2012 News Archive
September
The Los Angeles Times publishes a story on refugees who flee to the nearest country, which is solely responsible for them, and cites the work of Prof. James Hathaway, who has proposed the responsibility be split among many countries.
Prof. Richard Friedman comments in a Detroit Free Press story regarding former mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's change of venue request for his upcoming corruption trial.
Prof. Phoebe Ellsworth, along with Prof. David Moran, is quoted in a Detroit Free Press story about a holdout juror who had not been forthcoming about potential biases.
Prof. Frank Vandervort coauthors an op-ed in The Detroit News on state policies that hinder adults from finding employment, who were charged with a crime as a juvenile.
Prof. Bridgette Carr is interviewed for a Christian Science Monitor cover story on human trafficking.
August 20–August 26
Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a Bloomberg story about an experimental Hepatitis C drug, purchased by Bristol-Myers, which resulted in a patient death.
Prof. James Hines comments in The New York Times on the speculation surrounding Mitt Romney's tax returns. Prof. Hines was also quoted in The Washington Post's Fact Checker column on the subject.
The Huffington Post runs an AP story on a prison-sentence commutation that was granted, then quickly rescinded—an act being challenged by Prof. Paul Reingold and MLaw students.
August 13–August 19
Prof. Michael Barr comments on the state of the mortgage industry in a New York Times story about the Obama administration's response to the housing crisis.
July 30–August 5
Prof. David Uhlmann provides a brief history of environmental legislation in Part I of a Forbes Q&A.
Prof. Nicholas Howson comments in a Bloomberg Businessweek story about Chinese business practices and corporate governence, which are increasingly under scrutiny.
July 23–July 29
The Los Angeles Times quotes Prof. James Hathaway's comments on the practice, in some European countries, of sending gay asylum seekers back home and advising they keep their sexual orientation private.
July 9–July 15
In the Journal of Law, Technology & the Internet, Prof. Rebecca Eisenberg published the article "Wisdom of the Ages or Dead-Hand Control? Patentable Subject Matter for Diagnostic Methods After In Re Bilski."
Prof. Vivek Sankaran talks to Michigan Radio about class biases in the foster-care system. He also comments on the differences between Michigan and Maryland's child-welfare systems in The Washington Post.
July 2–July 8
Prof. Leonard Niehoff comments on the unusual turns in a Michigan murder case in the Detroit Free Press.
PCWorld quotes one of Prof. Bill Miller's essays.
Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a WNYC News story about the GlaxoSmithKlein settlement.
Prof. Bridgette Carr and other experts are interviewed in a Legal Talk Network piece on human trafficking and the legislation addressing it.
Prof. Richard Primus comments in Politico on the CBS news story stating Chief Justice Roberts switched his vote on health-care reform.
June 25–July 1
Prof. Len Niehoff presented on the topic "The Practice of Higher Education Law: An Introduction to Major Ethical Issues" at the annual meeting of the National Association of College and University Attorneys on June 26.
Profs. Nicholas Howson and Vikramaditya Khanna each contributed a chapter to the book The Derivative Action in Asia: A Comparative and Functional Approach.
Prof. Richard Friedman comments on the Supreme Court's ruling pertaining to Medicaid expansion in Bloomberg News.
Prof. Vivek Sankaran and his research are cited in the Concord Monitor, in a story about parents' right to an attorney in New Hampshire.
The Los Angeles Times quotes Prof. James Hathaway in a story about the fate of asylum-seekers bound by boat for Australia.
Prof. Erik Gordon, in the Philadelphia Inquirer, comments on the pharmaceutical industry's response to the Supreme Court's health-care ruling.
CBS News cites Prof. Richard Friedman in a story about Chief Justice Roberts' opinion in the Supreme Court's ruling on health care.
Prof. Richard Primus is quoted extensively in a New Republic story on how the Commerce Clause figures in the Supreme Court's health-care ruling.
In The Atlantic, Prof. Samuel Bagenstos comments on the Supreme Court's opinion on Medicaid expansion in its health-care ruling. Prof. Bagenstos was also cited in The New Republic.
Prof. David Uhlmann is cited in an InsideClimate News story about the aftermath of 2010's Enbridge oil spill in Michigan.
