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11/5/10
"U.N. Human Rights Council to Take Aim at New Target: United States"
FOXNews.com
Expert: Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ)



11/4/10
"Elections, court ruling leave small window for repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
National Law Journal
Expert: Kenji Yoshino

"Law Firm Of BP Claims Czar Paid $3.3M So Far"
NPR
Expert: Kenneth Feinberg '70



11/3/10
"Repairman Delio Nunez's citizenship bid turns into deportation rap over years-old crime"
New York Daily News
Expert: Nancy Morawetz '81

"The Nationalization of Congressional Elections"
Big Think
Author: Richard Pildes

"Packaging Politics With Personality"
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



11/2/10
"Eye of the beholder: Cute, naked photos of tots pose dilemma for parents"
msnbc.com
Expert: Amy Adler



10/29/10
"State Court to Exchange Guidance With a Foreign One"
New York Times
Experts: Richard Epstein, Richard Pildes, Jonathan Lippman '68



10/28/10
"'Robo-Calls' Spark Debate Over Justice O'Connor's Support for Ballot Initiative"
National Law Journal
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov’t Land Grab Causing Hunger in Poor Countries
Democracy Now!
Expert: Smita Narula



10/27/10
Prosecutors pepper jurors with 'al-Qaida' at NYC terror trial of Guantanamo detainee
Canadian Press
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



10/26/10
China and its Ocean Disputes
South China Morning Post
Co-Author: Jerome Cohen

The Old A.M./P.M. Problem
New York Times, The Caucus
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

If Proxy Advisors Don't Really Matter, Why Do They Exist?
CNBC.com
Experts: Stephen Choi, Marcel Kahan

Conflict of Regulation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Partners in Health Physician on Haiti: 'Cholera Will Not Go Away Until Underlying Situations that Make People Vulnerable Change'
Democracy Now!
Related: Center for Human Rights and Global Justice



10/25/10
Haiti cholera outbreak 'stabilizing'but could affect election
Christian Science Monitor
Expert: Margaret Satterthwaite '99



10/22/10
No legal basis for labelling China as currency manipulator
China Daily
Expert: Robert Howse

Brett Favre Mum on Scandal
CBS News
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Why the death penalty still exists in the US
Boston Globe
Expert: David Garland



10/21/10
Why David Boies Left Cravath
Businessweek
Author: David Boies (LL.M. '67)

‘What Was She Thinking?’...And Other Thoughts on Virginia Thomas
Wall Street Journal Law Blog
Thomas’s Wife Pulls Name From Memo Against Health Law
Businessweek
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



10/20/10
David Boies: Corporate America's No. 1 hired gun
Fortune
Subject: David Boies (LL.M. '67)

Drug legalization debated
Topeka Capital-Journal
Expert: James Jacobs

Thomas' Wife Reignites Anita Hill Scandal
NPR
Justices Scalia And Thomas's Attendance At Koch Event Sparks Judicial Ethics Debate
Huffington Post
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



10/19/10
The Apocryphal Midterm Election
Huffington Post
Author: Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Brennan Center for Justice

Case against DADT depends on how well injunction against it works
National Law Journal
Expert: Kenji Yoshino



10/18/10
The Libertarian Challenge To ObamaCare
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Clerkship scramble
National Law Journal
Experts: Richard Revesz, Harry Edwards

Four New York Men Convicted in Plot to Bomb Synagogues
Bloomberg
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



10/17/10
A Juror’s Blog Chronicle Stirs an Age-Old Question
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



10/15/10
Legal Wrangling Over Defendant Interviews in Queens
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



10/14/10
Yankees Want Steinbrenner Letters to Stay in a Dresser
New York Times
Expert: Diane Zimmerman



10/13/10
The Future of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
New York Times Room for Debate
Author: Kenji Yoshino

Nobel Ripples
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen



10/12/10
Habitats for Academic Freedom
Inside Higher Ed
Expert: Richard Revesz

Why Justice Breyer Should Steer Clear of Political Science
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Opening Statements To Begin In Ghailani Trial
NPR
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



10/10/10
Terror detentions deserve time limits
Washington Post
Author: Richard Pildes



10/9/10
Specialists’ Help at Court Can Come With a Catch
New York Times
Expert: Nancy Morawetz '81

Unraveling the torture knot
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Law conference at ASU tackles SB 1070
Arizona Republic
Expert: Cristina Rodríguez



10/8/10

Activism of Thomas’s Wife Could Raise Judicial Issues
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



10/7/10
Outside Court, a Failure to Be Fearful
New York Times
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security

Ghailani Case Ruling Spurs Debate on Trial’s Value
New York Times
Embassy Bombing Witness Barred in Trial by Judge Is `Critical,' U.S. Says
Bloomberg
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



10/6/10
Terror Case Ruling Fuels Debate Over Use of Civilian Courts
Aol News
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Judge bars key witness from Gitmo detainee's trial
Associated Press
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Beijing's Bluster, America's Quiet: The Disturbing Case of Xue Feng
New York Times Review of Books
Expert: Jerome Cohen



10/4/10
The Cleansing Force Of Mortgage Foreclosures
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Missing From Trial: Detainee Statements
New York Times
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

The Politics of Preemption: NHTSA, State Tort Law & Automobile Safety
TortsProf Blog
Author: Catherine Sharkey

Watch as We Make This Law Disappear
Slate
Co-Author: Barry Friedman



10/3/10
"BP's Victims Fund: Kenneth Feinberg's Tough Task"
60 Minutes
Subject: Kenneth Feinberg '70



