Faculty in the News
2011
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2010
Professor Champions the Rights of Children
Profiled: Professor Susan Bitensky
Oakland County Legal News, December 29, 2010
Professor Devoted to the Law and Economics, Committed to Music and Art
Profiled: Professor Nicholas Mercuro
Ingham County Legal News, December 23, 2010
Work E-Mail Stirs Controversy
Interviewed: Professor Adam Candeub
WILX, December 15, 2010
Tribe Seeks Help With Crime (PDF)
Quoted: Professor Tweedy
Daily Journal, December 8, 2010
Borders, Barnes & Noble merger would face hurdles
Quoted: Professor Candeub
The Detroit News, December 7, 2010
Native Intelligence: Law Professor an Expert on American Indian Issues
Featured: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Flint-Genesee County Legal News, November 26, 2010
Indigenous Interests
Featured: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Detroit Legal News, November 24, 2010
Expert: Settlement Could Bring Clarity
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
The Morning Sun, November 17, 2010
Johnny has two mommies -- and four dads
Quoted: Professor Melanie Jacobs
The Boston Globe, October 24, 2010
MSU helping immigrants navigate the legal system
Lansing State Journal, October 4, 2010
Cox blasted for refusing to fire staffer who runs critical blog
Quoted: Professor Kevin Saunders
Lansing State Journal, October 1, 2010
Shirvell Uproar Grows; Granholm Says She Would Fire Him
Quoted: Professor Robert McCormick
Gongwer News Service, September 30, 2010
Tribal Law and Order Act
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
West's Legal Current, September 29, 2010
Michigan Lawyers Celebrate Constitution Day
Ingham County Legal News, September 23, 2010
Quoted: Professors Frank Ravitch and David Thronson
Narrow rulings keep cigarette tax litigation open-ended
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Buffalo News, September 13, 2010
Their Day in Court
Quoted: Professor David Favre
ABA Journal, September 1, 2010
Reluctant Landlords in Detroit Rent to Pay Mortgages
Quoted: Professor Brian Gilmore
Detroit Free Press, August 30, 2010
Federal government should begin withdrawal from mortgage business
Author: Assistant Dean Elliot Spoon
The Detroit News, August 20, 2010
It's the Violence!
Author: Professor Kevin Saunders
The New York Times, July 19, 2010
The Ute Paradox
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
High Country News, July 19, 2010
A Michigan Sparty in Moscow
Featured: Professor Bruce Bean
Detroit Legal News, July 14, 2010
Lawyering Suits Pile Up at High Court
The National Law Journal, July 6, 2010
Quoted: Professor Renee Newman Knake
Tribe's casino odds improve
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Cape Cod Times, June 30, 2010
Harvard officials defend Kagan on Indian issues
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Indian Country Today, June 29, 2010
A New Path to Divorce in New York
Author: Professor Cynthia Lee Starnes
The New York Times, June 21, 2010
Supreme Court Rules Victim Had Role in Drunk Driving Death
Interview: Professor Candeub
Michigan Radio, June 9, 2010
Schaghticoke files cert on acknowledgment reversal
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Indian Country Today, May 26, 2010
Are Young Women Turning Their Backs on Law School?
American Bar Association Perspectives Magazine, Spring 2010
Quoted: Professor Hannah Brenner
Elena Kagan: Supreme Court Nominee (MP3)
Interview: Professor Brian Kalt
The Warren Pierce Show, WJR, May 16, 2010
Students have an ally in MSU law clinic
Interviewed: Professor Nancy Costello
Macomb County Legal News, May 5, 2010
Court backs Rincon tribe in gambling revenue dispute
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Sign On San Diego, April 20, 2010
Granholm called a long shot for court
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
Detroit Free Press, April 13, 2010
Firm keeps fee from voided garnishment, says U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Michigan
Quoted: Professor Anne Lawton
Michigan Lawyers Weekly, April 12, 2010
Indians try to keep cases away from high court
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
The National Law Journal, March 29, 2010
State needs to provide balance to court fights
Co-author: Dean Joan Howarth
Lansing State Journal, March 21, 2010
One Country, One School Yardstick?
Author: Professor Susan Bitensky
The New York Times, March 20, 2010
The Carcieri Fix (MP3)
Interview: Professor Matthew Fletcher
Native America Calling, March 22, 2010
Fido has rights, too--MSU law school session examines the developing world of animal law
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Oakland County Legal News, March 18, 2010
Experts: Trademark law deals in confusion
Quoted: Professor Sean Pager
The Times Herald, March 13, 2010
Controversy builds in matters of juvenile justice
Quoted: Professor Stephanie Crino
The Niles Daily Star, March 11, 2010
'War on Terror' symposium at MSU expected to be controversial: Torture is one of hot topics to be discussed
Quoted: Professor Bruce Bean
Detroit Legal News, February 18, 2010
Will you e-marry me? Law professors propose sweeping changes in state marital statutes
Quoted: Professor Mae Kuykendall
Detroit Legal News, February 17, 2010
How Many Parents?
