Professor Ward's Book Published By Thomson West

Professor Thomas Ward's book, Intellectual Property in Commerce (2007 Revised Edition) was recently published by Thomson West. Professor Ward is currently working on a casebook to be published by Thomson West as well.

Professor Tuerkheimer's Work In Domestic Violence Continues To Receive National Attention

Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer's important work in domestic violence continues to receive national attention. Since the United States Supreme Court granted cert. in California v. Giles, Professor Tuerkheimer has been asked to serve as a consultant on the national domestic violence amicus brief, and she has also agreed to assist the state of California. Her article, "Crawford's Triangle: Domestic Violence and the Right of Confrontation," has been cited in an amicus brief already before the Court. In addition, two of Deb's articles - Recognizing and Remedying the Harm of Battering: A Call to Criminalize Domestic Violence and Conceptualizing Violence Against Pregnant Women - have been reprinted in the leading case book on domestic violence (Domestic Violence and the Law: Theory and Practice by Elizabeth Schneider, Cheryl Hanna, Judith Greenberg, and Clare Dalton (Foundation 2008)).

Professor Khoury Chairs Justice Action Group's Statewide Planning Initiative

The Report of the Justice Action Group's Statewide Planning Initiative was published earlier this year. Professor Colleen Khoury chaired this year-long planning effort which brought together more than 100 volunteers from all around the state to identify, evaluate and recommend strategies that, if implemented, will expand and enhance access to justice for low-income Mainers.

Professor Zarr Presented "Stories from the Civil Rights Movement: 1963-1969"

Professor Mel Zarr presented "Stories from the Civil Rights Movement: 1963-1969" at the Portland Public Library. Professor Zarr shared his experiences as a young lawyer working for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in the mid to late 60's. A number of lawyers and alums remarked afterwards tht they were touched by Professor Zarr's informative and moving presentation.

Professor Galbraith's Article Published In Maryland Law Review; Cited In Federal Court Opinion

Associate Professor Christine Galbraith's article, "Access Denied: Improper Use of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to Control Information on Publicly Accessible Internet Websites," 63 Maryland Law Review 320 (2004), was cited recently by a federal court in the Northern District of Texas. In the opinion, her article is referenced along with pieces written by Mark Lemley (Stanford Law School) and Orin Kerr (George Washington University Law School), who are leaders in their respective fields of intellectual property and computer crime. Professor Galbraith's Maryland article was also cited in the new edition of an Internet Law casebook--Cyberlaw: Problems of Policy and Jurisprudence in the Information Age (3d ed. Thomson West).

Professor Lupica and Dean Pitegoff Quoted in New York Times

On January 12, 2008, Professor Lois Lupica was quoted in an article on bankruptcy and foreclosure. And, on January 22, 2008, Dean Peter Pitegoff was quoted in an article on self-taught lawyers. This latter AP story also appeared in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, and Portland Press Herald, among other publications.

Professor Wriggins Speaks on Panel at AALS Meeting; Elected To Executive Committee

Professor Jennifer Wriggins helped plan and spoke on a panel, entitled "Frontier Issues on Race and Torts," at the recent AALS meeting in New York City. Her presentation was entitled "Race, American Law, and the Value of Injury: Historical Foundations, Contemporary Implications," a different presentation than her recent Trustee lecture. The AALS panel was conducted by the Torts and Compensation Systems Section, of which Professor Wriggins was also elected to the Executive Committee.

Year In Review: 2007 Faculty Publications

The faculty at the University of Maine School of Law had a very productive 2007, with 14 law review articles, 7 books and 8 book chapters being published or accepted for publication during the year. In addition to these publications, many faculty were engaged in other significants scholarly activities. Congratulations to all!

Law Review Articles)

