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12/26/2008 - Memo to Obama: Remember Promises of Humility
In a recent Op/Ed, Washington and Lee Law Professor Russell A. Miller urges President-elect Barack Obama to learn from history and wield his executive power with great care.
12/9/2008 - Does Marriage Matter to Nurturing of Children?
In an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, columnist Jim Wooten explores research by Washington and Lee Law professor Robin F. Wilson that shows children do better in families where married adults are rearing their biological children.
12/8/2008 - Law Professor's Research Explores Influence of Supreme Court Clerks
Research by Washington and Lee Law School visiting professor Todd C. Peppers was featured in a New York Times article exploring the influence of U.S. Supreme Court law clerks. The study, coauthored with Christopher Zorn of Penn State, shows that political leanings of law clerks do influence votes of Supreme Court justices.
12/5/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson Comments on Renewed Focus on the Freedom of Choice Act
Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin F. Wilson was quoted in a Christian Science Monitor story about the Catholic Churches' renewed interest in blocking the decades old Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). The Church fears that the act, which has never come to a vote, will become a priority during a Democratic-controlled administration.
11/22/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson Discusses Rights for Same-sex Couples following California Vote
Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin F. Wilson was quoted in a Winston-Salem Journal article discussing legal rights for same-sex couples. Following California's vote to ban same-sex marriage, some church groups who supported the ban indicated they would not object to certain rights for same-sex couples.
11/10/2008 - Professor Lawton Cummings Discusses 8-year Old Charged with Murder on Fox News
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Lawton Cummings appeared on Fox News to debate whether an 8-year old boy should be tried as an adult for the murder of his father and another man.
10/31/2008 - Prof. Russell Miller Discusses International Treaty Obligations and U.S. Courts in leading German Newspaper
Washington and Lee School of Law Professor Russel A. Miller was quoted in an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany's leading newspaper. The article covers the U.S. Supreme Court's Medellin decision from last term, which held that federal treaty obligations are not binding on U.S. courts.
10/27/2008 - Professor Tim Jost Discusses Health Care on NPR Affiliate WMRA
On Monday, October 27, at 3 p.m., Washington and Lee Law Professor Tim Jost appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA's Virginia Insight show to discuss health care reform.
10/22/2008 - Prof. Tim Jost Evaluates the Obama Health Care Plan in the Roanoke Times
Washington and Lee School of Law Professor and health care policy expert Tim Jost explains in a Roanoke Times op/ed why he thinks Barack Obama has the better health care plan.
9/24/2008 - Is the Wall Street Bailout Proposal Unconstitutional?
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla explores in an article for Slate the constitutionality of provisions in Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposal.
9/15/2008 - Professor Russell Miller Discusses his Book on National Security on NPR Affiliate WMRA
Monday, September 15, at 3 p.m., Russell A. Miller appeared on NPR affiliate WMRA's Virginia Insight show to discuss his new book on national security and the Church Committee.
9/13/2008 - Dean Smolla Analyzes Virginia Supreme Court Spam Ban Decision
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla comments on a decision by the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn a state anti-spam law due to free speech violations.
9/1/2008 - Dean Smolla Discusses Third Year Reform in Legal Times
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses the School of Law's third-year curriculum reform in a Legal Times Op/Ed.
7/29/2008 - Professor Mark Drumbl to be a Guest Today on Talk of the Nation
Mark A. Drumbl, Class of 1975 Alumni Law Professor, and Director of the Transnational Law Institute, appeared Tuesday July 29, on NPR's national talk show Talk of the Nation to discuss war crimes tribunals.
6/29/2008 - Washington and Lee Law Review Mentioned in New York Times
Bob Dylan citations in judicial opinions, such as the one by Supreme Court Justice John Roberts in a recent dissent, are nothing new. New York Times reporter Adam Liptak explores this phenomenon described in a 2007 W&L Law Review article by University of Tennessee law professor Alex B. Long.
6/17/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson Discusses California Samesex Marriage Ruling in the Christian Science Monitor
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson discusses the impact the California Supreme Court ruling allowing same sex marriages may have on churches and other religious organizations.
6/2/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson Discusses California Samesex Marriage Ruling
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson commented on the California Supreme Court ruling on May 15 to overturn a state law prohibiting same sex marriages.
5/11/2008 - Professor Adam Scales Discusses Katrina-related Insurance Changes
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Adam Scales is proposing changes to the way private insurers and the government deal with reimbursements for flood and wind damage.
4/16/2008 - Professor David Bruck Discusses Death Penalty for Child Rape on NPR
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor David Bruck appeared on NPR to discuss a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that will determine whether the death penalty can be applied for child rape.
4/11/2008 - Professor Adam Scales Discusses Virginia Tech Massacre Settlement
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Adam Scales commented on the $11 million settlement between Virginia Tech and some of the families of the massacre victims.
4/1/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson’s Research Featured in Wall Street Journal
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson's research on professional women opting out of family life was discussed on ABC News.
3/18/2008 - Dean Smolla Discusses Military Honors and Freedom of Speech in the New York Times
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses freedom of speech issues surrounding the case of Xavier Alvarez, a California man being prosecuted for falsely claiming he served as Marine and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
3/11/2008 - Professor Ann Massie Discusses Obscenity Laws in the News Virginian
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Anne Massie discusses the constitutionality of Virginia obscenity laws in a case involving a Stauton, Virginia adult video store.
2/19/2008 - Professor David Bruck Profiled in Union Leader
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor David Bruck was featured in a Union Leader article titled 'Legal legend heads to NH'.
2/17/2008 - Professor Robin F. Wilson Discusses Religious Deference in the New York Times
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson discusses whether government courts should ever defer to religious ones. Professor Wilson said in the interview that government courts should refuse to enforce any ruling from a religious tribunal that leaves a woman worse off than she would have been in a conventional divorce.
2/1/2008 - Professor Josh Fairfield Discusses Police Response to Theft of Virtual Property
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Josh Fairfield discusses the police reaction to a theft of a gamer's virtual property worth almost four thousand dollars.
1/28/2008 - Professor Margaret Howard Discusses Bankruptcy on WMRA's Insight
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Margaret Howard was interviewed on NPR affiliate WMRA discussing bankruptcy.
1/17/2008 - Mark Drumbl Discusses Possibility of Indonesian War Crimes Trials
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Mark Drumbl comments in an Associated Press story discussing the possibility of Indonesia's former dictator Suharto standing trial for war crimes.
1/13/2008 - Dean Smolla Discusses Blogs and Freedom of Speech in the Providence Journal
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses freedom of speech issues surrounding a divorce and child custody case where the wife and mother used a blog to criticize the State's handling of the custody case.
1/10/2008 - Dean Smolla Discusses Blogs and Freedom of Speech in New York Times
Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses freedom of speech issues surrounding a Vermont divorce case where a judge has ordered a husband to stop posting fictionalized accounts of his marriage on a blog.
1/4/2008 - Professor Lawton Cummings Discusses New Jersey Prison Break on Fox News
Washington and Lee University School of Law Professor Lawton Cummings appeared on Fox News to discuss whether prisoners in a recent New Jersey prison break are culpable in prison guard's suicide.