Law Faculty and Students in the News

February 2012

Feb. 21–Prof. Carl Tobias writes an op-ed in the Miami Herald: "Senate politics leaves vacancies on the bench"

Feb. 20–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Eastern Iowa News Now in "Judges, lawyers say U.S. Attorney Stephanie Rose is well deserving of nomination to federal bench"

Feb. 19–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Baltimore Sun in "Senate panel approves Baltimore judge for U.S. court"

Feb. 18–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Tallahassee Democrat in "Walker tapped for federal bench"

Feb. 17–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by Thomson Reuters News & Insight in "Scenarios: BP oil spill litigation comes to court"

Feb. 16–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Baltimore Sun in "Senate panel approves Baltimore judge for U.S. court," in the Worcester Telegram in "Fitchburg's Hillman gets bipartisan support for court seat," and in the Las Vegas Review-Journal in "Obama nominates Cadish for federal judge"

Feb. 15-Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by Legal Newsline in "Outlook improving for some judicial nominees"

Feb. 13–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Houston Chronicle in "Federal Judge Rosemary Collyer leaving her mark on Texas with redistricting, Voter ID and gun cases" and in the Senate Executive Session on the nomination of Adalberto Jose Jordan for U.S. Circuit Judge for the 11th Circuit

Feb. 12–Prof. Kevin Walsh writes an op-ed in the Richmond Times Dispatch: "Religious liberty and Obama's retreat"

Feb. 11–Prof. Mary Kelly Tate is quoted by The Daily Progress in "Huguely case: Different charges, different legal strategies" and Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express in "Senate stalemate over Obama consumer watchdog stalls Texas judicial nominees"

Feb. 10–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by the San Diego Union-Tribune in "Senate Confirms Judge for Federal Court in S.D.," by the San Antonio Express in "Judicial benches in Texas left sitting empty," and by Gavel Grab in "Professor: Cooperation Needed to Fill Dozens of Judgeships"

Feb. 9–Prof. Kevin Walsh is quoted by ABC News in "New Lawsuit Challenges Obama Contraception Rule" and Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by The San Diego Union-Tribune in "New federal judge confirmed for San Diego," by Legal Newsline and The West Virginia Record in "Report: Plan to speed up judicial nominations could be stalled," and published an op-ed in The Kansas City Star and the Star-Telegram: "Commentary: Obama, Congress must fill lower federal court openings"

Feb. 7–Prof. Carl Tobias speaks with WCVE-FM in "Will Voter ID Requirement Hold Up Under Voting Rights Act?"

Feb. 3–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle in "9th Circuit Court nomination hits GOP snag" and in the Hartford Courant in "Michael Shea Nominated As Federal Judge"

Feb. 2–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Hartford Courant in "Hartford Lawyer Michael P. Shea Nominated For Federal Judgeship"

Feb. 1–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in Marketplace in "Criminal charges expected for ex-Credit Suisse traders"

January 2012

Jan. 31–Prof. Noah Sachs is quoted on FoodProductionDaily.com in "Urgent overhaul of bisphenol A regs needed to protect public - report" and Prof. Carl Tobias writes a letter to the editor of the Omaha World-Herald: "Senators work for confirmation"

Jan. 30–Prof. Julie McConnell is quoted in The Roanoke Times in "Stanley's bill to try more juveniles as adults rejected by Senate panel" and by the Richmond Times-Dispatch and New England Cable News in "Bill to try more Va juveniles as adults rejected"; Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the West Virginia Record in "Law professor doubts Senate will speed up nominations," in The Republic in "Va. Senate committee rejects administration-backed bill to try more juveniles as adults," in Legal Newsline in "Law professor doubts Obama's plan to speed up appointments," and on Cleveland.com in "Jimmy Dimora racketeering trial offers organizational hurdles for prosecutors"

Jan. 28–Prof. Ann Hodges is quoted in Virginia Business in "A new era for noncompetes"

Jan. 27–Prof. Noah Sachs is quoted on ConsumerAffairs.com in "Little Progress on Regulating BPA, Report Finds" and Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by Law360 in "Judge Picks Wild Card Bellwether In Toyota Defect Cases"

