Topic: Politics
Law Student Nick Kahl wins District 49 House race
Law student Nick Kahl attributes his win in the District 49 House race to voter outreach. Kahl, who took in 56% of the votes against his opponent John Nelsen, was not very surprised with his victory: “We ran an aggressive grassroots campaign. I’ve knocked on, I’d say, 14,000 doors. The amount of voter outreach – that was the difference-maker.” Although Kahl was pleased with his win, he stresses that he wants to make a difference in his community first and foremost by revitalizing the sense of pride in Rockwood that he was so used to as a child growing up.
The Gresham Outlook (Gresham, Ore.) Kahl ready to fight for East County in Salem
Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein prepares for new climate-change teach-in
Professor of Economics Eban Goodstein is working to create another global warming teach-in, called the National Teach-In on Global Warming Solutions, on February 5. Goodstein organized Focus the Nation, a nationwide dialog about climate change, last January; his new project will concentrate on the climate change policies put in place within President-Elect Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office. Goodstein is optimistic that this project will draw large crowds the way Focus the Nation did, which included 1,900 participating colleges and groups. “This is a time for young people to engage with political leaders in Washington and basically spend a day learning, and take that learning to decision makers,” said Goodstein.
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Arlington, Va.) Professor Who Organized Climate-Change Project Plans Another Teach-In
Lewis & Clark faculty share election expertise
Throughout the election season, members of the Lewis & Clark faculty offered their expert analyses of various political races. Weighing issues of race, culture, and history, faculty members have studied the presidential race, as well as congressional races and ballot measures.
Explore this interactive map to learn more about Lewis & Clark faculty members’ contributions to the national political discourse in various media outlets throughout the spring, summer, and fall. The map provides links to full-text versions of more than 30 articles citing Lewis & Clark faculty experts that appeared in newspapers from Detroit to Denver, Washington, D.C. to Seattle, and throughout the Portland metro area.
Recent updates include:
Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school, in the National Law Journal, November 6
Cynthia Cosgrave, teacher education instructor, in Beaverton Valley Times, October 23
Faculty members featured:
*John Callahan, Morgan S. Odell professor of humanities
*Cynthia Cosgrave, teacher education instructor
*Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science
*Alejandra Favela, assistant professor of education
*Steven Hunt, professor of communication
*James Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. professor of law
*Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school
*Robert Miller, professor of law
Law school dean addresses “Obama effect” on public interest law
Robert Klonoff, dean of the law school, spoke with the National Law Journal about how the next administration under President-elect Obama might effect the field of public interest law. Public interest law is the practice of law pursued on behalf of both individuals and causes that are not typically served by the for-profit-bar. Public interest lawyers can serve the public by working for civil legal services organizations, non-profit organizations, public defense organizations, prosecutors offices, government agencies and lobbying for non-profit organizations.Lewis & Clark Law School graduates enter public interest careers at a rate that is more than three times the national average. In 2007, the law school had the fifth highest percentage of graduates entering public interest law careers.
National Law Journal The latest ‘Barack effect’: new interest among law students in government, public interest jobs
Assistant Professor of Political Science Todd Lochner analyzes slow-moving obscenity case
Todd Lochner, assistant professor of political science, discusses the slow process of prosecuting obscenity cases during the past eight years of the Bush administration. Lochner points out that because, under the Clinton administration, these charges were typically coupled with other counts, they became higher priority. Considered more of a “moral barometer” under the current administration, these obscenity cases face numerous delays. “It’s not so much the number of obscenity cases they bring, but the qualitative nature of what they’re trying to do by bringing them. The prosecution is trying to set boundaries as to the acceptable realm of adult material,” says Lochner.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, Penn.) Federal obscenity case, filed 5 years ago, has stalled
Robert J. Miller, professor of law, connects the Doctrine of Discovery to the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Professor of Law Robert J. Miller links the Doctrine of Discovery to both Thomas Jefferson and the Lewis and Clark Expedition, stating that “Lewis and Clark were not out there by accident. They were making geopolitical claims.” Miller, author of “Native America, Discovered and Conquered: Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, and Manifest Destiny” (Praeger Publishers, 2006), is a citizen of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, where he serves on the Circle of Tribal Advisers to the National Committee of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial.
The Oregonian (Portland, Ore.) Portland law professor has a new take on Lewis and Clark
Callahan and Eisinger discuss the importance youth participation has on politics
John Callahan, Morgan Odell Professor of Humanities, and Robert Eisinger, associate professor of political science, recently spoke with the Seattle Post Intelligencer about the exciting injection of youth participation in Oregon politics this election season.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, Wash.) Obama gets young people back in the race
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