Faculty and Staff News
Paula Abrams
Edward Brunet Professor of Law
Presentations
Supreme Court Review (panel). American Constitution Society Supreme Court Review/Preview, Portland, Oregon. October 10, 2014.
Michael Blumm
Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
Presentations
“The Federal Public Trust Doctrine and Public Access to Oswego Lake: Two Law Professors’ Amicus Briefs.” Public Trust Doctrine Symposium, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. April 10, 2015.
Publications
Natural Resources Law: Private Rights and the Public Interest. West Publishing (forthcoming 2015). With Eric T. Freyfogle and Blake Hudson.
“The Struggle Over the Columbia River Gorge: Establishing and Governing the Nation’s Largest Scenic Area.” Washington Journal of Environmental Law and Policy (forthcoming 2015). With Nathan J. Baker ’00.
“The Public Trust Doctrine and Public Access to an Allegedly Private Navigable Lake: A Law Professors’ Amicus Brief.” Filed with the Oregon Court of Appeals July 1, 2014, published February 10, 2015.
“The Federal Public Trust Doctrine: Misinterpreting Justice Kennedy and Illinois Central.” 45 Envtl. L. Vol. 2 (January 23, 2015). With Lynn S. Schaffer LLM ’15.
“Salmon Are Flourishing Because of Judge’s Orders.” The Oregonian, November 8, 2014.
“The Federal Public Trust Doctrine: A Law Professors’ Amicus Brief.” November 6, 2014. With Lynn Schaffer LLM ’15.
“Federal Wildlands Policy in the Twenty-First Century: What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been,” 25 Colo. Nat. Res., Energy, and Envtl. L. Rev. 1 (2014). With Andrew Erickson ’13.
John A. Bogdanski
Douglas K. Newell Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
Publications
“‘See No Evil’ Defense Has Its Limits.” 42 Corporate Taxation 24 (March/April 2015).
“Treating Foreign Students at U.S. Colleges as Residents” (letter to the editor). 146 Tax Notes 1159 (March 2, 2015).
Bill Chin ’94
Professor of Lawyering
Appointments and Service
Member of the planning team and speaker at the unveiling ceremony for the Oregon State Bar’s Diversity and Inclusion Story Wall. Oregon State Bar, Tigard, Oregon. November 2014.
Presentations
Measure 88 Safe Roads (panel). Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, Warner Pacific College, Portland, Oregon. September 20, 2014.
Some Exclusionary Policies and Practices Pertaining to Asian Americans in Oregon’s History (CLE). Echoes of Inequality: A History of Oregon’s Exclusionary Laws, Oregon State Bar, Tigard, Oregon. September 12, 2014.
Natasha Dolezal ’06
Director, Animal Law LLM Degree Program
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Monique Balas for “Oregon Bill Could Help Endangered Animals in Africa.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, April 10, 2015.
Interviewed and provided photography for “Hunted to Extinction.” The Lewis & Clark Chronicle, fall 2014.
Presentations
“What Can We Do to Protect Animals Overseas?” Animal Law Conference: Animal Law in a Changing Environment: Finding Common Ground, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. October 19, 2014. With Clinical Professor of Law and Animal Law Clinic Director Kathy Hessler.
Henry Drummonds
Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Organizer for the 2015 Lewis & Clark Law School Forum: Secrets, Poaching, Loyalty, and Liberty. Lewis & Clark Law School. November 1, 2014, through September 12, 2015.
Susan Felstiner BA ’88, JD ’94
Assistant Clinical Law Professor
Appointments and Service
Consultant to deans, administration, faculty, and community members starting a small business legal clinic. La Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, sede Bucaramanga (The Law School of the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia in Bucarramanga, Colombia). August 2014.
Member of the 2015 Transactional Clinical Conference Planning Committee. June 1, 2014, through April 24, 2015.
Presentations
Working With Nontraditional Business Clients, Uncovering Assumptions and Breaking Down Stereotypes (CLE). Oregon State Bar Pro Bono Fair and Awards Reception, Portland, Oregon. October 23, 2014. With Small Business Legal Clinic Assistant Director Julieanna Elegant.
“Derechos de Empleados y Obligaciones de Empleadores abajo de La Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA)” (“Employee Rights and Employer Obligations Under the Americans With Disabilities Act”). Forum on legislation for disabled workers, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia. August 26, 2014. With Kelly Aristizábal of Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta.
“Ayer Pequeños Negocios. Mañana, Grandes Empresas. El Rol de las Clínica Jurídica” (“Yesterday, Small Businesses. Tomorrow, Big Businesses. The Role of the Legal Clinic”). Celebración de los 20 Años de la Facultad de Derecho, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta, Colombia. August 25, 2014.
