College of Law

Korin Jaroslawski and Marshall Kuieck Receive Carr Writing Award

July 20, 2021

Korin Jaroslawski and Marshall Kuieck were selected as recipients of the Judge James G. Carr Writing Award. The Carr Writing Award recognizes excellence in faculty-supervised research papers written by upper-level law students.

In 2012, Dr. Eileen Carr and their family established the award to honor her husband, James Carr, professor of law emeritus at the College of Law and Senior U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio. The award recognizes students whose legal research and writing, for either a course paper or publication, have the qualities of content and style exemplifying the best legal prose.

Each year, Toledo Law professors nominate students for the award. Selection criteria include the importance of the research topic, the significance of the discussion, and the quality of the research. Judge Carr selects the winning entries.

Jaroslawski authored the research paper titled "Indian Civil Rights Act-Search and Seizure Clause." The paper addresses whether the search and seizure clause Indian Civil Rights Act, which grants members of Native American tribes the right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures, implicitly includes an exclusionary rule similar to one in the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

Jaroslawski graduated summa cum laude from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in sociology, with a concentration in social and criminal justice, and a minor in philosophy. She is the vice president of the Public Interest Law Association and hopes to work in public interest after graduation.

Jaroslawksi's work was nominated by Professor Evan Zoldan.

"Jaroslawski's paper presents a sophisticated analysis of the Indian Civil Rights Act," said Professor Zoldan. "In her paper, she interprets the Indian Civil Rights Act in light of two major theories of statutory interpretation, purposivism and textualism. Her paper displays high-quality research, interpreting the statute in a rigorous fashion."

Kuieck authored the research paper titled "A New Line in Tinker." The paper discusses First Amendment limitations on a public school's power to discipline students for off-campus speech. Kuieck analyzed the case B.L. v. Mahanoy Area School District argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of students' free speech rights.

Kuieck graduated from Ohio Northern University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, political science, and economics, with minors in philosophy and public policy. His involvement with Phi Mu Delta sparked a passion for bettering the community and leveraging his law degree. Kuieck competed in the 2020 Fornoff Competition and is captain of the Mock Trial program.

Kuieck's work was nominated by Professor Rebecca Zietlow, Distinguished University Professor and Charles W. Fornoff Professor of Law and Values.

"As Kuieck explains in his paper, teens increasingly use social media as the primary means of communication, from bullying to organizing political demonstrations," said Professor Zietlow. "He did an excellent job of explaining how the Supreme Court must balance competing interests in this important case: the school's interest in maintaining order and discipline, and the students' free speech rights. It is a well-researched, well-written paper about an important topic."