Jan. 26–Prof. Noah Sachs is quoted on iWatch News in "Federal regulators have failed to act on toxic chemical, report says" and in by E&E News in "Report faults regulators for failing to crack down on BPA"

Jan. 25–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in "Senators send White House names for judicial vacancies"

Jan. 24–Prof. Carl Tobias comments in The Portland Press Herald in "Maine lawyer named to appeals court"

Jan. 23–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in Legal Newsline in "Law professor: Cordray appointment could affect judicial nominees," in The West Virginia Record in "Law professor: Groh, Thacker nominations 'up in the air'," and by Senatory Leahy in his Floor Statement On Judicial Nominations; Prof. David Epstein is recognized for being the Robert M. Zinman American Bankruptcy Institute Resident Scholar for the spring semester in the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Jan. 22–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Washington Times in "Virginia Assembly's redistricting plan still facing lawsuits"

Jan. 18–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "Federal appeals court rejects Perry's bid to get on Va. ballot," in The Hill in "Obama's recess appointments might not hold up in court" and speaks with WCVE-FM in "Perry Loses Another Appeal"

Jan. 17–The Federalist Society brought speaker John Allison, Retired Chairman and CEO of BB&T Corporation, to campus for a talk on the financial crisis and Prof. Carl Tobias comments in the San Francisco Chronicle in "The wonderful world of judicial confirmations"

Jan. 16–Dean Wendy Perdue is quoted in The National Law Journal in "What is law school for, anyway?" and Prof. Carl Tobias speaks with WCVE-FM in "Perry Appeals Friday's Decision Excluding Him From Virginia Ballot"

Jan. 15–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "Perry appeals decision to keep 4 off Va. primary ballot"

Jan. 14–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Las Vegas Review-Journal in "Two new judges face challengers" and Prof. Corinna Lain's article "Upside-Down Judicial Review" is the download of the week on Legal Theory Blog

Jan. 13–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Dallas Morning News in "Judge: Perry will not make Virginia ballot"

Jan. 6–Dr. Azizah al-Hibri is featured in a column in "No Contradictions Between the Koran and the US Constitution" and Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Star-Ledger in "Sen. Menendez questions qualifications of federal magistrate"

Jan. 5–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Columbus Dispatch in "Obama names Cordray top consumer watchdog" and speaks with WCVE-FM in "Three Join Challenge to Ballot Access Law"

Jan. 4–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Washington Post in "Va. judge allows GOP presidential hopefuls to join Perry's ballot suit," by Cleveland.com in "President Barack Obama's Shaker Heights visit sets up election-year rumble with Congress," in the National Journal in "You're Going to Have to Trust Me on This One" and "Let Me Show You How It's Done," and speaks with NPR in "Obama Appoints Cordray To Head Watchdog Agency"

Jan. 3–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Washington Times in "Cuccinelli attests he can defend ballot law he wanted changed" and speaks with WCVE-FM in "A Federal Judge Could Rule Today on Perry's Suit to Get on the Virginia Ballot"

Jan. 1–Prof. Kevin Walsh is quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "Doomsday forecasts aside, changes coming in 2012"

December 2011

Dec. 31–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by Fox News in "In 2012, Obama Political Strategy Hinges on Contrast With Congress," in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Federal judge search likely to lag," in the Washington Examiner in "Cuccinelli calls for emergency law to open up Virginia ballot," published an op-ed in the Mercury News, "The Grinch who stole the federal courts' Christmas," and published a letter to the editor in the Journal Star, "Confirm federal judges"

Dec. 30–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "Judge sets timetable for Perry's bid to get on Va. ballot" and speaks with WCVE-FM in "Judge Will Hear Perry Challenge to Virginia Election Laws January 13th"

Dec. 29–Prof. Carl Tobias published an op-ed in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, "Carl Tobias: a salute to Judge James R. Spencer," in the Express-News in "Judicial openings erode U.S. justice system," and speaks with WCVE-FM in "Perry Seeks Injunction to Force Way onto Primary Ballot"

