Explaining Improbable Cases of Judicial Independence: The Example of Uganda

A new blog post from our Prof. Johanna Kalb we wanted to share with all of our readers: Explaining Improbable Cases of Judicial Independence: The Example of Uganda

New Chief Judge of the U.S. Fifth Circuit is Loyola Alumni

As many news sources noted last week, the new Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is the first African-American to hold that position. Particularly notable to us here at the College of Law is the fact that Judge Carl E. Stewart is an alumni of ours, from 1974.

As the official press release [PDF] from the Court states, Judge Stewart served with the Army Judge Advocate General Corps for several years after graduating from Loyola, then worked in both the US Attorney’s and the Louisiana Attorney General’s offices, and was a city attorney and in private practice for several years. He also served as a state judge at both the district and appellate court levels before being appointed to the Fifth Circuit by President Clinton in 1994.

In 1997, he was the inaugural speaker in our Louis Westerfield Legal Society Lecture series and spoke “Contemporary Challenges to Judicial Independence”. His speech was published at 43 Loy. L. Rev. 293 (1997), and you can read it through Hein Online.

Fifth Circuit's Reversal on Katrina Litigation Leaves Flood Victims Gasping for Air - LINK

A new blog post from our Prof. Verchick we wanted to share with all of our readers:  
Fifth Circuit's Reversal on Katrina Litigation Leaves Flood Victims Gasping for Air

New to the Collection: The Zen of Law School Success

The Zen of Law School Success by Chad Noreuil is new to our collection and I wanted to highlight it as it is unique compared to our normal selections. This book focuses on the mental aspect of law school instead of on actual subject matter and specifically on how, in their opinion, to succeed and has First Year students as its primary intended audience. This title includes ideas on preparation for written exams, multiple choice exams, and how to handle negativity and obstacles through law school and especially during exam time. Below is a condensed version of the table of contents. The book can be found at the call number – KF 283. N67 2011.

Chapter 1 – Preparing for the Journey

Chapter 2 – Knowing Your Universe

Chapter 3 – The Tao of the Law School Mind

Chapter 4 – Knowing Your True Self

Chapter 5 – Writing Final Exam Essays

Chapter 6 – Noreuil’s Top Ten Tips for Essay Writing

Chapter 7 – Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter 8 – Noreuil’s Top Ten Tips for Multiple Choice Questions

Chapter 9 – Handling Negativity and Obstacles

Chapter 10 – Knowing Your Universe, Part II – Final Exams

Chapter 11 – After the Journey

Ross Guberman to speak this Friday

This upcoming Friday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m.in Room 308 Ross Guberman will be speaking to the law school community about lessons learned from the "Obamacare" briefs filed in the United States Supreme Court. For more information please see here.

What Does The Indian Public Think About Climate Change? - LINK

A new blog post from our Prof. Verchick we wanted to share with all of our readers:

What Does the Indian Public Think About Climate Change What Does The Indian Public Think About Climate Change?

Law School Event Tomorrow

Professor Hiroko Kusuda is scheduled to present "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals" for the DREAMers (A discussion of President Obama's new immigration policy.)

Tuesday, September 18

12:30-1:30 p.m. Room 111

A light lunch will be served.