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Columbia Law Review article critical of Israel sparks battle between student editors and their board − highlighting fragility of academic freedom

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Mercredi, juin 12, 2024
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After the students published the article online the following day, the board, which includes Columbia Law School faculty members and alumni, had the law review’s website taken down.

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  • After the students published the article online the following day, the board, which includes Columbia Law School faculty members and alumni, had the law review’s website taken down.
  • The board soon relented and allowed the website back online on June 6, including the article in question.
  • But it issued a statement accusing the student editors of failing to properly review the article prior to publication.

Sharing research in law reviews

  • Student-run law reviews, which are an important way that legal scholars share their research about legal issues with law professors, judges, attorneys and other readers, typically have high levels of editorial independence.
  • Law reviews and other law school journals are usually published by the law school, despite typically being run by students.
  • Law reviews are a main way for sharing research on legal topics by authors such as law and other professors, attorneys and judges.
  • The importance of law reviews to legal research means student editors of law reviews should not be improperly pressured in deciding to accept or reject articles.

Presenting a new legal framework

  • In it, he proposes a new legal framework to describe Israel’s displacement and “abuses” of the Palestinian people as a crime against humanity comparable to apartheid or genocide.
  • Harvard Law Review previously commissioned and edited a similar article before deciding not to publish it.

Centrality of academic freedom

  • Likewise, this dispute raises questions about the academic freedom of student editors and their rights to free speech.
  • Still, most of them consider freedom of speech and academic freedom as central to their mission.
  • It’s not completely clear that students enjoy the same kinds of academic freedom.

Overriding institutional commitments

Oceana Announces James Simon as New CEO

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Vendredi, avril 19, 2024
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WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has appointed James (Jim) Simon as the next Chief Executive Officer of Oceana.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oceana’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has appointed James (Jim) Simon as the next Chief Executive Officer of Oceana.
  • This announcement follows an extensive eight-month global search and the upcoming retirement of Andrew Sharpless, Oceana’s longtime CEO.
  • “I’m thrilled and honored to continue working with Oceana’s talented staff and generous supporters in my new role as CEO,” said Jim Simon, Oceana’s longtime President and newly appointed CEO.
  • “The Board undertook an inclusive and fair search process that helped us affirm that Jim Simon is the best person positioned to lead Oceana into the future,” said Oceana Board Member Sara Lowell, who led the CEO search committee.

SEC Announces Departure of William Birdthistle; Natasha Vij Greiner Named Director of the Division of Investment Management

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Mercredi, février 28, 2024
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Natasha Vij Greiner, currently the Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations, will be named Director of the Division of Investment Management upon Mr. Birdthistle’s departure.

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  • Natasha Vij Greiner, currently the Deputy Director of the Division of Examinations, will be named Director of the Division of Investment Management upon Mr. Birdthistle’s departure.
  • The Division oversees regulatory policy for investment advisers and investment companies, including mutual funds and other investment products and services relied upon by retail investors.
  • “I am grateful to William for his service to the SEC and to the investing public,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
  • “I am excited for the opportunity to lead the exceptional staff in the Division of Investment Management,” said Ms. Greiner.

Covenant Clearinghouse Engages Prominent Attorney Lawrence S. Robbins of Friedman Kaplan

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Mercredi, février 14, 2024
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AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Clearinghouse, the nation's largest trustee and servicer of real estate assessments, is pleased to announce that it has retained Lawrence S. Robbins, of the firm Friedman Kaplan, to represent the company in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Covenant Clearinghouse, the nation's largest trustee and servicer of real estate assessments, is pleased to announce that it has retained Lawrence S. Robbins, of the firm Friedman Kaplan, to represent the company in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
  • Larry clerked for the Honorable John Gibbons of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, an Assistant to the U.S.
  • Solicitor General, and an Associate Independent Counsel, and was a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Mayer Brown LLP.
  • His virtually unrivaled appellate experience includes arguing 20 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court (most recently Ruan v. U.S., No.

Sanford Heisler Sharp Announces Leadership Transitions, Promotions

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Mercredi, janvier 17, 2024
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The new year brought new titles and responsibilities to Sanford Heisler Sharp’s leadership team, as well as a transition of roles and new support personnel firmwide.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The new year brought new titles and responsibilities to Sanford Heisler Sharp’s leadership team, as well as a transition of roles and new support personnel firmwide.
  • “We are fortunate to have an abundance of leadership talent and experience across our national platform,” said David Sanford, Co-Founder and Chairman of the firm.
  • “The depth of our partners’ skills allows us to rotate these responsibilities and maintain very strong management, mentoring, and accountability firmwide.
  • The firm launched an Executive Representation Practice Group led by David Sanford, Russell Kornblith, Kate Mueting, and Janette Wipper.

