Per Capita Productivity of Articles in Top Journals, 1993-2008 New England law Schools

Maine Law's faculty did quite well in a recent per capita productivity study of articles published in top-50 journals.

Here are the results for all New England law schools:
Per Capita Productivity of Articles in Top Journals, 1993-2008 New England Law Schools
1. Yale University (18.46)
2. Harvard University (14.32)
3. Boston University (8.77)
4. Roger Williams University (6.27)
5. Boston College (5.65)
6. University of Connecticut (4.21)
7. University of Maine (3.21)
8. Quinnipiac University (3.08)
9. Northeastern University (2.76)
10. New England School of Law (2.00)
11. Western New England College (1.73)
12. Suffolk University (1.38)
13. Vermont Law School (1.28)

Professor Rogoff Lectures at the University of Turin

Professor Martin Rogoff delivered lectures at the Faculty of Law at the University of Turin on November 10 and 11, entitled "The Approach of U.S. courts to Choice of Law" and "The U.S. Presidential Election System and the Presidential Election of November 4, 2008." While in Turin Professor Rogoff also finalized arrangements for a doctoral candidate from Turin to spend a semester as Visiting Scholar at the Law School and talked with Italian colleagues about joint research and other cooperative activities between our professors and students.

Third Edition of Professor Knott's Book Published

The third edition of Professor Chris Knott's book, Where the Law Is: An Introduction to Advanced Legal Research, was published earlier this month. The book has been adopted in use in over 50 law schools thus far.

Book Review by Christine Hepler Published

Christine Hepler just published a book review of Sonya Hamlin's book, Now What Makes Juries Listen, for the AALL Spectrum (http://aallspectrum.wordpress.com/).

Professor Delogu Publishes Article

Emeritus Professor Orlando Delogu published, "The Judicial Branch: Not Just Another Agency, But a Constitutionally Authorized Department of Government," in the October 23, 2008 issue of Maine Lawyers Review.

Professor Wriggins's Research Cited in Federal Case

Judge Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York (well-known for his involvement in Agent Orange and other tort cases) issued an opinion in the case of McMillan v. City of New York, 2008 WL 4555550. Judge Weinstein favorably quotes and relies on Professor Jennifer Wriggins' recent scholarship on the use of race-based earnings and life expectancy tables in deciding that such tables should not be used in the tort case at hand. The opinion declares an early case that Professor Wriggins had uncovered and critiqued no longer good law, vindicating the position she has taken in her scholarship for years. Professor Wriggins and Professor Martha Chamallas are the only legal scholars relied on in the ruling. This marks the second time that positions taken in Professor Wriggins' scholarship have led to judicial opinions furthering racial equality in the field of torts.

Associate Dean Maine Published in the American University Law Review

Associate Dean Jeffrey Maine's most recent article "Acquiring Innovation," was recently published in Volume 57 of the American University Law Review. Earlier this year, he presented "Maximizing IP Values While Avoiding Ethical Errors" at Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C., and presented "Intellectual Property Taxation" at Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, NH.