Faculty in the News
2018
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January - The University of Chicago Press published a new book by Professor Peter A. Alces titled "The Moral Conflict of Law and Neuroscience." Learn more.
November 14 - Professor Elizabeth Andrews was quoted in an article in The Revelator titled "Why Virginia Could Be a Leader on Sea-level Rise Solutions." Read the story.
November 2 - The Virginia Mercury quoted Professor Elizabeth Andrews about the ballot question that would allow tax exemptions for flooding resiliency improvements. Read the story.
October 29 - WCVE talked to Professor Elizabeth Andrews about Question 1 on the 2018 Virginia statewide ballot.
October 1 - Professor Elizabeth Andrews was quoted in an Association of Defense Communities article about the Department of Defense's preparations for hurricane Florence. Read the article.
September 21 - Professor Elizabeth Andrews commented on the appointment of Retired Rear Adm. Ann Phillips as special assistant to Governor Northam for coastal adaptation and protection in a story in E&E News. Governor Northam visited the Law School in June to sign two bills, House Bill 345 and Senate Bill 265, establishing the position. Read the story.
September 17 - Professor Elizabeth Andrews was quoted in a Bloomberg article on the threats of climate change to the military. Read the story.
August 1 - Professor Elizabeth Andrews was a guest on Hearsay with Cathy Lewis on WHRV (89.5FM), Norfolk's NPR affiliate. Professor Andrews was part of a panel discussing the economic impact of flooding in Hampton Roads and possible solutions. Listen.
July 12 - The Daily Press reported on "Preparing for a Climate Changed Future: Navigating the Impacts on our Military and Coastal Communities," a conference co-hosted by Professor Elizabeth Andrews and the Virginia Coastal Policy Center. Professor Andrews moderated a panel on creative responses to the security risks posed by sea level rise. Read the story.
April 13 - A portrait of Professor Emerita Jayne Barnard was officially unveiled during the opening festivities of Alumni Weekend 2018. Read more.
October 8 - Professor Jeffrey Bellin was recognized as one of the country's most-cited Evidence Law Faculty. See the rankings.
September 25 - The Crime Report discussed Professor Jeffrey Bellin's article "Trust, but Verify: The Hazards of Police Body Cams," forthcoming in Fordham Law Review. Read the story.
September 11 - The "Office Hours" podcast with Professor Jeffrey Bellin and Michaela Lieberman made its fall return with an interview of Vice Dean and Director of Clinical Programs Patty Roberts. Listen on SoundCloud.
August 22 - The Hill published an op-ed by Professor Jeffrey Bellin titled "A first step toward sentencing reform." The piece discusses the Senate's consideration of reforms to the First Step Act. Read the editorial.
July 26 - The Washington Post's Rachel Weiner quoted Professor Jeffrey Bellin about long mandatory minimum sentences and concerns expressed by jurors in a story titled "'I don't feel that I'm any safer': Juror speaks out about 40-year sentence for drug dealer he helped convict." Read the story.
May 13 - Professor Jeffrey Bellin was honored with the McGlothlin Award for Exceptional Teaching at the Law School’s Diploma Ceremony. The recognition includes a substantial prize, made possible through a generous endowment from James W. McGlothlin '62, J.D. '64, LL.D. '00 and Frances Gibson McGlothlin '66, L.H.D. '18. Read more.
February 7 - Slate published an essay by Professor Jeffrey Bellin titled "Waiting for Justice: How One Man’s Seven-Year Wait for a Trial Reveals the Ways Mandatory Minimums Distort Our Courts." Read the story.
February 6 - "Office Hours," a new podcast co-hosted by a William & Mary Law School student, Michaela Lieberman, and Professor Jeffrey Bellin debuted with Episode 1 featuring Professor Eric Chason and a discussion on Bitcoin. Episode 2 followed on February 13 and featured Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer and a discussion on health law. Listen on SoundCloud. Listen on iTunes.
