[Grovenet] [Fwd: Dean Klonoff Press Release - Misuse of Law SchoolName]

[Ed Davie]

Bob, please post this in the News Times!
Ed
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Browning
  To: Grovenet
  Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 8:52 AM
  Subject: [Grovenet] [Fwd: Dean Klonoff Press 
Release - Misuse of Law SchoolName]


  FYI. Just a short note on the ethics of 
Oregonians in Action and their leaders David 
Hunnicutt and Ross Day.

  And so you know, they have previously taken a 
quote of mine from several years ago completely 
out of context and posted it on their website, 
despite my request that they not use it!!

  bob "nothing more need be said except yes on 49 
and 50" browning

  -------- Original Message -------- Subject: 
Dean Klonoff Press Release - Misuse of Law School 
Name
        Date:  Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:12:25 -0400 
(EDT)
        From:  Lewis & Clark Law School 
<lawnews at lclark.edu>
        Reply-To:  lawnews at lclark.edu
        To:  rab at jurislex.com



        October 25, 2007

        Lewis & Clark Law Dean Calls on 
Anti-Measure 49 Group to Correct Misuse of School 
Name







          PORTLAND, Ore. (October 24, 2007) --  
Robert Klonoff, dean of Lewis & Clark Law School, 
today demanded that the anti-Measure 49 group 
Oregonians in Action take measures to correct the 
misimpression that the group's recent statewide 
mailing came from the law school.

          The demand was made in a formal letter 
to David Hunnicutt, president of Oregonians in 
Action, from the college's general counsel, David 
Ellis. A copy of the letter was sent to the 
Election Division of the office of the Oregon 
Secretary of State.

          The organization's mailing, sent to many 
thousands of Oregon voters, was signed by former 
Lewis & Clark law dean and current professor James 
Huffman. The envelope used Huffman's and the law 
school's name on the return address, giving the 
impression that it was a mailing from the law 
school and that Huffman's anti-49 message 
represented the official position of the school.

          Klonoff demanded that Oregonians in 
Action send a letter of correction to all 
households that received the previous mailing and 
clarify that the anti-49 message did not represent 
any official position of Lewis & Clark.

          "Oregonians in Action at no time sought 
my authorization to use the Lewis & Clark name on 
the envelopes for their mailing," Klonoff said. 
"Nor did they seek the authorization of the 
college's president, general counsel, or any other 
current member of the administration with 
authority to bind the college. Lewis & Clark Law 
School had no knowledge of any such mailing and 
did not learn of it, and Professor Huffman's 
involvement with it, until concerned constituents 
began to contact us after receiving it in the 
mail."

          Judging from the large number of voters 
who have contacted the law school to express their 
concerns, Klonoff said it is clear that Oregonians 
in Action has given the impression that the letter 
was an official mailing from Lewis & Clark. "It's 
disappointing that Oregonians in Action would 
misuse the school's good name for a partisan 
political purpose, in what many of our concerned 
constituents regard as fraud against the voters," 
Klonoff said.

          "In the spirit of academic freedom and 
our commitment to sound jurisprudence, Lewis & 
Clark Law School upholds the right of our faculty 
members to engage in political debates no matter 
their stance on a particular issue," Klonoff 
added. "However, as an academic institution we do 
not take official positions on ballot measures or 
any other political issue. Rather, it is our 
mission to educate lawyers and citizens who can 
enter such debates with critical thinking, a sound 
legal foundation, and a commitment to healthy 
public discourse.

          "Fair debate requires that all 
participants represent their ideas with integrity 
and sincerity. The misuse of our name by 
Oregonians in Action violates that fundamental 
principle. It is deeply troublesome that the group 
would mislead voters in an attempt to garner 
support on this controversial issue. They must 
correct the record



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