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Professor Jane Kirtley said it was a "pretty bizarre chapter in a bizarre case." She was referring to the child porn trial of R&B superstar R. Kelly, and the fact that Chicago Sun-Times music critic Jim…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the New York Sun in a story concering the subpoena of Washington Times reporter William Gertz, who has been asked to identify sources for a news story he wrote about…
Prof. Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, "Legal Ethical Issues Created by Today's 24/7 Sports Media World," at the Sports Lawyers Association 2008 annual conference in San Francisco. Other panelists included Lester…
Prof. Jane Kirtley criticized decisions to exclude media representatives, including bloggers, and their recording equipment from local endorsing conventions in a story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "…
Prentiss Cox was quoted on National Public Radio's All Things Considered in a story about legislation passed this week by the Minnesota Senate that would defer foreclosure for targeted homeowners. Professor…
Professor Heidi Kitrosser will testify before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, in a hearing entitled "Secret Law and the Threat to Democratic and Accountable Government." The…

Professor Claire Hill was quoted in "Cleared for Takeoff…

The Office of International Programs has awarded Professor Ní Aoláin an Interdisciplinary International Institutional Partnership Grant for 2008-09. The award is for a proposal entitled "Transitional Justice…
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was awarded a British Academy Research Grant award to further a project she is working on with Professor William Twining (UCL & Miami Law School), Professor An-Na'im (Emory Law…
Professor Daniel Schwarcz was recently selected to be a funded consumer representative for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a voluntary organization of the chief insurance regulatory officials of…
Affiliated faculty member Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times discussing measures taken in the prosecution of R&B star R. Kelly for child pornography in Chicago. The presiding judge…
Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in an article in the Star Tribune discussing recent developments in a lawsuit involving the City of Savage's environmental review of a residential development project…