Tung), Articles, "Learning from Millennials in the Legal Workspace,", Rhode Island Bar Journal, , Mar./Apr. 2019, at 23 (with Nicole P. Dyszlewski) "Don’t Do It Alone: A Community-Based, Collaborative Approach to Pro Bono," 23, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, , 323 (2010) (co-authored with Laurie Barron, et al.)
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Susan Heyman joined the Roger Williams University School of Law faculty in the fall of 2011. She had previously been at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. She graduated magna cum laude from Cardozo, where she was executive editor of Cardozo Law Review and the recipient of the Felix Frankfurter Award. She clerked for the Honorable Robert E. Cowen of the U.S. Court of Appeals for…, Articles, "Digital Realty Trust v. Somers: Whistleblowers and Corporate Retaliation," 24, Roger Williams University Law Review, 78 (2019), ", Corporate Privilege and an Individual’s Right to Defend," 85, George Washington Law Review, 1112 (2017), ", Rethinking Regulation Fair Disclosure and Corporate Free Speech," 36, Cardozo Law Review, 1099 (2015), ", The Quiet Period in a Noisy World: Rethinking Securities Regulations and Corporate Free Speech," 74, Ohio State Law Journal, 189 (2013) Book Review, "Contracts in the Real World: Stories of Popular Contracts and Why They Matter by Larry Cunningham,", Concurring Opinions, (October 17, 2012), , ", The Missing Elements of Contract Damages," 84, Temple Law Review, 119 (2011), ", Bottoms-Up: An Alternative Approach for Investigating Corporate Malfeasance," 37, American Journal of Criminal Law, 163 (2010), ", Bringing Down the Bar: Accountants Challenge Meaning of Unauthorized Practice," 21, Cardozo Law Review, 1425 (2000)
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After a successful term at Yale Law School (where she served on the Yale Law Journal, the Yale Journal of Law and Policy, and the Yale Journal of International Law), Niki Kuckes won a coveted clerkship with Judge (now Justice) Antonin Scalia. She moved on to develop a sophisticated litigation practice in Washington, D.C, where for almost two decades she focused on white collar criminal matters,…, Books, “Rewriting Grand Jury History,” in, Grand Jury 2.0, , edited by Roger Fairfax (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Press, 2011), Articles, ", Iancu v. Brunetti: Free Speech Meets Immoral and Scandalous Trademarks in the Supreme Court," 25, Roger Williams University Law Review, 80 (2020), ", Matal v. Tam: Free Speech Meets Disparaging Trademarks in the Supreme Court,, ", 23, Roger Williams University Law Review, 122 (2018), ", Designing Law School Externships That Comply with the FLSA," 21, Clinical Law Revie, w 79 (2014), ", The State of Rule 3.8: Prosecutorial Ethics Reform Since Ethics 2000," 22, Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 427 (2009), ", Civil Due Process, Criminal Due Process," 25, Yale Law and Policy Review, 1 (2006) "The Democratic Prosecutor: Explaining the Constitutional Function of the Federal Grand Jury,", , 94, Georgetown Law Journal, 1265 (2006) "The Useful, Dangerous Fiction of Grand Jury Independence,", , 41, American Criminal Law Review, 1 (2004)
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Victoria Grace Litman M.Div., J.D., LL.M. is a visiting professor at Roger Williams University School of Law, where she teaches Torts, Cannabis Law, and Psychedelics Law. She is also a Fellow in Psychedelic Law and Spirituality at Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics. Her scholarly work focuses on the intersections of tax law, religious…, Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, , Penn’s, Regulatory Review,, , Petrie-Flom Bill of Health, , and the Cato Institute’s, Regulation Magazine, . An accomplished presenter, Litman regularly speaks at major academic and policy conferences in the United States and abroad. Her recent presentations have addressed topics like psychedelic chaplaincy, cannabis tax law reform, and psychedelic religion and law. In addition to her teaching and research, Litman is a nonprofit tax lawyer specializing in tax-exempt organizations within the cannabis…, Articles, “ Facilitating the Sacred: The Role of Chaplains in Psychedelic Law and Policy ,” In , Psychedelic Intersections: 2024 Conference Anthology, February 2025, " Psychedelic Policy, Religious Freedom, and Public Safety: An Overview ,", Ohio State Journal of Criminal Law, September 2024, " What You Need to Know About Marijuana Rescheduling - Petrie-Flom Center ,", Harvard Bill of Health, May 2024, " Why We Need To Talk About Psychedelic Dispensaries ,", The Regulatory Review; Penn Regulatory Review, April 2024, ", Limiting Federal Regulation of Cannabis, ," Cato Institute, the Cato Institute, Regulation Magazine,
