Professor Katherine Darmer was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, in an article entitled, “Banned substances found on Roger Clemens’ trainer’s materials.” The article reports the discovery of performance-enhancing substances on the materials that Roger Clemens’ former trainer, Brian McNamee, said he used to inject the former baseball pitcher. Professor Darmer stated, “This is enormously
Professor Francine Lipman was quoted in an article in the Denver Post, entitled “ACLU suit against Weld County DA goes to trial.” The article reports on the first day of oral arguments in an ACLU lawsuit against the Weld County Colorado district attorney’s office and the sheriff’s office, which seized thousands of documents from a
Dean John Eastman was quoted in an article in the New York Times featuring John Yoo entitled, “Terror-War Fallout Lingers Over Bush Lawyers.” The article discusses legal briefs written by professor Yoo during his tenure with the Bush administration and raises questions as to what responsibility government lawyers should have if their legal advice is
Associate Dean Tim Canova was quoted in an article in U.S. Bank, entitled “More Shares Drop.” The article describes the U.S. government’s bailout of financial institutions such as Citigroup and AIG as teetering on nationalization. While some economists are opposed to nationalization, Dean Canova states, “I am skeptical of these arguments of the government’s impotence
Visiting Professor John Yoo was featured in an article in the Orange County Register, entitled “Ex-Bush lawyer talks about torture memos.” In this interview Professor Yoo answers questions regarding everything from his work for the Bush administration to his impressions of Orange County. Read Article …
Visiting Professor John Yoo published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer entitled, “A missed opportunity to put skills above race.” The article discusses the Obama Administration’s support of the city of New Haven in the Ricci v. DeStefano case. Yoo writes, “President Obama and his chief law enforcement officer have missed an opportunity to live
Second year law student Tiffany Chang was featured in an Orange County Register article entitled, “Gay-marriage issue both scholarly, personal.” The article discusses the impact of Proposition 8 on gay and lesbian couples. Chang said that it is difficult for people to understand what it means to be treated like a second-class citizen until they
Visiting Professor Tom Campbell was mentioned in an editorial in San Jose Mercury News, entitled “So, Whitman and Poizner, how would you have balanced the budget?” The editorial discusses recent comments by Meg Whitman and Steve Poizner, two aspiring Republican candidates for governor, regarding the California budget crisis. Whitman and Poizner commented that they would
Professor John Hall has published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal Europe, entitled “Murders in Russia: The Obama administration may want to remind President Medvedev of his promise to investigate the killings of journalists in his country.” The piece addresses the rising number of journalists murdered and the demise of independent press in Russia.
Professor Kurt Eggert was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article entitled “Housing relief becomes a fence between neighbors.” The article discusses the opposing views among homeowners regarding government funded mortgage relief. In support of government relief, Professor Eggert stated “We’re all in this economy together, and if the economy goes down the tubes, it’s