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October 13 - 19, 2002 |
Safe Walk Program
Would you like to walk with others to your car or to the train station, or be a volunteer accompanying students when they leave the law school? If so, please meet at the sign located near the Admission Office.
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HLSA Welcomes Judge Ponce de Leon
Members of the Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) welcomed Cook County Circuit Court Judge Edmund Ponce de Leon (J.D. '84) (second from right) as a guest speaker. Joining him are (from left) Marivel Montes, Dean Robert Gilbert Johnston, and Raul Serrato, president of HLSA. Judge Ponce de Leon is the first Hispanic to serve as presiding judge in the Cook County Circuit Court system. He works at the Maywood Courthouse.
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Schedule of Events
October 13
- Decanal Search Interview with James Fleissner
October 14
- Decanal Search Interview with James Fleissner
- Faculty Assembly, Room 1200, Noon.
- Russian Justice Sidorenko Lecture - "The Status of Judicial Reform in the Russian Federation", Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
October 15
- Decanal Search Interview with James Fleissner
- IPLAC Seminar, Room 1200, 11:30 a.m.
October 16
- Decanal Search Interview with James Fleissner
- Alumni Executive Board Meeting, Room 1203, 8:00 a.m.
- Career Services Program - "What if the OCI Doesn't Work for Me?" 12:45 p.m., Room 200.
- Board of Trustees Meeting, Room 1200B, 4:00 p.m.
- Center for Information Technology & Privacy Law Open House, 16th Floor, CBA Building, 5:00 p.m.
October 17
- 21st Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law, Room 3East, 9:00 a.m.
October 18
- 21st Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law, Room 3East, 9:00 a.m.
- Film Screening - "A Cry in the Dark", Room 1200, 6:00 p.m.
October 19
- 21st Annual Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law, Room 3East, 9:00 a.m.
- PMBR Bar Review Course, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.
October 20
- Decanal Search Interview with Paul Joseph.
- PMBR Bar Review Course, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.
October 21
- Decanal Search Interview with Paul Joseph.
October 22
- Decanal Search Interview with Paul Joseph.
- Career Services/Women's Law Caucus Program - "Alternative Careers Panel", Room 3E, 12:45 p.m.
October 23
- Decanal Search Interview with Paul Joseph.
- CIBTL Guest Lecture Luncheon with John Hanna, Room 3East, 12:30 p.m.
- Career Services Program - "How to Find a Job in Tough Times", Room 200, 12:30 p.m.
October 24
- Illinois Native American Bar Association Reception, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
October 25
- Board of Visitors
- AIDS Foundation Program, Room 1200, 9:00 a.m.
- State of Illinois Retreat, Room 532, 9:00 a.m.
October 26
- Board of Visitors
- PMBR Review Course, Room 200
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A complete online listing of events scheduled at The John Marshall Law School can be found at the following URL: http://www.jmls.edu/calendar.htm
Fair Housing Clinic Settles Section 8, Guide Dog Cases
On Sept. 4, 2002, The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic client, Celeneida Cruz, settled her claim against Heartwood L.L.C., for the total amount of $4,000. The case, which was settled less than one week prior to a City of Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) Administrative Hearing on the matter, was handled by law students, Michael M. Mazek and Marcos Oliva, under the supervision of Clinical Professor Damian Ortiz.
The case was initiated at the clinic as an intake. A complaint of discrimination was filed with CCHR, after Ms. Cruz was denied equal opportunity to rent an available, advertised apartment. Ms. Cruz, a recipient of a Section 8 housing voucher at the time of the incident, felt embarrassed and threatened when the landlord and an apartment maintenance provider questioned Ms. Cruz about her Section 8 benefits. The landlord acknowledged that she asked Ms. Cruz why she didn't notify the landlord about the Section 8 voucher when they set up a meeting on the telephone. The landlord and the maintenance man also told Ms. Cruz they could not handle a tenant who receives Section 8 benefits. Soon afterward, Heartwood L.L.C. rented the unit for less money (in both rent and security deposit) to a non-Section 8 recipient.
