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. 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 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. Professor Orbach Discusses Proposed Yahoo-Google Advertising Deal Professor Orbach told the San Jose Mercury News that a revised proposal, announced on November 3, 2008, didn’t appear to contain any significant changes which would help competition. Read the article here. Arizona Republic Quotes Prof. Silverman on Maricopa County Jail Litigation In 1977, Prof. Silverman filed suit on behalf of prisoners seeking better conditions at the Maricopa County Jail. Last week, a federal district judge issued a ruling to compel the county to correct several of these same conditions at the jail. Prof. Silverman commented on the continuing problem of jail conditions even after 30 plus years. Read the article here. Professor Washburn Interviewed by Indian Country Today
Recently named as Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law, Professor Washburn discussed the challenges of criminal justice in Indian country in an March 16, 2009, interview in Indian Country Today. Read the article here. Prof. Washburn Discusses Impact of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act
Professor Washburn discussed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act in a Las Vegas Review Journal article covering the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Act . Read the article here. Prof. Chin on Florida’s Alien Land Law
Professor Chin discussed the proposition on Florida’s ballot in November which would remove the last “alien land law” in the country from Florida’s Constitution in articles in two Florida papers. The provision, which allows legislators to ban Asian immigrants from owning real property, was never utilized. Read the Florida Sun-Times article here and the Palm Beach Post article here. Brazil’s Leading Newspaper Publishes Op-Ed by Professor Anaya
Folha de S. Paulo published Professor Anaya’s Portuguese Op-Ed on the UN’s Declaration of Indigenous Rights, on September 15, 2008. Arizona Law Faculty Address Constitutional Myths
Professors Marcus, Orbach, Atwood, Glennon, Washburn, Miller, and Braucher discussed constitutional myths as a prelude to Constitution Day in a September 14, 2008, article in the Arizona Daily Star. Professor Kozolchyk Inaugurates ‘Academic Leader’ Series at Guadalajara Law Faculty
The Law Faculty of the Guadalajara campus of Mexico’s prestigious Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey has invited Dr. Boris Kozolchyk to inaugurate its distinguished Academic Leaders series of programs. Read more here. Professor Anaya Discusses His Appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights on Arizona Illustrated
On July 29, 2008, Professor Anaya appeared on Arizona Illustrated to discuss his appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur for Indigenous Human Rights. See the interview here. Professor Smolensky on Parental Tort Liability for Genetic InterventionHastings Law Journal organizes a mini-symposium around Professor Smolensky’s most recent paper on parental liability for preimplantation genetic interventions. The paper has also gained the attention of the blogsphere. See Legal Theory Blog. Prof. Chin’s Article on Senator McCain’s Eligibility to be President Discussed
in the New York Times and the International Times Herald
Professor
Chin's article, Why Senator John McCain Cannot Be President:
Eleven Months and a Hundred Yards Short of Citizenship, is
analyzed in July 11, 2008, articles in the New York Times
and the International Times Herald. Read Professor Chin's
article here, the
New York Times article here,
and the International Times Herald article here. Prof. Swain Discusses Amazon's State Tax Obligations in the Wall Street Journal
In a June 25, 2008, Wall Street Journal article on the ability of states where Amazon has distribution facilities to tax Amazon’s sales, Prof. Swain says that companies generally lose these type of cases unless the state has not “done its homework.” Read the full article here. Prof. Atwood Answers Questions on Same-Sex Marriages in California Prof. Atwood answers questions in the Arizona Daily Star on what same-sex couples from Arizona who travel to California to get married might encounter when they return. Read the column here. Posted 06.16.08 Christian Science Monitor Quotes Prof. Bennett on FLDS Child Abuse Case
In an April 14, 2008, Professor Bennett characterized the struggle between Texas authorities and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) as a struggle between the state and church members over custody of the children, not with the church itself. Read the article here. Professor Anaya Gives Lecture at the OAS
Professor Anaya gave the 28th lecture of the Lecture of the Americas Series on April 17, 2008. His topic was Indigenous Peoples and their Contribution to the International Human Rights System. Watch videos of his lecture and comments before and after here. Read a copy of the lecture here. Professor Glennon Quoted on Transfers of Water in Canadian Paper
