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—Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in "Anonymous Blogger Gets Under the Skin of Democrats" in the Baltimore Sun. Prof. Kirtley discussed court rulings in libel cases arising out of anonymous political blogs. "The…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley delivered lectures and conducted workshops on freedom of information in the Dominican Republic between July 16 and 18 under the auspices of the U.S. State Department's Franklin Center in Santo…
—Professor Myron Orfield, executive director of the Institute on Race and Poverty, and Nicholas Wallace, published "Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School and Housing Choice" in the recent summer edition of…
—Professor Beverly Balos was interviewed on WCCO television commenting on the battered husband defense of lawmaker Rep. Mark Olson who is on trial for abusing his wife. Professor Balos observed that "battered husbands…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley is quoted in "A Little Sunshine" in the July issue of Governing Magazine. The article discusses current trends in state open government laws. Prof. Kirtley observed that statutory language…
—Professor William McGeveran commented for a story at Stateline.org about the federal database used for background checks before gun purchases. He noted some observers' privacy concerns related to adding more…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in "Small-Claims Victory Seen as Threat to Bloggers" in the July 5, 2007 PM Edition of the National Journal's Technology Daily. She discussed the significance of a recent…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was recently quoted in USA Today about continued problems in the subprime mortgage lending industry. He stated that the problems in subprime lending were preventable. Cox also provided…
—On BBC Radio Ulster’s Sunday Sequence program, Prof. Oren Gross and retired U.K. social policy Prof. Hilary Rose debated whether British academic organizations should boycott Israeli universities and…
—Professors Oren Gross and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's award winning book launched in Belfast. Law in Times of Crisis, a book co-authored by Professors Gross and Ní Aoláin and published by Cambridge University…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley is quoted in "Kind of Confidential," in the June/July 2007 issue of American Journalism Review. The article discusses the emerging law narrowly interpreting journalists' rights to protect…