“Legislación Federal para Trabajadores con Discapacidad” (“Federal Legislation for Disabled Workers”). Conference on the Rights of Disabled Workers, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia. August 21, 2014. With Jorge Luis Quintero.
“Ayer, Pequeños Negocios. Mañana, Grandes Empresas. El Rol de las Clínicas Jurídicas” (“Yesterday, Small Businesses. Tomorrow, Big Businesses. The Role of Legal Clinics”). Celebración de los 20 Años de la Facultad de Derecho (Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Law School), Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia. August 20, 2014.
“Las Responsabilidades Éticas de Estudiantes de Leyes en una Clínica Jurídica” (“The Ethical Responsibilities of Law Students in a Legal Clinic”). Ética de los Estudiantes en un Consultorio Jurídico (Student Ethics in a Legal Office), Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Bucaramanga, Colombia. August 19, 2014. With Dean Marien Yolanda Correa Corredor.
Working With Immigrant, Minority, and Women Entrepreneurs, Experiences of the Small Business Legal Clinic Pro Bono Project (CLE). Portland, Oregon. July 9, 2014. With Small Business Legal Clinic Assistant Director Julieanna Elegant.
George K. Foster
Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Cochair of the American Society of International Law’s Rights of Indigenous Peoples Interest Group. April 8, 2015April 5, 2017.
Newsletter editor for the American Society of International Law’s Rights of Indigenous Peoples Interest Group. September 2, 2014-May 31, 2015.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Katherine Kisiel on President Obama’s visit to Portland to promote the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. KATU News, May 8, 2015.
Presentations
International Law Issues in Domestic Litigation (CLE). Multnomah Bar Association, Portland, Oregon. February 17, 2015. With Chris Helmer JD ’74 of Miller Nash Graham & Dunn.
“The Coming Mega-Regional Trade and Investment Partnerships: Controversies and Implications.” Business Law Society Lecture Series, Portland, Oregon. November 13, 2014.
Challenges to Arbitrators: Should the Challenge Process Be Overhauled? (panel). Eighth Annual Juris Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, Washington, D.C.
Publications
“Challenges to Arbitrators: Should the Challenge Process Be Overhauled?” Investment Treaty Arbitration and International Law, Vol. 8, transcribed March 20, 2015. With Ian A. Laird, Frédéric G. Sourgens, et al.
“When Commercial Meets Sovereign: A New Paradigm for Applying the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in Crossover Cases.” 52 Houston Law Review 361, University of Houston Law Center (October 22, 2014).
William Funk
Lewis & Clark Distinguished Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Member of the Oregon Law Commission’s Standing Modernization Work Group charged with making a recommendation on whether to propose legislation enabling judicial review of a citizen initiative in state and federal courts in instances when the Attorney General refuses to defend the initiative. Salem, Oregon. October 1, 2014-March 11, 2015.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Michael Castner for “Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law.” The Morning Show, KEX Radio, March 31, 2015.
Interviewed by Michael Castner for “Judge Moore and Same-Sex Marriage in Alabama.” KEX Radio, February 13, 2015.
Presentations
“Supreme Court Cases This Term.” Center for Inquiry, Portland, Oregon. June 12, 2015.
“Hot Topics in Administrative Law.” Federal Judicial Center Workshop for Permanent Law Clerks, Pepperdine Law School, Malibu, California. March 12, 2015. With Chief Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
“Recent Developments in Constitutional Law.” American Bar Association Annual Administrative Law Conference, Washington, D.C. October 17, 2014.
“The Future and Federal Administrative Law.” Oregon State Bar Northwest Administrative Law Institute, Vancouver, Washington. September 19, 2014.
Publications
“Standing” and “Agency Oversight by the Political Branches.” A Guide to Judicial and Political Review of Federal Agencies. Second edition. ABA Press (June 2015).
“David and Goliath—Taking on OIRA.” 30 Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law (Fall 2014), Florida State University School of Law.
On Kathryn Kovacs’ article “Superstatute Theory and Administrative Common Law.” Jotwell’s Administrative Law blog.
Column on recent articles of interest, Administrative and Regulatory Law News (quarterly). American Bar Association.
Teachers Manual for American Constitutional Law. West Academic (2014).
Teachers Manual for Administrative Procedure and Practice. West Academic, fifth edition (2014). With Sidney Shapiro and Russell Weaver.
Introduction to American Constitutional Law. West Academic (2014).
Meg Garvin
Executive Director, National Crime Victim Law Institute Clinical Law Professor
Appointments and Service
Member of the Federal Sentencing Commission’s Victim Advisory Group, which is charged with making recommendations regarding federal sentencing guidelines. Appointed August 18, 2014.
