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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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| Steven Gunn Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/745.html) Gunn, an expert on American Indian law, has extensive experience in public interest litigation and has written numerous articles on Indian law and on the intersection of poverty and law and economics. Prior to becoming a professor, Gunn was a staff attorney for the Volunteer Lawyers Project of the ... Expertise: American Indian law, Federal Indian law, tribal courts, tribal law Direct contact: (314) 935-6413 / sjgunn@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Margo Schlanger Professor of law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/729.html)
Schlanger is a leading authority on prisons and inmate litigation. In addition to her teaching and research in this field, she is currently a member of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons. She served as a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and was an attorney ... Expertise: prison reform, Constitutional law of incarceration, civil litigation, torts Direct contact: (314) 935-8242 / mschlanger@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Laura Rosenbury Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/609.html)
Rosenbury focuses her research and teaching on family law and anti-discrimination law. She has practiced in the areas of criminal, antitrust, securities, and consumer law. Rosenbury serves on the board of Children's Healthcare Is a Legal Duty (CHILD, Inc.), a national nonprofit organization that seeks ... Expertise: anti-discrimination law, family law, Direct contact: (314) 935-5935 / larosenb@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Samuel Bagenstos Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/591.html)
Sam Bagenstos is a leading authority in the field of disability law and The Americans with Disabilities Act. His current scholarship compares the antidiscrimination approach to disabilities law with social welfare law, as means of achieving the goals of the disability rights movement, including increased ... Expertise: constitutional law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Supreme Court, civil rights Direct contact: (314) 935-9097 / srbagenstos@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. |
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| O.J. Simpson's legal woes - cultural, legal expert available Case highlights the "pitfalls and possibilities of celebrity justice" (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10118.html) Sept. 21, 2007 -- "It is unlikely that a dispute over proper ownership of sports memorabilia would receive this sort of attention if it did not involve O.J. Simpson," says Christopher A. Bracey, associate professor of law and of African and African-American studies at Washington University in St. Louis. "If the past is prologue, his celebrity status may also prove to be his 'get out of jail free' card, reinforcing his reputation as a man who operates 'above the law.' On the other hand, recent celebrity cases suggest that celebrated athletes and entertainers will no longer receive a free pass when it comes to the criminal justice system. In the case of Michael Vick — and perhaps OJ — one might argue that celebrities are now, in some sense, being targeted for prosecution." Bracey is following the Simpson case and is available for interviews. |
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| Saggy pants laws: First Amendment expert available for comment Are these indecent exposure laws a fad or are they here to stay? (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10113.html) Sept. 21, 2007 --
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| Court Settles Fight Between Boehner, McDermott
NPR: All Things Considered May 2, 2007 -- A 10-year-old case about politics, free speech and privacy rights that started with an illegally recorded telephone conversation, was resolved at the D.C. federal appeals court. WUSTL law professor Neil Richards, an expert in First Amendment and privacy law, comments on the court's decision. |
| What Will Senate Hearings Mean for Gonzales?
NPR - Talk Of The Nation April 24, 2007 -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced tough questions during the Senate Judiciary Committee over his role in the firing of eight federal prosecutors. WUSTL law professor Samuel Buell, who is a former Enron prosecutor, was one of the experts speaking in this broadcast. |
| Charges filed in HP spying scandal
NPR Marketplace Oct. 5, 2006 -- California's attorney general today filed criminal charges against former Hewlett-Packard chairwoman Patricia Dunn and four others involved in the corporate spying scandal. WUSTL law professor Samuel Buell comments on the case. |
| Organ trade in China raises alarm over human rights
Kansas City Star and 16 others Aug. 24, 2006 -- As transplant lists grow longer, more Americans are traveling to China for organs. The trend alarms ethicists and U.S. doctors concerned about the human rights of donors and the health and safety of recipients. Includes comments by Jeffrey Crippin, president of the American Society of Transplantation and medical director of WUSTL's liver transplant program, and Ira Kodner, a colorectal surgeon and director of the WUSTL's Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values. |
| Political pros sharpen their knives in press release wars
Associated Press State & Local Wire and 5 others July 26, 2006 -- Article on the increasingly common attack fare in news releases from political operatives desperate to spin news coverage to their advantage. WUSTL political rhetoric expert Wayne Fields, who directs the American Culture Studies program, says these tactics threaten to drain the substance out of political debate. |
| U.S. prosecutors playing 'hardball' with Black
National Post (Canada) July 10, 2006 -- Conrad Black's legal team is to give a Chicago judge an updated financial portrait today of the former press baron after U.S. prosecutors two weeks ago accused Lord Black of deliberately understating his assets during bail negotiations last year. WUSTL law professor Samuel Buell comments. |
| Hussein presents a spirited defense
Los Angeles Times and 3 others April 6, 2006 -- Article covers events from Wednesday in the Saddam Hussein trial. His savvy take on contemporary Iraqi politics took some observers by surprise. WUSTL international law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who watched segments of the trial on the Internet, comments. |
| California prisons uneasily prepare to desegregate cells
