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Prof. White’s Recent Paper Gains Media AttentionProf. White’s paper asserting that many homeowners who are “underwater” do not walk away from their house because of “emotional constraints” was first discussed in the October 30, 2009, edition of the Wall Street Journal. The paper is available here; the article is available here.
Posted. 10.30.2009; updated 11.16.2009; updated 11.20.2009 Prof. Engel Discusses Cap-and-Trade Proposals in Guest Opinion
Prof. Engel and Prof. David M. Driesen, Syracuse University College of Law, published their opinion, arguing that Cap-and-Trade proposals are better than a hodgepodge of regulation and court orders, in the October 10, 2009, edition of the Arizona Daily Star. Read the guest opinion here. Prof. Glennon Talks about the Coming Water Crisis on Book TV
Prof. Glennon’s presentation at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa aired on C-Span2 on September 12 and 13, 2009. Watch the presentation here. Prof. Anaya Releases Statement on His Findings in Australia
Professor Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights, has released his preliminary observations on the conditions of the indigenous peoples in Australia. Read his statement here. The UN News Service report can be read here and a Reuters report here. Listen to Prof. Anaya’s August 28, 2009, press conference at the National Library of Australia here. Prof. Anaya’s UN Work in Australia Covered by the Press
Professor Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights, is touring Australia to investigate claims by aboriginal communities of increased racial discrimination following the suspension of Australia’s Racial Discrimination Act two years ago. Read the article here. Prof. Glennon Writes Opinion Piece for the Washington PostThe opinion, entitled “Our Water Supply, Down the Drain”, ran in the Aug. 23, 2009 edition of the Washington Post. You can read the piece here or here. The Arizona Republic Publishes Opinion by Prof. Glennon
The opinion piece by Professor Glennon, entitled Arizona’s Precious Water Factor, was published on August 9, 2009. Read it here. Professor Glennon Interviewed on The Daily Show with Jon StewartProfessor Glennon was interviewed by Jon Stewart on July 16, 2009. See the interview here. See coverage about the interview:
Posted 07.17.2009 Professor Glennon Interviewed Concerning His New Book
On July 2, 2009, Professor Glennon appeared on the Leonard Lopate radio show on WNYC to discuss his new book, Unquenchable. The interview, approximately 30 minutes long, is available here. He was also interviewed on July 15, 2009, on the Here and Now radio program; his part of the interview, available here, starts around 20 minutes in. On July 16, 2009, Prof. Glennon did an interview for an Arizona PodCats, available here. Professor Rabin to Speak at Congressional Briefing
Professor Rabin, Co-Director of the Immigration Legal Clinic and
director of border research at the UA’s Southwest Institute for Research on Women (SIROW), will participate in a briefing entitled “The Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Women and Families” on June 24, 2009.
The briefing is sponsored by several non-governmental organizations and held in cooperation with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. She will present findings from Unseen Prisoners: A Report on Women in Immigration Detention Facilities in Arizona, SIROW and the UA law college's Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program released earlier this year. Read more about the hearing here and about the report here. Professor Glennon Pens Opinion Piece for Washington Post Professor Glennon’s piece, entitled “Is Solar Power Dead in the Water?,” appeared in the June 7, 2009, edition of the Washington Post. You can read the article here. The opinion has been reprinted many times since. See
Posted 06.08.2009; updated 06.15.2009; updated 07.06.2009 Professors Engel and Adelman’s Article Selected for Reprint by Prestigious Journal
Their article, Adaptive Federalism: The Case Against Reallocating Environmental Regulatory Authority, 92 Minn. L. Rev. 1796 (2008), has been selected as one of the best environmental law review articles for 2008 by their peers to be reprinted in the 2009-2010 edition of the Land Use & Environment Law Review. You can read the article here. Professor Merico Writes Op-Ed on Recent Supreme Court Case
The Op-Ed, in the May 13, 2009, issue of the Arizona Daily Star, discusses the recent Supreme Court case holding that the Department of Justice cannot use identity theft laws to prosecute illegal immigrants unless they can establish that the immigrant knew the Social Security Number belonged to a real person. Professor Merico and David E. Spiro agreed that the law had been misapplied and should be used to prosecute real identity thieves, not immigrants. Read the op-ed here and the Supreme Court opinion here. Professor Schneyer Discusses Impact of Changes in Attorney Regulations in U.K. and Australia
In an April 21, 2009, lecture at Georgetown University Law Center, Professor Schneyer indicated that changes in regulations of attorneys in the U.K. and Australia could impact the firms in the U.S. Read the April 22, 2009, post from The BLT: The Blog of LegalTimes here. Professor Gantz Discusses Renewed Ban on Mexican Trucks
In an April 9, 2009, article in the Tucson Weekly on Mexican trucks and NAFTA, Professor Gantz stated that it would be difficult to argue that the trucks create a safety issue after a year-long test. Read the article and his other comments here. Professor Glennon’s New Book, Unquenchable, Attracts National Attention Professor Glennon was one of three panelists discussing the on the U.S. water infrastructure on the March 25, 2009, episode of the Diane Rehm Show. Listen to the discussion and Professor Glennon’s comments here.
