MSU Law in the News
2020
The Very Real Problem of Both Trump and Pence Getting COVID-19 at the Same Time
The Atlantic, May 14, 2020
Written by Professor Brian Kalt
If the President Tests Positive for the Virus, What Happens?
Bloomberg, May 13, 2020
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
If Trump gets coronavirus, what happens?
Mic, May 12, 2020
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
Saving barns when farming has changed
MichiganFarmer, May 11, 2020
Quoted: Professor Bradley Deacon
Native tribes still haven’t received the stimulus relief money they were promised
Vox, May 2, 2020
Quoted: Professor Matthew Fletcher
An innocent man spent 46 years in prison. And made a plan to kill the man who framed him.
CNN, April 2020
Interviewed: Professor Barbara O’Brien
The US military has been sharing army chaplain sermons on its official Facebook pages
Business Insider, April 29, 2020
Quoted: Professor Frank Ravitch
Appeals court finds constitutional right to literacy for schoolchildren in Detroit case
Detroit Free Press, April 23, 2020
Article cited: Professor Susan Bitensky
Opinion: Fast-track release of lifers sentenced as children
The Detroit News, April 20, 2020
Written by Professor Daniel Manville
‘Tiger King’ Popularity Highlights Market for Big Cats in U.S.
Wall Street Journal, April 15, 2020
Interviewed: Professor Carney Anne Nasser
Why ‘Tiger King’ Is Not ‘Blackfish’ for Big Cats
The New York Times, April 9, 2020
Quoted: Professor Carney Anne Nasser
Should Social Media be Regulated for “Neutrality”?
Ricochet, March 27, 2020
Interviewed: Professor Adam Candeub
Panelists at CATO Institute Fiercely Disagree Over Whether Big Tech is Biased and Left-Leaning
Broadband Breakfast, March 10, 2020
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
Death row inmate’s fight for his life shines light on use of jailhouse informants
ABC News, February 24, 2020
Research cited: Professors Barbara O’Brien and Catherine Grosso
Trump’s Flurry of Pardons Ahead of Stone’s Sentencing On Thursday
Background Briefing, February 18, 2020
Interviewed: Professor Brian Kalt
Let the Music Play: The Performance Rights License Marketplace Thrives Only with Vigilant Antitrust Enforcement
IPWatchdog, February 13, 2020
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
FCC Chair Ajit Pai Must Press Forward on 5G Auctions
Forbes, February 5, 2020
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
Google Makes Weak Claims That IP Protects Competition
Forbes, January 29, 2020
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
"Surveillance Capitalism": A Summary of Critics
The Heartland Institute, January 27, 2020
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
2019
A GitHub Subsidiary In China Threatens National Security And Internet Freedom
Forbes, December 18, 2019
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
Huawei’s Battle Against FCC’s Subsidy Ban Faces Long Odds
Bloomberg Law, December 18, 2019
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
Google’s IP Theft Entrenches Its Monopoly Power
Forbes, December 17, 2019
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
Facebook’s Anti-Revenge Porn Tools Failed to Protect Katie Hill
WIRED, November 18, 2019
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
Freedom of Speech and Private Power
2019 National Lawyers Convention, November 14-16, 2019
Interviewed: Professor Adam Candeub
They’re accused of abusing their pets in viral videos. But laws don’t always consider it cruelty
The Washington Post, September 17, 2019
Quoted: Professor David Favre
They Were Freed From Death Row. Republicans Put Them Back.
The New York Times, August 23, 2019
Quoted: Professor Catherine Grosso and Barbara O'Brien
She blew the whistle on Koch Foods. This little-known visa kept her from being deported by ICE
The New Food Economy, August 21, 2019
Quoted: Professor Veronica Thronson
The Curious Transformation of Mike Lee
Google Transparency Project, August 19, 2019
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
Racism Tainted Their Trials. Should They Still Be Executed?