Wall Street Journal March 22, 2006 -- Prison culture dictates that inmates stick with their own kind, associating almost exclusively with other inmates from their race or ethnic group, defending them to the death if necessary. And that is why prison officials, inmates and scholars are uneasy as California's prison system prepares to introduce a formal policy desegregating its double cells, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that prisoners may not be routinely segregated in cells by race. The ruling has ramifications for state correctional systems nationwide. WUSTL law professor Margo Schlanger, who specializes in incarceration litigation, comments. |
| Commentary: Private insecurities
Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2006 -- U. Pittsburgh professor Ken Lehn looks at the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act on its 10th anniversary. He mentions a recent study co-authored by WUSTL business professor Anjan Thakor which reveals a fundamental problem: The compensation investors receive in settlements of federal securities class-actions does not correspond to the harm investors incur from alleged securities fraud. |
| Saddam on trial
PBS – NewsHour and 1 others Feb. 16, 2006 -- PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer features a discussion of the trial of Saddam Hussein. Following a background report from Independent Television News, two lawyers give their reactions to the proceedings. WUSTL law professor Leila Sadat is one of the lawyers. |
| Craigslist accused of ad discriminating
Washington Post and 43 others Feb. 10, 2006 -- A federal lawsuit accuses the online site Craigslist of violating fair housing laws by publishing discriminatory classified ads, reviving the question of what legal boundaries, if any, should exist for postings on the Internet. But legal experts say the lawsuit against Craigslist, a fast-growing online network of classified ads and forums, faces an uphill battle because of laws in place to protect online service providers. WUSTL law professor Jennifer Rothman comments. |
| State unable to prove KCP&L violated rules
Kansas City Star and 14 others Feb. 2, 2006 -- The evidence that would show whether a coal-fired power plant near Weston violated its permit is inconclusive, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Kansas City Power & Light got a permit and plans to build a second coal-fired power plant next to it. In their argument, Sierra Club and other opponents used a study by WUSTL law school's Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. Evidence of a boiler upgrade came largely from an analysis conducted by the Washington University Law School's Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic. |
| Split verdict on selecting juries quickly
Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2006 -- The spectacular financial collapse of Enron Corp. happened quickly. The selection of a jury in the criminal trial of its two former top executives, Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling, was even speedier. It took only a day to impanel the 12-person jury, while in some other high-profile cases, such proceedings have dragged on for weeks. Some lawyers uninvolved in the case were dismayed, saying there is absolutely no way a jury can be picked fairly in that case in one day. WUSTL law school dean Kent Sevyrud and others say the move toward speedier jury selection is a welcome one. |
| Roundup of commentary on Saddam Hussein trial by Leila Sadat
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times and 2 others Dec. 8, 2005 -- Roundup of comments by Leila Nadya Sadat, WUSTL law professor and international criminal law expert, about the trial of Saddam Hussein. Defense strategy, the Iraqi war crimes tribunal, and the violence and turmoil surrounding the trial are all discussed. Professor Sadat also helped to train Iraqi jurists. |
| 2nd Hussein Trial Defense Lawyer Slain
Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2005 -- Gunmen killed a second defense lawyer in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on Tuesday, throwing the controversial proceedings into greater turmoil and casting new doubt on the credibility of the tribunal. WUSTL law professor Leila Nadya Sadat, who helped train Iraqi jurists, comments. |
| The Mystery of Philip Morris' Nicotine Inhaler
Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2005 -- Cigarette maker Philip Morris has developed an inhaler that could deliver a nicotine mist deep into the lungs, giving smokers a satisfying dose of the addictive drug without the carcinogens, gases and toxic metals that make tobacco smoke so dangerous. Cloaked in secrecy, the device was invented nearly a dozen years ago at a time the tobacco industry was vigorously denying that nicotine was addictive. For reasons Philip Morris declines to discuss, the project appears to have stalled. In a 2003 Tobacco Control article, WUSTL internal medicine professor Walton Sumner wrote on the benefits of an inhaler over tobacco control efforts. |
| Critics of shareholder suits aim at big holders
New York Times and 3 others Oct. 27, 2005 -- Article looks at shareholder litigation and how shareholders injured by fraud should be compensated. A new study for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce contends that settlements of shareholder lawsuits brought in the wake of fraud overcompensate institutional investors. WUSTL finance professor Anjan Thakor helped conduct the research. |
| CIA leak queries look at disclosure of classified data
Wall Street Journal Oct. 21, 2005 -- Article updates the CIA leak case and suggests that Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald may be piecing together a case that White House officials conspired to leak various types of classified material in conversations with reporters -- including Ms. Plame's identity but also other secrets related to national security. WUSTL law professor and national security law expert Kathleen Clark comments. |
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Missouri executes 60th inmate despite call for all states to review capital punishment (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2003/business-law/joy.html)
February, 2003 - As Missouri's Supreme Court and its governor review a death penalty conviction in the aftermath of the state's 60th execution since 1989, both sides of the death penalty debate across the country will be closely monitoring Missouri's next moves.
Kenneth Kenly, 42, was executed at 12:01 a.m. Feb. 5 for murdering tavern patron Ronald Felts during a 1984 robbery in Poplar Bluff, Mo. The day before Kenly's execution, the Missouri Supreme Court began reviewing the death penalty conviction of Joseph Amrine, 45, who is appealing his conviction for the 1985 murder of fellow prison inmate Gary Barber. Full Story (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/2003/business-law/joy.html)
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