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Constitutional law experts at Washington University School of Law are available to speak about a variety of current constitutional topics such as free speech, the right to privacy, campaign finance reform and civil rights.
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| Jennifer Rothman Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/723.html)
Rothman is available to comment on issues related to intellectual property, entertainment law, the internet and the First Ammendment. Rothman's research focuses on issues involving the intersection of intellectual property law, entertainment and free speech concerns. She practiced intellectual property ... Expertise: intellectual property, copyright, trademark, entertainment law, Internet law, right of publicity, free speech Direct contact: 314-935-7857 / jerothman@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Neil M. Richards Associate Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/420.html)
Richards is available to comment on issues related to the Supreme Court, the First Ammendment, privacy law, and Constitutional law. A former law clerk for Chief Justice of the United States William H. Rehnquist, Richards' research focuses on present-day and historical questions of free speech and privacy ... Expertise: Constitutional law, First Amendment, Supreme Court and the Constitution, privacy law, press and the Constitution Direct contact: (314) 935-4794 / nmrichards@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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| Peter Joy Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/72.html)
Peter Joy has a national reputation for his work in clinical legal education, and he is expert in the areas of legal ethics and trial practice. Joy is the Director of the Criminal Justice Clinic, in which students both provide direct representation to clients as student lawyers under his supervision ... Expertise: constitutional law, legal ethics, trial practice, clinical legal education, criminal justice Direct contact: (314) 935-6445 / joy@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| Bruce La Pierre Professor of Law (http://news-info.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/462.html)
La Pierre's research and writing has focused on campaign finance reform, desegration and civil rights issues. He served as the special master in the St. Louis School desegregation case decided and managed by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri. He wrote about his experiences ... Expertise: constitutional law, desegregation, civil rights, campaign finance Direct contact: (314) 935-6477 / lapierre@wulaw.wustl.edu |
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| 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. |
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| Faith in Schools? Government should pay for religious schools, regulate what is taught, argues new book. (http://news-info.wustl.edu/tips/page/normal/10743.html) Dec. 17, 2007 --
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| Courts still trusted? Protecting free speech of state judicial candidates has not hurt court legitimacy (http://news-info.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/9770.html) July 31, 2007 --
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| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| St. Louis hosts events to mark anniversary of Dred Scott ruling
Associated Press State & Local Wire and 8 others March 1, 2007 -- On March 6, 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court denied slave Dred Scott his freedom, a decision that helped push a nation inflamed over slavery closer to Civil War. Throughout St. Louis, events are being held to mark the 150th anniversary of the ruling in the court case that began in this city, and to foster new discussions about race and equality in America. WUSTL history and law professor David Konig comments on the legacy of the decision. WUSTL is holding a national symposium March 1-3. It aims to provide insights into American history, culture and the struggle for equality. |
| Documents Leaked to Web Prompt First-Amendment Debate
NPR Morning Edition (transcript) and 1 others Jan. 18, 2007 -- Transcript of Morning Edition program on the free speech rights of bloggers that came before a federal court on Wednesday. WUSTL law professor Neil Richards comments on whether individual bloggers deserve the same protections as the established media. |
| Leaked Documents Spur First-Amendment Debate
NPR Morning Edition Jan. 18, 2007 -- Snigdha Prakash reports on a case before a federal judge that could determine if bloggers have the same free speech rights as traditional media. WUSTL law professor Neil Richards comments. |
| 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. |
| Secularism, the French & Alfred Dreyfus
The New York Sun July 7, 2006 -- Several hundred Parisians gathered at City Hall yesterday to pay tribute to a French army captain, Alfred Dreyfus,who was convicted wrongly of treason in a trial that divided France more than a century ago. Anti-Semitism and assimilation are still controversial subjects in France today. WUSTL anthropology professor John Bowen comments. |
| Democrats hope to divide G.O.P. over stem cells
The New York Times and 1 others April 24, 2006 -- Democrats are pressing their support for embryonic stem cell research in Congressional races around the country, seeking to move back to center stage an issue they believe resonates with voters and to exploit a division between conservatives who oppose the science and other Republicans more open to it. Former U.S. Senator John Danforth, an Episcopal minister, and his brother, William, WUSTL chancellor emeritus, have taken a prominent role in promoting the amendment. |
| Car dealers recruit saleswomen at the mall
Wall Street Journal and 2 others April 13, 2006 -- Article looks at car dealerships that are actively seeking women from jobs at local malls and recruiting them to be car salespersons. Some evidence suggests women may even be better at selling cars than men. WUSTL law professor and labor relations expert Neil Bernstein comments on the legality of the practice. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| High court's recent changes may be just first act
Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2006 -- Changes are ahead for the Supreme Court, whose membership held stable from the 1994 appointment of Justice Stephen Breyer through last year, which brought Justice O'Connor's announced retirement and the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist. WUSTL political science professor Andrew Martin, who co-authored a statistical analysis on the justices voting record, comments. |
| Bush has hits, misses in annual speech
CBS News online and 32 others Jan. 27, 2006 -- WUSTL presidential rhetoric specialist Wayne Fields comments on President Bush's annual State of the Union address and looks back on his previous speeches. |
| Supreme Court allows disabled Georgia inmate to proceed with suit against state
The New York Times Jan. 11, 2006 -- WUSTL law professor Samuel Bagenstos, comments on a case he argued in front of the Supreme Court. In the case, a paraplegic prison inmate sued the State of Georgia under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Supreme Court, in its first federalism decision since John Roberts became chief justice, ruled that Congress acted within its constitutional authority when it stripped states of immunity from some suits for damages by disabled prison inmates. |
| How focus on Roe pushes aside other court issues
Chicago Tribune and 15 others Dec. 30, 2005 -- Article on the legacy of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court decision, that has reshaped the nation's political parties and has been a core issue in everything from school board to presidential elections for a generation. It has become the ultimate touchstone, a ready form of shorthand, in the ongoing conflict over culture and values throughout America. And for the last two decades, at least, it has come to consume Supreme Court confirmation proceedings as well. WUSTL law and political science professor Lee Epstein comments. |
| Static poses risk to deaf children
Boston Globe, Fort Wayne News Sentinel (IN) and 5 others Dec. 13, 2005 -- Static electric shock won't ruin a cochlear implant, but it will require an inconvenient trip to an audiologist. Static electricity is so much of a worry and hassle for the deaf that WUSTL electrical engineer Robert Morley has a grant to study one of its main sources: plastic playground slides. Some new "all inclusive" playgrounds, have deliberately included metal slides, which don't produce static electricity. But many others don't -- including some that are supposed to be accessible to disabled children. Morley, who helped pioneer digital hearing aids, got a small federal grant to study the issue. |
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