10/2/10
Supreme Court Term Offers Hot Issues and Future Hints
New York Times
Expert: Catherine Sharkey



10/1/10
Reshaped Supreme Court charts new era
USA Today
Expert: Cristina Rodríguez

Analysis: Our votes are counted accurately -- aren't they?
CNN.com
Expert: Lawrence Norden, Brennan Center for Justice



9/30/10
Cartel hypocrisy
Financial Post
Expert: Eleanor Fox

Fears Fly Over Redistricting
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Samuel Issacharoff

The Ultimate Power Hobby
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Richard Revesz



9/29/10
See What Damage The Times Square Bomb Could Have Caused
WPIX
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



9/28/10
Citing Lack of Raises, OCA Trims Curbs on Judicial Moonlighting
New York Law Journal
Subject: Jonathan Lippman '68
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

MetLife Probed by Regulators as Asset Accounts Called Deceptive
Businessweek
Expert: Mark Geistfeld

What I Did on My Summer Vacation (Part III): Revisiting TWAIL in Paris
Opinio Juris
Guest Blogger: José Alvarez



9/27/10
"Protecting Health By Reducing Options"
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

-What I Did on My Summer Vacation (Part I): The Transparency of the International Investment Regime
-What I Did on My Summer Vacation (Part II): More on the Transparency of the International Investment Regime
Opinio Juris
Guest Blogger: José Alvarez

Guantanamo Detainee's Trial May Set Tone For Others
National Public Radio
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security

9/25/10
Fraud Cases Get Rehashed After Court Ruling
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Rachel Barkow



9/24/10
Voters Moving to Oust Judges Over Decisions
New York Times
Expert: Adam Skaggs, Brennan Center for Justice



9/23/10
The Court and Politics: What is the Lesson of FDR's confrontation with the Court?
Constitutional Law Jotwell
Author: Richard Pildes



9/22/10
The Problem with Giving Verizon the Benefit of the Doubt
Atlantic
Expert: Institute for Policy Integrity



9/21/10
Despite Setback, Gay Rights Move Forward
New York Times
Experts: Richard Epstein, Jennifer Pizer '88

Write-Offs: 09.21.10
Dealbreaker.com
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95, Law School Magazine



9/20/10
The Tea Party Meets The Median Voter
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Meet the Federal Bailout’s Penny-Pinching Watchdog
Daily Beast
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95, Law School Magazine



9/19/10
NYU Profile of Josh Blank
TaxProf Blog
Subject: Joshua Blank (LL.M. '07), Law School Magazine



9/18/10
Missouri Tells Judges Cost of Sentences
New York Times
Expert: Rachel Barkow



9/17/10
Immigration Agency’s Tactic Spurs Alarm
New York Times
Expert: Lauren Burke '09

The Terror Translators
New York Times
Expert: Samuel Rascoff



9/16/10
Global universities spread the wealth
CNN.com
Author: John Sexton

Robot warfare: campaigners call for tighter controls of deadly drones
Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston

Clean Air Act: Defend Or Dismantle?
National Journal Energy & Environment Blog
Author: Richard Revesz



9/15/10
Do Political Primaries Fuel Polarization and Extremism?
Balkinization
Author: Richard Pildes

Officials In The Dark About Voting Machine Glitches
National Public Radio
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice

New Voting Machines Not Without Problems; Local Firehall Ran Out of Ballots
Gannett Albany Bureau
Expert: Larry Norden, Brennan Center for Justice

Latest drone strike in northwest Pakistan kills 2
CNN.com
Expert: Philip Alston



9/14/10
Inquiry Focuses on White House Role in Preserving Union Pensions at Delphi
New York Times
Were Obama & Co. Cool Enough to Have Seen Pink Floyd in 1994? A Special Investigation
Vainity Fair Daily
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95, Law School Magazine

San Mateo County supes look to downplay criminal past on job applications
San Jose Mercury News
Expert: James Jacobs



9/13/10
Neil Barofsky Only Floyd Fan in the Treasury?
New York Magazine Daily Intel
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95, Law School Magazine

The Obama Offensive on Taxes
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Banning Slaughter
Huffington Post
Expert: Philip Alston

Obama said Boehner opposes tax rule to keep profits and jobs in the USA
Politifact.com
Expert: H. David Rosenbloom



9/11/10
Lehman Bros.' unexpected afterlife
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Barry Adler



9/10/10
Federal judge rules 'don't ask, don't tell' policy is unconstitutional
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Kenji Yoshino



9/9/10
Fair Courts at Risk
New York Times
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice

Freed Chinese lawyer comes home — to detention
Toronto Star
Expert: Jerome Cohen

Plan to burn Qurans ignites debate on rights
USA Today
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Wall Street Banks Benefit From Tougher Suit Standards in U.S.
Businessweek
Expert: Arthur Miller



9/8/10
The Indefensible Drones: A Ground Zero Reflection
Huffington Post
Expert: Philip Alston



9/7/10
Third Circuit Limits Ability to Modify Retiree Benefits During Bankruptcy
New York Law Journal
Co-author: Samuel Estreicher

Tax Havens: Offshore Operations Cost U.S. Billions
Fiscal Times
Expert: H. David Rosenbloom

New Call for Election Boycott in Egypt
New York Times
Subject: Mohamed ElBaradei (LL.M. '71, J.S.D. '74, LL.D. '04)



9/6/10
Segregation and Exploitation in the Old South
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



9/3/10
Former Prosecutor and Regulator Sees Office as the 'Great Leveler'
New York Law Journal
Subject: Eric Dinallo '90

