Faculty in the News - Archive
Friday, August 7, 2009
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
Chicago Tribune, The News & Observer, St. Louis Dispatch, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Sun Sentinel - University of Maryland School of Law Professor Sherrilyn Ifill's comments on the appointment of Judge Sonia Sotomayor were featured in six different news sources. She will "change the conversation on affirmative action" within the court, said Ifill. "Her story of how hard she worked to graduate first in her class from Princeton makes her really the poster child for the benefits of affirmative action."
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
infozine.com - Four legal experts discussed the impact of diversity in U.S. courts Tuesday, as the Senate debated Judge Sonia Sotomayor's impending confirmation to the Supreme Court. This process can ultimately produce better decision making that "is as sound as it can be because it's been as informed as possible by the variety of perspectives that exist in our legal community," said Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor of law at the University of Maryland School of Law. Read more
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
CNS News - A panel at the National Press Club on Tuesday described the Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a "lost opportunity" to promote the benefits of ethnic and gender diversity on the bench. Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, professor at the School of Law, said a justice brings more to the bench than knowledge. Read more
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Professor Michael Greenberger
MarketWatch - Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), testified this week at a CFTC hearing on position limits in energy markets. In two articles, (Article 1) and (Article 2), he discusses how a federal crackdown on excessive speculation in commodities markets could affect exchange-traded funds.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
WEAA-FM, Center for Emerging Media - Prof. Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, of the School of Law, appeared on the Marc Steiner show to discuss the societal implications of the arrest of Harvard University Prof. Henry Louis Gates.
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