Faculty, staff accomplishments
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Sanjukta PaulView articlewas a speaker at “Building a High Wage America: Lessons from the Heartland” in Washington, D.C. on September 12. The conference was hosted by The Century Foundation’s Bernard L. Schwartz Rediscovering Government Initiative and the Economic Policy Institute.
Stephen CalkinsView articlewas appointed by the Northville City Council to serve as an alternate member of the Board of Zoning Appeals, to fill a vacancy, with a term that expires July 1, 2021. He previously served on the Board of Zoning Appeals as an alternate member from 1987 to 1995.
Lance GableView articlehas been named an inaugural Levin Center Research Scholar. The research award will be presented on an annual basis to a member of the Wayne Law faculty in an effort to support scholarship central to the mission of the Levin Center at Wayne Law. Read more.
Kirsten Matoy CarlsonView articlehas been named an inaugural Levin Center Research Scholar. The research award will be presented on an annual basis to a member of the Wayne Law faculty in an effort to support scholarship central to the mission of the Levin Center at Wayne Law. Read more.
Stephen CalkinsView articlepublished “Reflections on Matsushita and ‘Equilibrating Tendencies’: Lessons for Competition Authorities” for the Antitrust Law Journal. Read the full article.
Paul DubinskyView articleattended the 78th Biennial Conference of the International Law Association in Sydney, Australia as vice president of the U.S. branch of the ILA. At the conference, he chaired the panel on “Cities at the Frontiers of International Law and Governance.”
Elise BeanView articlewas quoted in a report for CNBC, “This exclusive ‘boot camp’ for congressional staffers is trying to make America bipartisan again.”
Anne ChoikeView articlewas a facilitator at New York University School of Law’s conference, Legal Issues in Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Investing, in June. She was a co-facilitator for the panel “Reimagining Legal Education: From Mapping to Action.”
Vincent WellmanView articlepresented his Wayne Law Review article “Michigan’s Reception of the Common Law: A Study in Legal Development” at the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society’s annual meeting on April 19.
Anne ChoikeView articlepresented a poster at the 2018 Association of American Law Schools Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education with Susan Brooks of Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law. Their presentation was on “Transactional vs. Litigation-Oriented Clinics: Different Cloth or Common Threads?”
Jan BissettView articlewrote “Research Mash-Up: Disparate Approaches” with Margi Heinen for the Michigan Bar Journal. Read the full article.
Jan BissettView articlepresented a poster at the American Association of Law Libraries’ Annual Meeting and Conference with Kathryn Polgar in Baltimore. The presentation was on “Designing a Display for an Anniversary Event – Arthur Neef Law Library: Research, Scholarship and Community.”
Kathryn PolgarView articlepresented a poster at the American Association of Law Libraries’ Annual Meeting and Conference with Jan Bissett in Baltimore. The presentation was on “Designing a Display for an Anniversary Event – Arthur Neef Law Library: Research, Scholarship and Community.”
Paul DubinskyView articlehas been appointed as scholar in residence in Wayne State's Humanities Center for the 2018-19 school year.
John RothchildView articlewrote “Against Notice and Choice: The Manifest Failure of the Proceduralist Paradigm to Protect Privacy Online (or Anywhere Else)” for the Cleveland State Law Review. Read the full article.
Elise BeanView articlewrote “Financial Exposure: Carl Levin’s Senate Investigations into Finance and Tax Abuse.” In the book, Bean offers an exclusive profile of former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, known worldwide for his hard-hitting, in-depth investigations. The book was published by Palgrave Macmillan. Learn more here.
Brad RothView articleco-wrote “The Dual Lives of “The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance” with Greg Fox for the American Journal of International Law. The article was part of a symposium in AJIL Unbound marking the 25th anniversary of Thomas Franck’s landmark article “The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance.” In this article Roth and Fox analyze the strengths and shortcomings of an article that started an important scholarly movement and address one of the central criticisms of Franck's piece. Read the full article.