August 1 - In continuing coverage of the Manafort trial, The Independent quoted Professor David Boelzner, co-director of the Puller Clinic and Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, about Judge Ellis, the presiding judge, in a story titled "Who is the 'no nonsense' judge running the Paul Manafort trial?" Professor Boelzner worked for him when he first started practice. Read more.
June 5 - Professor David Boelzner spoke to Diverse Issues in Higher Education about the Puller Clinic's online Certificate in Military and Veterans Health, Policy and Advocacy. Read more.
Tillman J. Breckenridge
October 31 - Professor Tillman J. Breckenridge has joined the Washington, D.C. office of Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht, LLP. Read the story.
July - St. George Tucker Adjunct Professor Tillman Breckenridge, Director of the Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic, was named one of 2018's most influential black lawyers by Savoy Magazine. View the full list.
May 12 - Professor Tillman J. Breckenridge was inducted as an honorary member of The Order of Barristers during the J.D. Class of 2018 Awards Ceremony. He is the Managing Attorney of the Appellate and Supreme Court Clinic. Read more.
October 16 - The "Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Review: 'Friends of the Court' Roared Back in 2017-18 Term" cited articles by W&M Law faculty Neal Devins, Allison Orr Larsen, and Aaron-Andrew Bruhl. Read the review.
September 27 - The Florida Supreme Court cited Professor Aaron-Andrew Bruhl's article "The Supreme Court's Controversial GVRs." Read the full opinion.
August 13 - A U.S. District Court cited an article by Professor Aaron-Andrew Bruhl titled “One Good Plaintiff Is Not Enough” (SSRN) in an opinion in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Public Interest Legal Foundation, No. 1:18-cv-00423, 2018 WL 3848404, at *2 n.2 (E.D. Va. Aug. 13, 2018). Read the decision.
June 3 - Professor Jay Butler was among five scholars selected for fellowships by Princeton University’s Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) for the 2018-19 academic year. Read more.
April 5 - Professor Jay Butler was recognized with the Francis Lieber Prize by the American Society of International Law for the most outstanding article published in 2017 in the field of law and armed conflict. Read the story.
May 3-4 - Professor Lynda Butler gave the keynote at a conference on eminent domain ("Eminent Domain: Condemnation, Climate Change & the Constitution") to be held in Irvington, Va. Her topic: "Climate Change and Property Rights: The 25 Years Since Lucas and Beyond."
February 6 - Professor Eric Chason was the inaugural guest on the Law School's new "Office Hours" podcast featuring a discussion about Bitcoin. Listen on SoundCloud. Listen on iTunes.
January 24 - TaxProf Blog featured Professor Eric Chason's article titled "Taxing Systemic Risk," 16 U.N.H. L. Rev. 1 (2017). Go to the post.
July 10 - The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) National News featured Professor Nancy Combs in a story about U.S. President Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Professor Combs appears at 3:35. Watch the video.
July 9 - On SiriusXM, Professor Nancy Combs provided special coverage right after the announcement of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Listen to the coverage.
July 3 – Professors Nancy Combs and James Stern, who both served as Justice Anthony Kennedy’s clerks for a year, talked with the Virginia Gazette in “William and Mary professors reflect on their time with Justice Kennedy.” Read the story.
July 2 – In a Vox essay, Professor Nancy Combs, a former law clerk of Justice Anthony Kennedy, described Kennedy “as an optimist about American institutions, and also a realist. Read the story.
June 28 - Professor Nancy Combs was quoted in a Bloomberg Law story, "Justice Kennedy a 'model of civility,' clerks say." Read the story.
June 28 - Two of our professors spoke to WYDaily about their experiences clerking for Justice Anthony Kennedy. Professor Nancy Combs said she saw firsthand his commitment to understanding the facts and “human dimensions” of each case he considered. "He was a fantastic person to work for in every respect,” said Professor James Stern. Read the story.
June 27 - Professor Nancy Combs was interviewed following the announcement of the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy by Ian Masters on the show "Background Briefing" (which originates from KPFK-FM in Los Angeles). Listen to the interview.
