ALLI KATZEN—Although recognized as a crisis by the American Bar Association for over 30 years, the issue of overburdened and overworked public defenders is yet to be resolved. In fact, as budget cuts deepen, pay disparities intensify, and over-criminalization continues, the problem is worsening. Last month, the New York Times highlighted the potential constitutional violation—ineffective […]
SOPHIA RUB—On December 6, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments for Gamble v. United States. The defendant, Gamble, called for the Court to revisit the constitutionality of the dual-sovereignty doctrine as a valid exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Embed from Getty Images The Fifth Amendment’s […]
Please join us in congratulating UMLR Alumni Eva M. Spahn, JD’11 and Scott E. Byers, JD’09, for becoming shareholders of their respective firms, Greenberg Traurig and Carlton Fields. Ms. Spahn, is a member of Greenberg Traurig’s Litigation Practice. She handles complex commercial and class action matters in various forums, including state and federal courts in multiple U.S. jurisdictions, as well […]
There is nothing we enjoy more than celebrating the achievements of the members of our family. Today we are especially proud to announce that our amazing leader and EIC, Elizabeth Montano, has been named a “2019 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award” winner. This honor is given to only 10 articles from entries submitted by the nation’s […]
STEPHANIE ROSNER—On January 1, 2019, the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) began accepting art-related disputes for review. This step marks the latest development in the formation of the long-anticipated art law tribunal, which formally launched on June 7, 2018 during the Authentication in Art 2018 Congress. Although the CAfA is based in the Hague, […]