Sanford Heisler Sharp Names Thiru Vignarajah Baltimore Office Managing Partner

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Lundi, janvier 8, 2024
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BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp today announced Thiru Vignarajah became the firm’s new Baltimore Managing Partner on January 1, 2024.

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  • BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sanford Heisler Sharp today announced Thiru Vignarajah became the firm’s new Baltimore Managing Partner on January 1, 2024.
  • Prior to that, he was a litigation partner in DLA Piper’s Baltimore office.
  • “Thiru brings to our firm exceptional trial experience, as well as most impressive BigLaw, complex litigation, prosecutorial, and management skills,” said David Sanford, Co-Founder and Chairman of the firm.
  • Vignarajah is well-known in Baltimore, where he has previously run for public office and recently announced his interest in the possibility of a second run for mayor of the city.

Edelson PC Welcomes Environmental Partner Aaron Colangelo

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Mercredi, janvier 3, 2024
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Edelson PC , a national plaintiffs’ class, mass, and governmental action firm, proudly announces the expansion of its team with the addition of a seasoned environmental partner Aaron Colangelo.

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  • Edelson PC , a national plaintiffs’ class, mass, and governmental action firm, proudly announces the expansion of its team with the addition of a seasoned environmental partner Aaron Colangelo.
  • Colangelo, joining as a partner in the firm’s District of Columbia office, brings two decades of experience from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), where he most recently served as Chief Litigation Counsel.
  • As importantly, Aaron is a great person who has shown his commitment to mentoring our younger people, something that has been a foundational value of the firm.”
    “I’m thrilled to be joining the impressive team at Edelson,” said Colangelo.
  • I look forward to helping represent the firm’s clients in important environmental and public health matters.”

David Panton Global Private Equity Expert Joins CEA’s Advisory Board

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Lundi, octobre 16, 2023
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CEA Group (“CEA”) announced today that David Panton, a global private equity expert and professor, has joined CEA’s Advisory Board as Senior Advisor – Private Equity.

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  • CEA Group (“CEA”) announced today that David Panton, a global private equity expert and professor, has joined CEA’s Advisory Board as Senior Advisor – Private Equity.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231016924032/en/
    David Panton, Chairman of Panton Equity Partners, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Navigation Capital Partners, joins CEA's Advisory Board as Senior Advisor - Private Equity (Photo: Business Wire)
    Dr. David Panton is Chairman of Panton Equity Partners , a private family office he founded in 2012.
  • CEA Chairman and Founder Rick Michaels stated, “I am honored to have Dr. David Panton, a distinguished global private equity leader, join our Advisory Board.
  • David possesses a plethora of knowledge and achievements, especially relating to global private equity.

Deputy Chief Justice Lisabeth Tabor Hughes (Ret.) to Receive the 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Sixth Circuit

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Jeudi, août 31, 2023
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Lisabeth Tabor Hughes has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Sixth Circuit .

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  • Lisabeth Tabor Hughes has been selected to receive the prestigious 2023 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Sixth Circuit .
  • Before retiring in early 2023, Hughes had served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Kentucky since 2007 and deputy chief justice since 2017.
  • She will receive the award during the 2023 Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference.
  • During her term, Hughes chaired Kentucky’s Civil Justice Reform Commission, a group of judges, legislators, lawyers, and clerks working to make the state’s civil justice system more efficient.

CHARTER SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT DAVID ELLEN TRANSITIONS TO ADVISORY ROLE IN DECEMBER 2023

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Lundi, août 21, 2023
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STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that industry veteran and Senior Executive Vice President David Ellen will transition to an advisory role to Charter's President and CEO Chris Winfrey beginning December 1.

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  • STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) today announced that industry veteran and Senior Executive Vice President David Ellen will transition to an advisory role to Charter's President and CEO Chris Winfrey beginning December 1.
  • "I have spent over 20 years working in this incredible industry and the last seven here at Charter for which I am very grateful," said Mr. Ellen.
  • I am pleased David will continue to support me and Charter in an advisory role and wish him well as he pursues his outside endeavors."
  • Mr. Ellen joined Charter in 2016 from Cablevision, where he served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel until the completion of Cablevision's sale.