Greg FoxView articleco-wrote “The Dual Lives of “The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance” with Brad Broth for the American Journal of International Law. The article was part of a symposium in AJIL Unbound marking the 25th anniversary of Thomas Franck's landmark article "The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance." In this article Fox and Roth analyze the strengths and shortcomings of an article that started an important scholarly movement and address one of the central criticisms of Franck's piece. Read the full article.
Anthony DillofView articlewrote “Possession, Child Pornography and Proportionality: Criminal Liability for Aggregate Harm Offenses” for the Florida State University Law Review. The article explores federal penalties for possessing child pornography. Read the full article.
Justin LongView articlewas one of two featured faculty at the Pound Institute for Civil Justice's 2018 Judicial Forum, “State Constitutional Structure Affects Access to Civil Justice.” He spoke to 150 state appellate judges about the ways state constitutional power arrangements affect injured parties' access to a remedy in court.
Robert AckermanView articlewrote “Communitarianism and the Roberts Court” for the Florida State University Law Review. The article looks at a number of Roberts Court decisions from a communitarian perspective. Read the full article.
Brad RothView articlewrote “Unpacking the Relationship Between Sovereignty, Democracy, and Human Rights” for Human Rights Review. Read the full article.
Lance GableView articlepresented at the Health Law Professors Conference on the topic "Hindsight and Public Health Accountability" on June 9 at Case Western Reserve School of Law in Cleveland.
Greg FoxView articleco-wrote “The Dual Lives of “The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance” with Brad Broth for the American Journal of International Law. The article was part of a symposium in AJIL Unbound marking the 25th anniversary of Thomas Franck’s landmark article “The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance.” In this article Fox and Roth analyze the strengths and shortcomings of an article that started an important scholarly movement and address one of the central criticisms of Franck’s piece. Read the full article.
Greg FoxView articlewrote “Must the Trump Administration Report any Agreements Reached at Helsinki to Congress?” for Opinio Juris. The blog post discusses possible agreements reached between President Trump and Putin at the Helsinki summit and the potential obligation on President Trump's part to transmit those agreements to Congress.
Eric ZacksView articleco-wrote “No Brakes: Loan Acceleration and Diminishing Foreclosure Defenses” with Dustin A. Zacks for the Wake Forest Journal of Business and Intellectual Property Law. The article examines the evolving treatment of statute of limitation and res judicata defenses after a loan has been accelerated following a borrower default and the implication for future lending and collection practices. Read the article here.
Stephen CalkinsView articlespoke at the American Antitrust Institute 19th Annual Conference on July 21 in Washington D.C. He discussed antitrust and the Supreme Court.
Jonathan WeinbergView articlewas named Wayne State University Law School's inaugural associate dean for research and faculty development. Read the full announcement here.
Virginia ThomasView articlewrote “At Your Service! Assistance Animals and the Law in Michigan,” for the Michigan Bar Journal. Read the full article here.
Julia QinView articlepresented at the 2nd Dundee Energy Forum, The Evolving Global Energy and Resources Landscape: Law, Policy and Economics, on June 26. It was held at the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom.
Katherine E. WhiteView articleis a recipient of a ATHENA International Leadership Award presented by ATHENA International. White received this honor in recognition of her “fine work inspiring, encouraging, educating and developing tomorrow's leaders, particularly emerging women leaders.”
Stephen CalkinsView articlespoke at the American Antitrust Institute’s 19th Annual Conference “Antitrust at a Crossroads: Plotting the Policy Course for the Next Decade.” Calkins discussed antitrust and the Supreme Court.
Blanche Bong CookView articlehas been named a scholar in residence at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. During her stay in mid-October, Cook will deliver a series of lectures that address the ways in which the law creates vulnerability for the purpose of both labor and sexual exploitation.
Eric ZacksView articlepresented his latest article "Fee-Shifting Provisions in Foreclosure" June 7 at the 2018 Annual Meeting on Law and Society in Toronto.
