The Gavel - Volume 60 - Issue 2

Sep 25, 2026

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A student newspaper issue for Cleveland-Marshall College of Law covering campus legal education and student support. Highlights include a feature on Professor Jane M. Picker and her lecture on women’s rights and major Supreme Court litigation, plus announcements and recruitment for the paper’s spring/fall 2012 editors. The issue also promotes Supreme Bar Review’s free fall exam review with scheduled sessions, subjects, professors, and free materials, alongside guidance from the Office of Career Planning on using services starting November 1.

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Living legend returns to Cleveland-Marshall: professor Jane M. Picker speaks on women’s rights

The Gavel is hiring!

Supreme Bar Review invites students to free exam review

We are here to help: What the Office of Career Planning can do for you

THE OFFICIAL CHECKLIST: HOW TO PASS THE BAR EXAM see page 6 BLSA AND SUPREME BAR REVIEW HOST FREE EXAM REVIEW WITH YOUR PROFESSORS see page 2 BOOKS TO HELP YOU PROCRASTINATE DURING THE FINALS PERIOD see page 7 POETS INVADE CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY see page 4 THE OFFICE OF CAREER PLANNING IS HERETO HELP YOU SUCCEED see page 3 THE GAVEL INTERVIEWS PROFESSOR MAYA SIMEK see page 4 | The Gavel | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Volume 60, Issue 2 | the student newspaper at cleveland-marshall college of law | NoVember 2011 | living legend returns to cleveland-marshall: professor Jane m. picker speaks on women’s rights By David Nichols gavel Co-editor-in-Cheif In late October, I was privileged to attend a lecture from none other than Professor Emerita Jane M. Picker, who spoke in Fenn Tower. Her lecture was titled, Litigation and Social Change: Developing Women’s Rights in the Twentieth Century. Professor Jane M. Picker herself changed the world when she argued La Fleur v. Cleveland Board of Education before the United States Supreme Court in 1973. For those of you that have not studied Constitutional Law yet, La Fleur was the case that challenged mandatory maternity leave for teachers and set a precedent for later pregnancy issues across the country. She was also a founder of the Women’s Law Fund in 1972, which she served for many years as president. The Woman’s Law Fund was the first of its kind, a nationally known organization that assisted plaintiffsin precedent-setting cases involving discrimination in employment, housing, education and government benefits. Professor Picker has dedicated her career to advocating for equality. She has represented plaintiffs in major employment cases throughout the country on behalf of female police officers, firefighters, teachers and union workers. She has also represented students who sought the right to participate in academic and sports programs, from which they wer e d en i e d equal access on the basis of their sex . Picker has even litigated issues c o n c e r n i n g the protection of American w o m e n see PICKER page 6 t h e g a v e l i s h i r i n g ! ! The Gavel will be hiring new editors for Spring and Fall of 2012! R e q u i r e m e n t s : • 2.5 GPA • Full Time Enrollment in ClevelandMarshall Law Program • Advanced Writing/Editing Skills Gavel Editors will be compensated with Scholarships that will apply toward tuition. I n t e r e s t e d ? E m a il [ga ve l . c su@ gm a il . c o m](ga ve l . c su@ gm a il . c o m) Supreme Bar Review Invites St u d e n t s t o Fr e e E x a m R e v i e w By Marc D. Rossen C-M Class of 1994 supreMe Bar review founder and direCtor The Black Law Students’Association and Supreme Bar Review are proud to co-sponsor: The BLSA FALL EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS WHEN? Saturday , December 3, 201 1, 9 AM to 3:30 PM W H E R E ? C l e v e l a n d -M a r s h a l l L a w S c h o o l - - F i r s t Y e a r C l a s s e s - R o o m \# 1 1 - - U p p e r L e v e l C l a s s e s - R o o m \# 1 2 FIRST YEAR SUBJECTS (Room \#11) : -- Torts – Prof . Stephen Lazarus - 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM-- Contracts – Prof. Matthew Green - 10:30 AM - 1 1:45 AM- - Pr o p e r ty - Pr o f. B r o wn e L e wi s - 1 2 : 4 5 PM – 2 : 0 0 PM-- Civil Procedure - Prof. Kevin O’Neill - 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM UPPER LEVEL SUBJECTS (Room \#12): -- Criminal Procedure – Prof. Jonathan Witmer-Rich - 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM-- Constitutional Law – Prof. Stephen Lazarus - 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM-- Evidence - Prof . Kevin O’Neill - 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM This event is free and open to all law students. Attendees receive FREE sample outlines! -- FREE food and refreshments! (pizza lunch will be served) -- FREE prize drawings at each review session! Winners can choose from one of the following Supreme Bar Review prizes: First Year Review Outlines, Upper-Level Review Outlines, MPRE Review (includes video lecture) For more information about Supreme

FAQs

Who is featured in the lecture about women’s rights, and what case is mentioned?

Professor Emerita Jane M. Picker is featured, and the issue discusses La Fleur v. Cleveland Board of Education (1973). It explains the case’s challenge to mandatory maternity leave and its precedent-setting impact.

When and where are the BLSA Fall Exam Review sessions held?

The sessions are scheduled for Saturday, December 3, 2011 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM at Cleveland-Marshall Law School, including separate rooms for first year and upper level classes.

What are the eligibility requirements to apply for Gavel editor positions?

Applicants need a 2.5 GPA, full-time enrollment in the ClevelandMarshall Law Program, and advanced writing/editing skills. Editors are compensated with scholarships applying toward tuition.

Sep 25, 2026

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