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

[David Morelli]

I got one after reading your post.

I did a "return to sender".

Now, I am curious.  If the return address causes  it to go somewhere  
other than Lewis & Clark Law School, would that be mail theft or mail  
fraud?  <hmmm?>

David

On Oct 26, 2007, at 8:52 AM, Bob Browning wrote:

> 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
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> 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>
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> October 25, 2007
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> Lewis & Clark Law Dean Calls on Anti-Measure 49 Group to Correct  
> Misuse of School Name
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> 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.”
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> 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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