As election season begins, spending on campaigns breaks records
PBS
Expert: Monica Youn, Brennan Center for Justice



9/2/10
National Taxpayers Union ad blasts tax proposal as 'handout' for BP
Politifact.com
Expert: Mitchell Kane

Baseball also to blame in Clemens case
Newsday
Author: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Let The Estate Tax Die a Merciful Death
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Despite Poll, AG Hopefuls Try To Make Their Case
NY1
Subject: Eric Dinallo '90

Restaurateurs Under Siege
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Cynthia Estlund



9/1/10
Is Steven Slater a criminal?
USA Today
Author: Erin Murphy



8/31/10
Lines Blur In Tax Advice
Dow Jones Financial Adviser
Expert: Joshua Blank (LL.M. '07)



8/30/10
Our Macroeconomic Fetish
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/29/10
Accusation of Misconduct in Gambino Case
New York Times
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Border Sweeps in North Reach Miles Into U.S.
New York Times
Expert: Nancy Morawetz '81



8/28/10
Medical Use of Marijuana Costs Some a Job
New York Times
Expert: Cynthia Estlund



8/26/10
Parenting Under Scrutiny: Judging Mothering
New York Times
Author: Chris Gottlieb '97



8/24/10
Colombia's drug war spills across Ecuador border
Washington Post
Expert: Philip Alston

Biggest GM IPO Risk Hides in Plain Sight: The Government
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Marcel Kahan



8/23/10
Eggs And Avastin
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/22/10
New York Daily News Endorses Eric Dinallo For Attorney General
New York Daily News
Subject: Eric Dinallo '90



8/20/10
How Prosecutors’ Unique Step Could Shape the Case
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



8/19/10
Siding with the Rule of Law
South China Morning Post
Author: Jerome Cohen



8/18/10
Prosecutor’s Unusual Step Puts Off Indictment of Suspect in a Police Shooting
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

When Opposites Influence
New York Times
Subject: Lady Olson (LL.M. '86), David Boies (LL.M. '67)



8/17/10
14th Amendment is key to the American experiment
CNN.com
Author: Cristina Rodríguez

Mortgage Role for U.S. Is Affirmed
New York Times
Expert: Ingrid Gould Ellen



8/16/10
Geithner's Old Housemate Just Became A JPMorgan Executive
Business Insider
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Report: Judicial spending doubles in last decade
Associated Press
Expert: Brennan Center for Justice 

Bilski v. Kappas—The bomb that wasn’t
Financial Times
A Three-Point Plan For Reforming Public Employment
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/15/10
Star Attorney's Reputation Is on the Line in Blago Trial
AOL News
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Safety regulators caught in revolving doors
Houston Chronicle
Expert: Michael Livermore '06, Institute for Policy Integrity



8/13/10
Economic Reality Softens Stance on Net
National Public Radio
Expert: Scott Holladay



8/11/10
China Using Detention to Silence Dissent
Voice of America
Expert: Jerome Cohen



8/10/10
Estreicher and Eigen on Adjudicating Employment Disputes
Workplace Prof Blog
Expert: Samuel Estreicher

Guantanamo Trial To Begin For Youngest Prisoner
National Public Radio
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



8/9/10
Plum Benefit to Cultural Post: Tax-Free Housing
New York Times
Expert: Deborah Schenk (LL.M. '76)

New York City Transport Workers Union Strikes Again
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/6/10
The Charlie Rose Show: Prop 8
PBS
Expert: Kenji Yoshino

IRS Retools for Bigger International Role
Wall Street Journal
Expert: H. David Rosenbloom

30-Minute Interview with Ron Moelis
New York Times
Subject: Ronald Moelis '82



8/5/10
Judge Overturns California's Gay Marriage Ban
The Takeaway
Expert: Kenji Yoshino

Conservative Jurist, With Independent Streak
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Kagan Sails Through The Vote
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/4/10
Revamping national intelligence
Reuters
Author: Samuel Rascoff

Father Plans To Sue CIA After Son Put On 'Kill' List
National Public Radio
Expert: Samuel Rascoff

Too Soon to Declare Victory
New York Times Room for Debate
Author: Kenji Yoshino

Same-Sex Bombshell Overturns Proposition 8
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/3/10
Tyco Settlement Lawyers Alleged To Have Bilked Clients
Forbes.com
Expert: Stephen Choi

Father of US Muslim Cleric on CIA Hit List Sues Feds
AOL News
Expert: Samuel Rascoff



8/2/10
2 Men Convicted in Kennedy Airport Plot
New York Times
Expert: Center on Law and Security

The President's Four Rotten Policy Planks
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



8/1/10
Trial to Continue for JFK Terror Suspects
CBS News
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



7/30/10
Police Scrutinized in Report on Paterson
New York Times
Experts: Judith Kaye '62, Jerome Skolnick

Kosovo ruling not an outright victory for secession
Toronto Star
Co-author: Robert Howse



7/29/10
Rich and Famous Stay Hidden in IRS Probe
Dow Jones Financial Adviser
Expert: Joshua Blank (LL.M. '07)

What's Different Today For Ariz. Illegal Immigrants?
National Public Radio
Expert: Cristina Rodríguez

Federal court shoots down rules on state judge races
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Expert: Adam Skaggs, Brennan Center for Justice

U.S. Turns Up Heat On Internet Imam Awlaki
National Public Radio
Expert: Samuel Rascoff



7/28/10
Bell Case Underlines Limits of Wrongful-Death Payouts
New York Times
Expert: Mark Geistfeld

Crisis in Cuyahoga County government: Two years after the raid
Cleveland.com
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