In an April 21, 2008, article in the National Post on Canadian fear of bulk water transfers of water to the United States, Professor Glennon stated that he did not see this as likely until water cost as much as gasoline in the United States. Professor Ibrahim Discusses Angel Investors in Toledo Free PressProfessor Ibrahim spoke at the Economic Development Symposium at the University of Toledo in March. He observed that angel investors are an underappreciated source of entrepreneurial finance. Read the full article here. Professor Ibrahim’s forthcoming article on angel investors can be read here. Professor Ratner Discusses Assistant Basketball Coach’s Contractual Options Professor Ratner says UA Assistant Basketball Coach Kevin O’Neill may have some legal options even though some of his employment agreement was unwritten. Read the article here. Professor Anaya Named to United Nations Post International lawyer and scholar S. James Anaya has been appointed as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous Peoples, a position in which he will assess the condition of human rights and fundamental freedoms of indigenous peoples worldwide. The United Nations Human Rights Council confirmed Professor Anaya's selection today, acknowledging his long history of legal work on behalf of indigenous communities. Professor Anaya is only the second person to be named to the post. Read more about this appointment here, here, here, and here. Prof. Jones’ Survey on Subpoenas of Journalists Discussed in NY Times
Prof. Jones’ work is discussed in a March 16, 2008, article in the New York Times concerning media shield laws. Her soon-to-be-released survey finds a rise in federal subpoenas of media organizations in the last few years. Read the article here. Prof. Glennon Quoted in Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Professor Glennon discusses the impact of groundwater pumping in drought-stricken Georgia in a March 13, 2008, article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Arizona Republic Publishes Op-Ed by Prof. Engel
In the op-ed, Prof. Engel recommends that Arizona can do its part in fighting global warming by adopting Clean Car Standards. The editorial can be read here. NY Times Quotes Prof. Engel Concerning Public Nuisance Suit Against Oil Companies
On February 27, 2008, the New York Times published an article concerning litigation launched by an Alaskan Native village against the major oil companies and other companies alleging they had created a public nuisance. The village is having to re-locate because of the changing climate in Alaska. Prof. Engel is quoted concerning the use of public nuisance law to address this situation. Prof. Miller Has Op-Ed in the Dallas Morning News on Unfair Crack Sentences
Professors and sentencing scholars Marc Miller (Arizona) and Steven Chanenson (Villanova) ask in this op-ed piece whether the current president or anyone who now seeks to replace him is willing to confront the widely reviled and racially biased federal 100-1 “quantity” ratio between crack and powder cocaine. Will the candidates oppose retroactive application of modest new adjustments to potentially shorten the sentences of 17,500 convicted federal offenders? On the democratic side, Senator Clinton opposes retroactive application; Senator Obama supports it. Beyond that, will the candidates push a timid Congress for real reform? If not, will they use the now disgraced pardon power in the manner of presidents such as Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Truman and Kennedy to fix systematic injustice? Miller and Chanenson call for presidential leadership on this and other issues of race, crime and justice. The Arizona Daily Star Credits Professor Orbach’s Work on Movie Pricing
The Arizona Daily Star published an article on a trend in the motion picture industry from one price for all movies toward different prices for different movies. The article credits Prof. Orbach for his work and impact on movie pricing in the United States. Prof. Wexler Interviewed in Article on Rehabilitating Prisoners
Professor Wexler discusses the benefits of therapeutic jurisprudence in the rehabilitation process in a February 19, 2008, article in the Tucson Citizen. The discussion paper referenced in the article is available here. Prof. Orbach Discusses with the Wall Street Journal the Logic of Google’s Strategy to Derail Microsoft’s Takeover of Yahoo
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Prof. Barak Orbach discusses what stands behind Google’s interest to form an alliance with Yahoo in an effort to block Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Yahoo. UA News Features Prof. Orbach’s Study of the Allure of High Prices
