Author: Adam Messner

Movie Screening – “Vincent Who?” – Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, March 22, 5 pm

The Cleveland Marshall and Case Western Asian‐Pacific Islander Law Students’ Association (APILSA) chapters are co‐hosting a screening of Curtis Chin’s documentary titled “Vincent Who?” on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, beginning at 5pm at Cleveland‐Marshall College of Law (2121 Euclid Avenue), Moot Court Room.  Afterwards, the renowned producer Curtis Chin will lead a discussion about the events surrounding the Vincent Chin murder. A reception with light refreshments will follow for law students and practicing attorneys to meet one another.

The documentary examines the murder of Vincent Chin, the victim of a brutal hate crime in 1982 in Detroit, and the criminal trial that resulted in incredibly lenient sentences. The events surrounding the murder of Vincent Chin helped to galvanize the Asian‐American community.

The film aims to promote awareness of social justice, racism, hate crimes, and other social factors that still permeate our contemporary society. The documentary was screened at the 2010 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Annual Convention, and won the 2009 Multicultural Media Award.

Congratulations to the University of Akron trial teams!

Congratulations to the University of Akron trial teams! The teams reached the final round in each of their spring competitions. The advocates and competitions are listed below.

  • Amanda Bunner, Marissa Pappas, and Nick McGroarty placed second at the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Allegheny County (ATLAC, formerly Gourley) Mock Trial Competition in Pittsburgh, PA.  In the first round, the team competed against advocates from William and Mary Law School.  After scoring the highest amount of points of all of the teams advocating on behalf of the plaintiff, Bunner and Pappas competed against the team from Duquesne Law School in the final round.   The ATLAC tournament is a unique competition, which focuses on a personal injury suit and provides doctors and medical professional as expert witnesses.  The team was coached by John Rubis (’08) and Caryn Peterson (’07).
  • Tim Cunning and Daniel Leister placed second at the National Tournament of Champions (NTC) Regional Championship in Louisville, Kentucky. Their team lost a split decision to the eventual winner, Chase College of Law. Congratulations should also be extended to the team of JJ Hammerle and Beatriz Trejo who advanced to the semifinal round of the competition. Thirty teams competed in the NTC regional competition. The team was coached by Brian Dodez (‘09) and John Conley (‘08).
  • Daniel Bray, Kevin Kita, Matthew Mohr and Greg Thompson placed second at the American Association of Justice Competition in Pittsburgh, PA. Their team lost a close decision in the final round to a team from Duquesne Law School. The team of Jared Zuercher, Ann Marie Sutter, Carol Tran and Kelsey DiFrancesco lost in the semifinal round to Duquesne, the winner of the competition. The team was coached by Larry Sutter (‘89) and Ryan Melewski (‘09).

Fed. Society – Born in the USA: Is it Enough? – March 22, 12:15 pm, L-151

Join The Federalist Society for a debate on the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.  “Born in the USA: Is it Enough?” will be held on March 22nd in Room 151 at 12:15pm. Ken Klukowski, fellow and senior legal analyst at the American Civil Rights Union, and Prof. Richard Aynes, Akron Law’s John F. Seiberling Chair of Constitutional Law and Director of our Constitutional Law Center, will tackle the highly charged question of whether the children of illegal aliens are citizens and other issues surrounding the birthright citizenship debate. 

FREE CHICK-FIL-A WILL BE SERVED!

APILS – Movie Screening: “The Dhamma Brothers” – Mar. 23, 11:15 am and 6:30 pm, L-134

“East Meets West in the Deep South” Akron Public Interest Society will host a screening of The Dhamma Brothers, a 2009 documentary based on a radical meditation-based prison reform project in Alabama. Light snacks provided.

The movie will screen at 11:15 am and 6:30 pm in room L-134 on March 23.

See Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8XFEyeMi8

Synopsis: An overcrowded, violent maximum-security prison, the end of the line in Alabama’s prison system, is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence live over 1,500 prisoners, many of whom will never again know life in the outside world. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding program of silent meditation lasting ten days and requiring 100 hours of meditation.

“East Meets West in the Deep South” Akron Public Interest Society will host a screening of The Dhamma Brothers, a 2009 documentary based on a radical meditation-based prison reform project in Alabama. Light snacks provided. See Trailer here: ht“East Meets West in the Deep South” Akron Public Interest Society will host a screening of The Dhamma Brothers, a 2009 documentary based on a radical meditation-based prison reform project in Alabama. Light snacks provided. See Trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8XFEyeMi8 Synopsis: An overcrowded, violent maximum-security prison, the end of the line in Alabama’s prison system, is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence live over 1,500 prisoners, many of whom will never again know life in the outside world. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding program of silent meditation lasting ten days and requiring 100 hours of meditation.tp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA8XFEyeMi8 Synopsis: An overcrowded, violent maximum-security prison, the end of the line in Alabama’s prison system, is dramatically changed by the influence of an ancient meditation program. Behind high security towers and a double row of barbed wire and electrical fence live over 1,500 prisoners, many of whom will never again know life in the outside world. But for some of these men, a spark is ignited when it becomes the first maximum-security prison in North America to hold an extended Vipassana retreat, an emotionally and physically demanding program of silent meditation lasting ten days and requiring 100 hours of meditation.