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—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in an article in the New York Times reporting that the Securities and Exchange Commission is avoiding tough sanctions for large banks in securities fraud cases. Many…
—A study co-authored by Professor Prentiss Cox and Professor Amy Widman of Northern Illinois University was discussed in a testimony before the Judiciary Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. The study,…
—Professor Michele Goodwin, an expert on health care law and international human rights, was quoted in the Star Tribune about the recent murder of a 22-year-old mother from Afghanistan. Goodwin noted that…
—Professor William McGeveran, an expert on Internet and privacy law, testified about proposed changes to the Video Privacy Protection Act before the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and…
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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Des Moines Register editorial that criticized Senator Chuck Grassley for his threat never to allow confirmation again for any position of an Obama…

—Professor Steve Meili discussed the impact of international human rights law on asylum jurisprudence at a seminar sponsored by the University of London's Institute for Advanced Legal Studies. Meili's talk, which…
—Professor William McGeveran, an expert on intellectual property and Internet law, spoke to several media outlets about the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act, measures aimed at preventing…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Columbia Journalism Review article, entitled "Teaching Cyber-Security," which described the challenges facing journalists who want to protect the privacy of their…
—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered a lecture, entitled "We the People, A Free Press," as part of the Minnesota Historical Society's History Forum series on the Bill of Rights at the Minnesota History Center in St.…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was a member of a media panel on Twin Cities Public Television's show "Almanac" to discuss the grass roots opposition to anti-online piracy legislation, SOPA and PIPA, as well as the ABC…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed about the First Amendment implications of proposed federal anti-piracy legislation, the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect Intellectual Property Act, on…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in an article in The Hill on legal challenges to President Obama's recess appointments. Business groups claim the appointments are not valid because Congress was not…