Presentations
On the state of crime victims’ rights in the military in the context of sexual assault, and on how the military’s special victims’ council program is performing. Judicial Proceedings Panel on Sexual Assault in the Military, Washington, D.C. November 14, 2014.
Kathy Hessler
Director, Animal Law Clinic Clinical Law Professor
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Molly Dischner for “Dog-loving Lawmakers’ Bill Addresses Pet Custody in Divorces.” Associated Press (picked up by San Antonio Express, Anchorage Daily Planet), April 23, 2015.
Interviewed by Alan Yuhas for “Chimpanzees Granted Petition to Hear ‘Legal Persons’ Status in Court.” The Guardian, April 22, 2015.
Interviewed by Elizabeth Jenkins for “HB 147 Would Give Pets Special Legal Considerations.” Alaska Public Radio KTOO, April 20, 2015.
Interviewed by Alan Yuhas for “The Rise of the Planet of the Legal Persons Formerly Known as Apes.” The Guardian, October 8, 2014.
Interviewed for “Hunted to Extinction.” The Lewis & Clark Chronicle, fall 2014.
Presentations
“Clinics and Animal Law Perspective.” Maryland State Bar Association Animal Law Symposium, Westminster Hall, Baltimore, Maryland. April 17, 2015.
“Developments in ‘Ag-Gag’ and Constitutional Concerns.” Animal Law Review Symposium, Old McDonald’s Not-So-Little Farm: Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contemporary Animal Agriculture, Lewis & Clark Law School. April 3, 2015.
On HB 147 relating to certain aspects of animals under the laws of Alaska (testimony). Alaska Legislature House Judiciary Committee (via telephone). April 1, 2015.
“Federal Environmental Concerns.” Factory Farming: Impacts on Animals, Humans, and the Environment, University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. March 28, 2015. With Elisabeth Holmes of Blue River Law.
“Animals in Agriculture.” Master Vegetarian Series, Portland, Oregon. March 11, 2015.
Animal Law at Lewis & Clark Law School (panel). Human Animal Studies Conference, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, Oregon. March 6, 2015. With David Rosengard ’15 and Registrar Seneca Gray.
Animals as Family (panel). Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 4, 2015.
Keeping It Current: Animal Law Examples Across the Curriculum (panel). Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 3, 2015.
“Clinical Innovation.” Faculty Speaker Series, Texas A&M Law School, Fort Worth, Texas. November 20, 2014.
“What Can We Do to Protect Animals Overseas?” Animal Law Conference: Animal Law in a Changing Environment: Finding Common Ground, Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. October 19, 2014. With Director of the Animal Law LLM Program Natasha Dolezal.
Resistance: Not All Germs Are Created Equal (panel). Resistance (viewing), Portland, Oregon. October 9, 2014.
Publications
Animal Law in a Nutshell. Second edition. West Publishing (forthcoming 2016). With Assistant Dean Pamela D. Frasch and Sonia S. Waisman.
James Huffman
Dean Emeritus
Appointments and Service
Appointed by President Obama and confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a six-year term on the board of trustees for the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. Tucson, Arizona. February 1, 2015.
Steve Johansen ’87
Director, Lawyering Program
Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Cochair of the National Legal Writing Institute’s Biennial Conference Site Committee. Portland, Oregon. July 1, 2014-July 16, 2016.
Aliza Kaplan
Director, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic
Professor of Lawyering
Awards and Honors
Named 2015 recipient of the Leo Levenson Award for Excellence in Teaching by the graduating class of Lewis & Clark Law School.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Rebecca Trager for “Forensic Crime Lab Malpractice Surfaces in Oregon.” Chemistry World, September 29, 2015.
Interviewed by Rebecca McCray for “Crime Lab Tech Tampers With Evidence in Oregon—But It’s a Nationwide Problem.” TakePart, September 19, 2015.
Interviewed by Wanda Moore for “OSP Forensic Analyst Scandal Widens.” KTVZ Bend, September 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Claire Withycombe for “District Attorneys Reviewing Cases.” Bend Bulletin, September 17, 2015.
Interviewed by Doug McVay for “Eyewitness Identification and Wrongful Convictions.” KBOO Radio, August 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Amelia Templeton for news segment “Bill Introduced to Overhaul Oregon’s Post-Conviction DNA Testing Law.” OPB Radio, March 6, 2015.
Interviewed for “Six Reasons the Death Penalty Is Becoming More Expensive.” The Marshall Project (blog), December 18, 2014.
Interviewed for “Wrongful Conviction: A Chance for Redemption.” PI Magazine, December 2014.