February 5 - Professor Evan J. Criddle of the Law School and Professor Evan Fox-Decent of McGill University Faculty of Law were among the scholars who recently received Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Insight Grants from the government of Canada. Read more.
December 17 - Professor Neal Devins joined "Court Talk" host Jesse Rutledge for a discussion about judicial independence. Listen to the talk.
November 26: Host June Grasso of Bloomberg Law talked to Professor Neal Devins about his forthcoming book, "The Company They Keep: How Partisan Divisions Came to the Supreme Court." Listen to the podcast.
November 22 - In a column titled "Supreme Court Party Time," Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times took note of the "fascinating new book" by Professor Neal Devins and OSU Professor Larry Baum. It is titled "The Company They Keep: How Partisan Politics Came to the Supreme Court" and will be available in January 2019. Read the column.
November 3 - Professors Allison Orr Larsen and Neal Devins discussed their recent scholarship on the LA Daily Journal's Weekly Appellate Report podcast. Listen to the episode.
October 25 - Professor Neal Devins was quoted in a USA Today article titled "Abortion cases are heading toward the Supreme Court. Can the justices avoid them for long?" Read the story.
October 16 - The "Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Review: 'Friends of the Court' Roared Back in 2017-18 Term" cited articles by W&M Law faculty Neal Devins, Allison Orr Larsen, and Aaron-Andrew Bruhl. Read the review.
October - Professor Neal Devins was a guest on "Press Play with Madeleine Brand," a program on a National Public Radio member station in Los Angeles. Listen to the show.
October 10 - A column by Cokie Roberts and Steven V. Roberts in uexpress.com took note of an October 5 op-ed by Professor Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum. Read the column titled "Now It's the Roberts Court."
October 9 - Virginia Gazette columnist Frank Shatz spoke to Professor Neal Devins about the effects of Judge Kavanaugh's confirmation on the future of the Court in an article titled "An informed look at the Supreme Court." Read the story.
October 6 - The New York Times quoted Professor Neal Devins in an article "Confirming Kavanaugh: A Triumph for Conservatives, but a Blow to the Court's Image." Read the article.
October 5 - The Washington Post published an op-ed by Professors Neal Devins and Lawrence Baum titled "The Hidden Silver Lining if Kavanaugh Is Confirmed." It was carried by Ohio.com, the Miami Herald, and Denton (Tx.) Record Chronicle. Read the op-ed.
October 5 - Professor Neal Devins' article "Split Definitive: How Party Polarization Turned the Supreme Court into a Partisan Court" was referenced by a Washington Post opinion "Partisanship Is Poision, How Will the Supreme Court Survive?" Read the opinion.
September 17 - Professor Neal Devins was quoted in a USA Today article on the risks and rewards facing both parties in Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing. Read the story.
July 16 - The Fifth Circuit cited and quoted three times a 2008 Boston University Law Review article by Professor Neal Devins and Professor David E. Lewis, "Not-So-Independent Agencies: Party Polarization and the Limits of Institutional Design," in Collins v. Mnuchin, No. 17-20364, slip op. at 37 n.198, 39 n.208, 40 n.210 (5th Cir. July 16, 2018). Read the opinion. Read the article.
July 19 - Richard Wolf of USA Today spoke to Professor Neal Devins for a story titled "Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh votes one way but sees both sides." Read the story.
July 10 - Professor Neal Devins spoke about political polarization on the Supreme Court as a guest on the Rod Arquette Show on iHeartRadio. Listen.
July 6 – Slate featured an essay by Professor Lawrence Baum (Ohio State Univ.) and Neal Devins entitled "The Federalist Society Majority.” Read the essay.
July 6 – In a Des Moines Register story, “Decision not to defend fetal heartbeat law 'a unique case,' attorney general's office says,” Professor Neal Devins discusses how states vary when it comes to what duty the attorney general has to defend state laws in court. Read the story.