Ann Melichar, a student at the JMLS Fair Housing Legal Clinic, recently settled a case filed with the Illinois Department of Human Rights for $15,000 through the conciliation process. The case involved two individuals with guide dogs. The complaint alleged that a blind couple had been refused rental of an apartment because they had guide dogs. The Illinois Department of Human Rights found that there was substantial evidence of discrimination and that the apartment owner's reason for denying rental of an allergy to dogs was pretextual. Ms. Melichar worked under the supervision of Clinical Professor F. Willis Caruso. Other students who worked on the case were John Henry Hall, Brian Williams, Millicent Roth, Shara Harris, and Brian Volkman.
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Editor's Note
Up & Coming is the weekly newsletter of The John Marshall Law School. Editor: Assistant Dean John M. McNamara, room 1212, ext. 393. All information to be published in Up & Coming must be placed in the UPCOMING directory on the H drive of The John Marshall Law School's computer network by 12 p.m. each Tuesday.
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Technology, Facilities Updated for Better Security
Over the past year, the Computer Services Department (CSD) has been working on several projects that will improve the everyday activities of the John Marshall community and continue to ensure its security.
Since the establishment of the wireless network two years ago, CSD has been working to give students the most secure and fastest possible dedicated connection to the Internet as possible, according to Jim Velco, head of computer services. Wireless users are now on a separate network, and have to go through a secure, encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection. This VPN only allows registered John Marshall wireless users to access the network and Internet.
Additional improvements on security have been made throughout the school. Because the book theft detection system in the library was out of date, and the flow of traffic in and out of the library was not always easily monitored, a new entryway was designed with an updated and more sensitive book theft detection system. Library patrons now pass through new gates and turnstiles that require special identification for entry. These identification cards, which all library patrons are required to obtain, will have additional uses in the future. Within the next month, female members of The John Marshall Law School will use the identification cards for entrance into the women's restrooms.
An online Web Portal at jmls.campus.com was created this year that allows students to access all their course information from a single location. Students can use the site, jmls.campus.com, to download handouts, view announcements and enter chats. Some faculty members may also choose to use the portal to post readings, web links to course information, as well as schedule online chat sessions with the students.
In order to increase reliability of e-mail function, the student e-mail server was recently upgraded to a higher performance server that is compatible with a backup server. John Marshall now has three servers: one for the faculty and staff, one for the students and the backup. In the event that there is a major failure, The CSD now has the ability to "hot swap" either the student or faculty and staff e-mail servers, and prevent lengthy outages.
Students have expressed the need to be able to see their course history vs. course tracks. A new application will soon be available on the John Marshall website that will give them the ability to see a graphic representation of the "classes taken" and "classes required" or "classes needed for concentration." The application will ask for the student's identification, and check his current course history on a mainframe computer. The information will then be graphically represented on a website, which can be overlaid with available course tracks offered at John Marshall. This project is being developed in-house, and is completely unique to education worldwide.
Prospective students will soon be able to apply to The John Marshall Law School online. Potential students will be able to access and submit their applications through the John Marshall website, which will help to make the application process more efficient for the applicant, as well as the Office of Admission at the law school.
Additional information on these and other on-going projects is available on John Marshall's Intranet site at www.jmls.edu/intranet.
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Student Activities
October 15
The Black Law Student Association will meet at 4:30 p.m. in room 216.
October 16
The Federalist Society will be holding a debate between Mr. Robert Levy of the Cato Institute and Mr. Larry Rosenthal of the City of Chicago concerning litigation against gun manufacturers. Prof. Walter Kendall will be the moderator. Room 201, at Noon, and pizza will be served.
October 17
Flowers for "Sweetest Day" will be available for sale in the school lobby.
The Brehon Society will meet at 12:45 p.m. in room 201.
Phi Alpha Delta Initiation
The Christian Legal Society will meet at 11:45 a.m. in room 402.
October 18
The Center for International Business & Trade Law, Phi Alpha Delta and Eric Levy will present the second in a series of films exploring the legal systems of other cultures. The Australian film, "A Cry in the Dark" will be shown at 6:00 p.m. in room 1200.
October 19
The Habitat for Humanity Chapter will meet in the lobby of the school.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Gerald E. Berendt
Activities
He spoke at the Chicago-Kent College of Law Annual Conference on Public Sector Labor Law on Oct. 4, 2002. His topic was "The Evolution of the Law Under the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act."
Professor John D. Ingram
Publications
His article, "State Interference With Religiously Motivated Decisions in Medical Treatment", 95 Dickinson L. Rev. 41 (1988) was cited in 6 Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 53.
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2002 Herzog Lecture:"How Not to Draft a Constitution"