Interviewed by Maxine Bernstein for “Multnomah County DA Assigns Veteran Prosecutor to Guard Against Wrongful Convictions.” The Oregonian, October 26, 2014.
Presentations Testimony on amending Post Conviction DNA Testing Law. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Salem, Oregon. June 1, 2015.
Testimony on amending Post Conviction DNA Testing Law. House Judiciary Committee Hearing, Salem, Oregon. March 25, 2015.
On the Oregon Innocence Project. Washington County Public Affairs Forum, Aloha, Oregon. February 9, 2015. With Steve Wax, legal director of the Oregon Innocence Project.
“Eyewitness Identification: What’s New in the Law.” Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Eugene, Oregon. December 14, 2014.
“Wrongful Convictions: A Community Problem Needs a Community Solution.” Oregon District Attorney Association Winter Conference, Salishan, Oregon. December 4, 2014. With Steve Wax, legal director of the Oregon Innocence Project.
Publications
“Changes Would Improve Witness IDs.” Portland Tribune, August 11, 2015
Robert Klonoff
Jordan D. Schnitzer Professor of Law
Awards and Honors
Named to the International Association of Procedural Law, an organization of the world’s leading civil procedure scholars. October 2014.
Presentations
On class action rulemaking (panel). American Association for Justice, Montreal, Canada. July 12, 2015.
On class action rulemaking (panel). Duke University Civil Procedure Conference, Washington, D.C. July 23, 2015.
On class action possible rulemaking (panel). Class action symposium, Washington, D.C. July 24, 2015.
“Class Actions in the Year 2025.” Emory Law School Pound Symposium, Atlanta, Georgia. October 15, 2015.
On class actions (panel). Seattle University Young Civil Procedure Scholar Workshop, Seattle, Washington. July 17, 2015.
“Comparative Class Actions.” International Association of Procedural Law, Istanbul, Turkey. May 28, 2015.
Class Action Subcommittee of the Civil Rules Advisory Committee (panel). American Law Institute annual meeting. May 2015.
On ethical issues in class actions (panel). American Law Institute annual meeting. May 2015.
On class action topics. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. April 2015.
On class action issues in a major consumer class action involving Intel Corporation (testimony).
On class action issues in the National Football League concussion class action litigation (testimony).
Possible Rule Changes to Class Actions (panel). American Bar Association Class Action Institute, Chicago, Illinois. October 23, 2014.
Introduction to U.S. Law (course). China. October 2014. With Jun Ge ’95.
Publications
“Why Most Nations Do Not Have U.S.-Style Class Actions.” Bloomberg BNA Class Action Litigation Report, Vol. 16, No. 10, May 22, 2015.
“The Decline of Class Actions.” Washington University Law Review, Vol. 9, Iss. 3, 2013.
Anna Laakmann
Associate Professor of Law
Presentations
“Intellectual and Regulatory Property.” Junior Scholars in Intellectual Property Workshop, Michigan State University College of Law, Lansing, Michigan. October 17, 2014.
“The New Genomic Semicommons.” Law and Biosciences Workshop, Stanford Law School, Stanford, California. October 7, 2014.
“Do Patents Still Make Sense? The Shifting IP Landscape for Medical Diagnostics.” Salishan Patent Law Conference, Gleneden Beach, Oregon. September 26, 2014.
On a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving gene patents (panel). The Meaning of Myriad, the University of California at Irvine School of Law. September 2014.
Publications
“When Should Physicians Be Liable for Innovation?” Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 36 (2015).
“The Hatch-Waxman Act’s Side Effects: Precautions for Biosimilars.” Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, Volume 47, Number 4 (2014) Symposium: Health Care Law.
Lydia Loren
Robert E. Jones Professor of Advocacy and Ethics
Appointments and Service
Associate reporter for the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Copyright Law. November 2014.
Awards and Honors
Cited by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. September 14, 2015.
Elected to the American Law Institute. January 2015.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Jonathan Frochtzwajg for “From Contracts to Copyrights, the Young Nonprofit Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Answers Artists’ Legal Questions.” The Oregonian, October 15, 2014.
Interviewed by Mike Wolfe on alternative publishing with Semaphore Press, a company she cofounded. Authors Alliance, November 11, 2014.
Presentations
“Fixation as Notice.” Notice and Notice Failure in IP Law, Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts. September 26, 2015.
Free to Use (panel). Mythos Challenge Workshop, Portland Art Museum. March 19, 2015.
“Fair Use: An Affirmative Defense?” Campbell at 21, University of Washington Law School. April 17, 2015. Restatement of the Law, Copyright (panel). American Law Institute Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. May 25, 2015.