The Marshall Project, August 7, 2019
Quoted: Professor Catherine Grosso and Barbara O'Brien
Six Flags bought endangered animals for years without a permit, records appear to show
The Morning Call, July 23, 2019
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Interpreting CDA Section 230 and its Future
Mercatus, July 2, 2019
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
Law prof: Prosecuting former MSU president in Larry Nassar scandal is unfair
Detroit Free Press, June 29, 2019
Written by Professor Mae Kuykendall
38% of Lansing rentals may be unsafe. Is the city doing enough to fix the problem?
Lansing State Journal, June 6, 2019
Quoted: Professor Brian Gilmore
The President and Congress Are Thinking of Changing This Important Internet Law
Slate, February 25, 2019
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
A Court Battle Over a Dallas Toddler Could Decide the Future of Native American Law
The Atlantic, February 21, 2019
Quoted: Professor Kate Fort
What Would It Take to Impeach Trump?
The Inquiry, January 17, 2019
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
Market Fundamentalism, Reasonable Regulation, and Today's Internet
Forbes, January 10, 2019
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
2018
FTC Must No Longer Ignore Silicon Valley Censorship
Forbes, Dec 6, 2018
Written by Adam Candeub
Renegotiated NAFTA Will Entrench Big Tech Censorship
RealClearPolitics, November 23, 2018
Written by Adam Candeub
Web of Interests Surrounding Medicines Makes Patient Access Increasingly Difficult
Bioethics in the News series, October 18, 2018
Written by Professor Jennifer Carter-Johnson
Give Tenants Lawyers
New York Times, October 9, 2018
Written by Professor Brian Gilmore
The only reason that Trump hasn’t been indicted is that he’s the president
Vox News, August 21, 2018
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
Rethinking Our Relationship With Animals
KERA, July 16, 2018
Interviewed: Professor David Favre
Letter: Presidential Pardon is Complicated
Detroit News, July 2, 2018
Written by Professor Brian Kalt
For immigrant families already separated, policy change doesn’t guarantee reunification
Rawstory, June 21, 2018
Quoted: Professor David Thronson
These are the distant states where migrant children are being sent
CNN, June 21, 2018
Quoted: Professor David Thronson
Five myths about presidential pardons
Washington Post, June 7, 2018
Written by Professor Brian Kalt
New bill proposes jail time for Michigan pet owners who leave animals alone in hot vehicles
CBS News, May 31, 2018
Cited: Animal Legal and Historical Center
Are Tariffs the Best Way to Win a Trade War with China?
BYU Radio, May 29, 2018
Interviewed: Professor Sean Pager
Brazilian soccer legend wants to marry his 2 girlfriends at the same time — but is that even legal?
Yahoo News, May 24, 2018
Quoted: Professor Mae Kuykendall
Letter to the Editor: The Twenty-Fifth Amendment Reader’s Guide
Just Security, May 18, 2018
Written by Professor Brian Kalt
‘Trauma Informed’ Approaches to Sex Assault Are Catching On. They’re Also Facing a Backlash.
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 5, 2018
Quoted: Professor Adam Candeub
If Mueller finds evidence of wrongdoing, can he indict Trump?
The Christian Science Monitor, April 5, 2018
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
It’s not my fault, my brain implant made me do it
The Conversation, April 3, 2018
Written by Professor Jennifer Carter-Johnson
False Confessions, Mistaken Witnesses, Corrupt Investigators: Why 139 Innocent People Went to Jail
New York Times, March 14, 2018
Quoted: Professor Barbara O'Brien
Gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss, can the 25th Amendment bump Trump?, “Fire & Fury”, “Time’s Up” and much more
WGN Radio, January 9, 2018
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
2017
‘Will They Take Me, Too?’
