Before joining the University of Dayton School of Law, faculty members were judicial clerks, public defenders, litigators, and practicing attorneys in private firms, corporations and government agencies; some spent time working outside the legal profession in diverse fields such as the entertainment industry, nursing and the U.S. military.
Faculty research spans a broad spectrum of expertise, including international law, cyber law, intellectual property, entertainment law, public health, real estate, civil rights, disability law, criminal law, women's rights, law and technology, education law, state sovereignty, family law, business law, energy law, and native peoples.
This collection shows a sampling of research by the faculty.
Submissions from 2024
Collaborative CREAC Drafting: Co-Creating an Example in Context, Julie Zink
Submissions from 2022
Derechos Fundamentales E Inteligencia Artificial Constitutional Rights and Artificial Intelligence, Carlos L. Bernal
Deporting Jane Doe: When Immigrant Crime Victims Fall Through the Cracks of the Law Designed to Protect Them, Ericka Curran
First Amendment Contradictions and Pathologies in Discourse, Erica Goldberg
Cancel [©opyright] Culture: A Legal Analysis of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, Tracy Reilly
Slavery and the History of Congress’s Enumerated Powers, Jeffrey Schmitt
Submissions from 2021
Three Legitimacy Challenges of the Inter-American Human Rights System, Carlos Bernal
Common Law Baselines and Current Free Speech Doctrine, Erica Goldberg
Do All Roads Lead to Rome? Effectively Using Asynchronous Online Reflective Practice in an Externship Course, Denise Platfoot Lacey
Submissions from 2020
The Migration of Proportionality to Australia, Carlos Bernal
Is Truth Truth?, James R. Steiner-Dillon
Submissions from 2019
Book Review: ‘Communists and Their Victims: The Quest for Justice in the Czech Republic’, Christopher J. Roederer
Free Speech on the Law School Campus: Is it the Hammer or Wrecking Ball that Speaks?, Christopher J. Roederer
Victims’ Rights and Redress, Christopher J. Roederer
Submissions from 2018
Some Comparative Thoughts on Micro-Remedies for Micro-Indignities: One Small Step for Remedies, One Giant Leap for Dignity?, Christopher J. Roederer
A Historical Reassessment of Congress's "Power to Dispose of" the Public Lands, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
The Assessment Mandates in the ABA Accreditation Standards and Their Impact on Individual Academic Freedom Rights, Victoria L. VanZandt
When Trade Secrecy Goes Too Far: Public Health and Safety Should Trump Corporate Profits, Julie Zink
Submissions from 2017
Social Media Law in a Nutshell, Ryan Garcia and Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister
Remedies for Regulatory Takings (Constructive Expropriations), Deprivations, Expropriations or Custodianship in South Africa and the U.S., Christopher J. Roederer
Remnants of Apartheid Common Law Justice: The Primacy of the Spirit, Purport and Objects of the Bills of Rights for Developing the Common Law and Bringing Horizontal Rights to Fruition, Christopher J. Roederer
The Supreme Court and Education Law, Charles J. Russo
Update on Student Vaccinations, Charles J. Russo
Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Access to Trade Secret Environmental Information: Are TRIPS and TRIPS Plus Obligations a Hidden Landmine?, Dalindyebo Shabalala
Submissions from 2016
Reasonable Accommodations and the ADA Amendments’ Overlooked Potential, Jeannette Cox
The Transformation of South African Private Law After Twenty Years of Democracy, Christopher J. Roederer
Affirmative Action Returns to the Supreme Court, Charles J. Russo
An Overview of the Every Student Succeeds Act, Charles J. Russo
Fair Share Fees, Teacher Unions, and the Supreme Court, Charles J. Russo
Sexual Harassment in Schools, Charles J. Russo
Supreme Court Docket Preview: Are Changes in the Offing?, Charles J. Russo
Teacher Unions, the Right-to-Work and Fair Share Agreements, Charles J. Russo
Tenure Wars: The Litigation Continues, Charles J. Russo
The Every Student Succeeds Act: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same?, Charles J. Russo
Update on School Searches, Charles J. Russo
Search and Seizure in the Electronic Era: An International Perspective -- Part Two, Charles J. Russo and P. T. Clarke
Meeting the Needs of Student Parents, Charles J. Russo and Rabiah Gul
Teacher Blogging Redux: Post with Caution, Charles J. Russo and Marcus Heath
Immigration Enforcement Reform: Learning from the History of Fugitive Slave Rendition, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
In Defense of Shelby County’s Principle of Equal State Sovereignty, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
Rethinking the State Sovereignty Interest in Personal Jurisdiction, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
Intellectual Property, Climate Change and Development, Dalindyebo Shabalala