July 5 - In an article by Carl Hulse in the New York Times, Professor Neal Devins weighed in as "Political Polarization Takes Hold of the Supreme Court." Read the story.
July 2 - Professor Neal Devins was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story, "Chief Justice Roberts Moves to Man in the Middle on the Supreme Court." Read the story.
June 29 - Law360 quoted Professor Neal Devins in a story titled "Justice Kennedy leaves mixed record on civil rights." Read the story.
June 27 - Professor Neal Devins, director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, was quoted in story by Richard Wolf of USA Today, "Supreme Court Conservatives Mark Return to Power with Major Rulings, Minor Punts.” Read the story.
June 13 - A U.S. District Court in Massachusetts recently cited an article by Professor Neal Devins on the “Vanishing Common Law Judge” in Mattei v. Medeiros, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99629 at *14 n.4 (D. Mass. June 13, 2018).
June 13 - The Wall Street Journal featured an op-ed by Professor Neal Devins and Professor Sai Prakash (UVA Law) entitled "Strike Down ObamaCare, Says Justice Department.” Read the op-ed.
January 29 - Professor Neal Devins was quoted in a CQ Magazine cover story by Shawn Zellar titled "A Shift in the Balance of Power: A 'Hands Off' President Could Enable Congress to Restore Some of Its Diminished Influence." Read the story (subscription required).
January 5 - Reporters Brent Kendall and Jess Bravin of the Wall Street Journal quoted Professor Neal Devins in a story titled "Trump's Justice Department Takes U-Turns on Obama-Era Positions." Read the story.
January 10 - Professor Neal Devins was quoted by France 24 covering President Trump's judicial appointments. Read the story.
October 25 - Dean Davison M. Douglas was quoted in a Law.com article discussing Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's impact on William & Mary and other law schools. Read the story.
April 17 - "Office Hours" hosted Dean Davison M. Douglas on Episode 10, "A Dean's Life." The Dean shared some formative experiences from his childhood, discussed the challenges facing legal education, and talked about what it’s like to be the Dean of the country’s oldest law school. Listen on SoundCloud. Listen on iTunes.
December 2 - Marshall Project reporters Eli Hager and Anna Flagg quoted Professor James Dwyer in their story about imprisoned parents' parental rights: "How incarcerated parents are losing their children forever." The story also was carried by the Washington Post. Read the story.
December 2 - NPR's Cheryl Corley talked to Professor James Dwyer for her story, "Prison nurseries allow moms, serving time, to bond with their babies." Listen.
November 21 - An op-ed by Naomi Schaefer Riley ("There are worse things than foster care") in the New York Times took note of Professor James Dwyer's lastest book, "Liberal Child Welfare Policy and Its Destruction of Black Lives." Read the op-ed.
November 6 - Read Naomi Schaefer Riley's review of Professor James Dwyer's book in an essay titled "Black Lives Matter" in the Claremont Review of Books.
November - Cato Unbound featured essays by Professor James Dwyer in a discussion of "Children, Parents, and Child Protective Services." See the full discussion.
September 27 - Professor James Dwyer discussed his book "Liberal Child Welfare Policy and Its Destruction of Black Lives: with AEI's Naomi Schaefer Riley. Read more, listen to the podcast, or watch the video.
September 26 - Michael E. Hartmann of the Capital Research Center reviewed Professor James Dwyer's latest book, writing, the "new book is well worth a read for anyone who aspires to help protect children in dysfunctional families." Read the full review.
September 12 - Professor Helen Avare reviewed a new book by Professor James Dwyer on Institute of Family Studies blog. Read her review, "How far should the government go to prevent intergenerational poverty?"
August 4 - A story by NBC News reporter Elizabeth Chuck quoted Professor James Dwyer. Read the story titled "Prison nurseries give incarcerated mothers a chance to raise their babies — behind bars."
June 28 - Routledge published a new book by Professor James G. Dwyer titled "Liberal Child Welfare Policy and its Destruction of Black Lives." Learn more.