“Digital Publishing in the Law School Casebook Market.” Concepts in Digital Publishing, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon. November 10, 2014.
“The Eureka Myth: Creators, Innovators, and Everyday Intellectual Property.” Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana. November 7, 2014.
Publications
Intellectual Property Law: Cases and Materials. Version 4.0. Semaphore Press (July 1 2015). With Joseph Scott Miller.
“The Idea of the Casebook: Pedagogy, Prestige, and Trusty Platforms.” Washington Journal of Law, Technology, and the Arts (July 1, 2015). With Joseph Scott Miller.
“Fair Use: An Affirmative Defense?” 90 Washington Law Review 653 (June 30, 2015).
Copyright in a Global Information Economy. Fourth edition. Aspen (2015). With Julie Cohen, Ruth Okediji, and Maureen O’Rourke.
“The Idea of the Casebook: Pedagogy, Prestige, and Trusty Platforms.” Washington Journal of Law, Technology, and the Arts, Vol. 12, forthcoming 2015. With Joe Miller.
Susan Mandiberg
Associate Dean of Faculty Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
Presentations
“Alcohol- and Drug-Free Housing: A Key Strategy in Breaking the Cycle of Addiction and Recidivism.” The Long Overdue Reform of California’s Sentencing Practice and Policy, McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento, California. November 7, 2014. With Richard L. Harris, MSW.
El Acatamiento del Derecho Ambiental en los Estados Unidos (Enforcement of Environmental Law in the United States) (course). Universidad Sergio Arboleda, Bogotá, Colombia. October 17-18, 2014.
Jim Oleske
Associate Professor of Law
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Dave Miller for “U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Same-Sex Marriage.” Think Out Loud, OPB Radio, June 26, 2015.
Interviewed by Joe Douglass for “Study: No Difference in Kids Raised by Same-Sex Couples.” KATU News, June 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Jeff Guo for “This Swingers Sex Club Has Rebranded Itself as a Church. Can It Get Special Treatment Under the Law?” The Washington Post, April 23, 2015.
Interviewed by George Rede for “Lewis & Clark Scholar Dissects Indiana’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Law and Its Oregon Roots.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, April 12, 2015.
Interviewed by Reggie Aqui for news segment “Kate Brown’s Former Spokesman Confident in Future Governor.” KGW News, February 13, 2015.
Publications
“Misguided Attack on Oregon’s Equal-Service Law” (op-ed). The Oregonian/OregonLive, March 21, 2015.
“The Born-Again Champion of Conscience: Robert George, Once a Skeptic of Religious-Exemption Rights, Now Demands Their Unprecedented Expansion.” Harvard Law Review Forum, January 22, 2015.
Samir Parikh
Associate Professor of Law
Awards and Honors
Selected to participate in the George Mason Law & Economics Center’s Workshop for Law Professors on the Economics of Public Pension Reform. Palo Alto, California. May 27, 2015.
Winner of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools 2015 Call for Papers for “A New Fulcrum Point for City Survival.” January 2015.
Publications
“A New Fulcrum Point for City Survival.” 57 William & Mary Law Review __ (forthcoming November 2015).
John Parry
Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Member of the committee for editing and revising the American Society of International Law’s Benchbook on International Law. Chicago, Illinois. November 7-8, 2014.
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Jeff Mapes for “Oregon’s Gay Marriage Ruling Further Insulated From Reversal Following Supreme Court Action.” The Oregonian, October 6, 2014.
Sandy Patrick
Professor of Lawyering
Appointments and Service
Cochair of the National Legal Writing Institute’s Biennial Conference Site Committee. Portland, Oregon. July 1, 2014- July 16, 2016.
Presentations
Emerging Trends in Academic Support and Bar Preparation for Students (panel). Northwest Regional Legal Writing and Leadership Conference, University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon. April 25, 2015.
Publications
An Advocate Persuades. Carolina Academic Press (forthcoming August 2015). With Joan Rocklin, Robert Rocklin, and Christine Nero Coughlin.
Melissa Powers
Associate Professor of Law
Media Appearances
Interviewed by David Miller for “Supreme Court Mercury Ruling May Impact Climate Change Regs.” Think Out Loud, OPB Radio, July 2, 2015.
Presentations
“Is That All There Is? The Surprising Value of Unenforceable Local Climate Action Plans.” Sustainability Conference of American Legal Educators, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. May 2015.
“The Electricity Transition: What the United States and European Union Can Teach Each Other.” Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain. March 2015. “Renewable Energy Policy in Denmark: Lessons for Europe and the United States.” Fulbright Annual Meeting, U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium. February 2015.
“Understanding the U.S. Legal System.” Northwest University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. October 2014.
