Violeta Chapin

Professor Chapin Named Associate Dean for Community and Culture

Anonymous — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 16:49:54 +0000

Professor Chapin Named Associate Dean for Community and Culture Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/06/2023 - 10:49

Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss and the University of Colorado Law School are pleased to announce that Professor Violeta Chapin has been named the inaugural Associate Dean for Community and Culture at Colorado Law.

The overarching goals of this new position are:

To bring to bear direct experience and knowledge of law teaching, law school learning, and law practice in designing strategies and leading efforts to foster a community and culture of belonging among students, faculty and staff as Colorado Law continues to innovate, diversify, and rise together.
To strategize on, lead, and help coordinate existing and new projects focusing on culture, identity, race, and class among members of the law school community, with a close focus on how law students, law schools, and our entire legal community can participate in and contribute to these projects.

With the creation of this role, Colorado Law joins law schools around the country in establishing a faculty-level position to lead this vitally important work. Welcome and congratulations, Associate Dean Chapin!

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ICYMI: Faculty Notable Mentions

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:35:08 +0000

ICYMI: Faculty Notable Mentions Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/14/2023 - 09:35

Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly round up, provided by the extraordinary Wise Law Library.

Notable Mentions:

Brad Bernthal, Kristelia Garcia, Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss, Blake Reid, & SFC Distinguished Advisor JP de Vries, The Internet’s Midlife Crisis (Silicon Flatirons Conference, Feb. 5-6, 2023).

Violeta Chapin, Debbie Kelley, Path to U.S. citizenship elusive for longtime immigrant owners of popular Colorado Springs German restaurant, The Gazette, Feb. 5, 2023.

[Casey Fiesler, SFC affiliate faculty], Clarissa-Jan Lim, Someone Else Made You Go Viral On TikTok. Now What?, Buzzfeed News, Feb. 8, 2023.

[Markus Funk, Colorado Law adjunct], A Texas Taco Shop Diner Killed an Intruder. Now He Faces Legal Scrutiny, Washington Post, Jan. 10, 2023

Markus Funk, Bill Hutchinson, Fatal Taqueria Robber Shooting Casts Scrutiny on Armed Civilians, ABC News, Jan. 18, 2023.

Markus Funk, Grand Jury Weighing Actions of Patron in Fatal Texas Taqueria Robbery, Dan Abrams Live (NewsNation), January 11, 2023 (appearance begins around 3:19).

Pratheepan Gulasekaram, Blake Reid, & Kyle Velte, Three New Faculty to Join Colorado Law, Feb. 10 2023.

Benjamin Levin, A New Proposal Sure Sounds Like an Effort to Harvest Prisoners’ Organs, Slate, Feb. 7, 2023.

Mark Loewenstein, Top 10% of authors by all-time downloads, SSRN.com, Feb. 6, 2023 (SSRN login required).

Doug Spencer, Voting Rights: Then and Now with Doug Spencer, Mini Law School, Feb. 8, 2023.

Doug Spencer, Kate Riga, We Haven’t Dodged the Independent State Legislature Theory, Talking Points Memo, Feb. 9, 2023.

Ahmed White, Tattered Cover Book Event: Under the Iron Heel (Feb. 7, 2023).

Ahmed White, ��«��Ƶ Bookstore Event: Under The Iron Heel (upcoming, March 1, 2023).

Silicon Flatirons conference Cristiano Lima, Senate Democrat renews fight for Silicon Valley watchdog, Washington Post, Feb. 5, 2023.

Silicon Flatirons conference, Sen. Bennet Urges Creation of Digital Platform Commission, TR Daily, Feb. 6, 2023 (Lexis login required).

Silicon Flatirons conference, Andrea Grajeda, Sen. Michael Bennet addresses internet’s midlife crisis at CU ��«��Ƶ conference, Daily Camera, Feb. 5, 2023.

[Colorado Law], 2023 Princeton Review Law School Rankings: Professors (Teaching), TaxProf Blog, Feb. 9, 2023.

[Colorado Law], 2023 Princeton Review Law School Rankings: Academic Experience, TaxProf Blog, Feb. 9, 2023.

[Colorado Law], 2023 Princeton Review Law School Rankings: Admissions Selectivity, TaxProf Blog, Feb. 9, 2023.