Posted 03.25.2009; Updated 03.27.2009; Updated 04.01.2009; Updated 04.06.2009; Updated 04.20.2009 Professor Gantz Discusses Impacts of Mexican Tariffs
In a March 19, 2009, article in the Arizona Daily Star on the possible impacts of the new Mexican tariffs on Southern Arizona, Professor Gantz stated that some producers would be badly hit. Read the article here. Professor Kozolchyk to be Honored by Peruvian Conference
The National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, in collaboration with other leading Peruvian academic institutions and bar associations, is sponsoring Peru’s first International Congress on Contract Law in honor of Dr. Kozolchyk. The conference will be held in Chiclayo, Peru, from April 23 - 25, 2009. Dr. Kozolchyk is being recognized for his considerable work in the area of international contracts, with particular emphasis on international commercial contracts. Read more here. Professor Gantz Writes Guest Opinion on Fixing NAFTA
In a March 10, 2009, Guest Opinion in the Arizona Daily Star, Professor Gantz writes about the potential problems he foresees in President Obama’s intentions to modify parts of NAFTA. Read the opinion here. Professor Glennon Discusses Need for Governments to Provide Water
In a February 26, 2009, Bloomgberg.com article on the efforts of Las Vegas and other communities to get enough water for their citizens, Professor Glennon discusses the government’s role in providing enough water for people to survive and the need for cities to buy water from farmers on marginal land. Read the article here. Professors Engel & Miller’s Chapter on State Government’s Role in Climate Change Published
In Agenda for a Sustainable America (John C. Dernbach ed., 2009), recently published by the Environmental Law Institute, 41 experts, including Professors Kirsten Engel and Marc Miller, provide a comprehensive assessment of progress toward sustainability. Professors Engel & Miller’s chapter, State Governance: Leadership on Climate Change, is available on the Social Science Research Network, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1081314. More information on the book is available here. Prof Anaya’s Chapter on Awas Tingni Wins Praise
In a recent book review of Human Rights Advocacy Stories (Deena R. Hurwitz & Margaret L. Satterthwaite eds. with Doug Ford, 2009), Prof. Anaya and his co-author, Maia S. Campbell, are praised for their ability “conjure a sense of place” and rendering dialogue in their chapter, Gaining Legal Recognition of Indigenous Land Rights: The Story of the Awas Tingni Case in Nicaragua. Read the review here. Prof. Swain’s Article on State Tax Case Draws Press Attention
Prof. Swain and his co-author, Prof. Walter Hellerstein, recently published an article entitled
Town Fair Tire and the Silliness of the Physical Presence Rule for Use Tax Collection Nexus, 50 State Tax Notes 447 (2008), discussing a Massachussetts case where the state seeks to collect use taxes on sales sold to Massachussetts residents in New Hampshire. The TaxProf Blog commented on this article in November and again in last week after the Associated Press/Boston Globe published an article about the case, quoting extensively from the Prof. Swain’s article. Read the Boston Globe article here. Prof. Atwood Pens Op-Ed on Domestic-Partner Benefits
Professor Atwood recommends the Arizona state legislature not eliminate domestic-partner benefits, as pending legislation proposes. Read this February 3, 2009, Op-Ed from the Arizona Daily Star here. Prof. Chin Discusses Impact of Victim’s Families on Criminal Trials
Professor Chin discussed some of the pros and cons of families being very involved in the prosecution of crimes against family members in a January 22 article in the Tucson Citizen. Director of Immigration Clinic Interviewed on Her Suggestions for Governor Napolitano
In the second installment of “Wish List for the Governor,” Lynn Marcus, Director of the Immigration Clinic, spoke about the issues she is hoping Janet Napolitano will address as head of the Department of Homeland Security. Listen to the January 9, 2009, Arizona Spotlight program featuring Prof. Marcus here. Prof. Bennett Discusses Trying 8-Year-Old as an Adult for MurderProfessor Bennett discussed the complications involved in trying the now 9-year-old boy as an adult for the murder of his father and his father’s friend in a story in The Arizona Republic. Read the article here. Prof. Anaya Lauds Nicaraguan Government for Titling Land to Awas Tigni Community
Professor Anaya, the UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights, said that the Nicaraguan government's titling of indigneous lands to the Awas Tigni community was “an important advancement in the rights of indigenous peoples worldwide.“ Read the UN news release here. Professor Anaya’s article in Indian Country Today provides more background and details of the titling event. Professor Glennon Speaks Out on Ethanol and Water
Professor Glennon published a piece on The Huffington Post blog concerning his advice to Secretary of Agriculture nominee Tom Vilsack: “We’re already running low on water. Don’t make matters worse.” Read the post here. Professor Chin & Students Prosecute Real Estate Fraud Case
Professor Chin and students from the Arizona Attorney General’s Clinic successfully prepared a real estate fraud case against a realtor accused of forging signatures to push through a sale. The realtor pled guilty to fraud and forgery charges this week, as reported in the Arizona Daily Star. Professor Chin stated that he expects there will be more real estate fraud cases “as the housing market adjusts and values continue to decline.” Read the article here. Professor Chin Discusses Failure to Remove Alien Land Law from Florida’s Constitution An analysis of the failure of a proposition on Florida’s ballot to eliminate the last alien land law in the country includes several quotes from Professor Chin on the need for continued efforts to remove this unconstitutional provision. Read the article here. To view archived news click here. |
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