“The Great Beyond: The ‘Beyond Coal’ Campaign and Transformation of the U.S. Electricity System.” Environmental Law Association, Johannesburg, South Africa. October 2014.
“The Transformation of the U.S. Electricity System.” University of Copenhagen, Denmark. October 2014.
Publications
“The Risks of Opting Out of the Clean Power Plan for Western States.” Transmission and Transport of Energy in the Western U.S. and Canada: A Law and Policy Road Map, 52 Idaho L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2015).
“Lessons From U.S. Biofuels Policy: The Renewable Fuels Standard’s Rocky Ride.” The Law and Policy of Biofuels (forthcoming 2015).
Wind Law. Lexis (forthcoming 2015).
“Is That All There Is? The Surprising Value of Unenforceable Local Climate Action Plans.” Rethinking Sustainable Development to Meet the Climate Change Challenge. ELI Press (2015). With Keith Hirokawa and Jessica Owley.
“Energy Insecurity in an Era of Fossil Fuel Abundance: The United States Experience With Hydraulic Fracturing for Unconventional Gas.” Oliver C. Ruppel and Bernd Althusmann, editors. Macmillan Education Namibia (forthcoming 2015).
“Facilitating the U.S. Renewable Transition: From Ad Hoc Integration to Comprehensive Reform.” IUCN Academy of Environmental Law eJournal, Issue 6, June 2015.
Janet Steverson
Douglas K. Newell Professor of Teaching Excellence
Presentations
“The Path Forward From Shelby County v. Holder.” The End of Voting Rights, Touro Law Center, Long Island, New York. March 20, 2014.
School-to-Prison Pipeline—An Oregon Case Study (panel). Lassiter Conference, Freedom From Fear: On Black Childhood and Other Dangers, Lexington, Kentucky. November 21, 2014.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline (panel). Freedom From Fear: Black Childhood and Other Dangers II, Lewis & Clark Black Law Student Association symposium, Portland, Oregon. April 17, 2015.
Publications
“The Path Forward From Shelby County v. Holder.” 7 Journal of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, Touro College Law Center, and 17 Berkeley Journal of African American Law and Policy (June 1, 2014).
Juliet Stumpf
Professor of Law
Media Appearances
Interviewed by Melody Finnemore for “Hope Amid Despair: Oregon Attorneys, Law Students Help Immigrants in Need.” Oregon State Bar Bulletin, August/September 2015.
Interviewed by Alice Popovici for “Will ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Survive?” The Crime Report, July 23, 2015.
Interviewed by Julia Preston for “Republicans Resist Obama’s Move to Dismantle Apparatus of Deportation.” The New York Times, January 15, 2015.
Presentations
Congressional Dysfunction and Executive Lawmaking During the Obama Administration (panel). Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 5, 2015. Televised on C-SPAN.
Elaine Sutherland
Distinguished Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Organizer for the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project Colloquium: Doing the “Best” for Children and Young People? Best Interests, Welfare, and Well- Being. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 9-10, 2015
Presentations
“Article 3 of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: The Challenges of Vagueness and Priorities.” Third Annual U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project Colloquium: Doing the “Best” for Children and Young People? Best Interests, Welfare, and Well-Being. Edinburgh, Scotland. June 2015.
Publications
Law Making and the Scottish Parliament: The Early Years (editor). Edinburgh University Press (2014). With Fraser P. Davidson, Kay E. Goodall, and Gavin F.M. Little.
Family Law. W. Green (2014).
“Scotland: Win Some, Lose Some, But Never Give Up.” International Survey of Family Law. 2015 edition, Bill Atkin, editor. Jordans/Family Law (2015).
“It Is a Wise Child…: The Ongoing Debate About Fatherhood in Scotland.” Journal of the Law Society of Scotland online (June 16, 2014).
Ozan Varol
Associate Professor of Law
Appointments and Service
Vice chair of the younger comparativists committee (YCC) of the American Society of Comparative Law. October 2014.
Media Appearances
Interviewed for “Are There Democratic Coups?” BBC World (in Spanish), May 17, 2015.
Presentations
“The Democratic Coup d’État.” Berger International Lecture Series, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, New York. September 25, 2015.
“Models of Judicial Review.” Constitutional Court of Georgia, Batumi, Republic of Georgia. July 29, 2015. Constitutional Stickiness (panel). International Society of Public Law Conference, New York University School of Law. July 2, 2015.
Models of Judicial Review (course). Constitutional Court for the Republic of Georgia, Batumi, Republic of Georgia. July 29, 2015.
What News Isn’t Fit to Print? (panel). City Club of Portland, Portland, Oregon. May 29, 2015.