New York Times, Deceber 14, 2017
Quoted: Professor David Thronson
The Satanic Temple an unlikely fighter for free speech, religious freedom
The Spartan News Room, December 12, 2017
Quoted: Professor Frank Ravitch
If Roy Moore Wins, the Senate Is Stuck With Him
The Wall Street Journal, November 14, 2017
Written by Professor Brian Kalt
Keep Twitter Accountable Without Censorship
The Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2018
Written by Professor Adam Candeub
Here's how Corker spat puts focus on attempts to dump Trump
The Inquirer, October 11, 2017
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
THE ULTIMATE TRUMP MOVE TO END THE RUSSIA SCANDAL: PARDON HIMSELF?!
OZY.com, July 14, 2017
Quoted: Professor Brian Kalt
George Sinas Named A “Top 10” Michigan Personal Injury Lawyer
Sinas Dramis Law Firm Blog, July 2017
Featured: Adjunct Professor George Sinas
Michigan schools that sue the state would be punished under 2018 budget
MLive, July 3, 2017
Quoted: Vice Dean Kristi Bowman
What A Recent Supreme Court Ruling Could Mean For Church And State Separation
Wisconsin Public Radio, June 29, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Frank Ravitch
Symposium: Trinity Lutheran and Zelman – Saved by footnote 3 or a dream come true for voucher advocates?
SCOTUSblog, June 26, 2017
Blog post by Professor Frank Ravitch
Legal expert: State reimbursement to private schools violates constitution
Michigan Radio, June 20, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Frank Ravitch
State has “a lot to prove” to win convictions for involuntary manslaughter in Flint crisis
Michigan Radio, June 19, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Adam Candeub
If You Want to Prosecute a President, Impeach Him First
New York Magazine, May 21, 2017
Op-Ed by Professor Brian Kalt
Can Trump Pardon Himself?
Foreign Policy, May 19, 2017
Op-Ed by Professor Brian Kalt
The 25th Amendment? Forget It
The Wall Street Journal, May 18, 2017
Op-Ed by Professor Brian Kalt
Democrats accuse Trump of obstruction of justice. Did he do it?
USA Today, May 17, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Brian Kalt
What is a special counsel and how much power do they have?
CNN Politics, May 18, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Brian Kalt
The suddenly relevant debate about whether a president can be prosecuted, explained
Vox.com, May 17, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Brian Kalt
What is the 25th Amendment, and could it be used to remove Trump?
Yahoo News, May 17, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Brian Kalt
The Key to Protecting Consumers
U.S. News and World Report, May 12, 2017
Op-ed by Professor Mark Totten
Religious defense planned in landmark Detroit genital mutilation case
Detroit Free Press, May 20, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Frank Ravitch
A 147-year-old dispute between church and state spills onto a school playground
The Conversation, May 2, 2017
Op-Ed by Professor Frank Ravitch
A new bill would outlaw female genital mutilation in Michigan. But would that stop the practice?
Michigan Radio, May 1, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Frank Ravitch
Bible classes in schools can lead to strife among neighbors
The Conversation, April 13, 2017
Op-Ed by Professor Frank Ravitch
Community reacts to Lansing becoming sanctuary city
WLNS.com, April 4, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Michael Sant’Ambrogio
Who gets to keep the pet in a divorce?
News.com (Australia), March 27, 2017
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Human status to river Ganga and Yamuna part of a global trend
The Economic Times (India), March 25, 2017
Quoted: Professor David Favre
When Couples Divorce, Who Gets to Keep the Dog? (Or Cat.)
The New York Times, March 23, 2017
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Religious, sexual freedoms subject of MSU law prof book
WKAR, February 20, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Frank Ravitch
The Emoluments Clause for Dummies
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 25, 2017
Op-ed by Professor Brian Kalt
In a first, Alaska divorce courts will now treat pets more like children
The Washington Post, Jan. 24, 2017
Quoted: Professor David Favre
Eying the body to find truth
Excited Utterance (podcast), Jan. 16, 2017
Interviewed: Professor Daphne O'Regan