May 11 - A story by Washington Post reporter Justin Jouvenal quoted Professor James G. Dwyer. Read the story, "Raising babies behind bars: A bold experiment in parenting and punishment is allowing children in prison. But is that a good thing?"
April 27 - Professors James G. Dwyer, Allison Orr Larsen, Thomas McSweeney, and James Y. Stern were among 20 professors from William & Mary who received the 2018 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Read more.
March 10 - The Associated Press quoted Professor James Dwyer in the story titled "Nursery in Ohio Prison Lets Inmate Moms Bond with Their Kids." Read the story.
January 25 - In allAfrica, Professor Emeritus Alemante Gebre-Selassie was quoted in an article covering a high-profile prison closing that has divided politicians and experts. Read the story.
June 10 - The Daily Press interviewed Professor Adam Gershowitz for a story entitled "Defense Lawyers, Prosecutors Spar Over Hospital's Agreement to Help Prosecute Cases." Read the story.
March 18 - The Florida Times-Union quoted Professor Adam Gershowitz in a story titled "Four Death Sentences In, How Does Melissa Nelson's New Death Penalty Process Hold Up?" Read the story.
January 25 - The Richmond Times-Dispatch quoted Professor Adam Gershowitz in a story titled "Defense Lawyer Alleges Government Cellphone Snooping in Roanoke Drug Case. " Read the story.
Rebecca Green
December 9 - The Virginian-Pilot featured a column by Professor Rebecca Green, co-director of the Election Law Program, and Professor A.E. Dick Howard (UVa), "A Chance to End Gerrymandering in Virginia." Read the column.
December 3 - Professor Rebecca Green was the guest on the Daily Press's Virginia Politics podcast (Episode 30: The continuing politics of #redistricting). Listen to the podcast.
November 30 - Professor Rebecca Green was interviewed by ABC-13 about a proposed constitutional amendment in Virginia to change the process for redistricting. Read the story and watch the video.
October 23 - The Virginian-Pilot quoted Professor Rebecca Green in a story titled "Mark Whitaker is a felon, but what happens if people vote for him anyway?"
October 9 - Hampton Roads' ABC affiliate filed a story on the Election Law Society's efforts to share voter registration information with students at William & Mary. Professor Rebecca Green was quoted in the story.
September 14 - The Daily Press quoted Professor Rebecca Green on Virginia redistricting in an article on the possibility of independent map-drawers. Read the story.
September 14 - Professor Rebecca Green discussed the challenges in map-drawing and advances in redistricting technology for an article in the Washington Post.
September 6 - 13NewsNow featured the work of Professor Rebecca Green and William & Mary law students with Revive My Vote. Read the story.
August 24 - The Virginian-Pilot quoted Professor Rebecca Green in a story on fraudulent petition signatures. Read the story.
May 29 - Professor Rebecca Green was recently named a Reveley Interdisciplinary Faculty Fellow, the first law faculty member to receive this campus-wide honor. Read more.
March 20 - Professor Rebecca Green was a guest on the "Office Hours" podcast and discussed current election law controversies, including how legislators draw and redraw voter districts to ensure re-election and what to expect in two pending Supreme Court cases challenging the practice. Listen to Episode 6, "Does Your Vote Really Count?" with Professor Green.
December 6 - Read an interview with Professor Tara Leigh Grove about her article, "The Power of 'So-Called' Judges," 93 N.Y.U. L. REV. ONLINE 14 (2018). Read the Law360 story.
November 13 - A reporter from The Hill quoted Professor Tara Leigh Grove in a story about a possible House of Representatives lawsuit over the appointment of Attorney General Matthew Whitaker. The story also referenced her forthcoming U. Pa. L. Rev. article "Government Standing and the Fallacy of Institutional Injury." Read the story.
November 9 - Professor Tara Leigh Grove was quoted in The Atlantic story "Democrats quickly confront the limits of their power to stop Trump," which also referenced her scholarship. Read the story.
