Posted: June 23rd, 2017 | By: Lisa Snedeker
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of June 22, 2017:
Expert: GOP using voting law as ‘gerrymandering device’ – WS Chronicle
Winston-Salem Chronicle
June 22
“It all sounds like [Republicans] are wonderful and concerned with the rights of blacks, doesn’t it?” Law Professor and Constitutional Scholar Michael Curtis of Wake Forest University School of Law asked rhetorically. “But the N.C. NAACP, black legislators, and a bunch of others sued about it, and say that’s not the real story.
What Philando Castile verdict says about path of police reform
The Christian Science Monitor
June 19
This may be somewhat ironic, since deterrence “is one of the underlying principles of criminal law,” says Kami Chavis, a former assistant United States attorney, who now directs the Criminal Justice Program at the Wake Forest University School of Law.
EPA Chief Spent First Weeks Courting Fossil Fuel Execs, Exposing ‘Fatal Flaw’ At Agency
The Huffington Post
June 21
“That’s the fatal flaw in this legal regime,” Sid Shapiro, the Fletcher chair of administrative law at the Wake Forest University School of Law, told HuffPost. “On the one hand, we want agencies to reach out and become more informed about issues and policies. But on the other hand, we’ve left them able to meet with a very selected group of people without any kind of legal remedy to those that might object.”
Aftermath of tragic lethal force by police: How court cases help
Brooklyn Eagle
June 21
This may be somewhat ironic, since deterrence “is one of the underlying principles of criminal law,” says Kami Chavis, a former assistant U.S. attorney, who now directs the Criminal Justice Program at the Wake Forest University School of Law. “We have to think of different ways of holding officers accountable.”
Police Officer Acquitted In Shooting Death Of Philando Castile
Wisconsin Public Radio
June 20
Last Friday, a Minnesota jury found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty in the shooting death of Philando Castile during a traffic stop. We speak with Professor Kami Chavis about the news and what next steps can be taken to reduce these incidences in the future.