The upcoming 50th issue of Arizona Law Review will be dedicated to works of the faculty of the College of Law. One of the forthcoming works in this issue, authored by Prof. Barak Orbach, addresses the puzzling impact of high prices on consumers. Prof. Orbach argues that, while normally low prices attract consumers, high prices frequently allure certain consumers. High prices often position goods in the markets as status goods, because most consumers cannot afford them and this is part of the appeal of such goods. The appeal of high prices explains some circumstances in which manufacturers employ various strategies to maintain high prices, such as “resale price maintenance,” a strategy that was illegal per se for 96 years until June 2007. In his paper, Prof. Orbach explains why antitrust prohibitions against resale price maintenance are generally undesirable and, specifically, in the case of luxury goods. UA News interviewed Prof. Orbach on his forthcoming article. Professor Glennon Comments on California’s Water Wars
Listen to the January 22, 2008, story with Professor Glennon’s comments on NPR’s Day to Day Program here. Professor Hegland Recommends Families Have End-of-Life Discussions During HolidaysIn a December 25, 2007, Tucson Citizen article, Professor Hegland discusses the importance of having these conversations and suggests ways to get the discussions started. Read the full article here. Professor Chin Discusses Impact of New U.S. Attorney for Arizona
In a December 15, 2007, Arizona Daily Star article on the new U.S. Attorney for Arizona, Diane Humetawa, Professor Chin discusses the issues she will face. Read the full article here. Professor Harris Discusses Court Translation Program in Arizona Daily Star Article In a December 10, 2007, Arizona Daily Star article, Professor Zelda Harris comments on collaborating with participants in a new court translation program in the domestic violence clinic at the College of Law. Read the entire article here. Professor Anaya Discusses Impact of Spanish Land Grants on Border Wall Dispute In a December 8, 2007, article in the Brownsville (Texas) Herald, on local resistance by landowners to granting permission to the federal government to build a border wall, Professor Anaya stated that the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo might continue to protect property rights derived from Spanish land grants. Read the full article here. Arizona Daily Star Editorial on Anti-Immigration Initiative Quotes Professor Silverman A December 7, 2007, editorial in the Arizona Daily Star quotes Professor Silverman concerning the unconstitutionality of a proposed initiative to deny citizenship for children born of non-citizen parents. Read the full editorial here. Professor Miller Quoted in Dallas Morning News Article
Professor
Miller discussed an unusual provision in Texas law that has allowed murderers to receive deferred adjudication in a November 12, 2007 article in a series on unequal justice in the Dallas Morning News. Read the full article here. Arizona Daily Star Quotes Professor Chin in
Two Articles
In a November 3, 2007, front page story, Professor
Chin discussed reasons drug seizures on the border might have increased
in recent months. Read the full story here.
On November 4, 2007, he discussed the legality of a new program where
police can search children's bedrooms at the request of the child's parents.
Read that story here. Professor Smolensky Discusses Protected Health Information under HIPAA In a featured story in AIS Health Business Daily, Professor Smolensky discusses the risks that medical personnel could accidentally release Protected Health Information (PHI) if records are taken home, resulting in a violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Read the full article here. Professor Anaya and IPLP Students Help Maya Villages Win Landmark Case Professor Anaya and Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP) students are sharing the victory with Maya villages after the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Belize voted to uphold rights to the land traditionally held by indigenous groups. Law scholars are calling it a historic landmark case, one that will require legislation to protect traditional lands. The decision will also likely aid in the efforts of other indigenous people seeking similar rights. For more, see the press release here. Arizona Law Receives $125,000 Grant for Legal Work in Indigenous Communities in Belize Professor Anaya and the Indigneous Peoples Law & Policy Program were awarded a $125,000 grant from Lannan Foundation to continue their work with Maya communities in Belize who have been asserting their rights to the Belize Supreme Court. For more information on the grant, see the press release here; for more information on the cases, see www.law.arizona.edu/depts/iplp/advocacy/maya_belize/index.cfm?page=advoc. For an article about the program and the grant, see here. Professor Glennon Speaks on Upcoming Supreme Court Term Professor Glennon was interviewed on KUAT concerning the 2007 - 2008 United States Supreme Court term. Watch the interview here. Professor Anaya Writes Opinion on the UN Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Professor
Anaya and Professor
Siegfried Wiessner, St Thomas University
School of Law, authored an opinion piece on the recent UN adoption