Kirsten Matoy CarlsonView articlehas been invited to participate in the Yale/Stanford/Harvard Junior Faculty Forum at Harvard Law School on June 13-14, 2018. Carlson will present her paper, “Lobbying Against the Odds,” which is forthcoming in the Harvard Journal on Legislation. Read more here.
Stephen CalkinsView articlewas featured in a Wayne State University story, “Annual Baroudeur, training rides bring together Warrior community.” Read the story.
Rob MacGregorView articlewas featured in a Wayne State University story, “Annual Baroudeur, training rides bring together Warrior community.” Read the story.
David C. BerryView articleco-authored “Fixing Patent Eligibility by Limiting Scope to Disclosed Embodiments” with with Benjamin C. Stasa for Patently-O. Read the article here.
Brad RothView articlewas an organizer and instructor at “Divided Societies" at Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik, Croatia. He taught short courses on self-determination, secession and international law, and sponsored an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for students to receive grants to travel abroad.
Brad RothView articlewas a panelist at “Two Peoples, One Future: Realizing Self-Determination in Israel/Palestine,” held at Birmingham Temple in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Watch it here.
Sabrina BalgamwallaView articleco-lead a breakout session with Rachel Settlage about “Teaching During Divisive Times” at the Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers Workshop 2018 at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Rachel SettlageView articleco-lead a breakout session with Sabrina Balgamwalla about “Teaching During Divisive Times” at the Immigration Law Scholars and Teachers Workshop 2018 at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Rachel SettlageView articlepresented at the 41st Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Chicago. She discussed “With a Little Help from My Friends: Managing Stress in a Hostile Political Environment with Assistance from Non-Lawyers.”
Anne ChoikeView articlepresented at the 41st Annual Conference on Clinical Legal Education in Chicago. She discussed “Transactional vs. Litigation-Oriented Clinics: Different Cloth or Common Threads?”
Katherine WhiteView articlehas been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue as a member of the Plant Variety Protection Board. She will serve a two-year term. The Plant Variety Protection Act secures intellectual property rights for developers of new varieties of plants. Read more here.
Stephen CalkinsView articlespoke at the University of Houston Law Center’s conference, Teaching Consumer Law: Where Have We Been—Where Are We Going? The conference was on May 18 in Santa Fe. He discussed “Teaching Consumer Law in a New Environment.”
Kirsten Matoy CarlsonView articlewas a speaker at the Politics of Race, Immigration, and Ethnicity Consortium at the University of New Mexico. She discussed “Opposition as Influence: American Indian Advocacy Against Federal Legislation.”
Jan BissettView articlegave a presentation on "Research Tips & Tricks" with Sylvia Arakelian to members of the Oakland County Bar Association Paralegal Section. They discussed research strategies, sources, tips and tricks when researching cell phones, property records, expert witnesses and jury verdicts. The meeting took place at Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss in Southfield on May 8.
Brad RothView articlewas a speaker at Lauterpacht Centre for International Law’s Conference on International Law and Peace Settlements held at the University of Cambridge. He discussed "Advancing Peaceful Settlement and Democratization: The Doubtful Usefulness of International Electoral Norms."
Christopher C. LundView articlewas a panelist at the Stetson Law Review Symposium in Gulfport, Florida. Lund discussed “What role can the concept of animus play in Establishment and Free Exercise Clause doctrine? Does the religion context change the nature of the animus inquiry?”
Julia QinView articlepresented at the 2018 George Washington International Law Review Symposium, A Legal Revolution: Evolving Jurisprudence in Present Day China, on April 13.
Stephen CalkinsView articlewas a moderator at the ABA Antitrust Section Annual Spring Meeting in Washington D.C. on April 11.
Stephen CalkinsView articlewas a moderator for the 66th Annual American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C. This conference is the largest of its kind in the world.
Sanjukta PaulView articlepresented as part of the antitrust experts' panel at the UVA Law & Business Symposium: "Regulating the Sharing Economy."
Blanche CookView articlewas a speaker at the “Perspectives on the #MeToo Movement” panel hosted by Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue in Detroit. The event focused on the #MeToo movement from three different areas: activism, media and law.
