Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professors Ruth Okediji and Hari Osofsky have received three-year appointments as resident fellows of the University's Institute on the Environment (IonE). They will maintain their Law School appointments but…
—Professor Michele Goodwin wrote an article entitled "Paying for Fraud, Abuse, and Extortion as the Cost of War" for the Chronicle of Higher Education's Brainstorm blog. Fighting terrorism at any cost…
—Professor Brian Bix was interviewed (in English) by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México law students for a podcast on legal theory, focusing mostly on conceptual analysis in legal theory and Joseph Raz's…
—Professor Allan Erbsen was a panelist in an online symposium about the future of class actions, hosted by SCOTUSblog, the Supreme Court of the United States blog. Erbsen's post focused on how the Supreme Court's…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story concerning the likely settlement between state attorneys general and the largest mortgage servicing companies. The article focused on New…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in the "Mr. Know-It-All" column in the August 2011 issue of Wired magazine. Kirtley discussed employer social media policies and the impact of stock disclaimers on…
—Professor Allan Erbsen commented on the Supreme Court's recent decisions addressing class actions (…
—Professor David Weissbrodt spoke on CBS Minnesota's "Good Question: How Are War Criminals Punished?" The world has only had a permanent International Criminal Court since 2002, and it has been criticized because, "…
—An article in the Huffington Post about the impact of Hurricane Katrina six years ago included a reference to a report by the Institute on Race and Poverty (IRP) issued in May 2010, which found that the…
—Professor Gregory Shaffer was quoted in a Dow Jones Newswires story entitled "Brazil Ponders More WTO Battles As Trade Talks Languish." Shaffer was interview based on his work on the World Trade Organization,…
—Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in an article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal entitled "To Read And Protect," which detailed homeowner's insurance policies. Schwarcz warned not to "rely on the…
—Professor Amy Monahan was quoted in a New York Times article discussing the recent bankruptcy of Central Falls, Rhode Island and its impact on the pension benefits of city retirees. Monahan noted that…