A Scholar's Insight Into China's Budding Legal System
New York Times
Expert: Jerome Cohen



7/26/10
The Twisted Logic Of Gender Equity
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Wikileaks: a new journal of the disasters in Afghanistan
Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston

WikiLeaks shines spotlight on mysterious Task Force 373
CNN World
Expert: Sarah Knuckey, Center for Human Rights and Global Justice



7/25/10
Top U.K. Spy Agency Aids in Controversial U.S. 'Targeted Killings'
FOX News
Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 – special forces hunting top Taliban
Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston



7/23/10
Larry Rivers: Right or Wrong?
WNYC
Expert: Amy Adler

The Charlie Rose Show
PBS
Subject: John Sexton



7/22/10
Executive LL.M. Programs: Offering Flexibility, Not Shortcuts
LLM Guide
Expert: Joshua Blank (LL.M. '07)



7/21/10
Government Expands, Trust Deflates
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Trial Focuses on Iran Ties of Kennedy Plot Suspect
New York Times
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



7/20/10
For terrorism trials, civilian courts are up to the job
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Center on Law and Security



7/19/10
Three economic efficiency must-haves
National Journal
Author: Richard Revesz



7/18/10
Five myths about the death penalty
Washington Post
Author: David Garland



7/15/10
Tapes of Defendant Plotting to Blow Up Kennedy
Airport Are Played for Jury

New York Times
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



7/13/10
"Arizona Immigration Law"
CBS News.com
Expert: Cristina Rodríguez

Judge Refuses to Dismiss Terror Suspect’s Case
New York Times
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



7/12/10
Military policy on gays faces legal test
Los Angeles Times
Expert: Kenji Yoshino

Judicial Offensive Against Defense Of Marriage Act
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



7/11/10
"Synagro execs knew of payments, records show"
Detroit Free Press
Expert: Jennifer Arlen '86



7/10/10
Mehserle case re-ignites debate over lack of diverse juries - impact on verdicts
Santa Cruz Sentinel
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

Obama can't shake gay-rights fights
Politico
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



7/9/10
After Accepting NYC's Immigration Detainees, Hudson County Correctional Tries to Make Jail Feel 'Civil'
Jersey City Independent
Related: Immigrant Rights Clinic

More States Expected To Introduce Anti-Illegal Immigration Laws
National Public Radio
Expert: Cristina Rodríguez



7/7/10
Why New Orleans Matters
Open Society Blog
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

Supreme Court 2009-2010 Term Review, Legal Panel
C-SPAN
Expert: Richard Epstein

At Harvard Law, Kagan was fundraiser in chief
Associated Press
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Immigration law in Arizona targeted in Department of Justice lawsuit
Christian Science Monitor
Expert: Muzaffar Chishti, Migration Policy Institute



7/6/10
U.S. Sues in Effort to Block Arizona Immigration Law
Businessweek
Expert: Anne Milgram '96

Court Wrong On The Chicago Gun Case
Forbes.com
Soccer Rules: The Madness Continues
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



7/5/10
Chinese court sentences US geologist to 8 years
Associated Press
Expert: Jerome Cohen



7/3/10
As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies
New York Times
Expert: Sima Gandhi '07 (LL.M. '09)



7/2/10
Handguns on Campus Make Utah Colleges Model After Court Rulings
Businessweek
Expert: James Jacobs

Gun rights a telling trigger issue at Kagan’s hearings
Globe and Mail
Expert: Richard Pildes

Seeking The Middle Ground On Immigration
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



7/1/10
Kagan Reminds Senators: Legislation Is Your Job
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes



6/30/10
Why the Kagan Hearings Matter
Atlantic
Expert: Michael Waldman '87

Fighting wars by remote control
Al Jazeera
Expert: Philip Alston

Smooth operator: Kagan slips GOP attacks on her way to Supreme Court nod
Yahoo! News
Author: Barry Friedman

Roberts led Supreme Court through assertive term
Washington Post
Expert: Richard Pildes



6/29/10
Gun law challenges likely after high court ruling
Associated Press
Expert: James Jacobs

US Supreme Court avoids clarifying patent stance
Nature
Expert: Rochelle Dreyfuss



6/28/10
High Court Ruling Challenges Gun Limits Across U.S.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Expert: James Jacobs

Behind the Kagan hearing: The fight over 'activist judges'
Yahoo! News
Author: Barry Friedman

So Much For Religious Liberty
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



6/25/10
Preemption of California's Standard Of Review of Class Arbitration Waivers
New York Law Journal
Co-authors: Samuel Estreicher and Steven C. Bennett '84

War, Timeout, War, Time ...
New York Times
Expert: Moshe Halbertal

Murder Charge in Nun’s Death May Test Law
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Profile: Mohamed ElBaradei
BBC News
Subject: Mohamed ElBaradei (LL.M. '71, J.S.D. '74, LL.D. '04)



6/22/10
How Health Care Can Reduce Crime
Forbes.com
Authors: Rachel Barkow and David Edwards '08



6/21/10
What Counts as Abetting Terrorists?
New York Times Room for Debate
Soccer Rules Again
Forbes.com
Public Safety Vs. Commercial Use
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

How Health Care Can Reduce Crime
Forbes.com
Authors: Rachel Barkow and David Edwards '08

SCOTUS rules on Holder vs. Humanitarian Law Project
Free Speech Radio News
Expert: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



6/20/10
Study: Blacks Routinely Excluded From Juries
National Public Radio
Expert: Bryan Stevenson



6/17/10
Expert Opinion: Getting (and Giving) the Most in Your Summer Internship
PSLawNet
Author: Deb Ellis '82