• David Cluchey, Competition in Global Markets: Who Will Police the Giants?, 21 TEMPLE INTERNATIONAL & COMPARATIVE LAW JOURNAL 59 (2007).
• Christine Galbraith, A Panoptic Approach to Information Policy:Utilizing a More Balanced Theory of Property in Order to Ensure the Existence of Prodigious Public Domain, JOURNAL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTYLAW 1 (forthcoming 2008).
• Lois Lupica, Financial Recovery from Bankruptcy: An Empirical Study,AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY INSTITUTE LAW REVIEW (forthcoming 2008) (with Zagorsky).
• Jeff Maine, Acquiring Innovation, 47 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW(forthcoming 2008) (with Nguyen).
• David Owen, Climate Change and Environmental Assessment Law, 33 COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (forthcoming 2008).
• David Owen, Law, Environmental Dynamism, and Reliability: The Rise and Fall of CALFED, 37 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW (2008).
• Martin Rogoff, For the Abolition of the Death Penalty in America: The Advocacy of Robert Badinter, 30 HUMAN RIGHTS QUARTERLY (forthcoming 2008).
• Martin Rogoff, A Comprehrensive Treatise on Maritime Law for Students and Practitioners, 13 OCEAN AND COASTAL LAW JOURNAL (forthcoming 2008) (review of JEAN-PIERRE BEURIER ET AL., DROITS MARITIMES).
• Martin Rogoff, Tort Reform a la Française: Jurisprudential and Policy Perspectives on Damages for Bodily Injury in France, 13 COLUMBIA JOURNALOF EUROPEAN LAW 231 (2007) (with Corbe-Chalon).
• Deirdre Smith, Who Says You're Disabled? The Role of Medical Evidencein the ADA Definition of Disability, 82 TULANE LAW REVIEW 1 (2007).
• Deborah Tuerkheimer, Exigency, 49 ARIZONA LAW REVIEW (forthcoming2008).
• Deborah Tuerkheimer, A Relational Approach to the Right of Confrontation and its Loss, 15 JOURNAL OF LAW AND POLICY 725 (2007).
• Deborah Tuerkheimer, Renewing the Call to Criminalize DomesticViolence: An Assessment Three Years Later, 75 GEORGE WASHINGTON LAWREVIEW 613 (2007).
• Jennifer Wriggins, Damages in Tort Litigation: Thoughts on Race and Remedies, 1865-2007, THE REVIEW OF LITIGATION (forthcoming 2008).

Books)

• Jeff Maine, A STUDENT’S GUIDE TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (5th ed.Lexis, 2007) (with Gershon).
• Jeff Maine, THE FUNDAMENTALS OF FEDERAL TAXATION: PROBLEMS AND MATERIALS (Carolina Academic Press, 2007) (with Miller).
• Jeff Maine, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TAXATION: TRANSACTION AND LITIGATIONISSUES (Bureau of National Affairs, 2007 Cumulative Supplement) (with Nguyen).
• Jennifer Wriggins, THE MEASURE OF INJURY: RACE, GENDER AND THE LAW OFTORTS (N.Y.U. Press, forthcoming 2009) (with Chamallas).
• Donald Zillman, STRATEGIC LEGAL WRITING (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2008) (with Roth).
• Donald Zillman, BEYOND THE CARBON ECONOMY (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2008) (senior editor and chapter author on Nuclear Power,with Redgwell, and Omorogbe, Barrera-Hernandez).
• Donald Zillman, MAINE TORT LAW (LexisNexis, 2007) (update with Simmons and Gregory).

Book Chapters)

• David Cluchey, Antitrust, Chapter 8, LEGAL MEDICINE (Mosby Elsevier, 2007) (revision).
• James Friedman, Sad Truths, in BAD PRESIDENT (Rosen et al., Workman Press, 2007).
• Christopher Knott, CJ: Legal Resources in GUIDE TO REFERENCE (12th ed., American Library Association Editions, 2007).
• Jeff Maine, Patent Donations and Tax Policy, in 2 PRAEGER PERSPECTIVES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INFORMATION WEALTH 445 (2007) (with Nguyen).
• Jeff Maine, Taxing Trademarks and Domain Names, in 3 PRAEGER PERSPECTIVES: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND INFORMATION WEALTH 407 (2007)(with Nguyen).
• Peter Pitegoff, The Market for Change: Community Economic Developmenton a Wider Stage, in PROGRESSIVE LAWYERING, GLOBALIZATION, AND MARKETS: RETHINKING IDEOLOGY AND STRATEGY (2007).
• Deborah Tuerkheimer, Toward a New Crime of Domestic Violence, in 1 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN FAMILIES AND RELATIONSHIPS (Praeger Press, forthcoming 2008) (edited by Evan Stark and Eve Buzawa).
• Nancy Wanderer, Writing Effective Law Court Briefs, in MAINE APPELLATEPRACTICE (Hon. Donald G. Alexander, 3d ed., forthcoming 2008).
• Jennifer Wriggins, Whiteness, Equal Treatment, and the Valuation of Injury, 1900-1949, in THE CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF TORT LAW (Stanford University Press, forthcoming 2008) (edited by Michael McCann and David Nelkin).