I was inspired to write this after reading Carrie’s and Andrew’s fascinating posts on the subject. I knew of Carrie’s engagement with Habermas, but I didn’t realize that others in the field were also steeped in his work. It makes me think we should have a symposium on Habermas (and Bush?) — any takers? Before … Continue reading On Habermas and DR →
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In the space of two weeks, the field of dispute resolution lost Robert Baruch Bush, the prophet of the transformative model of mediation, and the world lost Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher whose theory of communication and rationality provides a normative justification for much of dispute resolution—even if few American legal scholars in this field engage … Continue reading On Habermas & Bush: from Andrew Mamo →
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I learned of Jurgen Habermas’s death at 96 while I was teaching my Negotiation intensive course and my students were engaged in a complex multi-party consensus – building exercise. As we debriefed, I asked if they had heard of Habermas and all said No, despite the fact that many were Political Science majors in college. … Continue reading On Habermas: from Carrie Menkel-Meadow →
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This morning, I read the here-linked Guardian story reporting that Jurgen Habermas has died. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/jurgen-habermas-obituary I know no credible scholars in our field who would accuse Habermas of being easy to read. And I am not the right person to write a thorough, or maybe even thoughtful, examination of the ADR-specific impacts of Habermas’s notions … Continue reading Jurgen Habermas (1929-2026) →
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On March 9, a program on developing AI literacy in law students was the inaugural session in the AALS–West Academic webinar series. As AI rapidly reshapes legal practice, law schools are experimenting with a wide range of approaches to help students build the skills and judgment they’ll need in an AI-infused profession. Here’s the video … Continue reading Developing AI Literacy in Law Students →
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Join us on Friday, March 20, 2026 – in-person or online – for Texas A&M’s annual dispute resolution symposium, “The Future is Now: AI, Dispute Resolution and the Civil Justice System.” Our panels will include: – A Conversation About Engaging Judges and Law Students in Innovating with AI to Serve our Civil Justice System (Hon. … Continue reading The Future is Now: AI, Dispute Resolution and the Civil Justice System →
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Our last blog on the Israel conflict resolution trip will be on the concept of hope.  It was striking to me–and to the students, as outlined below–how many of our speakers focused on hope for the future.  We heard this across the board–from released hostage Gadi Mozes, from NGO’s working in peace on the ground, … Continue reading Hope & Peacebuilding →
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Students at Cardozo had the pleasure of hearing from a diverse and impactful group of speakers during their trip to Israel. A common theme among many of the speakers and lecturers concerned the impact of the Israeli judiciary, social institutions, and non-profit organizations in Israeli politics on a national and international stage. Professor Rivka Weill … Continue reading Israel Trip Reflections–Law, Justice & Conflict →
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Clearly as we watch what is unfolding now, the experiences from October 7th continue to inform Israeli policies and politics.  Here are student reflections on our visits to the Nova site and Kibbutz Nir Oz as well as meetings with hostage Gadi Moses, Professor Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son was held hostage, and Dr. Cochav Elkayam-Levy, … Continue reading Conflict Reflections–Trauma and October 7th →
Continue Reading Conflict Reflections–Trauma and October 7th

I am a member of the Board of Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), well-known to many of you for its important work in evaluating and providing research-based tools to help assure the quality of court-connected dispute resolution programs. One of RSI’s newest contributions to our field is a Power Imbalance Toolkit for mediators. The Toolkit (and … Continue reading Supporting Mediators in Eviction Cases: Introducing RSI’s Power Imbalance Toolkit →
Continue Reading Supporting Mediators in Eviction Cases: Introducing RSI’s Power Imbalance Toolkit

As readers of Indisputably know well, I travel with students every other year to Israel to study conflict close up and to learn from those on the ground about their perspective directly.   This year’s trip occurred in January and students wrote reflections last month about what they had seen, learned, and hoped for in the … Continue reading Conflict in the Middle East Reflections →
Continue Reading Conflict in the Middle East Reflections

  The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute) has awarded its Annual Outstanding Book Award to Art Hinshaw, Andrea Kupfer Schneider, and Sarah Rudolph Cole for their edited volume Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Coming of Age (2000–2009) (Oxford University Press, 2025). In accepting the award, Art remarked: “We academics consider this … Continue reading Congratulations to Art, Andrea & Sarah! →
Continue Reading Congratulations to Art, Andrea & Sarah!

Some law professors are banning AI in their courses.  Others are cautiously adding it. At Mitchell Hamline, Gregory Duhl is doing something much more ambitious.  He redesigned his Contracts course by embedding AI throughout the course rather than ignoring it or treating it as a side issue.  Considering Mitchell Hamline’s history of pedagogical innovation, it … Continue reading All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching →
Continue Reading All In on AI in Law School?  A Thoughtful Experiment Worth Watching