Faculty in the News - Archive
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Professor Michael GreenbergerWUSA-TV, Channel 9 (Washington, D.C.) - President Barack Obama imposed a limit on the pay of executives working at companies receiving taxpayer bailout money. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, discusses the President’s latest move and the latest developments in the financial crisis.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Adjunct Professor Andrew LevyWBAL-TV, Ch. 11, wbaltv.com – A picture of the 23-year-old gold medal winning swimmer, Michael Phelps, using what appeared to be a marijuana pipe was plastered on the cover of tabloids and featured on every TV station. Andrew Levy, JD, an adjunct professor at the School of Law, is quoted.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Professor Michael GreenbergerCongress Daily – The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture is in the draft stages of a bill that would place a ban on "naked" credit default swaps, and the proposed ban has encountered fierce opposition from the futures industry. Michael Greenberger, JD, a professor at the School of Law and a former director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testified before the agriculture committee at a hearing on the bill earlier this week and told lawmakers that "naked" credit default swaps which are similar to insurance contracts that make payments to the purchaser if the underlying security is not paid off even though the purchaser has no real interest in the security have magnified the problems that taxpayers are being asked to address.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Professor David GrayWJZ-TV, Ch. 13 - David Gray, JD, PhD, assistant professor at the School of Law, explained some of the strategy behind the latest legal steps in the criminal case against Mayor Sheila Dixon.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Professor Ellen WeberThe Daily Record - Baltimore stands as one of the most addicted cities in the nation, but city zoning laws make it difficult, if not impossible, to open drug treatment facilities in city neighborhoods. Ellen Weber, JD, a School of Law professor, is quoted.
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