6/16/10
BP right to stop paying dividends
CNN
Author: Dorothy Brown (LL.M. '84)

So What is the SEC’s Inspector General Inspecting?
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



6/15/10
How to Ruin a Good 9/11 Settlement
New York Times
Author: Kenneth Feinberg '70

Newburgh Terrorism Case May Establish a Line for Entrapment
New York Times
Expert: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



6/14/10
Soccer Done Right
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Families in 9/11 Financing Case Ask to Have Judge Replaced
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68

Shhh... Listen... It's a quiet revolution for war victims
Huffington Post
Expert: Philip Alston



6/11/10
Latest drone attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13
CNN
Gaza flotilla attack: activist releases new footage
Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston



6/10/10
CIA Drone Strikes Draw United Nations Fire
U.S. News & World Report
Expert: Philip Alston



6/9/10
Former Supreme Court Justice Is a Hit in Kent Event
Litchfield County Times
Expert: Richard Revesz

Drone war hitting its targets
CNN
Co-Author: Peter Bergen, Center on Law and Security

Rules for Drone Wars: Six Questions for Philip Alston
Harper's
U.N. torture investigator says Cuba blocked visit
Reuters
Expert: Philip Alston



6/8/10
Roland Martin talks to Bryan Stevenson about racial discrimination in jury selection
Roland Martin Blog
Expert: Bryan Stevenson



6/7/10
Study Finds Blacks Excluded From Southern Juries
National Public Radio
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

BP's Endless Nightmare In The Gulf
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



6/6/10
A worrying front in the war on drugs
Guardian
Expert: Philip Alston



6/4/10
UN Calls for Probe into Death of DRC Human Rights Activist
Democracy Now!
Expert: Philip Alston

Iraq and Afghanistan: Who is an enemy combatant?
Los Angeles Times
Author: Samuel Issacharoff



6/3/10
U.S. Drone Strategy In Pakistan Under Scrutiny
National Public Radio
Expert: Samuel Rascoff

Teacher Layoffs Averted, for Now
Wall Street Journal
Expert: Samuel Estreicher

U.N. report faults prolific use of drone strikes by U.S.
Los Angeles Times
Predator Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
New York Times
U.N. Condemns U.S. Drone Strikes
CBS News
Expert: Philip Alston



6/2/10
Buy My Book: The Will of the People
Just Books
Author: Barry Friedman

Study: Blacks Stricken From Juries in Southern States
AOL News
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

U.N. Report Highly Critical of U.S. Drone Attacks
New York Times
U.N. investigator calls for halt to CIA drone killings
Reuters
U.S. is world's top user of targeted killings, U.N. says
CNN.com
UN expert: 'Targeted killings' may be war crimes
Associated Press
Expert: Philip Alston



6/1/10
Questions for Kagan
ABA Journal
Experts: Richard Pildes, Catherine Sharkey

Study Finds Blacks Blocked From Southern Juries
New York Times
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

Eliminating Al-Qaida's No. 3, Again And Again
National Public Radio
Expert: Samuel Rascoff

A Constitutional Parody On Habeas Corpus
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

The Silencing of Gao Zhisheng
Wall Street Journal
Co-author: Jerome Cohen

China Labor Woes Could ‘Wreck’ Image With Investors, Says Cohen
Bloomberg
Expert: Jerome Cohen



5/31/10
Professor examines black voting rights
Tuscaloosa News
Expert: Richard Pildes



5/30/10
Kagan Would Likely Sit Out Some Cases In First Year
National Public Radio
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



5/28/10
U.N. Official Wants U.S. To Reevaluate Drone Use
National Public Radio
Expert: Philip Alston



5/27/10
John Sexton's Global Campus Plans for NYU
Businessweek
Subject: John Sexton

They're Just Kids
Slate
Expert: Bryan Stevenson

U.N. Official Set to Ask U.S. to End C.I.A. Drone Strikes
New York Times
UN expert urges US to rethink use of lethal drones
Associated Press
Expert: Philip Alston

How to Work for the United Nations or Other Inter-Governmental Organizations
PSLawNet
Author: Sara Rakita, Public Interest Law Center



5/24/10
Rand Paul's Wrong Answer
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

BP Leak Ripe for Class-Action Abuse
FOXBusiness
Expert: Catherine Sharkey




5/21/10
Opinion: At Hearing, Kagan Must Follow Own Advice
AOL News
Co-author: Daniel Novack '11

Virginia prosecutor wants in on big fraud cases
Reuters
Expert: Marcel Kahan

Kagan’s Writings Back Wider Executive Powers
New York Times
Expert: Richard Pildes

Résumés Made for Fibbing
New York Times
Expert: Stephen Gillers '68



5/20/10
Will Shahzad Win Leniency for Cooperating?
Wall Street Journal Law Blog
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



5/19/10
Will Cooperation Benefit Times Square Bombing
Suspect? Experts Disagree

New York Times

Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Jury Awards $250 Million In Punitive Damages In Novartis Case
Dow Jones
Related: Catherine Sharkey



5/18/10
Justice Stevens’ path from centrist to liberal
SCOTUSblog
Author: Norman Dorsen

Scandal Stirs Legal Questions in Anti-Gay Cases
New York Times
Related: Stephen Gillers '68

In Academia, Kagan Wrote Far Less Than Peers
National Law Journal
Related: Richard Revesz

Terrorism And Citizenship
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



5/15/10
A Little Activism of Their Own
Congressional Quarterly Weekly
Related: Barry Friedman



5/13/10
Keeping consumer cops on the beat
Politico
Authors: Rachel Barkow and Anne Milgram '96

