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Professor John Knox featured in Harvard Law Today article about former Irish president’s climate change opinions, environmental conference

Posted: November 21st, 2016 | By: Harvard Law School staff

Professor John Knox, UN special rapporteur on human tights and the environment, was referenced in the Harvard Law Today article, “Another ‘Angry Granny’ for Climate Justice,” published on Nov. 18, 2016.

The article is about former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, who called climate change an “existential threat” that requires “a coordinated, inclusive and urgent response,” as well as the two-day conference where she announced this: “Climate Change Displacement: Finding Solutions to an Emerging Crisis.”

The section of the article that references Professor Knox and his work follows.

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Professor Mark Rabil tells Winston-Salem Journal his client is innocent, date petition filed is irrelevant

Posted: November 17th, 2016 | By: Michael Hewlett

Professor Mark Rabil, director of the Innocence and Justice Clinic, was featured in the Winston-Salem Journal article, “Winston-Salem man claiming wrongful conviction in murders is too late in filing federal appeal, Attorney General’s Office says,” published by Michael Hewlett on Nov. 15, 2016. The article discusses the latest in the case of Professor Rabil’s client, John Robert Hayes. A portion of the article follows.

Professor Mark Hall quoted in New York Times about future of Obamacare and possible Trump compromise

Posted: November 15th, 2016 | By: Margot Sanger-Katz

Professor Mark Hall was quoted in the New York Times article, “Why Keeping Only the Popular Parts of Obamacare Won’t Work,” writtent by Margot Sanger-Katz and published on Nov. 15, 2016. The article was also posted in The Times-Picayune on Nov. 16, 2016.

Photo of Professor Mark Hall in the Professional Library at the Worrell Professional Center

Triad Business Journal features Health Law and Policy Program study regarding Medicaid and N.C. veterans

Posted: October 27th, 2016 | By: Triad Business Journal

Professor Mark Hall, director of the Health Law and Policy Program, and research associate Katherine E. Booth (JD ’15) authored the study, ”Can Medicaid help (North Carolina) military veterans?”

Professor Mark Hall’s 2010 project on Affordable Care Act referenced in Health Affairs Blog article

Posted: October 27th, 2016 | By: Megan Collado and Lauren Gerlach

Professor Mark Hall‘s 2010 study, “Examining Employers’ Use of Massachusetts’ Health Insurance Exchange to Inform Best Strategies Nationally Under the Affordable Care Act,” was referenced in the article, “How Can Research Be More Useful And Used? Lessons From A Long-Running Grant-Making Program,” published on Health Affairs Blog on Oct. 25, 2016.

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Professor Ronald Wright discusses problems with elections of prosecutors in Intercept article

Posted: October 24th, 2016 | By: Jordan Smith

Professor Ronald Wright was quoted in the article, “Hard-line Prosecutors Face Rejection From Voters In Elections Across the U.S.,” published on The Intercept on Oct. 20, 2016. The article details district attorney elections, unsuccessful prosecutions of defendants like George Zimmerman and more.

Professor Wright is quoted in the following section, “Unchecked Power and No Transparency.”

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Professor Andrew Verstein’s paper, ‘Enterprise without Entities,’ featured on Professor Brainbridge blog

Posted: October 19th, 2016 | By: Emily Eisert

Professor Andrew Verstein was featured in a ProfessorBrainbridge.com blog post on his paper, “Enterprise without Entities.” Professor Verstein’s summary of the article, which was also published on Oxford Business Law Blog, follows.

Professor John Knox, UN special rapporteur on human rights and environment, receives urgent submission about violations in fishing industry

Posted: October 18th, 2016 | By: Emily Eisert

Professor John Knox, a United Nations special rapporteur on human rights and the environment, was referenced in the article, “Call to Address Human Rights and Illegal Fishing Links,” published on The Maritime Executive on Oct. 16, 2016.

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Professor Andrew Verstein discusses extradition of 2010 ‘Flash Crash’ culprit Navinder Singh Sarao on Bloomberg Law Radio

Posted: October 17th, 2016 | By: Emily Eisert

Professor Andrew Verstein was interviewed on Bloomberg Law’s Radio Show on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Professor Verstein discussed Navinder Singh Sarao’s extradition to the United States to stand trial.

Sarao is the British trader allegedly responsible for the trillion-dollar “flash crash” in 2010. He requested for permission to appeal his extradition to the United Kingdom High Court on Friday, Oct. 14, but was denied. Sarao faces 22 charges of fraud, according to a Bloomberg article, and may be sentenced to 380 years in prison.

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Professor Michael Curtis discusses gerrymandering and political corruption in N.C. in article about ‘Democracy for Sale’ documentary

Posted: October 16th, 2016 | By: Emily Eisert

Professor Michael Curtis discussed the systematic corruption in North Carolina politics in the article, “Documentary highlights NC political inequality,” published in the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, the Daily Tarheel, on Oct. 13, 2016.