of the UN
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, on Jurist,
a Web-based legal news and real-time legal research service. Read the
article online at http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/forumy/2007/10/un-declaration-on-rights-of-indigenous.php or
a PDF version here. Professor Wexler Discusses Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Arizona Republic
Professor David Wexler discusses his research into therapeutic jurisprudence in a brief article in the Arizona Republic. Read the full article here. National Law Center for Inter-American Free
Trade Helps Host First Economic Development and the Rule of Law in Latin
America Conference
Professor
Kozolchyk and the National Law Center for Inter-American Trade help
host the first Economic Development and the Rule of Law in Latin America
Conference in Mexico City, September 13 - 14, 2007. The Conference, sponsored
by LexisNexis, brings together experts from government, business and the
judiciary to discuss the Rule of Law as a critical component of economic
development in the region. Read more about it here. Professor Jack Chin Discusses Criminal Jurisdiction Issues with the Arizona Daily StarProfessor Jack Chin spoke with the Arizona Daily Star concerning reasons why defense attorneys would seek to move a criminal case involving a border patrol agent from state to federal court. Read the complete article here. Professor Williams Discusses Influence
of Native American Tribes Off the Reservation with the New York Times
In a August 12, 2007, New York Times article, Professor Robert A. Williams discusses how Native American tribes are attempting
to exert control over important cultural resources, even when these resources
are not on reservations. Read the complete article here. Professor Glennon Discusses Impact of Shifting
Water Uses with the Los Angeles Times
Professor
Robert J. Glennon discusses the shift from agriculture to industrial
and residential water uses in an August 11, 2007, article in the Los Angeles
Times. Read the complete article here. Professor Jack Chin Discusses Criminal Jurisdiction Issues with the Sierra Vista Herald The Sierra Vista Herald asked Professor Chin about the issues involved in moving a criminal case against a border patrol officer from state to federal court. He stated that many factors can come into play, including who the decision makers would be. Read the complete article here. Professor Jack Chin Discusses Common Policies
Concerning Ex-Convicts with USA Today
Many laws and regulations that apply to ex-convicts often seem to create
an underclass, rather than to protect the public. For example, in New
Jersey, some ex-convicts can't get a driver's license. In Alabama, a
misdemeanor drug conviction means a ban on adopting a child. In 12 states,
former felons are ineligible for food stamps. In an interview to USA
Today, Professor
Jack Chin says: “If we have a legal system that says if you have
been to prison, we're going to make it much more difficult, if not impossible,
to have housing and a job, it's a counterproductive policy.” Read the
complete article here. Professor Anaya and Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy
Program Assist Maya Communities
Professor
S. James Anaya and others in the Indigenous
Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP) are assisting the Maya communities
of Conejo and Santa Cruz in their efforts to assert constitutional
claims against the government of Belize for its failure to recognize,
protect and respect Maya customary land rights. Professor Chiorazzi Wins Award
from American Association of Law Libraries
Professor
Michael Chiorazzi and his co-editor, Marguerite Most, Legal Information
Librarian & Lecturer in Law, Boston College Law Library,
have won the Joseph L. Andrews Bibligraphical Award from the American Association of
Law Libraries, for their book, Prestatehood Legal Materials: A
Fifty-State Research Guide, Including New York City and the District
of Columbia. Professor Chiorazzi and Ms Most edited 69
bibliographic essays and annotated
bibliographies into a two-volume
1,500-page one-stop research guide
that identifies the sources of law for colonial
and territorial jurisdictions prior to
statehood. You can read more about the book and the Andrews Award
here. Professor Hegland in the Media Discussing
His New Book
Professor
Kenney Hegland’s recent book, Alive and Kicking: Legal
Advice for Boomers, has drawn substantial media attention. Co-authored
with Robert Fleming, an UA law grad, the book is designed to inform
boomers, and their childern, what lies ahead. The Director of the
A.B.A. Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly writes the book
is “an
encyclopedic legel reference wryly enriched by poetry, humor, existential
musings, and the down-home philosophy and wit of a Will Rogers.” You
can watch some of his and Mr Fleming’s TV interviews here: Professor Chin’s Tyranny of the
Minority Article Featured in Tucson Citizen
Professor
