Mercer University School of Law and the American Bar Association Commission on Disability Right will co-host an annual brief writing competition in honor of Mercer’s former legal writing professor, Adam Milani. The purposes of the competition are to promote greater interest in and understanding of the field of disability law and to encourage excellent legal writing skills in law students. The deadline for submission is June 11, 2021.
First Prize will range between $300 and $1,000
Briefs can be on any of the following topics: Disability law; The Civil Rights Act of 1964; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; A state statute or municipal ordinance prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Due to most classes switching to online formats, the L.A.W. executive board decided to move Canned Immunity onto a virtual platform once again!
The rules are still the same, $2 or 2 cans per ticket or $5 or 5 cans for three tickets. Tickets can be used to receive “immunity” from being called on in select classes. Email your ticket to your professor the day you want to use the ticket. One ticket may be used per class. Please see the list of participating professors and restrictions.
L.A.W. and Professors will be implementing the Honor Code on ticket usage. Due to COVID-19 there are many food insecure families in our area who need help. It would be shameful to take advantage of Canned Immunity.
PARTICIPATING PROFESSOR PREFERENCE LIST
No Restrictions:
Judge Oldfield
Prof. Belsky
Prof. Dessin
Prof. Lee
Prof. Lavoie
Prof. Spring
Restrictions:
Prof. Thomas – Con Law II, 1 ticket per person – Remedies, 1 ticket per assignment, per week.
Prof. Huryn & Prof. Fryan – except April 6th.
Thank you to the generous professors who have already donated and to those participating!
Congratulations to everyone who has been elected to the 2021-2022 SBA team! Below are the election results. SBA continually welcomes additional help beyond those who are elected. Please email SBA@uakron.edu if you would like to be added to our general student committee in the future! Go Zips.
The University of Akron’s Intellectual Property Center has helped the USPTO organize an event for the U.S. IP Attaché program! We have teamed up with over 10 other Midwestern Schools for a virtual program where you can learn about the fascinating work of the U.S. “intellectual property diplomats.”
The event will be held April 13, 2021 10:30am-11:30am EDT
We know this program is during spring break, but we hope you can take a break to join us. IP attachés are U.S. diplomats who help to improve IP systems abroad using their extensive IP knowledge and experience. Tune in to hear them discuss how their fascinating careers have helped constructively shape intellectual properties laws in other countries.
To learn more about the USPTO’s IP Attaché program, visit https://www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/ip-attache-program. In addition, flyers have been included in this email that contains background information and operating locations of this program, such as Beijing, Geneva, and Rio de Janeiro.
Akron Law’s Competition Trial Team will be hosting virtual try outs on May 15th. Students going into their 2L and 3L years are eligible. Two information sessions will be hosted for anyone interested in joining the team. Please watch the announcements on the blog and in your Facebook groups for more information and reach out to Henna Schafer hrs48@uakron.edu and Taylor Dennen tkd13@uakron.edu with any questions.
