The Senate Judiciary hearings should be interesting since she hasn’t been a judge and has no written opinions to study, said Mark McKenzie, a Texas Tech Supreme Court expert.
American University's Washington College of Law experts available to comment on Kagan nomination.
Reporters who are looking for a expert perspective on President Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court should consider Johns Hopkins University Professor Joel Grossman.
Michael C. Dorf, constitutional law scholar, former Supreme Court law clerk and professor at Cornell University Law School, comments on President Obama’s apparent choice of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his next Supreme Court nominee.
Vanderbilt University experts with research and expertise related to the Supreme Court and the nomination of a new justice are available to discuss a range of topics. All of the Vanderbilt experts have done extensive TV, radio and print interviews. Vanderbilt has a 24/7 TV and radio studio. Use of the studio with Vanderbilt experts is free, except for reserving fiber time.
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell University’s director of IT Policy and its director of Computer Policy and Law Programs, comments on the recent Federal Appeals Court decision in Comcast v. Federal Communication Commission and the FCC’s efforts to enforce “network neutrality” on Internet providers.
In a year when the death penalty continues to stir passions from Texas to Connecticut and beyond, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Oshinsky’s new book will help Americans better understand the history, politics and role of capital punishment in the United States.
If you're looking for an expert to put the career and legacy of John Paul Stevens into perspective — as well as someone who can talk about what happens next and how the high court will likely change — consider Johns Hopkins University Professor Joel Grossman.
Michael C. Dorf, constitutional law scholar, former Supreme Court law clerk and professor at Cornell University Law School, discusses the implications of the impending retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.
“The retirement announcement of Justice John Paul Stevens does not comes as a big surprise, but it is still a sad day,” says Gregory P. Magarian, J.D., former Stevens clerk and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “The Supreme Court is losing a great jurist and a great man.” Magarian calls Stevens a “pragmatic populist” because of the way he approached his decisions with the Court.“Stevens always has been very focused on what a Supreme Court decision is going to do to an ordinary person,” he says. “He has never written an opinion just to make a point or put on a show."
“I think that Judge Sweet showed an impressive understanding of genetics and some of the nuances involved. I agree with him," says Jim Evans, who led an HHS task force on gene patenting and a school to teach judges about genetics.
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn campaign spending limits for corporations “strikes a serious blow against efforts to stem the dominance of corporations in our political process,” says Gregory P. Magarian, J.D., constitutional and election law expert at Washington University in St. Louis. “The Court overruled a longstanding decision that had struck a sensible, carefully drawn balance between the self-interest of corporations and interests of integrity and fairness in the political process.“
Top judicial politics expert can discuss impact of U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on election laws, campaign financing.
Count on more political attack ads in 2010 after a Supreme Court ruling lifting the ban on corporation and labor donations, according to political scientist John Geer.
A University of Iowa free speech expert is available to discuss the Supreme Court decision expected this week in a case that could overturn limits on campaign spending by some organizations.
A case before the Supreme Court (hearings set for Dec. 7, 2009) could find the Sarbanes-Oxley Act unconstitutional with major implications for auditing oversight and Congress' ability to establish independent agencies in general. Expert available for comment.
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB. Indiana U. legal expert Donna Nagy has been researching and writing about the constitutional status of the PCAOB for years and can comment on the case.
Thirty-seven years after Title IX was first enacted, colleges and universities are reexamining their policies and adapting to recent court rulings.
Researchers provided a nationally-represented sample of adults with an online survey about the US Supreme Court's ruling on physician-assisted suicide.
Newly appointed U.S. Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor has participated in several influential sports law decisions throughout her career. A Central Michigan University authority on sports law is available to discuss the most recognized sports law-related cases Judge Sotomayor has participated in and how her opinions have influenced American law in this arena thus far.
Reporters who are looking for expert perspectives on newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor should consider Johns Hopkins University lecturer Adam Segal, director of the Hispanic Voter Project, and Joel Grossman, professor of political science.
According to new analysis by American University and Oregon State University professors, the judicial appointments of former president George W. Bush suggest that his motivation for appointing nontraditional judges was driven more by ideology and strategy than concerns for diversity.
Tip sheet of University of Virginia professors available to comment on confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor.
UC Berkeley School of Law scholars are available for insight and analysis on Judge Sotomayor's confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court. The nomination has stirred debate about judicial activism, among other issues, due partly to comments she made during a 2001 Berkeley Law speech. U.S. Senate confirmation hearings begin July 13.
