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In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Professor Richard Painter stated, it is unlikely that the law was broken in either the Sestak or Romanoff discussions. The Romanoff incident was more problematic because…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by NPR's Michele Norris for a five minute segment on All Things Considered. He discussed the controversy over White House discussions of possible jobs in the Obama…
Professor Prentiss Cox recently appeared with U.S. Senator Al Franken and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison ('90) at public forums on financial reform. Cox spoke about the need for re-regulation of the financial…
Professor Claire Hill was interviewed by Betty Liu of Bloomberg TV regarding the current credit rating agency reform proposals in the financial regulation legislation presently being considered by Congress. Professor…
Tax Notes, a national tax journal, published a piece by Professor Bruce Shnider, entitled "Are Incentive Stock Options Dead" that addresses the adverse impact that the AMT (alternative minimum tax) has on executives…
Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and quoted in the…
Professor William McGeveran was quoted in a story on National Public Radio's Morning Edition about changes in Facebook's privacy settings. McGeveran, who has written about privacy and social media, suggested…
Professor Richard Painter was quoted in Salon.com on the controversy over President Obama's offer of an Administration job to Joe Sestak if he dropped out of the Pennsylvania Senate primary. Professor Painter…
Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by the St. Paul Pioneer Press in a story concerning the St. Paul Public School district's attempt to withhold advisory committee recommendations on school spending by…
Professor William McGeveran was one of the guests in a "Room for Debate" forum sponsored by the New York Times web site about privacy on Facebook. McGeveran, who has written scholarly articles about privacy…
Professor Richard Painter's editorial published in The American Lawyer urged for a repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, because the policy institutionalizes dishonesty in the military. "Many problems…

Professor Jane Kirtley told the [Cheyenne] Wyoming Tribune Eagle that a state judge was wrong to issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting newspapers from publishing a leaked report prepared by a…