June 18–24
Prof. Chris Whitman, in Bloomberg Businessweek, describes why precedent should have the Supreme Court uphold the Affordable Care Act case—and why they'll probably strike it down anyway.
Prof. Michael Barr is interviewed by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo about securitized investments in rental properties.
June 11–17
A retired California judge writes in the San Jose Mercury News about the man she wrongfully sentenced to prison. His is one of the cases listed in The National Registry of Exonerations, a joint project of the University of Michigan Law School and Northwestern University School of Law. A Huffington Post blog highlights the number of wrongful convictions made by the Chicago Police Department, as revealed in The National Registry of Exonerations.
A ThinkProgress story cited Prof. Sam Bagenstos, who, during the Senate's HELP Committee hearing, responded to questions raised about the religious exemptions of ENDA.
Prof. Sam Bagenstos testifies to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on workplace equality and the Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
June 4–10
Prof. David Moran talks to the Detroit Free Press about the Innocence Clinic case that exonerated David Gavitt—a man wrongly incarcerated for 27 years based on an incorrect verdict of arson.
Prof. Steve Sanders, in the Huffington Post, analyzes two same-sex marriage cases potentially on their way to the Supreme Court.
In a Reuters news service story, Prof. Steve Sanders comments on the 1996 Supreme Court case Romer v. Evans, whose decision, written by Justice Kennedy, will play a key role in rulings concerning the Defense of Marriage Act.
Speaking to On the Media, Prof. Jessica Litman places Google in the context of other brand names whose fate was "genericide."
May 28–June 3
Prof. John Pottow writes a Detroit Free Press op-ed on the problem with JPMorgan Chase's recent hedging decision.
May 21–27
Prof. Jill Horwitz coauthors the piece "Health Care Economics 101 and the Supreme Court" on the Health Affairs blog. MLaw student Kathryn Gilbert also contributed to the post
The Daily Beast interviews Prof. Adam Pritchard for a story on the handling of the Facebook IPO, which (although complaints have been made about it) most likely broke no laws.
"The most important goal of the [criminal justice] system is accuracy. Getting the right person and not getting the wrong person are obviously the most important goals. The only way to get those are to learn how we made our mistakes."
—Prof. Samuel Gross in The Huffington Post, which featured coverage on The National Registry of Exonerations, a database Prof. Gross was instrumental in creating
May 14–May 20
"Exposure to the European economy through our global patterns of trade is significant, and the direct linkages through the financial sector are also significant, so it would weaken the U.S. economy."
—Prof. Michael Barr in a PBS "Frontline" piece about how the Greek crisis might affect the United States
"Hedges are risky, and while $2 billion or even $3 billion in losses alone is not going to bring down the financial system (or even JP Morgan), they remind us how quickly and dramatically things can turn bad."
—Prof. John Pottow in a Detroit Free Press op-ed on the problem with JPMorgan Chase's recent hedging decision
"The question is by what additional margin will they be energized by [Obama's] support for same-sex marriage and will his supporters be able to show their appreciation by counter mobilizing."
—Prof. Steve Sanders in a Bloomberg story on how the same-sex marriage debate in Colorado can affect the presidential race
"[Renouncing your citizenship well in advance of an IPO] is a very smart idea. Once it's public you can't fool around with the value."
—Prof. Reuven Avi-Yonah in a Bloomberg Businessweek story on the renunciation of U.S. citizenship by Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin before the social network goes public
In Other News This Week
Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a CNNMoney.com article on the FBI opening an investigation into JPMorgan Chase.
The Legal News profiles Prof. Vivek Sankaran.
Prof. John Pottow is quoted in a Detroit Free Press article about Ally Financial's decision to have its subsidiary Residential Capital file for bankruptcy.
Prof. Adam Pritchard is quoted in Reuters about Jamie Dimon calling JPMorgan Chase "sloppy" and "stupid".
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about a BP engineer's assertion that evidence may clear him in spill case.
Visiting Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a Bloomberg News story about Coty Inc.'s due-diligence request of Avon Products, Inc. as part of Coty's proposed takeover bid.
May 7–May 13
WXYZ 7 Action News interviews Prof. Josh Kay on an illegal child snatching in the Wayne Country courts.
April 30–May 6
"It is for sure a thin statement, but it is clearly within what we do all the time as democratic citizens. This is one of the ways we talk about politics in our society."
