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Faculty News

—Professor Amy Monahan contributed to the New York Times' Room for Debate discussion of public pension plan reform. Monahan's remarks addressed the legal limitations on public pension reform in the context…
—Professor Amy Monahan was quoted in a Bloomberg news story about reductions in pension benefits for public employees, and the legal uncertainty surrounding these changes. Monahan noted that while many…
—The West Virginia University College of Law recently invited Professor Michele Goodwin to give the 2011 endowed John W. Fisher II Lecture in Law and Medicine, created in honor of its 15th dean. The lecture is part…
—Professor Michele Goodwin was recently invited to deliver the 2011-12 Alan Ross Hawley Distinguished Lecture by the Law, Health Policy and Disability Center of the University of Iowa College of Law. The Center is…
—Professor Susan Wolf will speak at the National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) 2011 Congress on Ethical, Legal & Social Implications, April 12-14 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.…
—Professor Thomas Cotter's article entitled "Optimal Fines for False Patent Marking," published in the Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review (Vol. 17, 2010), has been selected for inclusion…
—Professor Susan Wolf will speak on neuroscience in the courts on Wednesday, March 2 at a meeting jointly sponsored by the National Academies of Science and U.K.'s Royal Society. This meeting, The Second Raymond…
—Professor Ralph Hall was quoted in an Indianapolis Star article entitled, "Many claims on food labels may mislead rather than inform." In response to the debate over food labeling requirements and the…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted, and his work was discussed in the recent Final Report by the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Cox's appearance in the report or quotes were noted in the…
—Professor Richard Painter was a guest on an episode of Patt Morrison on Southern California Public Radio. He debated with Ed Whelan, president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, on Supreme Court justices…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted extensively in a Star Tribune article entitled "Does Scalia belong at Bachmann sessions?" Painter, chief White House ethics lawyer under former President George W.…
—Professor Richard Painter's reaction to President Obama's decision to move his Office of Political Affairs out of the White House and to Chicago was covered by Politico. Painter said, "The President has made a…