Title IX, Sexual Assault, and the Issue of Effective Consent: Blurred Lines—When Should “Yes” Mean “No”?, Lori E. Shaw
Submissions from 2015
Preventing Juror Misconduct in a Digital World: A Comparative Analysis, Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister
An Update on Student Equal Access, Charles J. Russo
A Primer on Federal Statutes Affecting Education, Charles J. Russo
Developing Lockdown Policies, Charles J. Russo
"Friending" Students on Social Media, Charles J. Russo
Has Teacher Tenure’s Time Passed?, Charles J. Russo
Reflections on Religious Freedom and Education in the United States: A Status Report, Charles J. Russo
Reporting and Protecting Students from Child Abuse, Charles J. Russo
Selecting Instructional Materials, Charles J. Russo
The Importance of Understanding School Law, Charles J. Russo
Education for Gifted Students in the United States: An Area in Need of Improvement, Charles J. Russo and Donna Y. Ford
Special-Education Law in Mexico and the United States, Charles J. Russo and Ricardo Lozano
Transportation for Students with Disabilities, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Financing Education: An Overview of Public School Funding, Charles J. Russo, William E. Thro, and Frank M. Batz
Making Sense of Extraterritoriality: Why California’s Progressive Global Warming and Animal Welfare Legislation does not Violate the Dormant Commerce Clause, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
The Federal Right to Recover Fugitive Slaves: An Absolute but Self-Defeating Property Right, Jeffrey M. Schmitt
Global Income Inequality and the Potential for Global Democracy: A Functionalist Analysis, Andrew L. Strauss
Is Fracking An Inflammatory Word?, Blake Watson
Submissions from 2014
“Liking” the Social Media Revolution, Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister
Social Media in the Courtroom: A New Era for Criminal Justice?, Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister
The Challenges of Preventing and Prosecuting Social Media Crimes, Thaddeus A. Hoffmeister
Another Nail in the Coffin of Affirmative Action or Just a Bump in the Road? Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Charles J. Russo
A Primer on Charter Schools and the Law, Charles J. Russo
Beware: Teachers Who Blog, Charles J. Russo
Has Time Expired for Time-Out Rooms?, Charles J. Russo
Home Schooling and Sports Participation, Charles J. Russo
Negligence, Student Supervision, and School Business Officials, Charles J. Russo
Race-Based Preferences and the Supreme Court, Charles J. Russo
Workers’ Compensation and the School Business Official, Charles J. Russo
Legal Issues Surrounding Christmas in Public Schools, Charles J. Russo and Ralph D. Mawdsley
Google Glass and Education: The Wave of the Future?, Charles J. Russo, Reece Newman, and Chad Brown
IDEA and Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Primer, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Related Services, Assistive Technology, and Transition Services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Student Records and Privacy, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Climate Change, Technology Transfer and Intellectual Property: Options for Action at the UNFCCC, Dalindyebo Shabalala
Intellectual Property Treaties and Development, Dalindyebo Shabalala and Anselm Kamperman Sanders
Writing Lessons from Abroad: A Comparative Perspective on the Teaching of Legal Writing, Adam Todd
Buying West Florida from the Indians: The Forbes Purchase and Mitchel v. United States (1835), Blake Watson
Review: 'Oklahoma’s Indian New Deal', Blake Watson
Submissions from 2013
Climate Change Geoengineering: Philosophical Perspectives, Legal Issues, and Governance Frameworks, William C. G. Burns and Andrew L. Strauss
Getting Beyond Intuition in the Probable Cause Inquiry, Erica Goldberg
Access to Facilities by Non-School Religious Groups: An Enduring Issue, Charles J. Russo
Bullying, the Law, and Safe Schools, Charles J. Russo
Due Process and Employee Performance, Charles J. Russo
Fifth Amendment Rights: Questioning Students, Charles J. Russo
Fisher v. University of Texas: The Beginning of the End or the End of the Beginning of Race Conscious Admissions Plans in Higher Education in the United States?, Charles J. Russo
Has Time Expired for Zero Tolerance Policies?, Charles J. Russo
Letters of Recommendation: Honesty Remains the Best Policy, Charles J. Russo
Sniff Dogs in Schools: Do the Noses Know?, Charles J. Russo
Update: The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action, Charles J. Russo
Student Newspapers at Public Colleges and Universities: Lessons from the United States, Charles J. Russo and Terry L. Hapney
Assistive Technology and Students with Disabilities, Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne Jr.
Attending School Matters: Policies to Eliminate Chronic Absenteeism, Charles J. Russo and Carolyn Talbert-Johnson
Ohio Oil and Gas Litigation in the New Fracking Era, Blake Watson
