Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Oren Gross delivered the Constitution Day keynote speech entitled "Torturing the Constitution—The (Un)Constitutionality of Waterboarding," at Case Western Reserve University.
—Professor Kitrosser was invited to provide, and has provided written testimony to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights, for a September 16,…
—Professor Brian Bix was quoted in an article published in the Minneapolis Star Tribune titled "Postnups?" Professor Bix was quoted on the motivation for entering postnuptial agreements, and the…
—Professor Gregory Shaffer was selected as a Fernand Braudel Senior Research Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy for spring 2009. EUI is one of the premier academic institutions…
—Professor Kitrosser will participate in a panel about abuse of power during the Bush Administration to be held at the start of the RNC. The panel is sponsored by Common Cause and will also feature Common Cause…
—Professor Cribari was quoted in the article titled, "A Snitch Talked; The Jury Convicted," in the Pioneer Press. In response to the allegation that the Ramsey County Sheriff's Department used a civilian to…
—Professor Prentiss Cox appeared on the Midday call-in show on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss recent federal legislation and mortgage foreclosures. Cox also was quoted in a story on shifting foreclosure…
—Professor Steve Simon was quoted extensively in an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press on the issues and challenges in the upcoming trial involving a vehicle that crashed into the side of a school bus…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley was interviewed for Jason DeRusha's "Good Question" segment on WCCO television. The topic was whether broadcasters are required to provide equal coverage to political candidates. "There is no…
—Professor Hill's article, "The Law and Economics of Identity," which was published in Volume 32 of the Queen's Law Journal, received the David Watson Memorial Award, given "annually to the article in the…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in an Associated Press story on July 9, 2008, regarding a $12,000 Federal Communications Commission fine imposed on Clear Channel Communications, former owner of radio station KFGO,…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in an article titled, "JPM Chase Drops Check Offers in Favor of Plastic Variety" in American Banker, a banking industry trade publication, about preacquired account sales of…