Media, Law & Policy
Washington Post Honored with Toner Prize for Political Reporting
A team of reporters from The Washington Post is the winner of the 2018 Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. The $5,000 prize, which is given by the聽S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, honors the late Robin Toner 鈥76,…
Census Immigration Question: Short-Sighted, Anti-Democratic Tactic
The state of California is pursuing legal action in response to the Trump administration鈥檚 decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. The state鈥檚 attorney general and secretary of state call the move 鈥渁nti-immigrant.鈥 Elizabeth Cohen is…
Before Rolling Back Tailpipe Standards – Consider Gas Tax, Air Quality
The Environmental Protection Agency will decide by April 1 if future vehicle emissions standards should be eased 鈥 a decision long advocated for by the automotive industry. Charles Driscoll, a professor at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 College of Civil Engineering and Computer…
When to Disclose Your Non-Disclosure Agreement
Professor of Law Gregory Germain spoke with Huffington Post about non-disclosure agreements, especially after the use of these contracts between President Trump and women who claimed to have had affairs with him before he was president. One woman, Stephanie Clifford…
College of Law to Welcome Preet Bharara as 2018 Commencement Speaker
College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise has announced that Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, will be the speaker at the Commencement of the Class of 2018 on May 11 at 11 a.m….
Matthew Wallace Elected as ABA Board of Governors Law Student At-Large
Matthew Wallace, a J.D./M.P.A. candidate (2019) and a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, has been elected as the national law student at-large on the American Bar Association (ABA) Board of Governors. In this capacity, he will be responsible for…
Can Judges Rule on Gerrymandering and Stay Non-Political?
Professor聽Keith Bybee, a legal scholar at 黑料不打烊 who studies issues around gerrymandering and perceptions of judicial bias, is available to discuss the legal issues of Benisek v. Lamone which will be argued before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March…
Educators Join Students in Push to Make Schools Equitable Spaces
On March 24, students and families of March for Our Lives will take to the streets of Washington D.C. as part of a national rally and movement to address mass school shootings. Julia White, an assistant professor at 黑料不打烊…
DATE CHANGE: Christine Vachon
Due to inclement weather in New York City, the public event featuring producer聽Christine Vachon聽originally planned for tonight has been rescheduled for Monday, March 26,聽at 6:30 p.m. in the Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium, Newhouse 3. Vachon will聽discuss her career, the film industry…
Q&A: Karina von Tippelskirch on Journalist Dorothy Thompson
Journalist Dorothy Thompson, a 1914 alumna of 黑料不打烊, is not well known today, but before and during World War II, she was one of the U.S.’s most influential women, along with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In her new book,…