February 6–12
"Principal reduction is ultimately the only way this crisis will end...."

—Prof. Dean Gould, in a USA Today story about the $25 billion federal-state mortgage settlement

"I like my students to hear from people who disagree with me....my students are adults—and I'm not worried they're going to be snowed by Paramount's pitch, so wouldn't it be interesting to hear what Paramount has to say?"

—Prof. Jessica Litman, in a Chronicle of Higher Education story about Paramount's request that law professors invite representatives from the studio to come and discuss intellectual property law

"Simply put, our national politicians, along with the celebrity journalists who cover them, still don't seem to take same-sex marriage seriously."

—Prof. Steve Sanders, in his Huffington Post op-ed

"BP cannot be successful if the company is in a legal war with the government that controls drilling leases. Making peace with the federal government is of enormous value to BP's business model."

—Prof. David Uhlmann in a Times-Picayune story about the likelihood of a settlement for the BP oil spill

In Other News This Week
Elizabeth Campbell, staff attorney for the Human Trafficking Clinic, is interviewd in a Michigan Radio story.

In a Detroit News story, prof. Jessica Litman weighs in on advertisers' tendency to tiptoe around NFL trademarks.

Prof. Jim Hines is quoted in a New York Times story on Ford's annual profits.

UPI news service cites Prof. David Uhlmann in a story about a possible BP settlement.

January 30–February 5
"Just because someone comes in and tells a crazy story is not probable cause. People have come in and confessed to killing Jimmy Hoffa, and it doesn't give the police probable cause to arrest people."

—Prof. David Moran in a Detroit Free Press story about a man claiming he was hired as a killer by the husband of a homicide victim. Prof. Len Niehoff was also quoted in the story.

"The president can use the bully pulpit to explain why these changes are needed to help the economy and leave it to Congress to explain why they're not doing it."

—Prof. Michael Barr in a USA Today story on the president's new home refinancing plan

"They are promoting the offering, they're talking about the possibility that the stock could take a big leap after the public offering and we can get you in on the ground floor. So these are all the classic hallmarks of solicitation under the securities laws."

—Prof. Adam Pritchard in a story about Felix Investments on CNBC

"On the other hand, lots of people would rather stick burning needles in their eyes than be sued by the NFL."

—Prof. Jessica Litman commenting on the use of NFL trademarks in The Detroit News

In Other News This Week
A paper on racial disparity in sentencing, coauthored by Prof. Sonja Starr, is cited on AllGov.com.

Prof. Adam Pritchard is cited in a Thompson Reuters News & Insight story about Facebook's SEC registration for its IPO.

Prof. Michael Barr is quoted in a CNBC story about expansion of the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP).

Elizabeth Campbell, staff attorney for the Human Trafficking Clinic, is interviewed on WDET's Craig Fahle Show.

Visiting Prof. Steve Sanders is quoted in an Inside Higher Ed story about two lawsuits in which the religious beliefs of graduate students in psychology are at odds with professional ethics.

The Detroit News quotes Prof. David Moran in a story about the slaying of a woman in Grosse Pointe Park.