Author: Professor Melanie Jacobs
The New York Times, February 1, 2010
UCSD looking at a law school
Quoted: Dean Joan Howarth
The San Diego Union-Tribune, January 28, 2010
2009
Kevin Lavery speaks with Adam Candeub about online marriage licenses and the E-Marriage project.
Morning Edition, NPR
December 14, 2009
Professor Mae Kuykendall talks about the Legal E-Marriage Project.
The Michigan Talk Network, December 8, 2009
Frank Beckmann speaks with Professor Mae Kuykendall about the Legal E-Marriage Project
WJR, December 7, 2009
The Long Search for Racial Justice? Effects of new N.C. law won't be known immediately
November 15, 2009
Winston-Salem Journal
MSU College of Law Professor's Mae Kuykendall and Adam Candeub launch the E-Marriage Project Which Could Start a Digital "I Do" Revolution
October 28, 2009
Business Wire
High Court Justices to Take Up Lawyer Ethics, Errors
The National Law Journal, September 28, 2009
Quoted: Professor Renee Newman Knake
Daily News answers questions about Vikings' Kevin Williams and Pat Williams' anti-doping case
September 20, 2009
New York Daily News
By Christian Red and Teri Thompson
Quoted: Professor Robert McCormick
Pet Trusts Revealed
September 3, 2009
Greater Lansing Business Monthly
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Crisis Situation for Native American Women in a Broken Legal System
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
ABA Perspectives Magazine
Fall 2009 Issue
A Driving Force for Gender Equality
Diversity and the Bar, July/August 2009
Quoted: Professor Hannah Brenner
Looking Out For All Animals
August 26, 2009
The Atlantic
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Is Obama Wading Into Russian Politics?
Russia Profile Experts Panel
July 10th edition
Contributor: Professor Bruce Bean
Courting Sotomayor
July 2, 2009
Indian Country Today
Quoted: Professor Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Politics of Picking Sides is so Predictable
July 1, 2009
Forbes (also appearing on Business Wire and Market Watch)
Guest Editorial
Let the Kid Be
The New York Times Magazine, June 14, 2009
How to Fire Your President: Voting 'No Confidence' With Confidence
The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 12, 2009
Explaining GM Bankruptcy
WILX-TV, May 27, 2009
Supreme Court shifts power from juries to judges
Lansing State Journal, May 28, 2009
Court Opening Prompts Question About Whether Gender Matters
The Wall Street Journal, May 14, 2009
Quoted: Professor Hannah Brenner
Madison, Hamilton would be pleased
Detroit Free Press, May 10, 2009
GM Gets Another Bid for Saturn
WLNS-TV, Lansing, April 16, 2009
Bankruptcy Effects on GM Workers
WILX-TV, Lansing, April 13, 2009
Government to GM: Prepare For Bankruptcy
WLNS-TV, Lansing, April 13, 2009
Professor Lawton discusses bankruptcy as it relates to Chrysler, GM, and Ford
1320 WILS-AM, Lansing, April 10, 2009
Professor Favre comments on animal ownership rights in "Parrot Custody Battle."
April 7, 2009
Good Morning America, ABC News
Supreme Court Backs Hawaii in Land Dispute
The New York Times, March 31, 2009
GM's Bridge Loans to Nowhere
March 22, 2009
Lansing State Journal Op Ed
Branching paths GM, Ford could be headed in separate directions
Tribune Chronicle, March 15, 2009
Professor Lawton discusses bankruptcy
KOA-AM, Denver, March 6, 2009
Decision's in. 'Now' begins work to fix Carcieri
Indian Country Today, February 25, 2009
In Need of Help
Cadillac News, February 21, 2009
Professor Spoon explains the possible effects of the foreclosure package on Michigan foreclosures
WLAJ ABC News, February 20, 2009
Professor Spoon discusses the components of the Obama Administration's foreclosure package and its best and worst parts
AM Lansing with Walt Song, February 20, 2009
Bury My Chance At The Supreme Court
CBS News Political Hotsheet Blog, February 20, 2009
Animal rights becomes hot field of legal study
Associate Press, February 14, 2009
Law professor: Intelligent Design expelled for lack of standing
Detroit Legal News, February 12, 2009
Featured: Professor Frank Ravitch
Battle Under the Big Top
Legal Times, February 2, 2009
Professor Catherine M. Grosso and Sister Dianna Oritz Issue Letter to President Obama Regarding Torture
Business Wire February 3, 2009
Once Pardoned, Always Pardoned
The Washington Post Op Ed January 26, 2009
Can President Bush be impeached after he is gone?
Forbes Editorial January 19, 2009
Burris May Have Law On His Side
MSU Law Professor Brian Kalt discusses the legalities of Roland Burris' appointment to the U.S. Senate
WBBM, Chicago, January 5, 2009