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Mary Jane Angelo

Richard Hamann

Christine Klein

• Published "Sex and Globalization," 11 Harv. Latino L. R. 173 (2008).

• Jacksonville Financial News & Daily Record, Sept 24, 2008
  "Jurist-in-residence program to bring judges to UF College of Law"
  "A jurist-in-residence program is one of the hallmarks of a great law school, and has long been a program I’ve wanted to see established at our school," said Robert Jerry, dean of the College of Law and Levin, Mabie and Levin Professor of Law. "Our Peter T. Fay Jurist-In-Residence Program will bring extraordinary judges to this law school to enrich the educational experience of our students, and because it is endowed, it will influence the development of UF law students for many generations to come."
• The Florida Bar News Online Sept 25, 2008 and print Oct. 1, 2008
  "Desegregation pioneers honored at UF Constitution Day program"
  Quoted in article on Desegregation Day. "Virgil Hawkins and the other students of color who followed demonstrated remarkable personal courage and persistence," said UF law Dean Robert Jerry. "Today, UF has a more diverse student body, one that more closely matches the population of Florida and the nation."

• Ft. Myers News-Press and Lehigh Acres News Star, Sept. 18, 2008
  "Dispute Taken Outside, Online"
  Quoted in article concerning consumer disputes with businesses and consumers right to opinion vs defamation of character. Lyrissa Lidsky, a professor at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and a specialist in defamation law, said public humiliation can work to resolve a conflict, but using this strategy is risky. "It definitely can get you into trouble, and you don't want to do it lightly," Lidsky said. Opinions are protected speech, Lidsky said. And provable, factual statements aren't defamatory, either. But it's easy to cross the line from opinion to defamation, Lidsky said. "If a statement implies false facts, then it's no longer opinion. Even with a legal public protest, there's no guarantee that the business owner won't haul you into court and sue you, Lidsky said. You can win, but winning will be expensive.
• The Florida Bar News Online Sept 25, 2008 and print Oct. 1, 2008
  "Nervous? But it’s just Chief Justice Roberts"
  Professor Lidsky participated in the Moot Court competition she is quoted as saying: Even though it was hypothetical, UF Law Professor Lyrissa Lidsky stressed it was an important case because Florida was the first state to have a “Choose Life” license plate, and Florida is considering a license plate with the words “I Believe” and a cross. South Carolina recently approved such a license plate, and a lawsuit has already been filed in the matter. “This is a very important issue. It’s a hot issue. And some smart people in our intermediate appellate courts have split on the constitutionality of the issue,” Lidsky said.

• Discussed developments under the UN Convention on Biodiversity at the Conference of the States Parties (Bonn, Germany)
• Presented a paper dealing with the human rights of indigenous people in the Amazon (the case of the Shuar) at the Conference on the Inclusive Museum.

• Promoted to Associate Professor.

• Promoted to Associate Professor.

• Quoted in the Antitrust Source on "Required Reading for the New Antitrust Administration"
  http://www.abanet.org/antitrust/at-source/at-source.html.

• Promoted to Associate Professor.

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