Brad RothView articlewas a featured speaker at the University of Michigan’s Kappa Alpha Pi, professional pre-law fraternity, discussing careers in international law and legal academia.
Elise BeanView articlewas recognized as a leader on tax justice and was one of five women celebrated by Global Witness for standing up for transparency and accountability in their fields. Read the article.
Noah HallView articleco-authored with Robert Adler and Robin Kundis Craig the second edition of “Modern Water Law: Private Property, Public Rights, and Environmental Protections.” The book was published by Foundation Press. Learn more here.
Jonathan WeinbergView articlewas a panelist at the “Data Explosion: Societal Benefits and Risks” symposium hosted by Wayne State University. This event was one of a six-part symposia series in honor of WSU’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. He discussed privacy and legality in the digital age.
Lance GableView articlewas a panelist at the “Data Explosion: Societal Benefits and Risks” symposium hosted by Wayne State University. This event was one of a six-part symposia series in honor of WSU’s Sesquicentennial Celebration. He discussed privacy and legality in the digital age.
William OrtmanView articleco-authored with Daniel Epps an article titled, “The Lottery Docket,” which was published in the Michigan Law Review. Read the article here.
Jan BissettView articleco-authored with Margi Heinen an article titled, “Research Mash-up: Disparate Approaches” in the March 2018 edition for the Michigan Bar Journal. Read the article here.
Carl LevinView articlespoke at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2018 Detroit Policy Conference, which focused on creating a culture of civility in Detroit. Watch Levin’s discussion here.
Stephen CalkinsView articlehas been named a member of Law360’s 2018 Competition Editorial Advisory Board. “The purpose of the editorial advisory board is to get feedback on Law360’s coverage and to gain insight from experts in the field on how best to shape future coverage.”
Eric ZacksView articlepresented his latest article "Fee-Shifting Provisions in Foreclosure," Feb. 23 at the 13th Annual International Conference on Contracts at Barry University School of Law.
Richard A. BierschbachView articleco-authored with Stephanos Bibas an article titled, “Rationing Criminal Justice,” which was published in the Michigan Law Review. The article examines American criminal justice through a public- and regulatory-law lens.
Jonathan WeinbergView articlemoderated a panel discussion on “Surveillance at the Border” at A More Human Dwelling Place: Reimagining the Racialized Architecture of America conference at the University of Michigan.
Jonathan WeinbergView articlegave a presentation on “Immigration Law: Where it Came From, Where it’s Going” at the Rochester Hills Public Library.
Stephen CalkinsView articlegave a guest lecture at UCD Sutherland School of Law in Dublin on “Introduction to EU Competition Law.” The primary focus of the “Economic Law of the EU” course is to explore key European Union economic/legal policies intended to secure the creation of the internal market.
Lance GableView articleparticipated in a webinar on "Executive Decision Making and Liability for Public Health Officials," co-sponsored by the Network for Public Health Law and the Partnership for Public Health Law.
Carl LevinView articlewas appointed as a facilitator for a class-action lawsuit stemming from the Flint water crisis by U.S. Eastern District Court Judge Judith Levy. Read more here.
Blanche CookView articleco-led a plenary session titled “Liberal Arts Education as a Foundation for Pursuits of Justice” at The Oberlin College Design Your Purpose project. She discussed strategies and challenges of engaging the legal system for social change and justice through an introduction to critical race legal theory, exploration of selected case studies, and discussion of current events.
Kirsten Carlson’sView articlelatest research “Making Strategic Choices: How and Why Indian Groups Advocated for Federal Recognition from 1977 to 2012” reveals that a dynamic interplay of goals, motivations, and constraints influence groups to different strategies over time. Read more
Robert Sedler'sView articlearticle on the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, which was originally published in The Conversation, was mentioned in the SCOTUS Blog Round-up.
Sanjukta PaulView articlewrote Amicus Brief in Seattle Case: Antitrust and Worker Cooperation, for OnLabor, a blog devoted to workers, unions and their politics.
