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—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a ProPublica article entitled "Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law." Orfield discussed efforts by George Romney to implement the Fair Housing…
—Professor Jennie Green will participate in the 91st annual International Law Weekend on October 25-27, 2012, in New York City. Green will be a panelist at a session entitled "Perspectives on Crimes of Sexual…
—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a Science article entitled "Neuroethics: When a Brain Scan Bears Bad News." Wolf said that "although clinicians have a legal 'duty to care' for their patients,…
—Professor JaneAnne Murray was quoted by Reuters in an article about the sentencing of Rajat Gupta, the Wall Street titan convicted after trial of insider trading crimes. Noting that the sentencing judge must…
—Professor Amy Monahan was interviewed for WCCO's "Good Question" segment regarding the current state of pensions for U.S. workers. The question was triggered by the exchange between the presidential candidates…
—Professor Michele Goodwin presented her forthcoming article on the limits of statutory rape law at the Wisconsin Law Review Symposium, which honored Professor Neil Komesar, the founder of the "Comparative…
—Professor Claire Hill was a panelist at the inaugural conference of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Credit Ratings, "The Credit Rating Industry and Regulatory Reforms." The Office of Credit…
—Professor Steve Meili presented his research on refugee lawyers in the United Kingdom at a symposium entitled "Filling Power Vacuums in the New Global Legal Order" at Boston College Law School. Meili's symposium…
—Professor Dale Carpenter spoke on PBS's "Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly" show for an episode entitled "Minnesota Gay Marriage." Carpenter stated: "The fact that the amendment is just focused on the marital…
—Professor Jane Kirtley delivered a series of lectures on freedom of expression and freedom of the press, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, in Bishkek and Osh, Kyrgyzstan. Kirtley spoke to the general public…
—Professor Michele Goodwin's research on the constructions of parenthood was featured in a Co-operative News article entitled "Baby Co-ops as an Alternative to Foster Care." Goodwin and her forthcoming…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted extensively in a Politico article on campaigning for the president's reelection by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in Wisconsin. Her campaigning did not…