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'A brilliant scholar, an outstanding teacher'
St. Louis Public Schools teaching award named for Washington University Professor David Konig
Nov. 4,
2009 -- An award for the St. Louis Public Schools' social studies teacher of the year has been named in honor of David T. Konig, Ph.D., professor of history, of African & African American Studies and director of the Legal Studies Program, all in Arts & Sciences, and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Matthew Coles on the state of the LGBT movement
Assembly Series
Sept. 29,
2009 -- "The State of the LGBT Movement," a presentation by Matthew Coles, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday, September 30, in the Anheuser-Busch School of Law Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. It is free and open to the public.
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U.S. health care reform
Employer-based insurance is less extensive than believed, says health insurance expert
July 29,
2009 --
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"Private employment provides less health insurance than believed," says Merton C. Bernstein, a founding board member of the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Coles Professor of Law Emeritus at Washington University in St. Louis. Bernstein is available to discuss health insurance in the U.S.
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Charles Burson
Visiting Professor of Law
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Charles Burson has an extensive professional career including Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Monsanto Company from 2001-2006; Counsel to the Vice President, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff at The White House, Office of the Vice President from 1997-2001; Attorney ...
Expertise: Bush v. Gore, Supreme Court and presidential elections, lawyer's role in corporate crisis management
Direct contact: (314) 935-8166
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cwburson@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Thomas Schweich
Visiting Professor of Law and Ambassador in Residence
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Thomas Schweich served the Bush administration as the ambassador for counternarcotics and justice reform in Afghanistan, as the government's principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) and chief of staff to the U.S. Mission ...
Expertise: foreign policy, Afghanistan
Direct contact: (314) 935-3379
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tschweich@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Melissa Waters
Professor of Law
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Waters' research and teaching interests include foreign relations law, international law, international human rights law and international criminal law, comparative law, conflicts of law, civil procedure, and complex civil litigation. Her scholarly work focuses on the incorporation of international ...
Expertise: international law, foreign relations law, war on terrorism, conflicts of law, international human rights law, civil procedure
Direct contact: (314) 935-3458
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mawaters@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Gregory Magarian
Professor of law
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Magarian is a leading expert in the areas of election law, the electoral system, free speech, the First Amendment and constitutional law. He is the author of a number of articles including the forthcoming "Substantive Media Regulation in Three Dimensions" (George Washington Law Review).
Expertise: election law, First Amendment, third parties, free speech, law and religion, church-state law, media regulation, …
Direct contact: (314) 935-3394
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gpmagarian@wulaw.wustl.edu
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Adam Rosenzweig
Associate Professor of Law
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
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arosenzweig@wulaw.wustl.edu
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A Legal Battle: Online Attitude vs. Rules of the Bar
The New York Times
and 9 others
Sept. 16,
2009 -- The lawyer who railed against a judge online found himself hauled up before the Florida bar, which issued a reprimand and a fine for his intemperate blog post.
Schwartz quotes WUSTL legal ethics professor Michael Downey: "When you become an officer of the court, you lose the full ability to criticize the court."
Legal ethics experts say that collisions between the freewheeling ways of the Internet and the tight boundaries of legal discourse are inevitable -- whether they result in damaged careers or simply raise eyebrows.
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When Talking Smack About a Judge, Proceed With Caution
The Wall Street Journal blog
and 1 others
Sept. 16,
2009 -- Ashby Jones writes about a NYT report on what happened to a lawyer who publicly railed against a judge.
The lawyer found himself hauled up before the Florida bar, which in April issued a reprimand and a fine for his intemperate blog post.
An abrogation of one's First Amendment rights? Schwartz quotes WUSTL legal ethics professor Michael Downey: "When you become an officer of the court, you lose the full ability to criticize the court."
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Should states' rights trump the fed?
CNN American Morning
July 31,
2009 -- Should states' rights trump the fed? It seems to be a trend across the country. At least 20 states have introduced resolutions reasserting states' rights because they think that federal government is way too involved in what states do with things like taxes and health care and education. WUSTL law professor David Law comments.
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When the Justices Ask Questions, Be Prepared to Lose the Case
The New York Times
May 26,
2009 -- A new study by four political scientists, including WUSTL doctoral candidate Ryan Black, to be published in the WUSTL Journal of Law and Policy, looks at whether or not Supreme Court justices tip their hands during oral arguments.
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What another woman would bring to Supreme Court
The Christian Science Monitor online
May 19,
2009 -- Expectations are high that Obama will nominate a woman to the Supreme Court. A recent study by three academics focusing on the votes of federal court of appeals judges bears out the observation that a conservative woman acts more pro-women's rights than a conservative man. The research was conducted by WUSTL law and political science professor Andrew Martin and WUSTL political science doctoral student Christina Boyd, along with Lee Epstein of Northwestern University Law School in Chicago.
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