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—Professor Jane Kirtley was honored for her service to the First Amendment and the public's right to know by the Minnesota Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists at the annual Page One Awards,…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a USA Today story on the indictment of former presidential candidate John Edwards for election law violations. Painter pointed out that the prosecution's theory, that a…
—Professor Michele Goodwin, a weekly contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education magazine, wrote about rape, sexual exploitation, and virginity tests in her column. Goodwin noted that rape and sexual…
—Professor Richard Painter wrote an op-ed entitled "Give All Judicial Nominees a Vote" for the Dallas-Fort Worth Star Telegram. Painter spoke approvingly of arguments by Republican Senators, particularly…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted by Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Sen. Barbara Boxer's op-ed entitled "Goodwin Liu's Nomination should have been OK'd" in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. The article said, "...…
—Highlights of Professor Ralph Hall's 2006-2010 FDA data analysis was cited in an editorial in the Star Tribune entitled "Red Tape Still Stalls Medical Devices." The article stated that Hall's "findings…
—Professor Michele Goodwin is the newest member of the Chronicle of Higher Education Brainstorm group. Brainstorm is the Chronicle Review's blog on ideas, culture, and the arts. It features some of the best…
—Professor Richard Painter wrote an editorial for Politico entitled "The Case for Goodwin Liu." In speeches on the Senate floor, Senators Feinstein (D CA) and Coons (D DE) both quoted from this and other…
—Professor Susan Wolf chaired a standing-room-only conference in Washington, D.C., funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Should We Return Individual…
—Professor Brian Bix gave a Slate reporter background information about the legal treatment of prenuptial agreements for an article that responded to a comment stating that the prenuptial agreement between…
—Professor Dale Carpenter wrote an op-ed in the Pioneer Press opposing the proposed state marriage amendment, which would exclude same-sex couples from marriage under the state constitution. Carpenter argued…
—Professor Steve Meili chaired a roundtable discussion on immigration and human rights at a conference in London sponsored by King's College, the New University of Lisbon, and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The…