The Kagan Nomination
The Federalist Society Online Debate Series
Related: Richard Pildes

Cutting Off Drilling--For Now
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Revesz



5/11/10
For Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a history of pragmatism over partisanship
Washington Post
Related: Daniel Shaviro

Kagan's Critics Haven't Won Their Case
The Daily Beast
Author: Richard Epstein

For Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, a history of pragmatism over partisanship
Washington Post
Related: Richard Pildes



5/10/10
One On 1 Extra: John Sexton On Chief Justice Warren Burger
NY1
Subject: John Sexton

Making Sense Of Monster Oil Spills
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Behind Closed Doors
National Law Journal
Related: Barry Friedman



5/9/10
Reports: Obama to Nominate Elena Kagan to Supreme Court
WNYC
Related: Barry Friedman



5/6/10
"Censors Without Borders"
New York Times Sunday Book Review
Related: Jerome Cohen

When a Suspect Likes to Talk, and Talk
New York Times
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Times Square Arrest Reignites Debate over Terror Suspects' Rights
Voice of America
Related: Richard Pildes

Fraud-Tarred Finance Firms’ Trail May Mean Blankfein Keeps Job
Bloomberg
Related: Jennifer Arlen '86



5/5/10
Justice Stevens’ Retirement & Filling the Vacancy
Federalist Society Online Debate Series
Related: Richard Pildes

The Terrorist Who Couldn’t Bomb Straight: Shahzad Left His Keys
Bloomberg
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



5/4/10
The Threat of Domestic Terrorism
The Diane Rehm Show
Related: Samuel Rascoff



5/3/10
Leave Goldman Alone
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Paterson Move May Help Immigrants Facing Deportation
New York Times
Related: Nancy Morawetz '81

A Possible Apple Antitrust Inquiry? Nothing to See Here…
All Things Digital.
Related: Harry First



5/2/10
Empathetic Judge in 9/11 Suits Seen by Some as Interfering
New York Times
Related: Arthur Miller

Marking a civil rights giant's passing
Merrillville Post-Tribune
Related: Derrick Bell



4/30/10
U.S. vs. Goldman: Can DOJ Make the Case?
FOX Business
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law

Brawling in slow motion
The Deal
Related: Jennifer Arlen '86, Marcel Kahan



4/29/10
U.S. Outlines Plan to Curb Violations of Labor Law
New York Times
Related: Cynthia Estlund



4/28/10
Who Should Be the Next Justice?
New York Times Room for Debate
Author: Kenji Yoshino

Barofsky Says Criminal Charges Possible in Alleged AIG Coverup
Bloomberg
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



4/27/10
Community Pacts Questioned in the Zoning Process
New York Times
Related: Vicki Been '83

Stop Putting Americans on Hold
Huffington Post
Blogger: Smita Narula

Record number seek president's clemency
USA Today
Related: Rachel Barkow



4/26/10
The Goldman Gaffe
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

The U.N.’s Death Squad Watchdog
Miller-McCune
Subject: Philip Alston



4/23/10
Stevens’ Retirement Calls Into Question High Court’s Preemption Balance
FDA Week
Related: Catherine Sharkey

The best financial reform? Let the bankers fail
Washington Post
Related: Geoffrey Miller



4/22/10
Could Today Turn Into 1937?
Talking Points Memo Café
Blogger: Barry Friedman

ElBaradei Widens Egypt Reform Push
Wall Street Journal
Subject: Mohamed ElBaradei (LL.M. '71, J.S.D. '74, LL.D. '04)



4/20/10
Bloomberg’s Offshore Millions
New York Observer
Related: Harvey Dale



4/19/10
The politics & economics of the case against Goldman Sachs
Southern California Public Radio
Related: Marcel Kahan

Progressivism Remains Off Key
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Group challenging enhanced surveillance law faces uphill climb
Washington Post
Related: Stephen Gillers '68

Obama's Troubling Detainee Legacy
CBS News
Author: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



4.18.10
S.E.C. Puts Wall St. on Notice
New York Times
Related: Marcel Kahan



4/16/10
Beyond the shadows
The Deal
Subject: Lee Meyerson '81

New Directions In Terrorism Policy
Balkinization
Authors: Richard Pildes and David Golove

Dewey & LeBoeuf Sells Bonds as Law Firms Seek Capital
Bloomberg
Related: Stephen Gillers '68



4/14/10
The Battle Over the Court
The New Republic
Co-Author: Barry Friedman

Revolutions are lost in the courts
Politico
Author: Barry Friedman



4/12/10
Special Report: Moms Behind Bars
Essence
Related: Anthony Thompson

Advocacy groups split on Hastings law school policy
National Law Journal
Related: Samuel Estreicher

Judge Sees No Progress on Ground Zero Settlement
New York Times
Related: Arthur Miller



4/10/10
The Stevens Legacy: Mixed Verdict
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Judge Jed Rakoff taps into nation's outrage over economic crisis
Los Angeles Times
Related: Anthony Barkow



4/9/10
Stevens to Retire, Giving Obama 2nd Supreme Court Pick
AOL News
Related: Barry Friedman

Who Should Replace Justice Stevens?
Slate
Related: Bryan Stevenson



4/8/10
Salute!
London Review of Books
Author: Stephen Holmes


Who Reads The Fine Print Online? Less Than One Person In 1000
Forbes.com
Related: Florencia Marotta-Wurgler '01

Brennan Center launches books website
Washington Post
Related: Brennan Center for Justice



4/6/10
Early Warning From Maine, Massachusetts
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



