Professor of Law Jonathan Weinberg was a commenter on Peter Spiro's book Beyond Citizenship: American Identity After Globalization at Wayne State University's Fifth Annual Conference on Citizenship Studies on March 27-29, 2008. Later on, he was an invited participant in a colloqium on the book at the Opinio Juris website.
Assistant Professor of Law Jocelyn Benson was invited to write and publish a piece entitled "One Person, One Vote: Protecting the Franchise Through the Effective Administration of Election Procedures" In THE URBAN LAWYER (a publication of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law).
She served on a Panel on State Efforts to Promote Election Reform and Access to the Vote, Moderator, American Constitution Society and the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. (Feb. 25, 2008).
She served as a panelist to address "The Crucial Role of State Election Administrators in Promoting Democracy," at the Norman Amaker Public Interest Law Conference, Indiana University Law School (Feb. 23, 2008).
She addressed "Martin Luther King, Jr. and The Future of Voting Rights," as part of the Penn State Dickenson School of Law Speaker Series on Preserving King's Legacy, Lecture, State College, PA. (Feb. 22, 2008).
She was interviewed in a segment called "Am I Right?" for Detroit Public Television (discussing the accusations of perjury against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick) on Jan. 25, 2008.
She was interviewed by Patty Satalia for Pennsylvania Inside Out, WPSU TV, on Feb. 22, 2008.
Assistant Professor of Law Lance Gable authored "A CDC Review of School Laws and Policies Concerning Child and Adolescent Health," 78 J. SCHOOL HEALTH 69-128 (2008) (with James G. Hodge, Jr. and Julie Samia Mair). This comprehensive report was produced in conjunction with the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health and the CDC's Public Health Law Program and published as a special issue of the Journal of School Health.
He authored "Global Mental Health: Changing Norms, Constant Rights" along with Lawrence O. Gostin. The article was published in the Winter/Spring 2008 Issue of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (9 GEO. J. INT'L AFF. 83-92 (Winter/Spring 2008)).
His recent book, LEGAL ASPECTS OF HIV/AIDS: A GUIDE FOR POLICY AND LAW REFORM (2007) (with Katharina Gamharter, Lawrence O. Gostin, James G. Hodge, Jr., and Rudolf Van Puymbroeck), was reviewed in both the New England Journal of Medicine and the Medical Law Review.
Assistant Professor of Law Noah Hall article on "Climate Change and Freshwater Resources" (co-authored with Bret B. Stuntz and Robert H. Abrams), was published at 22 NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT 30 (Winter 2008)
He was quoted in several media stories on the legislative fight over the Great Lakes compact (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Great Lakes Compact Hits Rough Waters" (Feb. 16, 2008) and Detroit Free Press, "Proposed Changes Could Unravel Great Lakes Compact" (Feb. 15, 2008)).
Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler taped an interview with Chuck Stokes for Spotlight on the News. The other participant was Tom Cranmer, Channel 7's legal consultant and former President of the State Bar. The subject was legal issues in connection with the Kilpatrick text messaging scandal. Professor Sedler's appearance was a follow-up to his prior op-ed in The Detroit Free Press, "Unless convicted, the Mayor should not resign."