Jack Chin and his co-author, Randy Wagner, were quoted extensively in a May 30, 2007, article in the Tucson Citizen concerning their article concerning the decline in black power in the South following the Civil War. The Citizen article is available here; the Tyranny
of the Minority article can be found here and here. Professor Smolensky appears on Television
to Discuss HIPAA and Patient Privacy
Professor
Kirsten Smolensky recently appeared on Channel 4’s
nightly news to discuss patient privacy. After Tom McNamara
and KVOA’s investigators uncovered patient information discarded
in some pharmacy trash, they asked Professor Smolensky whether the
behavior was prohibited by HIPAA. Professor Smolensky opined
about the legal ramifications of their find in a brief interview. The
whole news story can be found here. Professor Engel's Role in Climate Change
Case Discussed in Articles and TV
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court
ruled that the EPA has the authority
to regulate "green house gases" under the Clean Air Act. The case,
Massachussetts
v. EPA, is considered one of the most important environmental cases
decided by the Supreme Court in several years. Professor
Engel co-authored an amicus
brief in the case on behalf of a group of world renown climate scientists,
including three UA scientists (Scott Saleska, Jonathan Overpeck, and Joellen
Russell). Professor Engel’s and
the other UA professors’ roles in the case are discussed in articles
in the April 3, 2007 issues of the Arizona
Daily Star and the Tucson
Citizen. She also appeared on Arizona Illustrated to discuss
the case; the video is available here. A brief piece about Prof. Engel and her husband, Scott Saleska, an University of Arizona professor who recruited scientists to join the brief, appeared in the Newsmaker section of Science magazine. Professor Orbach Discusses Movie Pricing on Arizona Illustrated
Shortly before Oscar Night, Arizona Illustrated aired an interview with Professor Barak Orbach on the economic puzzle of why movie exhibitors charge one price for all movies, seven days a week, throughout the year. Professor Orbach discussed his recent paper that addresses this question and argued that exhibitors should charge premia for movies on weekends and holidays and for certain blockbusters. To watch the interview, click here. Professor Glennon Writes Editorial Concerning Library Internet Filtering Professor Glennon's editorial in the February 27, 2007, edition of the Arizona Daily Star, discusses the recent decision of the Pima County Board of Supervisors to approve the recommendations of a Library Internet Policy Committee concerning internet filtering. Professor Glennon served on this committee. Professor Woods Writes Editorial on Homeowner AssociationsProfessor Winton D. Woods argues in his editorial in the February 22, 2007 issue of the Arizona Daily Star, that homeowners need affordable access to resolve disputes between themselves and homeowner associations. Professor Jack Chin Offers a New Look at the Minority Problem In a new article, Professor Jack Chin and Randy Wagner ('05) argue that the traditional view that African Americans were discriminated against because they were a minority is wrong. A majority in three states, and over 40% of the population in four others, Chin and Wagner conclude that the African Americans did not lose at the polls, but rather lost because they were not allowed to go to the polls. The article “The Tyranny of the Minority: Jim Crow and the Counter-Majoritarian Difficulty argues that African Americans” is tearing up the blogosphere. It’s been featured on Blackprof Blog, Election Law Blog, Legal Theory Blog, Legal History Blog, PrawfsBlog, Chris Uggen's Weblog, and CrimProf Blog. Professor Jack Chin Discusses Proposed Citizenship Exam In a Tucson Citizen article, dated February 3, 2007, concerning the testing of a proposed new citizenship exam in Tucson, Professor Jack Chin, Chester H. Smith Professor of Law, Professor of Public Administration and Policy, called the test “a waste of time and money” as it was "still fundamentally a test of rote memorization." Read the entire article here. Professor Ratner Comments on Impact of Personal Information on the Web Professor Jamie Ratner was quoted in a January 9, 2007, Arizona Daily Star article on the impact of having one's personal information available on the web. The article is available here. Professor Barak Orbach on His Study of the
Motion-Picture Industry
In 1931, an associate professor at the College of Law, J. Byron McCormick
(who later served as a Dean of the College of Law between 1938 and
1947), published one of the first studies on the law of the motion-picture
industry in the ABA Journal. Seventy-five years later, Professor
Barak Orbach continues this tradition with his original study of
the law and economics of the business history of the motion-picture