Dec. 28–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in USA Today in "Perry sues to get on Virginia ballot"

Dec. 27–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Washington Times in "Va. presidential ballot certification to be challenged," in The Boston Globe in "Harvard economist to be nominated to Fed," and speaks with WCVE-FM in "Gingrich Off Primary Ballot; Seeks Change in Law"

Dec. 26–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Christian Science Monitor in "Virginia primary: Was it so hard for Perry and Gingrich to get on the ballot?" and in The New York Times in "Gingrich Unlikely to Get on Virginia Ballot"

Dec. 25–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Chicago Tribune in "Gingrich eyes Va. write-in bid," by Bloomberg news in "Gingrich Doesn't Make Republican Primary Ballot in Virginia," in The Boston Globe in "In setback, Gingrich fails to make Va. ballot" and in The Star-Ledger in "Gingrich and Perry left off Va. primary ballot"

Dec. 24–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by CNN in "Write-ins prohibited in Virginia primaries," by CBC News in "Gingrich error could hurt presidential bid," by Politico in "Gingrich booted from Virginia ballot" and in the Los Angeles Times in "Newt Gingrich won't be able to mount Virginia write-in effort"

Dec. 23–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune in "Federal judicial appointments stalled as Senate takes holiday recess" and in The West Virginia Record in "Groh, Thacker nominations could see vote in February"

Dec. 22–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Portsmouth Herald in "Republicans determined to undermine Obama"

Dec. 20–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Mike Green: Politics foiled nomination"

Dec. 19–Prof. Carl Tobias comments in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Mike Green denied judgeship"

Dec. 18–Prof. Carl Tobias comments in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Michael Green's judicial nomination still on hold"

Dec. 17–Prof. Hank Chambers shares his views in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "Faith & Values: Giving should extend beyond holidays" and Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Michael Green's judicial nomination sent back to Obama"

Dec. 16–Prof. Azizah al-Hibri participates in a seminar titled ""Shari'ah Law: Legal, Christian and Muslim Perspectives on Religious Freedom and Respect for the US Constitution" at the ADAMS Center in Sterling, Va.; Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by Fox Sports in "Bonds not likely to get jail time" and in the San Antonio Express in "Clock is ticking on vacant federal judgeship in San Antonio"

Dec. 13–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted by ABC News in "NTSB Recommends Banning Texting, Cell Phones While Driving," in The Christian Science Monitory in "Federal board wants cellphone ban for drivers. What happens next?", in BusinessWeek in "Cameron Asks Court to Derail February BP Gulf Spill Trial," and comments in the Times-Picayune in "William Jefferson has chance to shed 4 guilty counts, experts say"

Dec. 12–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in Roll Call in "William Jefferson Appeal Could Weaken Corruption Statute" and in an editorial in The Roanoke Times: "Editorial: Talk, talk, more talk: democracy inaction"

Dec. 11–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Missoulian in "Dana Christensen: New federal judge hailed for fairness, ethics"

Dec. 10–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Kennebec Journal in "Lag in finding appeals judge replacement may slow system" and in The Portland Press Herald in "Failure to name judge threatens to hamper court"

Dec. 8–Prof. Carl Tobias comments in the Democrat and Chronicle in "Michael Green still in limbo on judicial nomination"

Dec. 7–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in The New York Times in "White House Pushes Vote on Consumer Agency Chief"

Dec. 6–Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the Missoulian in "Senate confirms Kalispell's Christensen as federal judge, replacing Molloy" and in The Great Falls Tribune in "Kalispell attorney Christensen to replace Molloy as District Judge"

Dec. 5—The good work of the Family Law Clinic is featured on WWBT NBC-12.

Dec. 2—Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted on Thomson Reuters News and Insight in "DC Circuit nominee Halligan headed for vote showdown."

Dec. 1—Carrico Center for Pro Bono Service Director Tara Louise Casey is named to Virginia Business magazine's 2011 Legal Elite for pro bono services.

