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Faculty and staff members at Washington University School of Law are some of the top experts in their fields. Under the direction of Dean Joel Seligman, a renowned expert in securities law, the School of Law stays on top of the latest legal issues. These experts focus their research and writing on the current and future trends of Constitutional law, corporate law, employment law, international law, criminal law, civil justice and beyond.
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| Adam Rosenzweig Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/783.html) Adam Rosenzweig has done extensive work in the area of tax law and policy. He previously worked as a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern University School of Law and clerked for Judge James L. Dennis, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While working in New York, Rosenzweig ... Direct contact: (314) 935-4419 / arosenzweig@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Gerrit De Geest Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/781.html) De Geest specializes in comparative law and in law and economics. As a member of the European Group on an Integrated Contract Law and of the Economic Impact Group of the Common Principles of European Contract Law, De Geest has delved extensively into these issues and has served as the president of ... Direct contact: (314) 935-7839 / degeest@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Carl Minzner Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/782.html) Carl Minzner is well known for his work in Chinese law and politics. Before joining the law faculty, he served as senior counsel on the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and was an International Affairs Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Minzner's experiences abroad while working ... Direct contact: (314) 935-6273 / cminzner@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Cheryl Block Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/779.html)
Cheryl Block is an expert in tax law and policy. Author of a leading book on corporate taxation, she has also written numerous articles on taxation, public policy relating to federal bailouts, legislative voting rules, social choice theory, federal budget process, and the interplay between tax and ... Expertise: tax law and policy, corporate taxation, federal bailouts Direct contact: (314) 935-6444 / cblock@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Samuel Buell Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/747.html)
Samuel Buell writes and teaches in the area of regulation of behavior in corporations and financial markets. His courses include Criminal Law and Securities Regulation. Buell frequently comments on white collar crime and federal criminal law for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington ... Expertise: securities regulation, criminal law, white collar crime, corporations, federal criminal law Direct contact: (314) 935-6406 / swbuell@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Blue-ribbon steering committee drafting international treaty Harris World Law Institute kicks off landmark Crimes Against Humanity Project (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11641.html) April 25, 2008 -- The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of Washington University School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. Leila Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Harris Institute, recently convened the first meeting of the project's steering committee. |
| Civil rights & science at Assembly Series Programs to feature Charles Ogletree and Philip Clayton (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11130.html) Feb. 22, 2008 -- The Assembly Series hosts two speakers back to back: Legendary civil rights pioneer Charles Ogletree will present his views on the Roberts court at noon on Tuesday, March 4, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom, Anheuser-Busch Hall. Philip Clayton will give a talk on bridging the gap between science and religion at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 in Whitaker Hall Auditorium. |
| Taking international legal education to the next level Washington University School of Law launches unique Transnational Law Program (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11101.html) Feb. 19, 2008 -- Washington University School of Law is launching a Transnational Law Program, a first-of-its-kind offering for students in both the United States and Europe. Beginning in fall 2008, a new four-year combined degree program will be offered in association with four prestigious European universities. "There is a growing need for lawyers who understand both American and European law, can identify legal issues and know reliable sources in the U.S. and throughout Europe," says Kent D. Syverud, J.D., law dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. "Many American law schools are expanding their international curricula study-abroad programs. Washington University Law and Utrecht University are now taking international legal education to the next level." |
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| May We Scan Your Genome?
Newsweek April 22, 2008 -- As personal genetic testing takes off, some worry that marketing is getting ahead of science. With each new marketing push comes new criticism. Some say DNA testing doesn't belong in virtual clinics: One key issue is regulation. WUSTL pediatrics and genetics specialist Thomas Morgan worries that the business is getting ahead of the science. "I might scare myself or reassure myself falsely based on the very limited knowledge that we have." |
| Backed patent bill in trouble in U.S. Senate
The Guardian (UK) and 10 others April 15, 2008 -- A long-negotiated patent overhaul bill sought by technology companies and opposed by big pharmaceutical makers ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate. Scott Kieff, WUSTL law professor and patent law expert, comments. |
| Order in the jungle - Economics and the rule of law
The Economist March 17, 2008 -- Article refers to the theory of WUSTL economist Douglass North and his view that stable, predictable laws encourage investment and growth. |
| Commentary: Let The Markets Regulate Microsoft
Forbes.com March 12, 2008 -- WUSTL law professor Scott Kieff writes a commentary about regulating Microsoft. He is also a research fellow at Stanford University' s Hoover Institution, where he runs the Hoover Project on Commercializing Innovation, which studies the law, economics and politics of innovation. |
| Experts Study Neuroscience Use in Courts
Associated Press and 82 others March 3, 2008 -- Brain scans have emerged as potentially powerful tools in court battles over defendants' sanity. More defense attorneys are seeking scans showing brain damage or abnormalities that might have made it difficult for their clients to control violent impulses. Marcus E. Raichle, researcher of neurology and radiology at the School of Medicine, comments. |