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision, various news outlets have interviewed the firefighters, city officials and legal experts on the case, but few have sought comments from the designers and scientists who are among those instrumental in developing these both useful and controversial employment tests"”industrial and organizational psychologists.
Education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire has reviewed today's U.S. Supreme Court decision Safford Unified School District #1 v. Redding and provides the following analysis.
Education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire is available to discuss the impact of today's U.S. Supreme Court decision that finds that an Arizona school district violated the Fourth Amendment rights of an eighth-grader who was strip-searched for prescription drugs.
Nasty, politicized Supreme Court nomination battles may erode public support of the high Court, according to a study of public reactions to the Samuel Alito nomination process. A study found that television advertisements opposing Alito's nomination in 2005 had a disturbing side effect: Many people who viewed those highly political ads become less supportive of the Supreme Court as an institution.
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court later this month regarding whether a school district violated the rights of an eighth-grader who was strip-searched for prescription drugs is being closely watched by the educational community, according to education law expert Todd DeMitchell at the University of New Hampshire.
Central Michigan University law professor comments on President Barack Obama's recent nomination of New York Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court -- which has brought praise from Latino leaders and civil rights and women's advocates around the country.
The nomination of Federal Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice shows that there are no physical or intellectual limits to what persons with Type 1 diabetes are capable of achieving, says Robert A. Vigersky, MD, president-elect of The Endocrine Society.
President Barack Obama's nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter is historic, says Wake Forest University political science professor Katy Harriger, and the odds of confirmation are in Judge Sonia Sotomayor's favor given the current political context.
President Barack Obama named Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court. Indiana University law professors Craig Bradley, Kevin Collins, Gerard Magliocca, MarÃa Pabón López and David Orentlicher comment on the appointment.
As the confirmation process for Judge Sonia Sotomayor moves forward, American University and AU Washington College of Law constitutional law experts are available to comment on the impact of her nomination, potential barriers to her confirmation, and what effect she could have on the dynamics of the Supreme Court.
Reporters who are looking for expert perspectives on Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's nominee to replace Justice David Souter on the Supreme Court, should consider Johns Hopkins University Adam Segal, director of the Hispanic Voter Project, and Joel Grossman, professor of political science.
Two University of Virginia law professors, experts on the Supreme Court and the Constitution, are available to discuss likely successors to David Souter and how the court may change.
Three Texas Tech experts can comment on what most likely will happen next as the president decides on a nominee and the Senate moves to confirm.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum, in which a group called the Summum church wants to be able to erect a religious monument in a Utah city park. Daniel O. Conkle, professor at the Indiana University School of Law--Bloomington, says the Court's decision could turn on whether it sees the monument as private or government speech.
Florida State University College of Law experts, some of the best legal minds in the nation, are available to discuss cases that will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court during its upcoming term.
Tulane University law professor Ray Diamond, an expert on Constitutional Law and especially the Second Amendment, is available for comment on District of Columbia v. Heller. The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision on June 26, 2008.
A Saint Louis University health care lawyer and ethicist, one of the foremost experts on pain and the law, is available to discuss the ramifications of Gonzales v. Oregon.
Author and Rowan University political science professor Dr. Larry Butler thinks Judge Samuel Alito's nomination may trigger a political bloodbath.
The following University of Maryland experts are available to comment on President Bush's nomination of 3rd Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito, Jr. to the Supreme Court.
The University of Maryland has the experts you need to put the Harriet Miers story into perspective - please feel free to contact these experts directly. Quotes follow.
According to Michal Belknap the "requirement" that Supreme Court appointees be federal appeals court judges is actually a recent development. Belknap is a legal scholar at California Western School of Law in San Diego.
The University of Maryland has a number of experts who can comment about the Senate hearings into the nomination of Judge John Roberts Jr. as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
Melissa Rogers, visiting professor of religion and public policy in the Wake Forest University Divinity School, says President Bush's Supreme Court nominee, John G. Roberts, could play a pivotal role in cases related to government-sponsored religious displays and expression.
Wake Forest University experts from a variety of areas are available to provide comment on issues related to the retirement of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and the process for nomination and approval of her successor. These sources can also comment on Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
If history is any guide, the timing may be right for President Bush to nominate a hard-line conservative for the Supreme Court, according to University at Buffalo political scientist Mark Hurwitz, Ph.D., an expert on the judicial process.
Constitutional battles over civil liberties could intensify at the state level -- continuing a more than two-decade-long trend -- if the Supreme Court becomes more conservative under President Bush, according to University at Buffalo Law Professor James A. Gardner.
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