Culver commends Boyd, Koontz for nonprofit center work
Gov. Chet Culver recently commended Sandy Boyd, Richard Koontz and the Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center (INRC) for 10 years of strengthening the state’s nonprofit organizations.
Boyd, a UI law professor and president emeritus, founded the INRC in 2000 as a consulting firm of sorts, helping Iowa nonprofit groups with legal and management efficiency issues. Since then, the INRC has helped thousands of Iowa nonprofits through workshops held around the state and by working with the Secretary of State’s office to produce the Iowa Principles and Practices for Charitable Nonprofit Excellence. Boyd served as the center’s director until 2007, when Koontz became director.
Culver’s commendation was delivered by Lt. Gov. Patty Judge at the Iowa Nonprofit Summit Nov. 16 in Des Moines, which was organized by the INRC.
Prof. Bezanson Explains Why Newspapers are calling Maj. Nidal Hasan the “Alleged” Fort Hood Shooter (Slate.com)
Prof. Bezanson Explains Why Newspapers are calling Maj. Nidal Hasan the “Alleged” Fort Hood Shooter (Slate.com), http://www.slate.com/id/2235470/
Prof. Hovenkamp comments on Intel settlement (New York Times, Nov. 12)
The giant chip maker Intel, facing antitrust challenges around the world, announced on Thursday that it would pay $1.25 billion to settle its long-running disputes with its smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices. Legal experts say the agreement solves some of the antitrust issues surrounding Intel and could dissuade other government agencies from bringing cases against the company. The Federal Trade Commission, for example, has been investigating the big chip maker for the past year but has taken no action. “This private settlement has probably taken a lot of wind out of the sails” of the FTC’s case, said HERBERT HOVENKAMP, an antitrust expert and law professor at the University of Iowa.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/technology/companies/13chip.html
Prof. Pettys Discusses Evidence Fabrication in Time Magazine
In July 1977, retired police captain John Schweer was shot and killed while working as a night watchman at an Oldsmobile dealership in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Two teenagers, Curtis McGhee and Terry Harrington, were convicted of the murder based on evidence they allege was knowingly fabricated by prosecutors. “Usually when there’s a case of fabricating evidence, it’s done by the police officers because they’re the ones investigating the crime. Like with Mark Furman allegedly planting a bloody glove on OJ Simpson’s property,” explains TODD PETTYS, a law professor at University of Iowa.
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1934836,00.html
Prof. Osiel Writes About Atrocities, says Karadzic Trial Can Continue
A war crimes expert in the University of Iowa College of Law and author of a new book on mass atrocities says the trial of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic can continue, even though the defendant is boycotting the proceedings.
http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2009/november/110309lawprofessorKaradzic.html
Prof. Stensvaag’s Last Lecture – “Lawyers and the Arc of History” – Podcast Now Available
Professor John-Mark Stensvaag presented the ISBA Last Lecture on October 15, 2009. The title of his lecture was “Lawyers and the Arc of History.” It is available for viewing at http://podcast.uiowa.edu/law/ISBA/last lecture.mov.
Teaching Award Winners Announced
The results of the balloting held by the Iowa Student Bar Association (ISBA) on October 14th are in. The winner of this year’s Collegiate Teaching Award is Professor Barry Matsumoto. The College of Law nominees for the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence are Professor Margaret Raymond (tenured/tenure-track/clinical category) and Professor Chris Liebig (lecturer category).