Thursday, July 30, 2009
Professor Richard Boldt
The Washington Post - More than 2,300 Maryland inmates were serving life sentences last year, nearly 10 percent of the prison population, according to an advocacy group report released this month. Nearly 77 percent of inmates in prison for life in Maryland are African American, making it the state with the largest share of black prisoners serving life sentences. Among the 269 prisoners in Maryland sentenced to life for crimes committed when they were juveniles, 226 are black. Richard Boldt, JD, a professor at the School of Law, is quoted.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Professor Michael Greenberger
Womblog.de (originally published in Rolling Stone) - Is Goldman Sachs at the center of every major market bubble in modern American history? Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Professor Deborah Hellman
Christian Science Monitor - It's not as if the event will necessarily take all the awkwardness out of the issue. The task before the three men is difficult, says Deborah Hellman, JD, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Law. "Gates is bringing his experience that he and others have had of suspicion being heightened because they're black, and the white police officer is bringing his feelings about the good intentions of the police."
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Professor Michael Greenberger
WUSA TV, Ch. 9 (Washington, D.C.) - Daniel Patrick Boyd, a native of suburban D.C., resident of Releigh, NC, and American citizen, was arrested this week on charges of conspiring to support terrorists and kill combatants overseas. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security, is quoted.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Professor Sherrilyn Ifill
Politico.com, KHOU.com - Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, professor at the School of Law, was quoted: "The Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest controversy reminds us that berating a government official who holds the power to restrict your liberty or property rights is a highly risky tactic for achieving the results you want."
