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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Professor Larry Gibson

Frost Illustrated - Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whom President Obama announced May 26 as his pick to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, will be an "asset" to the administration and the civil rights agenda, activists, legal and political experts said. "Barack Obama is a very bright man; he's thought about this matter for some time and had in his mind narrowed down the choices months ago," said Larry Gibson, LLB, a professor at the School of Law. "I'd say with this appointment he has "a 'fiver'--a woman, a Hispanic, a liberal, a friend and an easy confirmation."

Monday, June 8, 2009

Professor Michael Greenberger

"The Disciplined Investor" podcast - While lawmakers and economic officials in the Obama administration have focused much of their attention on regulating financial swaps markets, the price of oil is trending upward while the push to crack down on still-deregulated energy markets has fallen by the wayside. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is quoted.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

Professor Mark Graber

Legal Theory Blog - From a review of The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty by Helen Knowles, Mark Graber, JD, professor at the School of Law, writes, "Justice Kennedy's jurisprudence is of obvious significance and Helen Knowles has done an exceptional amount of research on that jurisprudence."

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Professor Michael Greenberger

The New York Times - Gary Gensler, the new chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is expected today to detail that agency's plans to regulate swaps dealers and derivatives markets. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the CFTC, is quoted in this article.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Professor Sherrilyn Ifill

"The Historian's Take," History News Network - Sherrilyn Ifill, JD, a professor at the School of Law, is quoted in a post that appears in "The Historian's Take" about Judge Sonia Sotomayor.

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