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Monday Morning Message 10.21.19 The Eyes of the Nation are on a Courtroom in Cleveland
“Addiction is the only prison where the locks are on the inside.” - Anonymous
UPDATE: Just minutes after I sent this morning’s Monday Morning Message (below), I learned that Judge Polster’s efforts to mediate and resolve the federal opioid litigation has resulted in agreements in principle with Cuyahoga and Summit Counties and defendants Teva, Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen.
Monday Morning Message 10.14.19 In Just 10 Days....
Cleveland-Marshall’s mission: Learn Law. Live Justice. is more than just coursework, papers, exams ...it's a principle of …. making lives better. Law school can be an overwhelming process, but the purpose is for the aid of other people...the people who need our help navigating within a complex law-filled world.... that's why we signed-up for this journey...to let others know justice matters. -Sharon Kay Bäden ’19
Every day we educate and train the future custodians of our democracy. It’s a sacred trust that we take very seriously.
Monday Morning Message 9.30.19 Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.
“We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” – Thomas Jefferson
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.”― Abraham Lincoln
“Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.” – Susan B. Anthony
Monday Morning Message 9.23.19 A Law School Without Walls
“I never teach my pupils. I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” -Albert Einstein
We are a law school without walls.
Every week throughout the academic year, we facilitate free expression and foster a culture where our students learn not only in the classroom but also through engagement and respectful discourse and dialogue with experts and thought leaders throughout the world about the issues that shape our future.
Monday Morning Message 9.16.19 The Most Powerful Vision of Freedom Ever Expressed
“What makes the Constitution worthy of our commitment? First and foremost, the answer is our freedom. It is, quite simply, the most powerful vision of freedom ever expressed. It’s also the world’s shortest and oldest national constitution, neither so rigid as to be stifling, nor so malleable as to be devoid of meaning….What was revolutionary when it was written, and what continues to inspire the world today, is that the Constitution put governance in the hands of the people.” -former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor
Monday Morning Message 9.9.19 Their Future is our Future
“Words cannot express the gratitude I have for the scholarship you all have so kindly decided to offer me. You all have given me the opportunity to fulfill my destiny and for that I am forever grateful. My son will one day be able to say that his mother was given a chance despite financial hardship, and this blessing can teach him that if you dream big enough no obstacle will be big enough.” – 1L Student, Class of 2022
“There is this energy surrounding the school and its legacy and I want nothing more than to be a part of it. Thank you so much for everything through the process!” -1L Student, Class of 2022
Monday Morning Message 9.9.19 Their Future is our Future
“Words cannot express the gratitude I have for the scholarship you all have so kindly decided to offer me. You all have given me the opportunity to fulfill my destiny and for that I am forever grateful. My son will one day be able to say that his mother was given a chance despite financial hardship, and this blessing can teach him that if you dream big enough no obstacle will be big enough.” – 1L Student, Class of 2022
“There is this energy surrounding the school and its legacy and I want nothing more than to be a part of it. Thank you so much for everything through the process!” -1L Student, Class of 2022
Monday Morning Message 9.9.19 First Monday. Last Friday.
“It's hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court starts its new term – the first Monday in October - an historical tradition that goes back to 1917.
With the backdrop of the dramatic congressional impeachment inquiry, the Supreme Court will hear major cases about LGBTQ rights, immigration, abortion, guns, and religion.
Monday Morning Message 9.9.19 First Monday. Last Friday.
“It's hard not to have a big year at the Supreme Court.” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court starts its new term – the first Monday in October - an historical tradition that goes back to 1917.
With the backdrop of the dramatic congressional impeachment inquiry, the Supreme Court will hear major cases about LGBTQ rights, immigration, abortion, guns, and religion.
Monday Morning Message 9.3.19 New frontiers for legal jobs
“The more we go out there and spend time out there, all the things we do here are going to happen in space.” – C|M|LAW Professor Mark Sundahl, New York Times, August 23, 2019
Since Monday was Labor Day, this message is about the new frontiers of law, labor, and work.
When our son, Jason, graduated from college, we asked him the question many parents ask their children, “what do you want to do with your life?” Jason said something I never would have thought to say to my parents. He said “Mom, Dad – what I want to do hasn’t been invented yet.”