Rob MacGregorView articlewas the subject of a Wayne State University feature story, "Getting to Know: Breaking away with Rob MacGregor." Read the story
Sanjukta PaulView articlefiled an amicus brief on behalf of a group of law and business professors in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, supporting a Seattle ordinance that authorizes collective bargaining rights for Uber and other ride-share drivers in a federal antitrust preemption challenge. Read the brief here
William Ortman'sView articleforthcoming paper for the Michigan Law Review, co-authored with Professor Daniel Epps, won an honorable mention award at the 2018 AALS Scholarly Papers Competition. The paper is titled "The Lottery Docket." Read the announcement
Noah D. HallView articlewrote Water Law: Concepts and Insights (Foundation Press) with Robert Adler and Robin Craig, both of the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law.
Eric ZacksView articlepresented a draft of his article, "Fee-Shifting Provisions in Foreclosure," at the 2017 Midwestern Law & Economic Annual Meeting and Conference at Marquette University Law School.
Christopher LundView articlewas awarded the Excellence in Scholarship award by the Association of American Law Schools Section on Law and Religion.
Nicholas SchroeckView articleled a tour of Southwest Detroit and Dearborn for the Health and Environmental Funders Network.
Peter HammerView articlespoke at Marygrove College as part of a panel discussion on “When Does Free Speech Become Hate Speech?” The event was sponsored by the Michigan Coalition of Human Rights.
John RothchildView articlewas the luncheon speaker at a meeting of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association on Oct. 25. The title of his talk was “Artificial Intelligences as Consumers and Creators of Intellectual Property.”
Blanche CookView articlewas on a panel discussing gendered violence at the University of Toledo's Law Review Symposium.
Paul DubinskyView articleaddressed the International Affairs Council of the New York City Bar Association. The title of his talk was, "Supreme Law of the Land? Debating the Contemporary Effects of Treaties within the United States Legal System."
Stephen CalkinsView articlepresented Competition Law Enforcement: Convergence and Divergence at UCD Dublin Sutherland School of Law.
Bernadette AtuaheneView articlehas been named the Damon J. Keith distinguished visiting professor at Wayne State University Law School for the 2017-18 academic year.
Laura BartellView articlewas appointed associate reporter of the Advisory Committee on Bankruptcy Rules to the Judicial Conference of the United States. She was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Nicholas SchroeckView articlewas featured in an interview with Great Lakes Now. In it he discusses Enbridge’s Line 5 Pipeline. Watch the video here.
Duc AbrahamsonView articlewas a panelist during Celebrate Diversity! month at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
Blanche CookView articlepresented, "Implicit Bias and the Professional Responsibility of the Bench," at the National Bar Association annual convention in Toronto, Canada.
Blanche CookView articlepresented, "An Algorithm for Capturing White Heteropatriarchy," at the National Black Prosecutors’ Annual Conference in Cleveland, Ohio.
Peter HammerView articlewas a panelist for Michigan Radio's "Issues and Ale" to discuss the 1967 Detroit riots.
Blanche CookView articlemoderated a discussion, "Navigating Workplace Conflicts and Inequities," at the University of Michigan's Lutie Lytle Writing Workshop in Ann Arbor.
Blanche CookView articleserved as a commenter on a research paper, "The Symbolic Assailant Revisted," by Jennine Bell at the Lutie Lytle Writing Workshop at the University of Michigan School of Law in Ann Arbor.
Blanche CookView articlepresented, "Sex Trafficking Expert Testimony: Gender Salience, Consciousness, And Relevance In Removing The Taint Of Gender Inequality From The Vulnerable Body Of Proof," at the University of Michigan's Lutie Lytle Writing Workshop in Ann Arbor.
Sanjukta PaulView articlereceived the Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Award (category prize) for the best antitrust scholarship of 2016, from the American Antitrust Institute (Washington, D.C.).
Stephen CalkinsView articlespoke at the American Antitrust Institute's annual conference in Washington, D.C. His topic was "Greatest Hits in Antitrust - Mergers, Monopoly and More."
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