| Analysis: Debate Unlikely to Change Race
Associated Press and 66 others Feb. 27, 2008 -- WUSTL's Wayne Fields comments on final pitches by Democratic presidential candidates as they head into the last weeks of primary elections. |
| Clemens Autograph Seekers May Have Broken Federal Law
The New York Times Feb. 14, 2008 -- WUSTL 's Kathleen Clark, law professor, comments on members of the House oversight committee who asked Roger Clemens for an autograph during his tour of the Capitol. The requests may have violated a federal law against soliciting things of value from people with interests before the committee, |
| Drug Informant Fights Deportation
NPR Day to Day Feb. 8, 2008 -- A Nigerian immigrant here facing deportation says he's going to be tortured and killed if he is, in fact, sent back home. Frank Enwonwu was caught smuggling heroin 22 years ago. Since then he's lived the dangerous life of an informant for federal drug authorities. He claims part of the deal was a promise to allow him to stay in the U.S. and escape revenge from the Nigerian drug dealers. Professor Stephen Legomsky, an immigration law expert at Washington University in St. Louis, comments. |
| The New Theology
Chicago Tribune magazine Jan. 22, 2008 -- The Chicago Tribune magazine story on the conflict between Darwin and theology. Ursula Goodenough professor of biology comments on the conflict. |
| A Hereditary Perk the Founding Fathers Failed to Anticipate
The New York Times Jan. 15, 2008 -- Legacy admissions may be elitist, says Adam Liptak, but they're not illegal. He also says that legacy preferences in college admissions -- the nepotistic advantages given to the children of alumni -- are indefensible. References include an article published in the WUSTL Law Review. |
| Huckabee oratory deemed 'low-key,' Obama's classic
The Boston Globe Jan. 7, 2008 -- WUSTL political rhetoric specialist Wayne Fields is one of the experts commenting on victory speeches following the Iowa presidential caucuses. |
| Pundit Says Iowa's Power to Pick the President May Be Over
All Headline News online Jan. 7, 2008 -- This year's Iowa caucus may be the last time the largely rural, sparsely populated and predominately white conservative Midwestern state exerts a huge influence on the U.S. presidential nomination process, a political expert predicted. WUSTL political science professor Steven Smith comments. |
| Saggy Pants Bans May Not Be Lawful
Associated Press and 74 others Dec. 3, 2007 -- Pine Lawn, a mostly black municipality outside St. Louis, is among a growing number of U.S. cities enacting laws that ban low-slung pants. Critics say the bans amount to government attacks on youthful fashion that some find offensive. And constitutional scholars say they may not be lawful. WUSTL law professor and First Amendment expert Neil Richards comments. |
| Two plead guilty in dogfighting case tied to vick
The New York Times and 4 others Aug. 17, 2007 -- Two more individuals who pleaded not guilty last month along with Michael Vick to charges stemming from a dog fighting ring agreed to plea agreements with the government. He faces three felony charges related to dog fighting and could face up to five years in prison and as much as a $250,000 fine if found guilty. Christopher Bracey, a professor of law and African American Studies at WUSTL, comments in a telephone interview. |
| How a patent ruling Is changing court cases
The Wall Street Journal July 31, 2007 -- Three months after the Supreme Court handed down what many called a landmark patent decision, judges have begun to rule in favor of companies defending themselves against infringement lawsuits. Some experts in law and economics think affording judges discretion in analyzing an obviousness defense is not a good thing. "Flexibility has an Achilles' heel, which is that people with the biggest lobbying and litigation budgets, and the best public relations, win," said Scott Kieff, a WUSTL law professor, who has argued for predictable rules in the patent system. |
| The Elusive Vick Takes His Hardest Hit
The New York Times July 20, 2007 -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is one of the most important and well-known players in the NFL. Vick was indicted on federal felony charges alleging that he had sponsored dogfighting since 2001, that he frequently gambled on dogfighting and that he authorized acts of cruelty against animals on property that he owned. He is also facing the NFL's new law-and-order commissioner, Roger Goodell. WUSTL AFAS and law professor Christopher Bracey says this has become bigger than Michael Vick. "He has become a poster child for animal rights and animal fighting, for conspicuous consumption, for bad judgment and for what happens when you give someone too much too soon." |
| Docs suffer stress, sleep problems after mistakes, survey says
Associated Press State & Local Wire and 38 others July 19, 2007 -- Patients aren't the only ones harmed by medical errors, according to a survey released Wednesday that found many doctors who make mistakes and even those who come close suffer stress, sleep problems and loss of confidence. Job stress related to medical errors potentially could make some doctors prone to depression, quitting or even making additional mistakes, underscoring the need for helping them cope, said WUSTL psychologist Amy Waterman, the study's lead author. |
| Judge rejects charges for 13 on tax shelter
The New York Times July 17, 2007 -- A federal judge dismissed charges yesterday against 13 former employees of the accounting firm KPMG, delivering a blow to prosecutors who once heralded the case as a showpiece in the government's crusade against questionable tax shelters. Judge Lewis Kaplan of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled that he had no choice but to dismiss the charges because the government had strong-armed KPMG into not paying the legal fees of defendants and had violated their rights. WUSTL criminal justice professor Kathleen Brickey comments on the case. |
| Houston area schools don't expect ruling to have major impact
Houston Chronicle July 2, 2007 -- School leaders in the Houston area said Thursday they're not expecting a shake-up in how they assign students to campuses after a Supreme Court decision that limits the use of race. WUSTL law professor Samuel Bagenstos comments on the ruling. |
| More Missouri colleges sign student loan code
Associated Press and 5 others June 21, 2007 -- Eleven public and private colleges in Missouri have agreed to a code of conduct regarding student loans, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Wednesday. Nixon reached a similar agreement in April with WUSTL and says more schools could follow. The University of Missouri's four-campus system has not signed on yet, but his office said it's working with all schools around the state. The agreements follow a national investigation led by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into loan arrangements that he says favored banks and schools over students. |
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