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David A. Logan became Dean of Roger Williams School of Law in 2003, after two decades on the faculty of Wake Forest University School of Law, where he won awards for his teaching of Torts, Media Law, and Professional Responsibility. At the end of his deanship in 2014, he was one of the nation's longest-serving deans. He has also been a visiting professor at UNC, UT-Austin, Florida State, and the…, Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman, , 455 U.S. 363 (1982), a major Supreme Court decision interpreting the Fair Housing Act. Professor Logan's publications, primarily focusing on the intersection of tort law and the First Amendment, have appeared in major journals, including the, Michigan Law Review, , the, Iowa Law Review, , and the, Virginia Law Review, . His most recent piece, “Rescuing our Democracy by Revisiting, New York Times v. Sullivan, ,” published in the, Ohio State Law Journal, in late 2020, was cited sixteen times by Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch in his 2021 opinion in, Berisha v. Lawson, . Professor Logan has served as an Advisor to the American Law Institute’s Restatement (Third) of Torts, most recently on the ALI’s Defamation and Privacy Law Project; he has also served the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools in various leadership capacities. He has won awards for his “dedication and commitment to equal justice in the law” (Rhode Island Legal…, Wall Street Journal, ,, New York Times, ,, Washington Post, , and the, Economist, ). He was born in New York City and grew up in Northern Virginia, where he excelled as a violinist and started for the first racially integrated team to win the state AAA basketball championship. He earned his BA from Bucknell, his MA from Wisconsin-Madison, and his JD from Virginia. In college, he was a varsity basketball player, head deejay on the campus radio station, and a music critic for, Rolling Stone, magazine., Books, , "Protection of Personality Rights against Invasions by the Mass Media in the United States of America,” in, The Protection of Personality Rights Against Invasions by the Mass Media, , edited by, , Helmut Kozel & Alexander Warzilek (Vienna: Springer, 2005) (with Michael D. Green), North Carolina Torts, , 2d ed. (Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press, 2004) (with Wayne A. Logan), Selected Articles, , ", Rescuing our Democracy by Revisiting, New York Times v. Sullivan,", 81, Ohio State Law Journal, 759 (2020), ", Still Standing After All These Years: Five Decades of Litigation Under the Fair Housing Act and the Supreme Court Still Can't Say for Sure Who is Protected,", 23, Roger Williams U. L. Rev., 169 (2018), ", Juries, Judges, and the Politics of Tort Reform," 83, University of Cincinnati Law Review, 903 (2015), ", When the Restatement is Not a Restatement: The Curious Case of the Flagrant Trespasser," 37, William Mitchell Law Review, 1448 (2011) (symposium on the , Restatement (3d) Torts, ), ", The Perils of Glasnost," 38, University of Toledo Law Review, 565 (2007), ", Teaching Through Tragedy," 34, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 181 (2002) "Libel Law in the Trenches: Reflections on Current Data on Libel Litigation," 86, Virginia Law Review, 503 (2001), ", All Monica, All of the Time, The 24-Hour News Cycle and the Proof of Culpability in Libel Actions," 23, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, 201 (2000), ", Upping the Ante: Curricular and Bar Exam Reform in Professional Responsibility," 56, Washington and Lee Law Review, 1023 (1999), ", Masked Media: Judges, Juries, and the Law of Surreptitious Newsgathering," 83, Iowa Law Review, 161 (1997), ", Of "Sloppy Journalism", "Corporate Tyranny", and "Mea Culpas": The Curious Case of, Moldea v. New York Times,", 37, William and Mary Law Review, 161 (1995) "The Man in the Mirror," 90, Mich L. Rev, . 1739 (1992).
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