4/5/10
After Stevens, Who Will Lead Court Liberals?
AOL News
Related: Barry Friedman



4/2/10
Double Liability of Bank Shareholders: History and Implications
Grant’s Interest Rate Observer
Co-author: Geoffrey Miller



4/1/10
Still Spinning
American Lawyer
Author: Samuel Issacharoff

Court Ruling on Wiretap Is a Challenge for Obama
New York Times
Related: David Golove

New legal trick: Fake hospital sites for finding clients
Fortune
Related: Stephen Gillers '68

UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston Responds to US Defense of Drone Attacks’ Legality
Democracy Now!
Related: Philip Alston



3/31/10
‘Tis the Season for Catching Tax Scofflaws
New York Times
Related: Joshua Blank (LL.M. '07), Graduate Tax Program

Deadlock Is Ending on Labor Board
New York Times
Related: Samuel Estreicher



3/30/10
The Legal And Moral Issues Of Drone Use
NPR Morning Edition
Related: Philip Alston; Peter Bergen, Center on Law and Security

March's Mortgage Madness
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



3/28/10
Closed Rio trial violated Chinese law, scholar says
Reuters
Related: Jerome Cohen



3/26/10
Flap over Gitmo lawyers overshadows other ethical issues
MinnPost
Related: Stephen Gillers '68



3/25/10
Cases Against Toyota Piling Up
Bloomberg
Related: Catherine Sharkey



3/24/10
No, Peter Orszag Is Not Declaring War On Green Regulations
The New Republic
Author: Michael Livermore '06

Judge's Rejection of 9/11 Settlement Raises Questions About His Asserted 'Power of Review'
New York Law Journal
Related: Geoffrey Miller



3/23/10
Law school deans call for repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
New York Law Journal
Related: Richard Revesz

GOP state leaders vow to fight health-care legislation
Washington Post
Related: Richard Pildes



3/22/10
"International Donors' Conference for Haiti"
KPFA Morning Show
Related: Margaret Satterthwaite '99

The Communitarian Curse
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

Rio Tinto Workers Admit Taking Bribes in China
New York Times
Related: Jerome Cohen

After Stevens
The New Yorker
Related: Richard Epstein



3/20/10
Rethinking Sex Offender Laws for Youth Texting
New York Times
Related: Amy Adler



3/17/10
Florida joins House debate on voting rights for felons
Miami Herald
Related: Burt Neuborne



3/16/10
Supreme Court Justice's Wife Embraces Tea Party
NPR
Related: Stephen Gillers '68

Let's Not Kill All The Lawyers
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



3/14/10
Justice's wife launches 'tea party' group
Los Angeles Times
Related: Stephen Gillers '68



3/13/10
Court Hinders Autism, Vaccine Link
CBS News
Related: Mary Holland, Director of the Graduate Legal Skills Program



3/12/10
Why no "groping" during "Runaways" kiss?
Salon.com
Relatedt: Amy Adler

Tea-ing Up the Constitution
New York Times
Related: Barry Friedman



3/11/10
"Defusing the Banks' Financial Time Bomb"
BusinessWeek
Author: Geoffrey Miller

Lawyers seeking billions from Toyota for vehicle value loss
AFP
Related: Catherine Sharkey



3/10/10
Jihad Jane, American who lived on Main Street
CNN
Related: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



3/9/10
A One-Track Senate
New York Times
Author: Barry Friedman

Attacking Lawyers From the Right and Left
New York Times Room for Debate
Author: Stephen Gillers '68

Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus
Associated Press
Related: Catherine Sharkey

Krugman Got It Wrong
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



3/8/10
Building Back Better: A New Future for Haiti's Women
Huffington Post
Co-Author: Margaret Satterthwaite

‘On the Edge’ Banks Facing Writedowns After FDIC Loan Auctions
BusinessWeek
Related: Geoffrey Miller



3/7/10
NY gov faces legal minefield in conduct inquiries
Associated Press
Related: Holly Maguigan



3/5/10
Under-fire judge could be fired in US
The Dominion Post
Related: Stephen Gillers '68



3/4/10
"Material Support" for Terrorist Groups
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Related: Anthony Barkow

"Who Can Clean Up Albany? Koch and Company Will Try"
New York Times
Related: Ed Koch '48

N.Y. Gov. Charged With Ethics Violation Over World Series Tickets
New York Law Journal
Related: Holly Maguigan

Trial of American puts spotlight on the business of 'state secrets' in China
Washington Post
Related: Jerome Cohen



3/3/10
More travelers loyal to alliances, not airlines
USA Today
Related: Michael Levine

How to Treat Those Who Aid Torture
New York Times
Co-Author: Stephen Gillers '68


3/2/10
The Fight Against Sex Offenders
ABC World News
Related: Rachel Barkow

The David Sirota Show
AM 760-Denver
Related: Anthony Thompson

Judge Could Tip General Growth Future
ABC News
Related: Barry Adler

No Small Ambition
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



3/1/10
Can Asians Resolve Global Problems?
Project Syndicate
Co-Author: Simon Chesterman, NYU School of Law Singapore Program

Definition of Material Support of Terrorists Called Into Question
Epoch Times
Related: Anthony Barkow



2/27/10
Europe wary of following Dubai killers' trail
Washington Post
Related: Philip Alston



2/24/10
New Charges Are Expected for Others in Terror Plot
New York Times
Related: Anthony Barkow



2/22/10
Destroying C.I.A. Tapes Wasn’t Opposed, Memos Say
New York Times
Related: Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

Justice Is Served
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



2/19/10
Senior Counsel, Very Senior Counsel
New York Times
Related: Herbert Rubin '42

