—Professor Gregory Shaffer was appointed as an advisory board member of a new journal published by Cambridge University Press entitled Transnational Environmental Law. His essay "Unilateralism,…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Washington Post story about media coverage of sexual harassment allegations made against presidential candidate Herman Cain. Comparing this case with that of former…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on a former Enron official who plans to return to the energy sector. Painter observed that former corporate officials convicted of…
—Professor Jane Kirtley spoke at the 2011 Ad IDEM/Canadian Media Lawyers Association Annual Conference in Montreal. She summarized U.S. media law developments as part of a panel discussion on "Social Media: New…
—Professor Myron Orfield will be the College of Continuing Education's November "Headliner," where he will discuss "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality" and explore the economic, environmental, and…
—Professor Claire Hill was one of the participants in a "Room for Debate" forum in the New York Times on the sovereign downgrades in Europe. The forum considered whether the downgrades had hurt Europe,…
—Professor Gregory Shaffer has a new book forthcoming with Cambridge University Press entitled Transnational Legal Process and State Change (2012). Shaffer's last book, also published by Cambridge, was…
—Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter published an op-ed in the online "Dealbook" section of the New York Times, urging that the most highly paid investment bankers be personally liable for the debts…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by Outside magazine in a story about the sentencing of environmental activist Tim DeChristopher who was convicted of disrupting an oil and gas lease auction. The…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted on MinnPost.com on a new Brooking Institutions study showing growing suburban poverty. Orfield said that while suburbs are getting poorer, "It's not all of them. It tends to be…
—Professor Michele Goodwin was a featured guest at Renmin University Law School to speak about human trafficking. Goodwin's university lecture highlighted new forms of human trafficking, including medical research…