industry. His work has recently featured in articles in Forbes Magazine, Washington Post, Arizona Daily Star, and Phoenix Business Journal, and Publico (Portugal) and KUAZ's Arizona Spotlight. Professor Marc L. Miller recently files a Supreme Court amicus briefProfessor Marc L. Miller, Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law, along with three other scholars - Miller's frequent co-author Ron Wright of Wake Forest, Kate Stith of Yale, and Michael O'Hear of Marquette - and four former United States Attorneys, recently filed a Supreme Court amicus brief in a major sentencing case, Rita v. United States. Sentencing law in the United States has been going through a Supreme-Court inspired earthquake for the past several years. In January 2005 the Court declared the “mandatory” federal guidelines system unconstitutional under Apprendi/Blakely in United States v. Booker. A different group of justices fixed the problem in the Booker “remedy” portion by removing the statutory provision that made the guidelines “mandatory” and changing the standard of appellate review of sentences to a general “reasonableness” standard. In Rita v. United States and Claiborne v. United States the question in large part is “what is reasonableness?” More precisely, Rita raises the question whether a post-Booker sentence within the guidelines range should be considered presumptively reasonable. Professor Miller and his colleagues say “no,” arguing that trial judges must now consider many factors in every case, including offender and offense characteristics, for a sentence to be reasonable. A copy of this brief and other related documents may be viewed at here or here. Professor Glennon Comments on Proposed New County Water Policy Professor Robert J. Glennon, Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy, comments favorably on a proposed new Pima County water policy in a December 13, 2006, article in the Arizona Daily Star. The policy would allow the county to consider the impact of groundwater pumping in deciding on whether to approve rezoning or comprehensive plan amendments requests. Read the article here. Two College of Law Professors Quoted in Articles on the Bill of RightsProfessor Andy Silverman, Joseph M. Livermore Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Program, and Professor Roy G. Spece were quoted in separate articles on the Bill of Rights in the December 10, 2006 issue of the Arizona Daily Star. Professor Silverman was quoted concerning whether the 8th Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments should apply to the death penalty. Professor Spece's comments relate to the 9th Amendment. The 8th Amendment article can be read here and the one on the 9th and 10th Amendments can be read here. Professor Kozolchyk and the National Law Center's Role in Free Trade Debate Discussed in Recent Opinion PiecesProfessor Boris Kozolchyk, Evo DeConcini Professor of Law and Director of National Law Center, recently discussed the National Law Center for Inter-American Free Trade role in the free trade debate with Ernest Portillo Jr., columnist for the Arizona Daily Star. The discussion follows the recent anti-free trade vandalism of the Center's facility. Two days later, the Star published an editorial about the vandalism, which also quoted Prof. Kozolchyk. A copy of the Portillo column is available here, while a copy of the editorial is here. Immigration Clinic Director Arguments Lead to Change in 9th Circuit Immigration LawRepresenting the Roger College of Law’s Immigration Law Clinic and four nonprofit organizations, Clinic Director Lynn Marcus co-authored briefs against an interpretation of a law that could have resulted in the deportation of thousands of legal permanent residents. Overruling prior cases, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in late October that when Congress made a “crime of violence” the basis for deportation, it referred only to intentional, rather than accidental acts. Professor Marcus also argued the case for the team in San Francisco; Erica Rocush, Esq. represented the immigrant. The case is Fernandez-Ruiz v. Gonzales, 466 F.3d 1121 (9th Cir. 2006). Inside EPA Discusses Professor Engel’s Innovative Solution to Greenhouse Gases LawsuitsA recent article in Inside EPA, a widely circulated weekly environmental news report, discusses Professor Kirsten Engel’s innovative solution to some of the barriers to tort lawsuits against major sources of greenhouse gases: allowing defendants to comply through the use of tradable carbon credits. Professor Engel presented these ideas, from a forthcoming article, at a symposium at the University of Pennsylvania on Nov. 16 - 17, 2006. The issue has come up as, in lieu of federal action on climate change, many states are now taking aggressive action to address global warming. Engel asserts that her solution will be more cost-effective for the defendants and may help the plaintiffs in establishing causation. Professor Engel's Role in Climate Change Case Discussed in Articles in the Arizona Republic and the Arizona Daily Star On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear argument in the first case on climate change to reach the high court, Massachussetts v. EPA. Professor Kirsten