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In the News Now
Voting/Election Fraud
Professor Ned Foley is a national expert on the voting process.
Presidential Powers
Can the president do THAT? Professor Peter Shane has the answer.
Amy J. Cohen, John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor of Law Sarah Rudolph Cole, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution Ellen E. Deason, Joanne Wharton Murphy/Classes of 1965 and 1973 Professor in Law James K.L. Lawrence, Adjunct Professor of Law Katrina Lee, Clinical Professor of Law Nancy Hardin Rogers, Dean Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Law; Joseph B. Stulberg, Interim Co- Director of the Divided Community Project, and Professor Emeritus of Law
Arbitration
Sarah Rudolph Cole, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution Ellen E. Deason, Joanne Wharton Murphy/Classes of 1965 and 1973 Professor in Law Nancy Hardin Rogers, Dean Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Law;
Edward B. Foley, Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law; Director, Election Law at Ohio State
Character and Fitness
Katherine Silver Kelly, Clinical Professor of Law; Director and Academic Support Program
Child Abuse and Neglect
Katherine Hunt Federle, Joseph S. Platt-Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Professor of Law; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies Kimberly P. Jordan, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project
Children and the Law
Katherine Hunt Federle, Joseph S. Platt-Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Professor of Law; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies Kimberly P. Jordan, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project
Chinese Law
Daniel C.K. Chow, Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law
Martha Chamallas, Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law Marc Spindelman, Isadore and Ida Topper Professor of Law Vincene Verdun, Associate Professor Emeritus of Law Christopher J. Walker, John W. Bricker Professor of Law; Director, Washington, D.C., Summer Program
Climate Change
Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Associate Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life, Alumni Society Designated Professor of Law
Clinical Education
Douglas A. Berman, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Amy J. Cohen, John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor of Law Sarah Rudolph Cole, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution Elizabeth Ilgen Cooke, Clinical Professor of Law Terri L. Enns, Clinical Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Steven F. Huefner, C. William O'Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration; Director of Clinical Programs; Legislation Clinic Director; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Kimberly P. Jordan, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project Deborah Jones Merritt, Distinguished University Professor; John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law; Courtesy Professor of Sociology; Courtesy Professor of Public Affairs; and Associate Faculty Member in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Dakota S. Rudesill, Associate Professor of Law Joseph B. Stulberg, Interim Co- Director of the Divided Community Project, and Professor Emeritus of Law Paige L. Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law Edward B. Foley, Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law; Director, Election Law at Ohio State David A. Goldberger, Professor Emeritus of Law Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Marc Spindelman, Isadore and Ida Topper Professor of Law Christopher J. Walker, John W. Bricker Professor of Law; Director, Washington, D.C., Summer Program
Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance Paige L. Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Corporate Governance
Dale A. Oesterle, J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance Paige L. Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Corporate Law
Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance Jonathon Vinocur, Paige L. Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Criminal Law and Procedure
Amna Akbar, Associate Professor of Law Douglas A. Berman, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Olwyn Conway, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus Katherine Hunt Federle, Joseph S. Platt-Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Professor of Law; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies Lawrence Herman, Presidents Club Emeritus Professor of Law Sean Hill, Assistant Professor Kimberly P. Jordan, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project Alan C. Michaels, Dean Emeritus; Edwin M. Cooperman Chair in Law Ric Simmons, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Professor for the Administration of Justice and Rule of Law
Bryan H. Choi, Assistant Professor of Law Dennis Hirsch, Professor of Law; Director, Program on Data and Governance
Death Penalty
Douglas A. Berman, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus
Disability Law
Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law
Disaster Law
Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Associate Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life, Alumni Society Designated Professor of Law
Diversity
Deborah Jones Merritt, Distinguished University Professor; John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law; Courtesy Professor of Sociology; Courtesy Professor of Public Affairs; and Associate Faculty Member in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Kathy Seward Northern, Associate Dean for Admissions; Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Associate Professor of Law
E-Democracy
Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law
Education Law
Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law Charles E. Wilson, Associate Professor Emeritus of Law
Election Law
Terri L. Enns, Clinical Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Edward B. Foley, Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law; Director, Election Law at Ohio State Steven F. Huefner, C. William O'Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration; Director of Clinical Programs; Legislation Clinic Director; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Anne E. Ralph, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Clinical Professor of Law Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law David Stebenne, Professor of History and Law
Cinnamon Piñon Carlarne, Associate Dean for Faculty and Intellectual Life, Alumni Society Designated Professor of Law Lincoln L. Davies, Dean & Frank R. Strong Chair in Law Dennis Hirsch, Professor of Law; Director, Program on Data and Governance Kathy Seward Northern, Associate Dean for Admissions; Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Associate Professor of Law
Evidence
Deborah Jones Merritt, Distinguished University Professor; John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law; Courtesy Professor of Sociology; Courtesy Professor of Public Affairs; and Associate Faculty Member in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Ric Simmons, Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Professor for the Administration of Justice and Rule of Law
Experiential Education
Ellen E. Deason, Joanne Wharton Murphy/Classes of 1965 and 1973 Professor in Law
Family Law
Katherine Hunt Federle, Joseph S. Platt-Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Professor of Law; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies Marc Spindelman, Isadore and Ida Topper Professor of Law
Daniel C.K. Chow, Frank E. and Virginia H. Bazler Chair in Business Law Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance
Dale A. Oesterle, J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance
Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Christopher J. Walker, John W. Bricker Professor of Law; Director, Washington, D.C., Summer Program
Juvenile Law
Katherine Hunt Federle, Joseph S. Platt-Porter Wright Morris & Arthur Professor of Law; Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Law & Policy Studies Kimberly P. Jordan, Clinical Professor of Law; Director, Justice for Children Project
Matthew H. Birkhold, Associate Professor of German; Courtesy Assistant Professor of Law
Law and Social Science
Deborah Jones Merritt, Distinguished University Professor; John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law; Courtesy Professor of Sociology; Courtesy Professor of Public Affairs; and Associate Faculty Member in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Matthew H. Birkhold, Associate Professor of German; Courtesy Assistant Professor of Law
Legal Education
Amna Akbar, Associate Professor of Law Deborah Jones Merritt, Distinguished University Professor; John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law; Courtesy Professor of Sociology; Courtesy Professor of Public Affairs; and Associate Faculty Member in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Terri L. Enns, Clinical Professor of Law; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Steven F. Huefner, C. William O'Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration; Director of Clinical Programs; Legislation Clinic Director; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State Dakota S. Rudesill, Associate Professor of Law Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law Christopher J. Walker, John W. Bricker Professor of Law; Director, Washington, D.C., Summer Program Patricia J. Zettler, Associate Professor of Law
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights
Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law Marc Spindelman, Isadore and Ida Topper Professor of Law
Amy J. Cohen, John C. Elam/Vorys Sater Professor of Law Sarah Rudolph Cole, Michael E. Moritz Chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution Ellen E. Deason, Joanne Wharton Murphy/Classes of 1965 and 1973 Professor in Law James K.L. Lawrence, Adjunct Professor of Law Nancy Hardin Rogers, Dean Emeritus; Professor Emeritus of Law; Joseph B. Stulberg, Interim Co- Director of the Divided Community Project, and Professor Emeritus of Law
Dale A. Oesterle, J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance Jonathon Vinocur,
Dale A. Oesterle, J. Gilbert Reese Chair in Contract Law Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance
Sentencing
Douglas A. Berman, Newton D. Baker-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus
Separation of Powers
Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law
Settlement
Ellen E. Deason, Joanne Wharton Murphy/Classes of 1965 and 1973 Professor in Law
Gregory A. Caldeira, Distinguished University Professor; Ann and Darrell Dreher Chair in Political Communication and Policy Thinking; Professor of Law Joshua Dressler, Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law Emeritus Edward B. Foley, Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law; Director, Election Law at Ohio State Peter M. Shane, Jacob E. Davis and Jacob E. Davis II Chair in Law David Stebenne, Professor of History and Law Christopher J. Walker, John W. Bricker Professor of Law; Director, Washington, D.C., Summer Program
Venture Capital
Paul Rose, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Professor of Law; Director, Law, Finance & Governance Jonathon Vinocur, Paige L. Wilson, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law
Voting Rights
Edward B. Foley, Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law; Director, Election Law at Ohio State Steven F. Huefner, C. William O'Neill Professor in Law and Judicial Administration; Director of Clinical Programs; Legislation Clinic Director; Senior Fellow, Election Law at Ohio State