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ICYMI: Faculty Publications and Notable Mentions

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 17:29:45 +0000

ICYMI: Faculty Publications and Notable Mentions Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/07/2023 - 10:29

Faculty Publications:

Rabea Benhalim, Oppression in American, Islamic, and Jewish Private Law, 94 U. COLO. L. REV. 149 (2023).

Markus Funk [Colorado Law adjunct], Rethinking Self-Defense (Hart/Bloomsbury, 2021).

Understanding the Role Values Play (and Should Play) in Self-Defense Law, 58 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 331 (2022).

Cracking Self-Defense's Intractable 'Difficult Cases,' 100 Neb. L. Rev. (2022).

What US Law Reformers Can Learn from Germany's Value-Explicit Approach to Self-Defense, 73 S. C. L. Rev. 195 (2022).

Scott Skinner-Thompson, Identity by Committee, 57 HARV. C.R.-C.L. L. REV. 657 (2022).

Notable Mentions:

[Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law and Policy Clinic student Xelef Botan], Colo. AG Office Fields Concerns on Draft Privacy Rules, Communications Daily, Feb. 2, 2023 (see highlighted text in attached PDF titled Communications Daily).

Violeta Chapin, Nicole C. Brambila, Immigrants’ rights advocates, experts discuss border crisis spilling into Denver, Denver Gazette, Jan. 31, 2023.

Markus Funk, The Houston Restaurant Self-Defense Shooting: Neutralizing a Threat v. Killing a Criminal, The Volokh Conspiracy, Jan. 11, 2023.

Markus Funk, China Data Privacy Laws, WeChat Muddy Cross-Border Inquiries, Bloomberg Law (October 27, 2022).

Markus Funk, US District Judge Virginia M. Kendall, & Andrew S. Boutros, Betraying the Bench: Could the SCOTUS Leaker Face Criminal Charges?, Washington Post, Bloomberg Law & ABA Criminal Justice Newsletter (May 2022).

Dean Buckner Inniss, BCBA/CWBA ��«��Ƶ Meet & Greet with Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss (Feb. 2, 2023).

Douglas Kenney, GWC, Robyn White, Could Drying Colorado River See Reservoirs Hit Dead Pool, Newsweek, Feb. 1, 2023.

Amanda Parsons, Cryptocurrency and the Law, Mini-Law School (Feb. 1, 2023).

Blake Reid, Silicon Flatirons Center, Nicole Mueksch, 7 things to know about the internet’s midlife crisis, CU ��«��Ƶ Today, Jan. 31, 2023 (SFC conference Feb. 5-6).

Scott Skinner-Thompson, Grace Mayer, A Standoff Over Transgender Rights: As conflict escalates between Biden and red-state conservatives, colleges and students are caught in the middle, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 31, 2023.

Mark Squillace, “Let’s cut the crap”: Colorado River plan still isn’t enough, experts say, and California isn’t on board, Denver Post, Feb. 1, 2023.

Ahmed White’s Under the Iron Heel: The Wobblies and the Capitalist War on Radical Workers (University of California Press, 2022) announced co-winner of the International Labor History Association’s 2022 “Book of the Year Award,” Jan. 30, 2023 (see attached PDF titled ILHA Book Awards 2022).

Ahmed White & Tom Mackaman, Interview with author Ahmed White on the historical significance of the Industrial Workers of the World, World Socialist Web Site, Feb. 1, 2023.

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Professors Colene Robinson and Violeta Chapin to Lead Clinical Program

Anonymous — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 18:58:12 +0000

Professors Colene Robinson and Violeta Chapin to Lead Clinical Program Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 06/27/2022 - 12:58

The Colorado Law Clinical Program is welcoming new leadership for the 2022-23 academic year—Professors Colene Robinson and Violeta Chapin will serve as co-directors.

Professor Robinson currently teaches the Juvenile & Family Law Clinic and co-directs the Juvenile and Family Law Program (JFLP). She has been on the faculty of the law school since 2005 after nearly a decade of representing children and families throughout Colorado and in New York City.

Professor Chapin teaches the Criminal & Immigration Defense Clinic, having joined the faculty in 2009. Prior to joining Colorado Law, she served for seven years as a trial attorney with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. She has represented both adult and juvenile indigent defendants with serious felony offenses at all stages of trial.