The 2010 Reforms to the Turkish Constitutional Court: An Empirical Analysis (panel). Koc University Comparative Constitutional Law Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. May 7, 2015.
“Constitutional Performance in Transitions From Military Rule.” How Do Constitutions Succeed? Defining and Assessing Constitutional Performance, University of Chicago Law School. April 25, 2015.
Constitutional Stickiness (panel). Younger Comparativists Committee Fourth Annual Global Conference, Florida State University College of Law. April 17, 2015.
“Constitutional Stickiness.” Symposium on Constitution- Making and Constitutional Design, Boston College Law School, Newton, Massachusetts. October 31, 2014.
“Constitutional Stickiness.” Comparative Constitutional Law Roundtable at Montpelier, Montpelier, Virginia. October 18, 2014.
“Stealth Authoritarianism.” Transitional Justice and Hybrid Regimes in Turkey and the Middle East, Cornell University Law School, Ithaca, New York. October 10-11, 2014.
Publications
Comparative Constitutional Law: A Global and Interdisciplinary Approach. Oxford University Press (forthcoming 2017). With Tom Ginsburg, David Landau, Will Partlett, and Mila Versteeg.
The Democratic Coup d’État. Oxford University Press (forthcoming August 2016).
“Constitutional Stickiness.” University of California at Davis Law Review (forthcoming February 2016).
Anne Villella
Professor of Lawyering
Presentations
“Inviting the Unexpected: Thinking Creatively About Our Work.” California Caucus of College and University Ombuds 41st Annual Conference, Pacific Grove, California. November 17, 2014.
Janice Weis
Associate Dean Director, Environmental, Natural Resources, and Energy Law Program
Presentations
Yosemite and the Law—150 Years Later (panel). California Bar Environmental Section Annual Yosemite Conference, Yosemite National Park, California. October 19, 2014.
Tung Yin
Professor of Law
Media Appearances
Interviewed by The Oregonian editorial board for “Time for Gov. Brown to Demand Transparency From Energy Department: Editorial.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, September 4, 2015.
Interviewed by Bryan Denson for “Mohamed Mohamud Appeal Is First to Challenge NSA Surveillance in Terrorism Conviction.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, August 11, 2015.
Interviewed by Joy Lukachick Smith for “What’s in a Name? The Absence of Terror Label After Attacks Sparks National Debate.” Chattanooga Free Press, August 2, 2015.
Interviewed by Nick Budnick for “As Kitzhaber Probe Continues, 17 State Workers Have Applied for Legal Fees.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, July 23, 2015.
Interviewed by Tim Becker for “Prosecutors Oppose Terry Bean Civil Settlement.” KOIN TV, July 15, 2015.
Interviewed by Dave Miller for “Bulk Data Collection Faces Multiple Legal Challenges.” Think Out Loud, OPB Radio, June 16, 2015.
Interviewed by Nigel Jacquiss for “Kitzhaber’s Nephew Is a Prosecutor in the Office Handling Criminal Investigation Into Whistleblower Michael Rodgers.” Willamette Week, May 28, 2015.
Interviewed by Jennifer Hoff for “Your Old Emails Are Fair Game for Federal Eyes.” KOIN News, May 14, 2015.
Interviewed by Jude Joffe-Block for “Revelation That Sheriff Arpaio Hired Informant for CIA Investigation Raises New Legal Questions.” Phoenix Public Radio KJZZ, April 29, 2015.
Interviewed by Lars Larson on the arguments in Horne v. Dept. of Agriculture, which raises a Takings Clause challenge to a federal program aimed at maintaining the price for raisins. Lars Larson Show, KXL Radio, April 22, 2015.
Interviewed by Annie Ellison for “Kitzhaber Hayes Scandal Delivers Blow to Attorney-Client Privilege in Oregon.” GoLocalPDX, April 9, 2015.
Interviewed by Brent Weisberg for news segment on the right to record police officers in public. KOIN News, April 9, 2015.
Interviewed by Ben Senger for news segment “Feds Bust Local Prostitution Ring by Targeting ATMs.” KPTV News, March 30, 2015.
Interviewed by Mark Hanrahan for “Cylvia Hayes Has Two Public Defenders.” KGW News, March 20, 2015.
Interviewed by Chelsea Kopta for “Cylvia Hayes Has Taxpayer-funded Attorneys Representing Her. KATU News, March 20, 2015.
Interviewed by Nigel Jaquiss for “Fatal Attraction Fallout.” Willamette Week, March 18, 2015.
Interviewed by Tim Becker for news segment “No Crime, but Man Held 900 Days in Oregon Jail.” KOIN News, March 13, 2015.
