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Category: General Announcements
Sept. 27, 12:15PM – 1:15PM, Room 180 – IPTLA and the Federalist Society Present: The Intersection of IP and Antitrust. Join us in person or virtually at: https://bit.ly/3z8ljUE
Phi Alpha Delta International Law Fraternity Presents – Our Mission & Vision
| Mission Phi Alpha Delta is the world’s preeminent law fraternity because of our dedication to service: service to the student, the school, the profession, and the community. It is through devotion to the ideals of compassion, courage, diversity, innovation, integrity, professionalism, and service that we better both our profession and our community. Through accepting our differences we become not just a law fraternity, but a family. Vision Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International strives to be the premier legal professional organization with a diverse membership that cultivates leaders and serves as a voice for the role of legal professionalism in our society. Our Purpose The purpose of this Fraternity shall be to form a strong bond uniting students and teachers of the law with members of the Bench and Bar in a fraternal fellowship designed to advance the ideals of liberty and equal justice under law; to stimulate excellence in scholarship; to inspire the virtues of compassion and courage; to foster integrity and professional competence; to promote the welfare of its members; and to encourage their moral, intellectual, and cultural advancement; so that each member may enjoy a lifetime of honorable professional and public service.” “This student organization is a prospective reinstituted student organization of The University of Akron. Registration shall not be construed as approval, endorsement, or sponsorship by The University of Akron of the student organization’s publications, activities, purposes, actions, or positions.” Click here to fill out interest form. Contact: Jayla Williams 1L jew127@uakron.edu |
U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals to hear arguments at Akron Law
In 2019 three appellate judges hear oral arguments at the McDowell Law Center Brennan Courtroom.
The University of Akron School of Law will host the U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals for an oral argument, followed by a question-and-answer session with students on Friday, September 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the McDowell Law Center Brennan Courtroom.
The visit is part of the Court’s outreach program to provide law students with an opportunity to observe military court proceedings and get a glimpse of what it is like to be an officer in the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps. Students will mingle with the officers at a reception following the hearing.
This will be the first time the Court has visited a law school in Northeast Ohio. Law students at Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University are also invited to attend.
Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps officers will argue a real-world case involving a soldier convicted of two specifications of assault and one specification of domestic violence. A military panel (jury) sentenced the appellant to be confined for 180 days and to be discharged from the Army with a bad-conduct discharge. The appellant raised multiple issues (assignments of error) before the Army Court of Criminal Appeals. The two issues the parties will argue are:
- Whether the military judge abused his discretion by failing to excuse a biased panel member.
- Whether the search authorization for appellant’s phone was unlawfully broad and the good faith doctrine should not have applied.
Law students and others may register for the event here. Parking and directions information will be provided.
JAG and the Army Court of Criminal Appeals
The Judge Advocate General Corps is the oldest law firm in the nation—as old as the United States itself. The Continental Congress appointed William Tudor as the first Judge Advocate on July 29, 1775, with Tudor providing legal counsel to George Washington. Congress created the Judge Advocate General’s Department in 1884. That department evolved into the modern-day JAG Corps.
JAG Corps members include both commissioned and noncommissioned officers, as well as soldiers and civilians. They include lawyers, legal administrators, paralegals, and court reporters. Corps members are involved in military justice, operational law, and civil law. They may also provide legal services to soldiers and their families.
The Army Court of Criminal Appeals reviews courts-martial convictions. Tracing its history back to a 1920 amendment to the Articles of War, it is the Army’s highest court.
Students can explore JAG careers here.
Fingerprint Cards
For those preparing their Application to Register as a Candidate for the Ohio Bar Exam, fingerprint cards can be picked up from Shannon Aupperle in Student Affairs in the Dean’s Suite. For evening students, fingerprint cards will be available at the Law Library Circulation Desk until 6:30, M – Th.