—Prof. Don Herzog in an AP story, picked up by The Washington Post, about a judge's ruling that Facebook's "like" button does not constitute protected speech
"We know what to do with criminals at 2 a.m. on a Friday night if we pick them up for selling sex. We have places to put them.... But what do you do at 2 a.m. if they are not a criminal? Where do you house them? How do you keep them safe? This is not easy stuff."
—Prof. Bridgette Carr in a New York Times story on applying sex trafficking laws to organized prostitution
"This is not a statute that prohibits speech at all. It prohibits only violent conduct.... There has to be enough evidence that the victim was targeted because of the victim's race or other protected status."
—
Prof. Samuel Bagenstos on NPR's
Morning Edition, in a
story on the federal hate crimes law
"We concluded that current laws leave the door open to future spills.... Oil pipelines are out of sight, but that doesn't mean the risks of these pipelines should be out of mind."
—Prof. Sara Gosman, in a New York Times blog about a report she authored on oil pipeline regulation
In Other News This Week
Prof. Gosman is also quoted in a Michigan Radio story about her report on oil pipeline laws.
April 23–29
"No state in the nation has a lower threshold for removal of children into foster care than does Michigan."
—Prof. Don Duquette in a Detroit Free Press piece about "Leo's Law," which would reform the process by which children are placed in protective custody
"...today's charges leave unanswered the larger question of whether any of the companies involved and any individuals will be criminally charged with causing the worst accidental oil spill in history."
—Prof. David Uhlmann, in The New York Times, on the first criminal charges brought in the BP oil spill case
Prof. David Uhlmann also talks to the Associated Press (picked up by The Washington Post), the Houston Chronicle, and Bloomberg News about the first criminal charges in the BP case.
Prof. Daniel Crane discusses the DOJ's e-book price-fixing lawsuit in an op-ed in Jurist.
Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article about Sears' plan to market its data management service.
April 16–22
The design for Robert B. Aikens Commons has been awarded the American Institute of Steel Construction's 2012 Honor Award at the NASCC this week. In addition, the masonry of Aikens Commons is a winner in the 2012 Masonry Institute of Michigan/AIA Michigan design award program (and it's featured on the cover of Masonry Edge).
Watch a video about Aikens Commons.
"It is extraordinarily difficult to monetise environmental harm.... What is the price associated with killing birds and marine mammals? ...[T]here is so much that we do not know about the harm to the Gulf of Mexico—and will not know for years—that it may never be possible to come up with an accurate natural resource damage assessment."
—Prof. David Uhlmann in a Guardian story on establishing a dollar figure for dolphins who died because of the BP spill
"Bridgette Carr, who runs a human-trafficking clinic at the University of Michigan Law School, tells of a 16-year-old girl who went missing. A family member found a photo of the girl on Backpage and alerted authorities. Police raided the pimp’s motel room and 'rescued' the girl—by handcuffing her and detaining her for three weeks."
—Prof. Bridgette Carr is cited in a New York Times op-ed column on sex trafficking in the U.S.
"The political environment is dysfunctional.... The presidential campaign is taking up all the oxygen. There’s almost no appetite for compromise on anything substantive."
—Prof. Michael Barr, in a Bloomberg Businessweek story about the government's proposed "winding down" of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
April 9–15
"You get this wax and wane in 'Stand Your Ground' laws in various jurisdictions depending on what crimes happen to various people."
—Prof. Eve Brensike Primus, in central Michigan's Morning Sun, on states' SYG laws
"Some law firms just won't look at candidates who have below a certain G.P.A., irrespective of what school they come from.... There are, somewhat astonishingly, law firms that will continue to look at your grades till the day you die."
—Admissions Dean Sarah Zearfoss, in a New York Times story about whether grades matter in graduate programs
"There is a desire to save. The saving is not for retirement. It's for short-term goals, for financial stability, so if tough times hit, they don't have to go see the payday lender or go to family and friends or stop eating."
—Prof. Michael Barr in a Wall Street Journal story about how some Americans overpay taxes to get a refund as a short-term savings method
"A lot of the steps the government has taken over the past six months have caused considerable concern for foreign investors."
—Prof. Vic Khanna in an Economic Times story about the Indian government's recent anti-business decisions
In Other News This Week
Prof. Bridgette Carr is quoted in a Las Vegas Review-Journal article on efforts to help sex-trade victims.
