Wayne Law Professors in the News
- May 26, 2009
- Professor of Law Joan Mahoney commented in a Detroit News article about Gov. Jennifer Granholm's prospects of being appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in the future. Mahoney said she believes Granholm would be a "terrific choice."
View Article - May 20, 2009
- Professor of Law Joan Mahoney provided her legal expertise in a blog entry titled "Mayor of Warren, Michigan may layoff political appointees who drive imports" on May 20, 2009.
View Article - May 18, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in the Houston Chronicle in a story titled "High court takes case that could aid Skilling" on May 18, 2009.
View Article - May 18, 2009
- Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler was interviewed by TV-7's Dave LewAllen regarding rumors that Gov. Jennifer Granholm may become a U.S. Supreme Court nominee.
- May 17, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk wrote an op-ed piece in Crain's Detroit Business titled "OTHER VOICES: Wall Street greed brought down Detroit."
View Article - May 15, 2009
- Assistant Professor of Law Noah Hall sent a letter, featured in the Ann Arbor News, to Ann Arbor city officials notifying them that a planned underground parking structure may violate state air quality laws by facilitating increased vehicular traffic in the downtown area.
View Article - May 15, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning wrote an entry on the Wall Street Journal Law Blog titled "On John Edwards and the Delicate Dance of Campaign Fundraising."
View Article - May 13, 2009
- Professor of Law Jonathan Weinberg commented in a story about the federal Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. The DREAM Act would provide conditional legal status to undocumented students who entered the country before age 16 and lived here at least five years and graduated from a U.S. high school or earned a GED.
View Article - May 12, 2009
- Professor of Law Stephen Calkins was quoted in a BusinessWeek.coma story about antitrust action against microchip manufacture Intel. He pointed out that Christine Varney, assistant attorney general and top-ranking antitrust official in the Obama Administration, is a former FTC commissioner. The Business Week story was picked up by several TV news websites.
- May 10, 2009
- Professor of Law Lawrence Mann commented in a story about the "mommy penalty" that affects many women practicing law in the May 10, 2009, edition of Crain's Business Detroit.
View Article - May 6, 2009
- Professor of Law Jonathan Weinberg provided his legal expertise in a Detroit Metro Times article titled "Tangled up in cable: How lawsuits, legislation and injunctions change the way your TV is watched and paid for" on May 6, 2009.
View Article - May 5, 2009
- Professor of Law John Mogk commented in the Detroit Free Press about the challenges ahead for the future mayor of Detroit.
View Article - May 4, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning offered his legal expertise to businessinsurance.com in story highlighting the relatively light prison terms imposed by a federal judge on five former executives from General Re Corp. and American International Group Inc. for their role in a sham reinsurance deal.
View Article - May 4, 2009
- Assistant Professor of Law Lance Gable commented in The Michigan Messenger in an article titled "Michigan's HIV disclosure law: Overly broad and open to abuse."
View Article - May 2, 2009
- Professor of Law Peter Henning commented in a story on timesunion.com titled "Bruno claims case tainted: Lawyers for ex-Senate leader want charges dropped, citing lack of fair warning in statute."
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