Top Terror Prosecutor Is a Critic of Civilian Trials
New York Times
Related: Anthony Barkow



2/18/10
H-P unlikely target in IRS crackdown on foreign tax deals
Market Watch
Related: H. David Rosenbloom



2/17/10
Top Judge Sets Liberal Course for New York (Jonathan Lippman '68)
New York Times
Related: Oscar Chase

Why Congress must revise the Clean Air Act
Grist.org
Co-authors: Katrina Wyman, Richard Stewart



2/16/10
Total Recall
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



2/14/10
Human rights group: Chinese authorities say missing lawyer is working in Urumqi
San Francisco Examiner
Related: Jerome Cohen



2/13/10
Five House Democrats Ready To Step Up
National Journal
Related: Diana DeGette '82

The Supreme Court & Popular Opinion
C-SPAN
Related: Barry Friedman



2/12/10
Why the outcry over 'Citizens United'
Fortune
Related: Samuel Issacharoff

A Call for Voting Rights for Parolees
New York Times City Room
Related: Erika Wood, Brennan Center for Justice



2/11/10
Australia Urges Fair Treatment of Mining Executive Facing Bribery Charges in China
Voices of America
Related: Jerome Cohen



2/10/10
White House Plays Defense On National Security
NPR
Related: Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security



2/9/10
The Trouble With Progressives
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



2/4/10
Why the 9/11 trial belongs in New York
CNN.com
Authors: Peter Bergen and Karen Greenberg, Center on Law and Security

Shifting detainees just un-American
New York Daily News
Related: Alina Das '05, Immigrant Rights Clinic



2/3/10
One year on, China stays silent on missing lawyer
Washington Post
Related: Jerome Cohen



2/2/10
What I Learned at the AIG Meltdown
Wall Street Journal
Author: Eric Dinallo '90

Disorder In The Court
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



2/1/10
The Quiet Revolution
The New Republic
Related: Richard Revesz and Michael Livermore '06



1/28/10
Taiwan’s criminal defence system moves towards China’s
East Asia Forum
Author: Jerome Cohen



1/27/10
Pressure rises on Galleon insider trade defendants
Reuters
Related: Anthony Barkow, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law



1/26/10
"An Investigator Presses to Uncover Bailout Abuse"
New York Times
Subject: Neil Barofsky '95

Dealers Or No Dealers
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



1/25/10
New York's 9/11 Terror Trial Costs
WNYW-TV
Related: Samuel Rascoff

Speeding Locomotive
Slate.com
Co-author: Barry Friedman



1/23/10
Jack T. Litman, Lawyer for ‘Preppy Killer’ and Others, Is Dead at 66
New York Times
Related: Stephen Gillers '68



1/22/10
Justices Turn Minor Movie Case Into a Blockbuster
New York Times
Related: Samuel Issacharoff



1/22/10
Campaign finance ruling reflects Supreme Court's growing audacity
Washington Post
Author: Michael Waldman '87, Brennan Center for Justice



1/21/10
Five Questions for a Public Interest Leader
PSLawNet
Subject: Derwyn Bunton '98

Citizens United case: A "small revolution" in campaign finance?
Politico
Related: Barry Friedman

Who's activist now? In election-spending case, conservatives
Miami Herald
Related: Burt Neuborne

Supreme Court Overturns Corporate Campaign Finance Limits
Epoch Times
Related: Norman Dorsen



1/20/10
Republicans Want the Senate Back With Just One Win: Ann Woolner
BusinessWeek
Related: Richard Pildes



1/19/10
Forget The Envy Principle
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein

New dividing line for banks under review
Philadelphia Inquirer
Related: Gerald Rosenfeld
 

 
1/17/10
Japan's secret pact with U.S. spurs debate
Los Angeles Times
Related: Jerome Cohen
 

 
1/15/10
Schumer Seeks to Keep Immigration Detention Site in Manhattan Open
New York Times
Related: Nancy Morawetz '81



1/15/10
Refco Inc.: Former Mayer Brown partner Joseph Collins sentenced to 7 years in prison
Chicago Tribune
Related: Stephen Gillers

Prop. 8, the trial that should be seen
Los Angeles Times
Author: Barry Friedman



1/14/10
Special master Kenneth Feinberg is a mediator's mediator
Washington Post
Subject: Kenneth Feinberg '70



1/12/10
California Flailin'
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



1/11/10
"Number Nine: Sonia Sotomayor’s high-profile début"
New Yorker
Related: Kenji Yoshino

Cost-benefit analysis: net neutrality makes economic sense
Ars Technica
Related: Michael Livermore '06, Institute for Policy Integrity

"Christina Sanford: Applying the law to world hot spots"
Washington Post
Subject: Christina Sanford '00

Proposition 8 trial begins
Public Radio International
Related: Kenji Yoshino

Under Pressure, Al-Qaida Reaches Out To Affiliates
National Public Radio
Related: Samuel Rascoff

Disappearing Federal Estate Tax Could Be A Mirage
Hartford Courant
Related: Lily Batchelder



1/10/10
Two Ideological Foes Unite to Overturn Proposition 8
New York Times
Related: David Boies (LL.M. '67)



1.8.10
"Look at the price to pay"
Washington Post
Author: Richard Revesz


1/6/10
A Bankruptcy Saga For The History Books
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
Related: Matthew Feldman '88



1/5/10
Deregulation Now
Forbes.com
Author: Richard Epstein



1/2/10
The biggest political winners, losers of 2009
USA Today
Related: Cristina Rodríguez


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