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in a Wall Street Journal story about the long-term effects of the Gulf oil spill on aquatic life.
LQN's Spring 2011 story on human trafficking is cited in a WMUK radio interview.
A Bloomberg Businessweek story on ex—Fannie Mae CEO Daniel Mudd quotes Prof. Adam Pritchard.
Prof. Erik Gordan is quoted in a New York Times story about a $1.1 billion fine for Johnson & Johnson.
Prof. Nicholas Howson is quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek story about the suspension of Bo Xilai, whose wife is a murder suspect, from China's Politburo.
April 2–8
"The practice of child welfare has become 'much more sophisticated' in recent years, Sankaran says. 'And then you get [these cuts], where we've just reverted back to where we were in the 1960s or the 1950s.'"
—Prof. Vivek Sankaran is interviewed for a story on NPR's All Things Considered about New Hampshire cutting funding for indigent parents to be provided legal representation
In Other News This Week
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in a Corporate Crime Reporter story on decreasing enforcement of corporate crime.
The Legal News profiles Prof. Eve Brensike Primus.
Prof. Jessica Litman is quoted in an AP story, which ran in the New York Times and Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, about brand names.
Prof. Nicholas Bagley is quoted in a Detroit Free Press story on the Supreme Court's hearings on health-care reform.
Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in a Philadelphia Inquirer story about the market for generic medical devices.
WOOD TV 8 profiles a Michigan Innocence Clinic case.
Prof. Adam Pritchard is quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek story about Judge Jed Rakoff.
March 26–April 1
"If you're not able to stabilize the housing market, taxpayers are further at risk.... So, there are benefits to taxpayers in the medium-term in taking steps that in the short-term may cost taxpayers some funds."
—Prof. Michael Barr in a Bloomberg News story about Treasury Secretary Geithner's incentives for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive mortgages
In Other News This Week
USA Today quotes Prof. Richard Primus in a story about the Supreme Court's deliberations on health care law.
Prof. Reuven Avi-Yonah is quoted in The New York Times DealBook on NetJets taxes.
The National Law Journal quotes Prof. Sam Bagenstos in a story on the ACA.
Prof. Richard Primus is cited in The New Republic, in a story on the Supreme Court's ACA arguments.
Prof. John Pottow is quoted in an AP story about Detroit's debt.
March 19–25
"If the court invalidates the individual mandate, then a difficult question arises whether the court should leave the gutted statute in place or send Congress back to the drawing board."
—Prof. Richard Friedman, in a Reuters news service story on the Supreme Court's upcoming hearing on healthcare law
"Factory farm lagoons that are overflowing into a river or tributary, the malfunctioning of a sewage treatment plant, a mine opening into a river—all of these are subject to the Clean Water Act. If the EPA were to issue a compliance order in these settings, it would likely get bogged down in court."
—Prof. Nina Mendelson, in an NPR story about the Supreme Court's recent decision in favor of an Idaho couple challenging an EPA compliance order
"A crucial question in determining whether the Shepard-Byrd statute applies is going to be whether Zimmerman acted with discriminatory intent.... If, in fact, Zimmerman was saying a racial epithet right before the shooting, that's going to be a very important piece of evidence."
—
Prof. Samuel Bagenstos on
NPR's All Things Considered, on the Justice Department's investigation of Trayvon Martin's killing
"Arguments that once seemed outlandish don't seem quite so outlandish anymore."
—Prof. Nicholas Bagley in an AP wire service story, picked up by CBS News and Bloomberg Businessweek, on the Supreme Court's hearing cases pertaining to Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act
In Other News This Week
Bloomberg Businessweek quotes Prof. Samuel Bagenstoss in a story on hate crimes.
Prof. Michael Barr is quoted in a Fortune story about European banks and Dodd-Frank.
A New Republic blog on the Supreme Court and health care reform cites Prof. Richard Primus's work published in the Michigan Law Review.
Prof. Samuel Bagenstos is quoted in a New Republic story (also posted on NPR's website) on the Supreme Court cases involving the Affordable Care Act.
The New York Times publishes a letter to the editor by professor emeritus and former Law School dean Theodore St. Antoine.
Michigan Radio announces the Juvenile Justice Clinic's panel discussion on inmates serving life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles.