November 7 - Professor Tara Leigh Grove was quoted in a Buzz Feed News story, "Republicans scored victories investigating the Obama administration. Now they may wish they hadn't." Read the story.
October 13 - A Bloomberg Law article "Adding More Justices to High Court Could Undermine Its Legitimacy" quoted Professor Tara Leigh Grove.
October 13 - Professor Tara Leigh Grove was quoted in a Bloomberg Law story "Kavanaugh Saga Amplifies Call for Supreme Court Term Limits." Read the story.
October 11 - Professor Tara Leigh Grove joined Sarah Turberville on the "Conference Call" podcast for a call-in program about America's court system. Listen to the podcast.
May 13 - At the Law School's Diploma Ceremony, the Class of 2018 honored Professor Tara Leigh Grove with the Walter L. Williams, Jr., Memorial Teaching Award, which is given each year by graduating students to a member of the faculty to recognize outstanding teaching. Read more.
April - The ABA Journal quoted Professor Tara Leigh Grove in its April feature article titled "The Executive Branch Pushes the Boundaries of the Separation of Powers." Read the story. Her comments draw on her article, "The Origins (and Fragility) of Judicial Independence," 71 Vand. L. Rev. 465 (2018). SSRN.
April 3 - Professor Tara Leigh Grove was a guest on the "Office Hours" podcast and broke down the pending emoluments clause litigation against President Trump, and cautions against an increasing reliance on courts to address political problems. She also gave thanks to a now-famous mentor who helped mold her distinctive teaching style, and tests her knowledge of Disney characters. Listen to Episode 8, "Let's Talk About Emoluments" with Professor Grove.
May 23 - The CLS Blue Sky blog featured a post by Professor Kevin S. Haeberle and Professor M. Todd Henderson about their forthcoming article, "Making a Market for Corporate Disclosure." Read the post.
October 12 - Professor Vivian Hamilton was quoted in a Deseret News article titled "Why only two states ban marriage for people under 18 years old." Read the story.
February 17 - A&E TV cited research by Professor Vivian Hamilton and quoted her in an article titled "What Are There Still So Many Child Brides in America?" Read the story.
January 22 - Professor Vivian Hamilton's research was cited by Inside Edition in an article about child marriage in Florida. Read the story.
May 29 - Professor Laura A. Heymann has been named a Chancellor Professor of Law at William & Mary for her significant contributions to William & Mary. Read more.
March 6 - The Virginian-Pilot quoted Professor Laura A. Heymann in an article about a new game being carried in a few local stores titled "In Virginia Beach-Opoly, You Can Get Stuck in Traffic and Buy a Piece of the Boardwalk." Read the story.
October 29 - The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation featured a post by Professor Darian M. Ibrahim titled "Public or Private Venture Capital?" and based on a recent paper. Read the post.
May 9 - Associated Press reporter Joyce M. Rosenberg quoted Professor Darian M. Ibrahim in the story, "Begun With Big Hopes, Crowdfund Investing Proves No Bonanza." Read the story. The story was carried by other news outlets including U.S. News & World Report, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Fox Business, San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Miami Herald, The Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The News & Observer, and Richmond Times-Dispatch.
May 13 - The Law School’s first-year class honored Professor Eric A. Kades as recipient of the inaugural 1L Professor of the Year Award for outstanding teaching at the Law School's Diploma Ceremony. Read more.
June 7 - Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer was awarded the Kelly Professorship for Excellence in Teaching. Read more.
February 13 - Episode 2 of "Office Hours" featured an interview with Professor Stacy Kern-Scheerer and a discussion titled "How Healthy is Health Law?" Listen on SoundCloud. Listen on iTunes. "Office Hours" is a new podcast co-hosted by 3L Michaela Lieberman and Professor Jeffrey Bellin.
November 3 - Professors Allison Orr Larsen and Neal Devins discussed their recent scholarship on the LA Daily Journal's Weekly Appellate Report podcast. Listen to the episode.