Engel co-authored an amicus brief in the case on behalf of a group of world renown climate scientists, including three UA scientists (Scott Saleska, Jonathan Overpeck, and Joellen Russell). Professor Engel’s and the other UA professors’ roles in the case are discussed in a Nov. 27, 2006 article in the Arizona Republic and a Nov. 29, 2006 article in the Arizona Daily Star. The lawsuit will decide whether the federal Clean Air Act applies to climate change and whether EPA had a nondiscretionary duty to regulate climate-warming greenhouse gases from motor vehicles. EPA refused to regulate these gases in 2003; shortly thereafter Massachusetts and other states and environmental groups brought suit against the federal environmental agency. The brief filed by Engel and others claims that EPA and the federal appeals court mischaracterized a critical government report on climate change – written by many of the scientists on the amicus brief – by making knowledge of climate science seem less certain than it really is. The brief states that, in refusing to regulate, EPA failed to apply the standard set forth in the federal Clean Air Act. Professor Barak Orbach's influential study on pricing of movie tickets continues to make headlines. The Washington Post's columnist Steven Pearlstein dedicated his Thanksgiving column to Professor Orbach's forthcoming article in the International Review of Law & Economics and described it as a “fascinating paper.” A day after the publication in the Washington Post, Pearlstein's column was published in many local newspapers, including The Seattle Times, The Ledger, Concord Monitor, and Capital Times. Recently, Professor Orbach’s study featured in columns in the San Francisco Chronicle and the Financial Times. Director of Immigration Clinic Successfully Argues 9th Circuit Immigration AppealLynn Marcus, Director of the Rogers College of Law Immigration Clinic, successfully argued in federal court against the retroactive application of a law that would have subjected many legal permanent residents to automatic deportation based on criminal convictions that occurred before the law passed in 1996. Now, such immigrants may apply for humanitarian waivers of deportation. Kelly Evans, Esq. and Jeffrey Barr, Esq. were co-counsel. View Case Sinotes-Cruz v. Gonzales, F.3d (9th Cir. 2006). Lynn Marcus - Arizona Daily StarLynn Marcus, Director of the Immigration Clinic, was quoted in the Arizona Daily Star, on Nov. 13, concerning the risks of deportation many legal immigrants face; you can read this article here. Professor Jack Chin - American Public Radio Professor Jack Chin, Chester H. Smith Professor of Law, was interviewed by several different news organizations concerning Arizona's Initiative 200 concerning a “voter lottery,” including a piece on American Public Radio's Marketplace, and on November 2, appeared on a segment of The Daily Show. You can read an article about his Daily Show appearance here. Professor Brent White - Arizona
Daily Star Professor
Brent White was quoted in the Arizona Daily Star in an ongoing
editorial series on the Bill of Rights. Click
here to read the article. Sally M. Rider and Dean Toni Massaro
- Arizona Daily StarThe William H. Rehnquist Center on
the Constitutional Structures of Government produced special
editorial content for Lee Enterprises newspapers for Constitution
Day, September 19th, written by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts, Center
Director Sally M. Rider and Dean
Toni Massaro, among others. Click
here to read the article. Sally M. Rider and Dean Toni Massaro
- KUAT-TVSally
Rider, Director, The William H. Rehnquist Center on the Constitutional
Structures of Government, and Dean
Toni Massaro appeared on KUAT-TV’s Arizona Illustrated in
conjunction with the start of the Supreme Court Term, October
2nd. Professor Robert A. Williams - Washington PostCommenting on border crossers on native land, Professor Robert A. Williams was quoted in The Washington Post. Click here to read the article. Professor Carol M. Rose - NPR: Morning
Edition, September 19, 2006Professor
Carol M. Rose, Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources,
was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition on September
19th Professor Emeritus Charles Ares
- Arizona Daily Star Professor
Emeritus Charles Ares was quoted in an Arizona Daily Star
editorial on the Sixth Amendment. Click
here to read the article. Professor Barbara Atwood - Arizona
Daily StarAn op-ed about Arizona's proposed “Protect
Marriage Amendment,” written by Professor
Barbara Atwood, appeared in the Arizona Daily Star. Click
here to read the article. Professor Jack Chin - Arizona Daily
StarProfessor
Jack Chin was extensively quoted in an Arizona Daily Star
editorial on the 5th Amendment. Click
here to read the article. Professor Robert Glennon - KAET-TVProfessor
Robert Glennon was featured in the KAET-TV series, “The
Legal and Judicial History of Arizona.” The podcast and
lecture are available here: |
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