Francisco Rivera was featured in numerous Spanish-language outlets for the work of Santa Clara Law’s International Human Rights Clinic and several students on behalf of thousands of families in Costa Rica whose water has been contaminated by pesticides from pineapple plantations.…
Gary Spitko was quoted in MarketWatch about the importance of the sexual discrimination case filed by former Kleiner Perkins junior partner Ellen Pao.
Dorothy Glancy was interviewed by NBC about privacy issues behind Santa Clara County’s recent approval of “stingray” technology that enables police to more-accurately pinpoint where a person’s cell phone is located.
Michelle Oberman published a book review of Katha Pollitt’s book “Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights” on exhaleprovoice.org. In her review, Professor Oberman argues that “Our all-consuming focus on abortion’s legality leads us to choose sides and face off. In doing so,…
Dr. Stefanus Hendrianto, S.J. will present a paper at the University of Notre Dame on Catholic Social Teaching and the 50th Anniversary of the concluding document of Vatican II. The paper, “Constitutional Duty to Protect Pregnant Workers: From Gaudium Et Spes to Young v. UPS” will be part of a conference from March 20-22.
Professor Margaret Russell read a piece on KQED radio’s Perspective about the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march and the current racial climate in America. Listen to the clip.
From the Slate article: “Under the existing system, ‘counties that choose to use state prison to address crime are, in essence, subsidized by counties that choose local programs such as probation and treatment instead,’ since the state typically pays for the former, while the county pays for the latter.”
Eric Goldman was quoted in a widely reprinted LA Times story regarding legal claims surrounding a shark character featured during Katy Perry’s Super Bowl performance. He was also quoted by MSN in an article about SLAPP laws in British Columbia,…
Gerald Uelmen was quoted in a Witness LA story about misconduct in a California murder case.
Caroline Chen was quoted by Al Jazeera America about the child care tax credit. The story also raon in the blog CLASP.