Prof. Len Niehoff is quoted in the Detroit Free Press about a perjury charge against a lawyer and his client—and how authorities may choose to search files without violating client confidentiality.
Prof. Rebecca Scott is quoted in the New Orleans Times-Picayune on the ancestors of Branford Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr.
Prof. Nick Bagley is quoted in the Detroit Free Press on the ACA.
March 12–18
"The first rule of medicine, the oldest rule of medicine, and probably the best rule of medicine is do no harm."
—Prof. Erik Gordon in a Kansas City Star story on the TREAT Act
"Medicare cuts are never popular, and any institution that is invested with the power to do so is not going to be popular... [but] this is the only hard tool to keep Medicare costs in check."
—Prof. Nicholas Bagley, in a USA Today article about super PAC ads aimed against the Independent Payment Advisory Board
"The New Hampshire Supreme Court could state unequivocally that this is not a right that can be taken away—that you need a lawyer before you can take kids away from their parents."
—Prof. Vivek Sankaran in an AP news service story, published in the Boston Globe, about indigent parents' lack of court-appointed counsel
In Other News This Week
A Los Angeles Times blog on an ACLU suit against the U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs quotes Prof. Mark Rosenbaum.
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in a Bloomberg News story about the rising cost of oil and BP's rising profits, and whether they will influence the Gulf oil spill settlement.
Prof. Uhlmann is quoted in a Corporate Crime Reporter story that argues against entering deferred prosecution or non-prosecution agreements in the Gulf oil spill criminal case.
Corporate Crime Reporter also interviewed Prof. Uhlmann about the empiricial study he is leading on environmental crimes from 2005 to 2010.
March 5–11
"One question that surrounds the case is whether BP misled the government.... Much of what BP and the other companies did in the drilling of the Macondo well was approved by federal regulators."
—Prof. David Uhlmann in the Houston Chronicle
"The Fed ought to err on the side of transparency. It will be better for the health of the financial sector over the long term."
—Prof. Michael Barr, in a Wall Street Journal MarketWatch story on banks' stress-test results, which the Fed plans to release later this month
"In our report, we found credible evidence that both sides had systematically flouted the laws of war, leading to as many as 40,000 deaths—many multiples more than caused by the strife in Libya or Syria."
—New York Times op-ed on Sri Lanka's civil war, coauthored by Prof. Steven Ratner
In Other News This Week
Prof. Adam Pritchard is cited in a Reuters news service story about the postponement of a shareholder vote for El Paso Corp's acquisition by Kinder Morgan.
A Detroit Free Press story on a Grosse Pointe Park murder investigation quotes Prof. Len Niehoff.
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in an AP news service story on the BP settlement.
The New York Times cites a 2008 study published in the Michigan Journal of Law Reform.
Also referenced in The New York Times, the Law School's QIC-ChildRep project, directed by Prof. Don Duquette.
February 27–March 4
"The investigator's approach may have been unduly aggressive at times, but that hardly is unusual. At most, it would compromise him as a witness; it does not undermine the integrity of the investigation."
—Prof. David Uhlmann, commenting in an NPR news blog about MSHA's withdrawal of a safety citation involving a Massey Energy consultant
"Greed has been on the upswing for 20 years. Wealth or power that comes with high socioeconomic status means you are indeed enabled to ignore other people and might think that rules that apply to other people don't apply to you."
—Visiting Prof. Erik Gordon, in a Bloomberg story about a recent study finding that the social elite tend to place self-interest above ethics
"He suggested that the question of guilt or innocence had been lost in the shuffle. The way the system worked, it wasn’t really the dominant thing anymore."
—Prof. Emeritus Yale Kamisar, in a Boston Globe article about a book by law professor William Stuntz, posthumously published
February 20–26
"A defendant would waive indictment if he or she was going to cooperate with prosecutors and testify against other individuals. That almost always means officials who are higher up within the company."
—Prof. David Uhlmann differentiates between a "criminal informtation" and an indictment on NPR's All Things Considered, in a story about the about the Massey Mine explosion
In Other News This Week
Prof. David Uhlmann is cited in a New York Times story about settlement talks surrounding the BP oil spill lawsuit.
Prof. Uhlmann is also quoted in a Bloomberg Businessweek article about MOEX's settlement in the BP oil spill case.
