Media Roundup for June 1, 2017
June 1st, 2017 | General | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of June 1, 2017:
Ron Wright
Media Roundup for May 26, 2017
May 27th, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of May 26, 2017:
Media Roundup for May 19, 2017
May 19th, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of May 19, 2017: Continue reading »
Media Roundup for April 14, 2017
April 19th, 2017 | General | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law faculty, students and staff are quoted regularly in the media. Following are the media mentions for the week of April 14, 2017:
Professor Ron Wright’s ‘Jury Sunshine Project’ featured on NPR podcast
April 14th, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Ron Wright, the Needham Yancey Gulley Professor of Criminal Law, has been interviewing prosecutors across North Carolina as part of his research regarding jury selection known as the “Jury Sunshine Project.” His research will generate a database — the first of its kind — of jury selection outcomes in felony trials in all 100 counties of North Carolina.
Professor Wright’s research was most recently featured on the April 11, 2017, episode of 90.5 WESA’s “Criminal (IN)Justice Podcast, Episode 45, University of Pittsburgh law professor and show host David Harris.
‘Conversation With’ speaker Thomas W. Ross advises students to be flexible, become leaders
April 7th, 2017 | Student Life | Comments Off
Wake Forest Law’s “Conversation With” committee welcomed former University of North Carolina and Davidson College President Thomas W. Ross on March 22, 2017, to the Worrell Professional Center. Professor Ron Wright led the conversation with Ross.
“There is no lawyer I’d rather put in front of you than Tom Ross,” Dean Suzanne Reynolds (‘77) said during her introduction. “Today, you’ll see two principles: be guided by your principles to do that best you can do and as you gain experience, take on bigger challenges.”
Professor Ron Wright helps explain Michael Flynn’s immunity request
April 3rd, 2017 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Ron Wright is quoted in the following story, “Michael Flynn’s immunity request, explained,” written by Zach Beauchamp and published by Vox on March 31, 2017. An excerpt follows:
Professor Ron Wright co-authors Seattle Times op/ed about changing role of prosecutors in addressing criminal justice reform
October 28th, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
The following op/ed titled, “Prosecutors must learn to listen to critics and communities,” co-written by Professor Ron Wright and Dan Satterberg, King County, Washington, prosecutor, was originally published in The Seattle Times on Oct. 26, 2016.
THE Pew Research Center recently published a poll that revealed a deep racial divide in America when it comes to public confidence in police and the criminal-justice system. Three out of four white poll respondents said that the police were doing a good or excellent job and treated all ethnic groups equally. Only one in three African Americans held that same view.
Juvenile Law Externship provides students with real, practical client experience
October 21st, 2016 | Student Life | Comments Off
For a lawyer, says Erica Oates (BA ’14, JD ’17), talking to young people about criminal statutes and the burden of proof can be difficult.
It can be arduous, challenging.
“I learned that if I can get a kid to understand that, I can probably get an adult to understand it in a criminal or civil context.”
It can be rewarding, too.
Communicating with clients. A seemingly simple idea that, when wrapped in details and esoteric laws, can present myriad problems and complexities.
Offering students practical experience in communicating with clients is just one aspect of a relatively new course at Wake Forest Law.
Professor Ron Wright says Florida election results hint at a new era of prosecutor accountability
August 31st, 2016 | Research | Comments Off
Professor Ron Wright is quoted in the following story, “John Legend, yes that one, is happy State Attorney Angela Corey lost Tuesday night,” published by the Florida Times-Union on Aug. 30, 2016. The quote also ran in the Common Dreams article, “Celebrations Abound as Angela Corey, ‘Cruelest Prosecutor in America,’ Ousted.”
