Friday, September 18, 2009

Professor Mel Zarr gives Constitution Day Lecture on Search and Seizure Jurisprudence.

On September 17, 2009 Professor Mel Zarr gave a public lecture at the Law School in recognition of Constitution Day, entitled “Thoughts About Interpreting Our Constitution: Lessons from the Fourth Amendment,” which dealt with the history and possible future of judicial interpretation of the fourth amendment.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Professor Martin A. Rogoff publishes book review of recent book on fishery sustainability

Professor Martin A. Rogoff, Maine Law Foundation Professor, recently published a book review entitled Overfishing and Sustainable Fisheries: A Program for Political Action, reviewing Marcel-Pierre Cleach’s ‘Maree Amere: Pour Une Gestion Durable de la Peche.’ The citation is 14 Ocean & Coastal L. J. 335 (2009).

Professor Charles Norchi publishes article on the public order of maritime ports

Charles H. Norchi, Associate Professor and Director of the Marine Law Institute, recently published an article, The Public Order of Ports, as an introduction to the recent Symposium issue of Maine Law’s Ocean and Coastal Law Journal, which is on the topic of ‘Maritime Ports.’ The symposium contains contributions from Professor Robert Beckham, Dr. Z. Oya Ozcayir, Dr. Kirongozi Ichilanga, and Attorney Robert S. Schuda, as well as student scholarship and a book review by Maine Law’s Professor Rogoff. The citation to Prof. Norchi’s article is 14 Ocean & Coastal L.J. 155 (2009).

Monday, September 14, 2009

Professor Lois Lupica speaks at University of Denver-Sturm College of Law on the Consumer Debt Crisis.

Maine Law Foundation Professor Lois R. Lupica on September 10 gave a presentation at the University of Denver-Sturm College of Law of her recent article The Consumer Debt Crisis and the Reinforcement of Class Position" (40 Loyola U. Chicago L. J. 225 (2009)) as part of their Faculty Speaker Series.