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Fall Semester Date ChangeClasses for the Fall 1998 semester will begin on Thursday, August 20. This is a change from the previously scheduled date of August 24.
ContentsJournal of Computer and Information LawThe John Marshall Law ReviewFall Semester Date ChangeJohn Marshall Alum Receives Weigle AwardJohn Marshall Program Examines 30 Years of Fair Housing EnforcementTrustee Honored in SpringfieldFair Housing Center/ClinicFaculty Activity and PublicationsJournal of Computer and Information LawIn the "Worth Reading" column of the July 20, 1998 issue of The National Law Journal, two articles from The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law are cited: "Express Warranties and Published Information Content Under Article 2B: Does the Shoe Fit?" by Joel R. Wolfson (Winter 1997); and "The Challenge to Develop International Trademark Law," by David W. Maher (Fall 1997).
The John Marshall Law ReviewIn the "Worth Reading" column of the July 20, 1998 issue of The National Law Journal, an article from The John Marshall Law Review is cited: "Misplaced Reliance on United Nations Security Council Resolutions for Presidential War Making," by Timothy D.A. O'Hara, (Winter 1998).
Trustee Honored in Springfield
John Marshall Trustee Jack Pecoraro (second from right) recently received the Governor's Award of Excellence in Law Enforcement Training. He is the Special Assistant to the Secretary of State for Public Safety.
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John Marshall Alum Receives Weigle Award
Bruce D. Becker (left), president of the Chicago Bar Foundation, presents the Maurice Weigle Award to Robert A. Glaves (right) for his outstanding contributions to the profession, the organized Bar and the community. Glaves, a John Marshall alumnus, is chair of Division III of the Chicago Bar Association's Legislative Committee. He has chaired the CBA's Legal Aid Committee and is on its Public Affairs Committee. He has handled pro bono guardianships as a member of the CBA/Bar Foundation Guardianship Assistance Program; is a clinic volunteer with Chicago Volunteer Legal Services; organized food drives and volunteers with the Easter Seal Society. He practices law at Menges, Mikus & Molzahn where he handles commercial litigation.
  John Marshall Program Examines 30 Years of Fair Housing EnforcementThe Fair Housing Legal Support Center at The John Marshall Law School is presenting a two-day workshop, "Celebrating 30 Years of Fair Housing: A Focus on Fair Housing Enforcement," examining the implementation of fair housing law. "It's been 30 years since Title VIII was enacted into law and
10 years since the enactment of The Fair Housing Amendments Act,"
said Professor Michael Seng, co-executive director of the legal
support center. "To mark that anniversary, this Sept.
Topics will include status reports on fair housing enforcement, and segregation and discrimination; an examination of state and local fair housing laws; the strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) investigative and conciliation processes; a look at the role of the U.S. Justice Department in enforcing fair housing laws; and private enforcement through litigation, class action and discovery. Registration is being accepted through Aug. 24. Attorneys can enroll for approximately seven hours of CLE credit. This free program is underwritten with grants from the Fannie Mae Foundation and the Woods Fund of Chicago. To place a reservation contacts the Department of Event Management at The John Marshall Law School at (312) 987-1420.
Faculty Activity and PublicationsProfessor Michael L. ClosenActivitiesHe presented a three-hour seminar for veteran notaries public during the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Notaries (ASN) in San Antonio on July 23-24. Closen also served as the moderator for the roundtable discussion and question-answer program of state notary regulators during the ASN meeting. Closen has already been invited to present again at ASN's annual meeting in Annapolis, Maryland in the summer of 1999. He was quoted several times in an article in the American Bar Association Journal, August 1998, at 38-40, regarding the fear of AIDS case which he argued to the Illinois Supreme Court in May of this year. Professor Ardath A. HamannPublicationsHer articles, "Mergers Under United States Antitrust Law" and "Horizontal and Vertical Restraints Under United States Antitrust Law," were recently published in the proceedings of the Freedom of Contract Conference held at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. Professor Ann M. LousinPublicationsHer article, "The Unidroit Principles of International Commercial Contract and The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods," was recently published in the proceedings of the Freedom of Contract Conference held at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. Professor Leonard J. SchragerPublicationsHis article, "Court Imposed Limitations on the Enforcement of Contracts: Public Policy and Unconscionability Restraints," was recently published in the proceedings of the Freedom of Contract Conference held at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. Professor Michael P. SengPublicationsHis article, "Constitutional Restraints on the Regulation of Business in the United States," was recently published in the proceedings of the Freedom of Contract Conference held at Masaryk University in the Czech Republic.
Fair Housing Center/ClinicThe John Marshall Law School has met the 1:1 Challenge Grant of the Fannie Mae Foundation and received a grant in the amount of $100,000 in support of the Fair Housing Legal Support Center, which educates the public on fair housing law and provides legal assistance to organizations seeking to eliminate discriminatory housing practices. In its letter to Professor Seng, The Fannie Mae Foundation commended the fine work of John Marshall in educating the public about fair housing law. The John Marshall Law School has been notified that it is a recipient of a grant from The Chicago Community Foundation in the amount of $24,925 to support the expansion of the web site of its Fair Housing Legal Support Center. The grant was one of several pledged in response to the Fannie Mae Foundation 1:1 Challenge Grant of $100,000. On July 22, The John Marshall Law School was represented in The Chicago Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities, Access Chicago `98, to celebrate the 8th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Professor Michael Seng, Adjunct Professors Lewis Powell, III, Damian Ortiz, and RoseMarie Knight, of The Fair Housing Legal Support Center and the Fair Housing Legal Clinic, joined with more than 100 companies, organizations, agencies of government, nonprofit organizations and the private sector to exhibit products and services as a collaborative effort to help make Chicago the most accessible city in the nation.
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