November 2011

Nov. 29—Prof. Kevin Walsh is quoted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch in "U.S. high court puts off decision on taking Virginia health-care case."

Nov. 29—Prof. Azizah al-Hibri and Richard D. Land, both Commissioners of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, published an op-ed in the Silicon Valley Mercury News, "Clinton's historic visit to Burma must advance religious freedom."

Nov. 22—Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the West Virginia Record in "Senate judiciary plans to slow nomination hearings."

Nov. 21—Prof. Carl Tobias's article, "Thanksgiving and the third branch" is featured in the National Law Journal.

Nov. 19—Prof Carl Tobias is quoted in The Baltimore Sun in "Conservative federal appeals court shifts left."

Nov. 14—Prof. Carl Tobias's article, "The Urgent Need to Fill the Current D.C. Court Vacancies" is published on Justia.com.

Nov. 14—The School of Law's IP Clinic is highlighted in the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Metro Business section in "UR Clinic Helps Businesses Navigate the Legal Maze."

Nov. 10—Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted on nola.com in "Susie Morgan's judicial nomination wins committee approval."

Nov. 9—Prof. Kevin Walsh is quoted in Politico's "Supreme Court heath care reform path could be set Thursday."

Nov. 8—Prof Kevin Walsh is quoted on Bloomberg BusinessWeek in "Obama Health Care Law Ruled Constitutional by Appeals Court."

Nov. 8—Prof. Kevin Walsh is quoted on ABC News blog in "Judge Calls Pre-2014 Ruling on Health Care Mandate Premature."

Nov. 8—Prof. John Paul Jones is quoted in Style Weekly's "City Raids on Park Protests Illegal?"

Nov. 8—Tom Garrett, '95 and L'03, is elected to Virginia's 22nd District Senate seat.

Nov. 7—A University of Richmond Law Review article about gerrymandering is cited on ProPublica in "Is Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional?"

Nov. 7—Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in USA Today in "Yahoo's latest move baffles some."

Nov. 5—Prof. Henry L. Chambers Jr. writes about "Faith and Compromise" in a Richmond Times-Dispatch Faith and Values column.

Nov. 3 —Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the West Virginia Record in "Thacker One Step Closer to Federal Bench."

Nov. 1—Professor Jack Preis's Supreme Court case is covered in The Huffington Post.

October 2011

Oct. 31—Alumnus Amandeep Sidhu, L'05, is named to the National Law Journal's minority Top 40 Under 40 list.

Oct. 30—The Kansas City Star covers Prof. Jack Preis's upcoming Supreme Court case in, "Supreme Court to hear Case of Felon Hurt in Private Prison"

Oct. 26—Prof. Joel Eisen's article, “Residential Renewable Energy: By Whom?,” originally published in Utah Environmental Law Review, has been selected for inclusion in the fifth annual Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review (ELPAR), a joint publication of the Environmental Law Institute and Vanderbilt University Law School.

Oct. 26—The National Law Journal names Prof. Jack Preis as its "Appellate Lawyer of the Week."

Oct. 18—Prof. Carl Tobias is quotes in the Sun Sentinel in "Americans Eye Healthcare Law's Fate."

Oct. 15—Prof. Carl Tobias is quoted in the New York Times, "Johnson & Johnson Wins Suit over Antibiotic's Side Effects"

Oct. 13—Law student Qasim Rashid published an op-ed in USA Today, "Christian Persecution is a Muslim Problem."

Oct. 12—Prof. Carl Tobias quoted in the Atlanta Journal Constitutions, "'Emergency' judge nominess for Georgia stalled in Senate slog."

Oct. 8—Prof. Carl Tobias quoted in Clarion Ledger's" Peters, figure in judicial scandals, not pursued."

Oct. 7—The A.P. covers Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer's remarks during the dedication of the Merhige Moot Courtroom on Oct. 6, 2011.

Oct. 6.—Prof. Carl Tobias quoted in the west Virginia Record in "Senate Judiciary approves Groh for federal court."

Oct. 3—Prof. Kevin Walsh is interviewed on WTVR-6 in "Supreme Court to Hear Controversial Cases this Session."