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Jon Bauer - News & Courts

In the Courts

• 2007-08-31: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in one of the Asylum Clinic's cases, Vumi v. Gonzales . The decision, written by Judge Guido Calabresi, establishes some important principles about when the arrest and imprisonment of someone who has been accused by a dictatorial government of being involved in a violent attempt to overthrow the regime has been subjected to "persection based on political opinion" (which can be a basis for being granted asylum in the U.S.), as opposed to legitmate prosecution for a crime (which cannot). Jasmina Zecevic '05 and Corey Richter '05, as students in the Asylum Clinic, tried the case in the Hartford Immigration Court. They put on a terrific case, convinced the immigration judge that the clinic client's account of events was credible, and created a strong record for appeal.
  • Docket No. 05-6185-ag
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  • Vumi v. Gonzales
• 2006-11-28: Professor Bauer's article, The Character of the Questions and the Fitness of the Process: Mental Health, Bar Admissions and the Americans With Disabilites Act, 49 UCLA Law Rev. 93 (2001), was cited by a federal district court judge in Brewer v. Wisconson Bd. of Bar Examiners.
  • 18 Americans With Disabilities Cases (BNA) 1550
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• 2002-01-11: Jon Bauer as counsel in Andrew Frank Gorski, Hanna Elzbieta Gorski, Debtors; Ricky & Regina Cooper, and Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, Plaintiffs v. Andrew Frank Gorski, Hanna Elzbieta Gorski, Defendants
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut; Chapter 7, Case No. 01-22405, Adversary Proceeding No. 01-2120 (January 11, 2002)
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• 2001-09-12: Jon Bauer and Elizabeth McCormick as counsel in Connecticut Fair Housing Center, Inc. v. I.S.D.S. Hartford Properties Corp. and J.R. Gillett Realty Corp.
  • United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Civil Action No. 3:00-cv-1867 (JCH) (September 12, 2001)
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In the News

• 2007-09-24, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer and the Human Rights Clinic are featured in the story "Tale Of Torture Moving Toward Happy Ending."
• 2007-08-27, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer and Michelle Caldera are extensively quoted in the article "Stance On Immigrants Leave Law Profs Aghast" (registration required).
• 2006-10-24, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Mental Health Inquiry Is Halved for Conn. Bar Applicants."
• 2006-10-09, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Incremental Steps: Mental Health Inquiry Halved."
• 2006-08-01, ABA Journal: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Lines in the Sand: More Flexible Bar Admissions Standards Still Set Boundaries for Behavior."
• 2006-06-00, ADA Compliance Guide: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Connecticut Bar Applicants Must Reveal History of Depression."
• 2006-04-25, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Being treated for Depression? Another State Bar Wants to Know."
• 2006-04-02, Waterbury Republican-American: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article "Immigration issue a tinder box: Area Latino leaders disturbed by bills circulating in Congress."
• 2006-01-02, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer is quoted in the editorial "Prejudge This." The editorial covers the controversy over mental health questions on the Connecticut Bar exam.
• 2005-12-19, Connecticut Law Tribune: Jon Bauer is featured in the article "State Bar Examiners Slow to Fix 'Illegal' Questions." The article covers Professor Bauer's efforts to get the Connecticut Bar Examining Committee to narrow or eliminate the questions on the Connecticut bar application that inquire about treatment for mental health disorders.
• 2004-04-18, Hartford Courant: Jon Bauer is quoted in the article Immigrants need better legal representation, advocates say. The article, written by Christina S. N. Lewis, covers the state of legal representation for immigrants.
• 2002-10-14, The Hartford Courant: Professor Jon Bauer is quoted in an article about a new state statute that restricts employers from asking job applicants about arrests that did not lead to conviction.
• 2002-08-05, Connecticut Law Tribune: The work of professors Jon Bauer, Elizabeth McCormick, Paul Chill and Carolyn Grose are listed in this article describing the law clinics at the School of Law.
• 2002-07-07, The New York Times: Professor Jon Bauer is quoted in an article about a Connecticut Supreme Court decision affirming the exemption of businesses with fewer than three employee from a state law that prohibits discrimination in the workplace.
• 2002-02-12, WTIC 1080AM: Professor Jon Bauer is interviewed on the air the pregnancy discrimination case argued in the Connecticut State Supreme Court on February 11th.
• 2001-04-19, Middletown Press: Professor Jon Bauer is interviewed for an article about the work of two UConn Law students in the Civil Rights Clinic for a case about the obligation of a condominium association to provide a sign language interpreter for an annual meeting.
• 2000-11-12, New Jersey Starr-Ledger: Professor Jon Bauer is quoted about about character screening for lawyers.
• 2000-10-16, Connecticut Law Tribune: Professor Jon Bauer is quoted about his efforts to remove invasive language from the Connecticut bar questionnaire.
• 2000-09-10, The Hartford Courant: Professor Jon Bauer was quoted in an article in the Hartford Courant on the Connecticut Bar applications' request for information about mental health.