JASON J. CZARNEZKI

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Legal Planet on food eco-labeling.

Czarnezki on food eco-labeling.

The WI Dems failed to take control of the state senate, making it less likely that they will try to recall Governor Walker next year. Given the strong political divides in the U.S. and the success of the Tea Party, I wonder whether a new progressive party (I.e., the liberal counterpart to the Tea Party) could be successful. And what would be its name?

With victories by Democrats Jennifer Shilling , and now Jessica King, the tally in the 6 recall elections is:

GOP – 3
Dems – 2
To close to call – 1

So we know await the results of the Pasch/Darling race in the northern Milwaukee suburbs.

Meanwhile, for those of you not watching both politics and baseball, the Cardinals and Brewers are tied 3-3 in the top of the 10th (yes, extra innings…how fitting).

In case you haven’t heard, today recall elections are underway in my birth state of Wisconsin. These are efforts to recall Republican senators that have supported the platform of Governor Walker (a platform that lead to significant protests in Madison). Democrats need to win 3 of the 6 elections to retake control of the State Senate and ending Republican control of the all legislative bodies. As of right now (11:30pm Eastern), the GOP has held three seats, the Dems picked up the seat where they had the best position to win
(southwestern WI/LaCrosse), and it’s still to close to call in 2 races (the Pasch/Darling race in the northern Milwaukee suburbs and the King/Hopper race in the Fox Valley). Again, as of right now, Dem Jessica King looks to be in good shape since Oshkosh still has outstanding votes, but it’s going to be really close in the
Pasch/Darling race, and some GOP commentators are optimistic given that some conservative suburbs still have outstanding votes.

Election results here.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of a blind Vermont Law School student who alleged that a national legal testing firm discriminated against her by saying it would not accommodate her disability by allowing her to take a legal ethics test on a computer.

Forty-four-year-old Deanna Jones of Middlesex won a preliminary injunction from the court saying the National Conference of Bar Examiners had to allow her to use a computer so she could use two types of software that have allowed her to maintain a high B average while in law school.

Jones is scheduled to take the Multistate Professional Responsibility Exam this Friday.
WCAX: http://www.wcax.com/story/15198496/law-students-takes-home-a-win-in-her-own-federal-case

FDA faces opposition over genetically engineered salmon – latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-congress-salmon-20110731,0,6262682.story

A fellow law professor blogger has begun to post helpful non-law items.  Here’s one of my favorite tips for getting cheaper flights:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/27/opinion/27wed3.html?_r=1

Our LLM Fellow in the U.S.-China Partnership at Vermont Law School recently discussed the future of public interest law in China and the launch of the Huanzhu Law Firm, China’s first environmental legal aid law firm. See http://chinaenvironmentalgovernance.com/2011/07/26/200-words-on-the-future-of-public-interest-law-in-china/