Professor Ann Killenbeck argues that institutions that choose to use race as a factor in admission decisions must understand that they will be held to a more rigorous legal standard if their programs are challenged in the courts.
Energy-based economic development has received little academic attention, but researchers have a rare opportunity to evaluate the potential impacts of EBED for society, says Indiana University faculty member Sanya Carley.
As the nation prepares to mark the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina next week, there is mounting evidence that important lessons have yet to be learned from the deadly storm, says Wake Forest University Law Professor Sidney Shapiro, one of the country’s leading experts on regulatory policy.
Jayanth Krishnan, a professor in the Indiana University Maurer School of Law will direct an intensive study on the lower judiciary in India.
Online presence may hold the key to November elections.
Lack of "complete crime" hampered conviction chances in federal corruption trial of Rod Blagojevich, says Washington University in St. Louis law professor Peter Joy.
Fourteen Washington University in St. Louis School of Law faculty, led by Gregory Magarian, JD, professor of law, played a prominent role in vetting new U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.
Al Cross, director of the University of Kentucky's Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, recently testified to the Postal Regulatory Commission that ending Saturday mail would hurt rural America.
Steven Kyle, professor of economics at Cornell University’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and an expert on U.S. macroeconomic policy, compares extending the Bush-era tax cuts for upper income earners to failed Hoover-era policies.
Family law expert Jennifer Drobac says the ruling concerning the overturning of California's ban against same-sex marriages could contribute to a growing acceptance of same-sex marriages.
Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, professor of Law at the Cornell University Law School, comments on the workplace issues and liabilities surrounding a Jet Blue flight attendant’s recent, unconventional exit from a company aircraft at Kennedy International Airport in New York after a dispute with a passenger over carry-on baggage.
Kent D. Syverud JD, dean of the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor, has been named a trustee of the $20 billion BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust.
Robert Frank, professor of economics at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, comments on Obama Administration plans to allow Bush Administration tax cuts to expire on Dec. 31.
One of the world’s leading scholars about the Kurds, Michael Gunter, a Tennessee Tech University political science professor, has strong opinions about drawing down of U.S. troops in Iraq. Reporters interested in the topic are invited to interview Gunter on how this affects Iraq, the Kurds, U.S. policy in Afghanistan and domestic issues, including upcoming elections and the economy.
In his new book, "James Madison Rules America: The Constitutional Origins of Congressional Partisanship," Washington and Lee University politics professor William F. Connelly Jr.argues that under James Madison's institutional framework promotes competition and innovation.
Patrick Rooney, executive director of the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, and Leslie Lenkowsky, a professor at the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Center, comment on The Giving Pledge.
Reporters who are looking for a expert perspective on Justice Elena Kagan should consider Johns Hopkins University Professor Joel Grossman.
The Senate’s approval of Elena Kagan as a U.S. Supreme Court justice marks the first time three women will serve together and gives the court its youngest member, among other shifts.
Despite the overturning of California’s Proposition 8, the issue may face a long journey to the U.S. Supreme Court as other, similar cases work their way through the legal system, WUSTL experts say.
Countries that restrict labor movements from other countries might be missing out on a great economic development opportunity not only locally, but for the world as a whole, according to a University of Iowa economist.
Cynthia Grant Bowman, professor of law at the Cornell University Law School and an expert on family law and gender, comments on the Aug. 4 decision of the Federal District Court in California holding that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
Two faculty experts at Indiana University Bloomington are available to comment on the ruling Wednesday by a federal judge that California’s prohibition of same-sex marriage violates the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.
Indiana U. sociologist Brian Powell has talked with more than 2,000 adults nationwide about their attitudes toward same-sex marriages and is publishing a book in September on the topic. He is available to talk about the issue and can be reached on Wednesday.
Powerful new software is allowing law officers in 58 Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces nationwide to collect evidence against people who own and share illegal images and produce child pornography. A paper on it was given at the Digital Forensics Research Conference in Portland this week.
The Secure World Foundation has released a report -- "The NORAD Experience: Implications for International Space Surveillance Data Sharing" -- that examines the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) relationship and experience, then draws from those lessons for sharing space situational awareness (SSA) information.
Sara Rosenbaum from The George Washington University is available to comment on the recent decision (Commonwealth of Virginia v Sebelius) regarding Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Ron Kendall will testify to U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on dispersant use in the Gulf of Mexico.
A University of Texas at Austin political scientist joined several other constitutional scholars to advise the Kenyan leaders who recently drafted a new national constitution that voters there will have the chance to ratify this Wednesday (Aug. 4).
The Wildlife Conservation Society applauded today’s Senate passage of H.R. 1454, the Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act. Its passage has been a major legislative objective of WCS and represents a victory for supporters of wildlife and fiscally responsible governance.
Given the controversy and the fact the U.S. government is a party challenging the law, it makes sense that a federal court would put the Arizona immigration law on hold so the legal and constitutional questions can be discussed and pondered in a measured way, according to Rick Su, an expert on immigration law and local government at the University at Buffalo Law School.
The nation awaits Missouri’s August 3 vote on Proposition C, a federal health care law opt-out described as a ‘last-ditch’ political measure by a Washington University in St. Louis expert.
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has granted Secure World Foundation special consultative status.
Brian F. Carso, Jr., J.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of history and director of the pre-law and Government, Law & National Security programs at Misericordia University, is an expert on treason and is available to discuss WikiLeaks and the war in Afghanistan.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation passed the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 and now included in America COMPETES is support for the development of research, science and technology parks.
Researchers investigated whether geographic variations in utilization of health services and spending differed between Medicare and the private sector.
Hailed as the Bill of Rights for people with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) has fulfilled much of its promise since it went into effect 20 years ago, according to an online survey of disability leaders, released today. But the findings also uncover new challenges.
A comprehensive study by an intellectual property law expert published in the journal 'Science' may guide global climate change and other scientific policy-makers in developing rules for research data release.
Experts are available to speak about immigration law and policy, healthcare and cultural and political history.
As Americans continue to debate immigration reform, border enforcement and Arizona's recent legislation, experts from The University of Texas at Austin are offering their views on these issues through a series of online videos.
U.S. military operations to protect oil imports coming from the Middle East are creating larger amounts of greenhouse gas emissions than once thought, new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln shows.
Twenty years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, there is finally a “tool kit” for non-experts to measure whether public facilities are in compliance.
Community Remote Sensing is a new field that combines remote sensing with citizen science, social networks, and crowd-sourcing to enhance the data obtained from traditional sources. It includes the collection, calibration, analysis, communication, or application of remotely sensed information by these community means.
Robert C. Hockett, professor at the Cornell University Law School and an expert on financial law and economic globalization, comments on historic financial regulation reform legislation passed today by the U.S. Senate.
“Cowboy Conservatism: Texas and the Rise of the Modern Right” explains the process of political shifts.
Dr. Paul Lipkin is among six Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® Health Policy Fellows chosen in 2010.
Decision-makers and senior experts on disaster-risk management met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to focus on Africa's use of space-based applications and solutions.
Erin Sember, technical assistance coordinator of the Northeast ADA Center at Cornell University, comments about the influence of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on the workplace and public spaces.
A future look into the unrealized potential of remotely sensed data for disaster scenarios, including what is becoming known as community remote sensing, or cloud computing.
Using “13 Keys” system, American University professor predicts outcome of presidential election.
The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit filed July 6 against Arizona’s controversial new immigration law will likely see partial success, according to a Washington University in St. Louis law professor. But he predicts the legal battle will extend beyond Arizona.
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