AUWCL in the Media, Week of Feb. 23, 2015
The Atlantic - Professor Brenda Smith is quoted about the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in this article about rape in the American prison. MORE
Capital Gazette - Professor Jamin Raskin discusses government employees being able to use "protected by executive privilege" as a way of protecting their communications. MORE
Capital Gazette - Professor William Yeomans discusses the difference between the Trayvon Martin case and the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases. MORE
CBS News - Professor Jamie Raskin characterizes the threat of criminal prosecution for implementing the legalization of marijuana as "a lot of huffing and puffing on Capitol Hill." MORE
The Daily Beast - Professor Angela Davis’ shares why she disagrees with Louisiana state prosecutor Jason Brown’s method of enhancing defendant’s sentences. MORE
The Guardian - Professor William Yeomans is quoted about the allegations that Chicago police used a "black site" to carry out off-the-book interrogations. MORE
KALW - Professor Jennifer Daskal discusses Obama’s war resolution and ISIS. MORE
Mother Jones - Professor Steve Vladeck describes the Citizenship Clause of the 14th Amendment as being fairly categorical. MORE
National Law Journal - Professor Amanda Frost explains what the temporary restraining order directing Mobile County probate judge Don Davis to issue marriage licenses for same sex couples may mean for other judges. MORE
Yahoo News - Professor Melanie Teplinsky pens op-ed on cyber security and Oceans Eleven. MORE
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