Author: Adam Messner

Please join the the Black Law Students Association to take a photograph symbolically bringing awareness to the importance of the outcome of the Fisher v. University of Texas case. Students of ALL races and ethnicities are invited and encouraged to participate in our efforts. This case challenges the use of race as one of many factors considered in admissions policies in institutions of higher education. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday, October 10, 2012.

The photograph will be taken in front of Akron Law, facing EJ Thomas. Please contact Lavell Payne (lop2@zips.uakron.edu) with any questions.

The Midwest Region of the National Black Law Students Association urges you to GET ON THE BUS!

This Wednesday, Oct. 10^th the Supreme Court will reconsider the constitutionality of race-conscious admissions programs known to many as “affirmative action.”  We are calling for all students and concerned community members throughout the Midwest to stand with us at the University of Michigan, the school where the Supreme Court last upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action, in solidarity with the rally being held at the U.S. Supreme Court.  We cannot let this important decision be made without making our voices heard.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A BLSA MEMBER TO PARTICIPATE, THERE IS NO CHARGE, AND ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. 

When: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 | 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Where: University of Michigan – Ann Arbor |  North Diag

Buses from Chicago, IL; South Bend, IN; Indianapolis, IN; Cleveland, OH; Lansing, MI; and Detroit, MI will transport students to and from Ann Arbor, MI for the rally.  There is no cost to attend.  Departure times and locations are below.  Please click here to reserve your space on the bus.  Upon submission of your reservation, you will receive a letter to share with your professors to assist you with requesting an excused absence from class.

The bus will be departing from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH at 7:00 a.m. EDT 10/10/12. 

For questions or more information, please contact Lavell O. Payne at lop2@zips.uakron.edu, or Terence Baptiste at tmb77@zips.uakron.edu

If the reservation link above does not work, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://docs.google.com/a/nblsa.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHM3M3FMYlpXcmNwdnBzZ1puM3kxamc6MQ#gid=0

The Obama for America Campaign, in cooperation with Organizing for America, invites University of Akron Law Students wishing to get involved with the Campaign to sign up as Poll Observers for the Campaign on Election Day.

Poll Observing is an important and critical role in which you will be the authorized observer for the Democratic Party at your polling place, responsible for ensuring the Right to Vote is protected and reporting any irregularities or problems up the chain of the Campaign. We need you! Also, this opportunity will count for 15 hours toward your pro bono requirement.

To get involved as a poll observer for the Obama Campaign, email Robert Haferd, Regional Voter Protection Coordinator, at rhaferd@gmail.com.

 

On Tuesday, October 9th from 12:15-1 pm in Room W-214, Robert Kahrl, Akron Law’s own Distinguished Practitioner-in-Residence and Senior Lecturer, will lead a discussion on the recent Apple v. Samsung litigation.

On August 24, 2012 the jury found that Samsung had willfully infringed on Apple’s design and utility patents and had also diluted Apple’s trade dresses related to the iPhone. The jury awarded Apple $1.049 billion in damages and Samsung zero damages in its counter suit. Robert Kahrl practiced law at Jones Day in Cleveland from September 1976 until Dec. 31, 2009, when he retired from the partnership. From 1991 to 2008 he served as practice leader of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Area. He specialized in litigation of cases involving issues of technological complexity.

Food will be provided.