“We are both feeling very excited to lead the Clinical Program at a time when experiential education is in high demand from students, alums, and employers seeking to hire graduating law students with real client experience,” remarks Professor Robinson. “There is truly no replacement for this kind of hands-on participation in the legal system when it comes to connecting theory with practice.”

The Colorado Law Clinical Program, founded in 1948, has long played a crucial role in providing free legal services to a diverse array of community members. The Program spans a wide range of legal areas including wage theft, wrongful convictions, fair and just access to technology, affordable housing, new entrepreneurship, environmental justice and domestic and international indigenous rights.

“The Clinical Program is very grateful to Professor Deborah Cantrell, our previous director, who excelled at managing the myriad practice and logistical issues of running nine Clinics,” says Professor Chapin. “She wisely and consistently emphasized the importance of clinical teaching and education for our students, advocating for the program as zealously as she advocates for her clients.”

Professor Deborah Cantrell—who will continue her work teaching the Sustainable Community Development Clinic—joined the Colorado Law faculty in 2007. Before coming to the Centennial State, Professor Cantrell served as a Senior Lecturer of Law, Research Scholar, and Director of the Arthur Liman Public Interest Program at Yale Law School, ran a regional anti-poverty law program in California, and supervised a statewide direct legal aid program for the rural elderly in New Mexico.

Professor Cantrell led the Clinical Program with great dedication for 16 years. During her tenure, the Clinical Program’s capacity to serve our Colorado communities markedly grew, including supporting the launch of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, and envisioning and creating the Sustainable Community Development Clinic. Under Cantrell's leadership, the Program organized and facilitated an ongoing learning community among faculty who teach clinical courses to explore issues related to pedagogy, social justice and diversity and inclusion. It also fostered collaborations among faculty—both those who teach clinical course and those who lead experiential offerings outside of the Clinical Program.

In 2013, Professor Cantrell received the Clifford J. Calhoun Public Service award—the Law School’s highest service-related honor. Then, in 2020, Professor Cantrell received the ��«��Ƶ County Public Health’s Heathy Community Award in recognition of her work through the Sustainable Community Development Clinic.

“It has been an honor to lead the Clinical Program, and to be a part of Colorado Law’s ongoing and sustained commitment to public service,” reflects Professor Cantrell. “The Clinical Program is a true place of collaboration and innovation. I’m grateful to my faculty and staff colleagues for their steady engagement, and to the hundreds of student attorneys who participated in the Clinical Program during my tenure and provided thousands of hours of free legal services across our communities.”

The Colorado Law Clinical Program is welcoming new leadership for the 2022-23 academic year—Professors Colene Robinson and Violeta Chapin will serve as co-directors.

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Violeta Chapin: Colorado law students gain ‘powerful’ lessons providing free legal services to immigrants | The World

Anonymous — Fri, 13 May 2022 16:13:56 +0000

Violeta Chapin: Colorado law students gain ‘powerful’ lessons providing free legal services to immigrants | The World Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 05/13/2022 - 10:13

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Violeta Chapin: CU Law Prof Violeta Chapin on a judge blocking Biden from lifting Title 42 | KOA News Radio

Anonymous — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:20:28 +0000

Violeta Chapin: CU Law Prof Violeta Chapin on a judge blocking Biden from lifting Title 42 | KOA News Radio Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/29/2022 - 11:20

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Violeta Chapin: Law Professor Violeta Chapin on Title 42 and Ukrainian's at Southern Border | KOA

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:27:36 +0000

Violeta Chapin: Law Professor Violeta Chapin on Title 42 and Ukrainian's at Southern Border | KOA Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 04/13/2022 - 09:27

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Violeta Chapin Wins Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 21:47:10 +0000

Violeta Chapin Wins Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 09/20/2021 - 15:47

Congressman Joe Neguse ('09) announced Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin as the winner of the 2021 Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Leader Award in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Violeta Chapin: CU Law Professor Violeta Chapin To Receive Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Service Award | Colorado Politics

Anonymous — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Violeta Chapin: CU Law Professor Violeta Chapin To Receive Polly Baca Raíces Fuertes Community Service Award | Colorado Politics Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 09/15/2021 - 00:00

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Violeta Chapin: Coloradans Applying for DACA in Limbo After Federal Judge’s Ruling | The Denver Post

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Violeta Chapin: Coloradans Applying for DACA in Limbo After Federal Judge’s Ruling | The Denver Post Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 07/20/2021 - 00:00

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