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Russians Tour The John Marshall Law School During Chicago Visit
A Russian delegation, in Chicago as part of the Open World Program, spent an afternoon at The John Marshall Law School to learn about law school instruction in the United States.
The Russians, two judges and four court administrators from St. Petersburg, were in Chicago for eight days as guests of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. During that time, they visited law firms in the Chicago area, federal courts, jury rooms, and Cook County Court and Jail.
The Open World Program is sponsored by the U.S. Congress and administered by the Library of Congress. It is designed to bring leaders in a variety of fields to the United States to help with their understanding of how government is run. The Russians were especially interested in the jury system in the U.S. Russia does not now allow for jury trials, but there are plans to begin offering trials by jury, according to Dan Lehmann of the U.S. District Court.
Before they departed, the Russian guests and U.S. District Court Chief Judge Charles Kocoras signed a "sister" agreement, and the St. Petersburg guests extended an invitation for an exchange to Russia in 2004.
Dean Emeritus Robert Gilbert Johnston (left) and Professor Kenneth Kandaras, director of the Center for Advocacy and Dispute Resolution (second from left), met with Russian visitors who were accompanied by Judge Charles Kocoras (center, with arm in sling).
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Schedule of Events
August 12
Convocation Committee Meeting, Room 402, 11:00 a.m.
August 14
Dean Li Meeting, Room 402, 12:00 p.m.
August 15
Distance Learning Meeting, Room 1200B, 9:00 am.
Marketing Committee Meeting, Room 402, 12:30 p.m.
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
August 16
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
August 17
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
August 18
Career Services Meeting, Room 402, 2:00 p.m.
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
August 19
Fall Orientation-Evening and Section D1, Rooms 200 and 300, 4:00 p.m.
Supplemental Fall OCI Meeting, Room 1200A, 12:45 p.m.
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
Review of Intellectual Property Law Orientation, Room 3East, 5:00 p.m.
August 20
Fall Orientation Sections D2 and D3, Rooms 200 and 300, 8:30 a.m.
Alumni Reunion Committee Meeting, Room 1200B 12:00 p.m.
Accelerated Trial Advocacy Lecture, Room 1200, 4:00 p.m.
Fall Orientation-Evening and Section D1, Rooms 200 and 300, 4:00 p.m.
August 21
Fall Orientation Sections D2 and D3, Rooms 200 and 300, 8:30 a.m.
Fall Orientation-Evening and Section D1, Rooms 200 and 300, 4:00 p.m.
LL.M. Orientation, Room 1200, 4:30 p.m.
August 22
Fall Orientation, Room 200, 9:00 a.m.
Foreign Student Orientation, Room 1200B, 12:00 p.m.
Faculty Reception, Room 3East, 5:30 p.m.
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
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Business Office Begins Abbreviated Hours
The Business Office will close at 5 p.m. daily through August 15, 2003.
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Predatory Lending Laws Examined at John Marshall
The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center is hosting a two-day program, "An Update on Fair Housing and Predatory Lending Laws," Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 and 6, at the law school, 315 S. Plymouth Ct, Chicago.
The conference will address predatory home lending practices, which continue to be of concern to those in the fair housing community. Presenters will focus specifically on the remedies available to people who are injured by predatory lending.
On Sept. 5, keynote speaker Carolyn Y. Peoples, assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, D.C., will present an update of the HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. An afternoon panel will present a basic look at both the federal and state laws that concern predatory lending practices.
The Sept. 6 morning panel will discuss how counseling and education can help borrowers free themselves from predatory lending situations. At the final session, civil rights attorney John P. Relman, of Relman & Associates in Washington, D.C., will lead a practical discussion on how people can defend against foreclosures.
There is a $220 fee to attend the program, which offers approximately nine hours of CLE credit. For additional information, or to register, contact the John Marshall Fair Housing Legal Support Center at 312.987.2397.
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Faculty Activity and Publications
Professor Michael P. Seng
Activities
He was a guest of the American Constitution Society (ACS) in Washington, D.C. on August 2 and 3. Professor Seng is the faculty advisor for The John Marshall Law School Chapter of the ACS and while in Washington, he participated in a planning meeting of law school faculty advisors. This was the first national convention of the ACS and was attended by over 400 participants, including many law students. The ACS was founded to promote a progressive interpretation of the American Constitution. Professor Seng attended stimulating panel discussions on Legal History, Judging in a Conservative Era, and National Security Law. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the Keynote Address. Professor Seng said that he left the convention with a renewed sense of mission and optimism. Much of this was due to the real enthusiasm shown by the law student participants.
On August 4, 2003 he met with officials at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and at the Fannie Mae Foundation to plan further activities of The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Support Center and Clinic.