Law professor Michael Saks, was quoted in an article in the Feb. 19 edition of The Arizona Republic about a new federal report that recommends a major overhaul of the U.S. forensic science system.
Law professor David Kader attended a presentation of the first Distinguished Global Leadership Award, which was given by ASU's Office of Global Engagement to Dr. Fatmire Sejdiu, president of Kosovo, Feb. 23.
An article in the Feb. 9 edition of Tax Notes headlined, "The Thorndike Challenge," by tax historian Joseph J. Thorndike, mentioned a clever phrase coined by law professor Marjorie Kornhauser.
Gary Birnbaum, associate dean for Graduate Studies and Program Development at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law has been named "Phoenix Best Lawyers Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year" for 2009.
Professor Adam Chodorow, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has published an article, "Ability to Pay and the Taxation of Virtual Income," in the Tennessee Law Review.
Professor Ira Ellman, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has been invited to represent the United States at a June conference at the University of Cambridge on "Marital Agreements and Private Autonomy in a Comparative Perspective."
Professor Carissa Byrne Hessick, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has published an article, "Why Are Only Bad Acts Good Sentencing Factors?" in the Boston University Law Review.
Clinical Professor Zig Popko, of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, has co-authored a new book, Federal Sentencing Law & Practice, 2009 ed. (Criminal Practice Series), printed by West Publishing.
Professor Rebecca Tsosie, executive director of ASU's Indian Legal Program, spoke at a symposium about developing and sustaining the world's natural resources that was held on Feb. 6 at the University of Houston Law Center.
Associate professor of law Andy Hessick participated in a faculty workshop on Jan. 21, at the Saint Louis University School of Law, where he discussed a paper he's writing entitled, "Size and the Supreme Court."