A column in the Chicago Tribune excerpts Prof. Bill Miller's book Losing It.
Prof. Emeritus Richard Lempert writes a piece on the "Obama effect" for usariseup.com.
The Law School's Human Trafficking Database is cited in Western Michigan University's Western Herald.
February 13–19
"This could work.. . .Typically, university systems are pretty high-quality and they do attract a lot of patients, and are able to do more sophisticated treatments."
—Prof. Jill Horwitz in a Washington Post story about the prospect of a new hospital in Prince George's County
"The challenge right now is that there are so many issues, so many parties, and so many government agencies involved. Settlement talks could be derailed easily."
—Prof. David Uhlmann, in a Reuters UK story about possible outcomes of the BP oil spill case
"The beauty of it for me was that the students did everything. They were able to do all the arguing before the judge and actually make it happen.... Not only did the students change this child's life, they learned important lawyering skills."
—Prof. Vivek Sankaran, in the University Record, on a case taken on by the Child Advocacy Law Clinic
In Other News This Week
Prof. Michael Barr is cited in a Bloomberg News story on the housing market in judicial vs. nonjudicial states.
The Sports Law Society's "Going for the Gold" symposium is noted in the Detroit Free Press.
February 6–12
"Increasingly, even the small- and medium-size (U.S.) companies are thinking, 'If we're trying to sell product, where do we want to sell it?'... Well, you've got a middle class in India somewhere in the hundreds of millions, probably more so or similar in China."
—Prof. Vic Khanna talks to Detroit Legal News about MLaw's international scope and the Directors' College for Global Business and Law
"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.
Gabe Collins, 1L, coauthors a Wall Street Journal blog post about the safety of Chinese expats.
A study coauthored by Prof. Sonja Starr is cited in a News One story about the group Students Against Mass Incarceration.
Prof. Starr's study is also cited in a story in the Huffington Post.
Prof. David Uhlmann is quoted in a Bloomberg News story on BP seeking a settlement for the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Prof. Uhlmann is also quoted in The New York Times in a story about the potential for a BP settlement.
Prof. Uhlmann is quoted in the Houston Chronicle on BP settlement possibilities.
The Detroit Free Press quotes Prof. David Moran in a story about a Grosse Pointe Park murder investigation.
Prof. Moran is also quoted in the Detroit News about the same murder investigation.
Prof. Steve Sanders is quoted in an AP news service story, which ran in several U.S. newspapers, on whether the Supreme Court will review a California appeals court decision that a same-sex-marriage ban is unconstitutional.
Prof. Sam Bagenstos is quoted in a TPM Muckraker story on South Carolina's voter ID lawsuit.
Singapore’s Today cites Prof. Erik Gordon on the Facebook IPO.
The Legal History Blog features the book Freedom Papers, co-authored by Prof. Rebecca Scott.
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.
Prof. Jessica Litman is quoted in an Inside Counsel story on rogue websites.
January 23–29
"It's a partial win for each side and a partial loss for each side."
—Prof. David Uhlmann, in an AP wire service story about a ruling exempting Transocean from having to pay many of the pollution claims resulting from the BP oil spill
"If you're a consumer, they'll nickel and dime you on your car payment and run you through a ringer for pennies.... There's a very different treatment between individuals and corporations."
—Prof. John A.E. Pottow, commenting in a USA Today article on the advantages of declaring bankruptcy for American companies
In Other News This Week
Prof. Vivek Sankaran is quoted in a New Hampshire Public Radio story on parental rights.
Prof. Sonja Starr writes a piece for Nieman Watchdog on racial diaparities in prosecution of crimes.
Prof. Nicole Appleberry and the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic are featured on TaxAnalysts.com, in Tax Notes Today.
MLaw Prof. and Ross School of Business Prof. Jim Hines is quoted in a PolitiFact.com story regarding claims that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's proposed income tax cut would benefit millionaires more than middle-class families.
Prof. Bridgette Carr is quoted in the Detroit Free Press about the human trafficking trade growing almost as fast as the drug trade.
USA Today also runs a version of the human trafficking story quoting Prof. Carr.
Prof. Dave Moran is quoted in a San Jose Mercury News story on the Supreme Court's decision to limit the use of gps devices in tracking suspects.