October 16 - The "Supreme Court Amicus Curiae Review: 'Friends of the Court' Roared Back in 2017-18 Term" cited articles by W&M Law faculty Neal Devins, Allison Orr Larsen, and Aaron-Andrew Bruhl. Read the review.
July 9 - Professor Allison Orr Larsen joined NPR's HearSay With Cathy Lewis to discuss issues facing the new Supreme Court justice. Listen to the interview (Professor Larsen is the first guest).
April 27 - Professors James G. Dwyer, Allison Orr Larsen, Thomas McSweeney, and James Y. Stern were among 20 professors from William & Mary who received the 2018 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Read more.
April 24 - CNN.com quoted Professor Allison Orr Larsen in a story titled "Supreme Court Hears From All Corners of the Country Ahead of Travel Ban Case." Read the story. Visit her faculty biography to learn more about her scholarship on amicus briefs and judicial fact-finding.
March 27 - Professor Allison Orr Larsen was a guest on the "Office Hours" podcast and discussed her research into the use of “alternative facts” in Supreme Court opinions (and beyond), the constitutional obstacles to investigating a sitting President, and her surprising career path. Listen to Episode 7, "Just the Facts" with Professor Larsen.
March 26 - Robert Barnes of the Washington Post quoted Professor Allison Orr Larsen in a story titled "Supreme Court Rule: (Other) Justices Shouldn't Conduct Independent Research." Read the story.
October 25 - A Cisco security research engineer discussed how the Center for Legal and Court Technology, led by Professor Fredric Lederer, has used funding from Cisco to support its research on artificial intelligence, the internet-of-things, and related technologies. Read the post.
May 17 - The ABA Journal featured an essay by Professor Fredric Lederer titled "Improving Access to Justice via Technology." Read the essay.
February 23 - The Courier Journal quoted Professor Mason E. Lowe in a story titled "A Louisville Lawyer Started Fake Kentucky Bar Associations. The Real Ones Aren't Happy." Read the story.
August 30 - A U.S. District Court cited an article by Professor Paul Marcus titled “Limiting Disclosure in Rape Victims' Identities” in an opinion in Jane Roe #1 v. Minguela, No. 16-CV-02744, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 147677, at *31 (D. Colo. Aug. 30, 2018).
May 12 - William & Mary honored Professor Paul Marcus at commencement with the Graves Award for Sustained Excellence in Teaching. Read the story.
April 27 - Professors James G. Dwyer, Allison Orr Larsen, Thomas McSweeney, and James Y. Stern were among 20 professors from William & Mary who received the 2018 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Read more.
January 16 - Professor Tina Mohr was quoted by Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily in an article discussing the effects of new tax reforms on nonprofits. Read the story.
May 22 - An opinion essay by Asma Uddin in the New York Times titled "What Islamophobic Politicians Can Learn from Mormons," referenced an amicus brief written by Professor Nathan Oman and signed by scholars of law and Mormon history in the travel ban case. Uddin noted that the scholars "drew a comparison between the government’s current posture toward Muslims and the government’s 19th-century treatment of Mormons. 'This court should ensure that history does not repeat itself,' they wrote." Read the essay.
April 16 - Garrett Epps, writing in The Atlantic, discussed three briefs filed in Trump v. Hawaii. Among them, a brief written by Professor Nathan Oman that was filed by a group of religious scholars that discusses efforts to exclude 19th century Mormon immigrants. Read the story, "The Travel Ban's Ignominious Precedents."
June 30 - President Taylor Reveley concluded two decades of service to William & Mary. He was sworn in as the 27th president of the university on September 5, 2008, after serving as interim president since February 2008. Before his presidency, he served as dean of the Law School for almost a decade, starting in August 1998.
May 12 - The university conferred an honorary degree on President Taylor Reveley at Commencement to honor his years of service to William & Mary, including 10 years as William & Mary president. Read more.
February 7 - The U.S. Congress paid respect to the Alma Mater of the Nation and its 27th president, Taylor Reveley, as the university prepared to celebrate its 325th birthday. Read the story.