Interviewed on whether the Logan Act might apply to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton’s open letter to Iran, which was signed by 46 other Senate Republicans. The Michael Castner Show, KEX Radio, March 10, 2015.
Interviewed on due process and free speech ramifications of the University of Oklahoma’s expulsion of two students for singing and recording a racist song. Lars Larson Show, KXL Radio, March 10, 2015.
Interviewed by Joe Douglass for news segment “Cylvia Hayes Sues Newspaper to Block Email Release.” KATU, February 26, 2015.
Interviewed by Chelsea Kopta for news segment “Law Professor: Source of Leaked Former Gov. Kitzhaber Emails Could Be Protected by Whistleblower Laws.” KATU News, February 24, 2015.
Interviewed by Nick Budnick for “Top Official in Kate Brown Administration Launches Criminal Probe of Kitzhaber Email Leak.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, February 23, 2015.
Interviewed by several reporters on the possibility of criminal charges for former governor John Kitzhaber and fiancée Cylvia Hayes. The Oregonian/OregonLive (2), Willamette Week, and Associated Press. February 15-20, 2015.
Interviewed by Brad Schmidt for “After 10-Year Hiatus, Portland OKs Cops for FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, February 19, 2015.
Interviewed by several reporters on Governor Kitzhaber’s resignation and the events leading to it. KATU News, KPTV News, KGW News (2, 3), KPAM AM, KXL radio, and Willamette Week, February 10-13, 2015.
Interviewed for “Guantanamo Transfer Leaves Harder Cases Remaining Amid Criticism.” Bloomberg Businessweek, December 7, 2014.
Interviewed for news segment “Detective Charged With Forgery in White Supremacist Murder Spree Investigation.” KPTV News, December 3, 2014.
Interviewed for news segment “OSP Detective Expected to Plead Guilty.” KGW News, December 3, 2014.
Interviewed on executive orders in the context of President Obama’s anticipated order relating to immigration law. The Mark and Dave Show, KPAM AM 860, November 20, 2014.
Interviewed on executive orders in the context of President Obama’s anticipated order relating to immigration law. The Lars Larson Show, KXL FM 101, November 20, 2014.
Interviewed for “Richarson Asks Federal Prosecutor to Investigate Kitzhaber, Hayes.” KATU News, October 23, 2014.
Interviewed for “The Ethics Around Cylvia Hayes’ Official Role.” KOIN Local 6, October 15, 2014.
Interviewed for “Documents Show Kitzhaber Staffers Rewrote Ethical Guidelines for Hayes.” KATU News, October 14, 2014.
Interviewed for “Kitzhaber Continues to Deny Fiancée Blurred Personal, Professional Lines.” KATU News, October 10, 2014.
Interviewed by Lars Larson for live segment on whether the appointment of a special prosecutor was warranted following breaking news about Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s fiancée, Cylvia Hayes. The Lars Larson Show, KXL FM 101, October 9, 2014.
Interviewed for live segment on sentencing issues in the Mohamed Mohamud terrorism case. The Mark and Dave Show, KPAM AM 860, October 1, 2014.
Interviewed by Helen Jung for “Mohamed Mohamud Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Tree-Lighting Bomb Plot.” The Oregonian, October 1, 2014.
Presentations
Building a Culture of Dialogue (roundtable). Oregon Bar Press Broadcasters Council, Tigard, Oregon. March 7, 2015. With U.S. District Judge Michael Simon, Multnomah County District Attorney Rod Underhill, and Metro Public Defender Lane Borg ’83, among others.
“Why Didn’t the Grand Juries Indict in the Michael Brown and Eric Garner Homicides? Some Thoughts on the Ferguson and Staten Island Cases.” Reed College, Portland, Oregon. February 3, 2015.
The Fourth Zone of Presidential Power (debate). Federalist Society, Concordia University Law School, Boise, Idaho. November 20, 2014. With Professor Chad DeVeaux.
Game of Drones: Defending Against Drone Attacks (panel). New Technology and Old Law: Rethinking National Security Law Review Symposium, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas. October 17, 2014.
Publications
“Hollywood’s Sexual-Abuse Double Standard.” The Oregonian/OregonLive, August 1, 2015.
“Reflections on My Short Tenure as the Iowa Law Review Faculty Advisor.” Iowa Law Review, Iowa City, Iowa, vol. 100, May 1, 2015.
“Security Screening: Science or Sorcery?” JURIST, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, April 13, 2015.
“A Limited Case for Capital Punishment” (op-ed). The Oregonian/OregonLive, March 6, 2015.
“Embassy Bomber Faces Justice; What Do These Cases Say About Terrorism Prosecution?” JURIST, February 20, 2015.