The work of emeritus Prof. Lawrence Waggoner is referenced in an inequality.org story on "perpetual" trusts.
Prof. John Pottow's comments to USA Today are cited in a NASDAQ.com article on U.S. bankruptcy laws.
In a story on the Carlyle Group's proposed lawsuit ban, Businessweek cites Prof. Cyril Moscow.
January 16–22
"It's a strategy that extends beyond taxi cabs and transportation issues to the entire sweep of the ADA."
—Prof. Samuel Bagenstos, commenting in a Reuters news service story on a federal judge's ruling that New York City's lack of wheelchair-accessible taxis violated federal law
"The total settlement could be as much as $20-25 billion, including a criminal fine of $10 billion, which would be the largest criminal fine ever imposed for any crime in the United States....BP has little to gain and much to lose by re-living the Gulf oil spill in a federal courtroom."
—Prof. David Uhlmann, in a Reuters news service story about a possible BP settlement
"True, one [antitrust case] is more than zero (the number brought during the Bush years), but it hardly indicates a major reinvigoration of monopolization enforcement."
—Prof. Daniel Crane weighs in on the Obama administration's antitrust enforcement on PolitiFact.com
In Other News This Week
Prof. Erik Gordon is cited in an Los Angeles Times story on what to expect with the availability of a generic alternative to Lipitor.
Visiting Prof. (and roller derby coach) Joel Samuels uses roller derby as a model to teach civil procedure, which he elaborates on in an ABA Journal interview.
January 9–15
"Normally, if you're just a member of the board and you resign, it gets you off the hook.... If you're a controlling shareholder, that's not going to work."
—Prof. Adam Pritchard, in the Detroit Free Press, about a judge jailing billionaire Matty Moroun
"The challengers are poking and prodding at each other, and I think it's appropriate for them to do that....Letting the Republicans play this out for a period of time makes sense."
—Prof. Michael Barr, in an ABC News blog about Republican candidates' criticisms of front-runner Mitt Romney
In Other News This Week
Visiting MLaw Prof. and Ross School of Business Prof. Erik Gordon is quoted in an AP news service story about Johnson & Johnson's failing insulin pumps.
Prof. Jill Horwitz is quoted in Modern Healthcare, in a story about hospitals that are discontinuing unprofitable services.
Prof. Christopher McCrudden discusses the Scottish Independence Referendum for the UK Constitutional Law Group.
Bloomberg talks to Prof. Erik Gordon about Sears Holding Corp.'s Chariman Edward Lampert.
Prof. Gordon is quoted in a story posted on Businessweek about Johnson & Johnson's insulin pumps.
January 2–8
"I would have guessed an error rate of 1 or 2 percent. Six percent is surprisingly high."
—Prof. Samuel Gross, in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, commenting on Virginia's potential rate of wrongful convictions
"A victory for the Sacketts could 'undermine the government's ability to promptly respond to environmental threats.'"
—Prof. Nina Mendelson is quoted in a Los Angeles Times story about an upcoming Supreme Court case to decide whether an Idaho couple is entitled to a hearing to contest an EPA compliance order
In Other News This Week
Prof. Mark West's book Lovesick Japan is reviewed in The Japan Times.
Prof. Nina Mendelson comments on the Idaho wetlands case in Environment & Energy.
A review of Losing It by Prof. Bill Miller is cited in the Athens Banner-Herald.
Prof. Steve Sanders writes in the ACS Blog about same-sex marriage.
Prof. Jessica Litman comments on legal issues surrounding appropriation art in a Huffington Post blog.
A BrainTrack article quotes Public Interest Director Alyson Robbins and mentions the Law School's Loan Repayment Assistance Program.
Prof. Dana Thompson is quoted in a Michigan Radio story about the new Entrepreneurship Clinic.
December 26–January 1
"The foster care system exists to protect children from being abused by their parents. Yet, every day, children are separated from their families and placed in the system for no better reason than their parents' low income."
—Prof. Vivek Sankaran, in an op-ed in the Detroit Free Press
In Other News This Week
Forbes cites Prof. Michael Barr in a story on the Citigroup/SEC case.
The State Bar of Michigan blog mentions MLaw's transparency in reporting graduate employment data.
The Wall Street Journal reviews Prof. Bill Miller's book Losing It.
Prof. Lawrence Waggoner is featured in the Legal News.