March 13 - Episode 5 of "Office Hours" featured an interview with President Taylor Reveley ("The Real Taylor Reveley"). Listen on SoundCloud. Listen on iTunes.
Alemante Gebre-Selassie
May 10 - Professor Gebre-Selassie was quoted in an IPS News Service story "U.S. Signals New Approach to Horn of Africa Ally," discussing the inauguration of Ethiopia's new Prime Minister. Read the story.
December 17 - Professor James Stern joined Clint Schumacher, host of the Eminent Domain Podcast, to discuss Knick v. Township of Scott. Listen to the full podcast.
October 8 - Professor James Stern returned to guest-host the "First Mondays" podcast. Listen here.
September 24 - Professor James Stern was a guest on the "First Mondays" podcast recorded at the law school. Listen here.
July 3 – Professors Nancy Combs and James Stern, who both served as Justice Anthony Kennedy’s clerks for a year, talked with the Virginia Gazette in “William and Mary professors reflect on their time with Justice Kennedy.” Read the story.
June 28 - Two of our professors spoke to WYDaily about their experiences clerking for Justice Anthony Kennedy. Professor Nancy Combs said she saw firsthand his commitment to understanding the facts and “human dimensions” of each case he considered. "He was a fantastic person to work for in every respect,” said Professor James Stern. Read the story.
April 27 - Professors James G. Dwyer, Allison Orr Larsen, Thomas McSweeney, and James Y. Stern were among 20 professors from William & Mary who received the 2018 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Read more.
May 15 - ABC News quoted Professor Cynthia Ward about her Yale Law School classmate Emmet Flood, who joined President Trump's legal team in May. According to the story, Professor Ward "knew and worked with Flood on the Yale Law Journal, remembered that she felt comfortable consulting Flood on complex legal issues, adding that he brought “sound judgment” and a “sense of balance and fairness.” Read the story.
Christie Warren
June 29 - Professor Christie Warren was quoted in a Law School feature story about the Law School's international summer internship program titled "Citizen Lawyers Abroad." Read the story.
November 8 - Professor Timothy Zick was quoted in the story, "Are Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's Proposed Limits on Protests Legal?" in The Oregonian. Read the story.
October 23 - Professor Timothy Zick was quoted by Inverse.com on the free speech implications in a story about witches putting hexes on Brett Kavanaugh. Read the story.
October 18 - Professor Timothy Zick was quoted in a Los Angeles Times story titled "Trump says drug companies should include pries in TV ads. Good luck witht that." Read the story.
September - The William & Mary Board of Visitors approved the appointment of Timothy Zick to the John Marshall Professorship of Government and Citizenship during its September meeting. Read the story.
September 12 - Oxford University Press released Professor Timothy Zick's latest book The Dynamic Free Speech Clause. Read the story.
August 20 - August 20 - The American Constitution Society blog featured a post by Professor Timothy Zick titled "President Trump: Challenging Core First Amendment Principles." Read the post.
August 8 - The American Constitution Society blog featured a post by Professor Timothy Zick titled "The First Amendment, the Second Amendment, and 3D Firearms." Read the post.
August 7 - SCOTUSblog featured a post by Professor Timothy Zick titled "Judge Kavanaugh and Freedom of Expression" as part of its continuing coverage of Judge Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Read the post.
June 18 - Professor Timothy Zick was invited to speak about campus speech to the Virginia Council of Presidents. You can read the text of his remarks, titled "Campus Speech and the Modern University" online.
June 5 - Professor Timothy Zick talked to John Reid of WRVA Radio about the Supreme Court's decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. Listen.
May 7 - The New York Times quoted Professor Timothy Zick in story, "Trump Calls Kerry’s Push for Iran Deal ‘Possibly Illegal.’ Legal Scholars Shrug." Read the story.
January 25 - The Daily Press quoted Professor Timothy Zick regarding news from the Virginia General Assembly, "Concerns Rise over Price's Domestic Terrorism Bill." Read the story.