Faculty Media Commentary

November 2021

The New York Times: To testify or not? There are no simple answers for defendants in self-defense cases
Chris Slobogin,  professor of law, is quoted. The Associated Press also quoted Slobogin in a story about the investigation into deaths at the Astroworld concert in Houston.

MarketWatch: Latinos say darker skin color limits their opportunities — another impact of colorism
Joni Hersch, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics, is quoted.

Newsweek:  Kyle Rittenhouse trial hinges on key detail of shooting
Chris Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted. 

Financial Times:  Liquidity drought in Treasury market accompanies unexpected rally
Yesha Yadav, professor of law, is quoted. 

USA Today Network: Haitians on Delmarva rally to help their own through tragedies and slim options
Karla McKanders, clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Insider: The judge in the Ahmaud Arbery case said there appeared to be 'intentional discrimination' in jury selection. Here's why the trial moved forward anyway. 
Christopher Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted.

Axios:  Book publishers caught in Biden administration’s antitrust crosshairs
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

CNBC interviewed  Yesha Yadav , professor of law, about potential alternatives to raising the debt ceiling in the U.S. We will share this coverage

The Chronicle of Higher Education:  Academics' work on court cases is common and often uncontroversial. Now it's under the microscope.
Joni Hersch , Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics, is quoted.

The Conversation :  Why taxing US billionaires' wealth - as Biden tried to do - will never work
Beverly Moran , professor of law, emerita, authored this piece.

Agence France-Presse :  Biden heads to global climate talks empty-handed
Michael Vandenbergh , David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt's Climate Change Research Network, is highlighted.

ABC News:  Kyle Rittenhouse trial, Ahmaud Arbery case both expected to hinge on video
Chris Slobogin , professor of law, is quoted.

October 2021

Reuters :  Slavery-era Georgia law in focus in trial over Ahmaud Arbery killing
Christopher Slobogin , professor of law, is quoted.

Politico:  Facebook documents offer a treasure trove for Washington's antitrust war
Rebecca Allensworth , professor of law, is quoted.

Associated Press:  Viral video, opinions challenge Georgia jury selection for Arbery case
Christopher Slobogin , professor of law, is quoted.

NPR,  interviewed  Yesha Yadav , professor of law, about a potential replacement for LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, a measurement used to choose interest rates.

WPLN , Nashville Public Radio, interviewed  Jennifer Prusak ,associate clinical professor of law, about renters’ rights in Waverly following the recent catastrophic flood.

Chalkbeat :  School mask mandates compel Tennessee Gov. Lee to walk a tightrope as election year approaches
John Geer , Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and  Ellen Wright Clayton , Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of law, are quoted.

TIME :  Washington wants to regulate Facebook’s algorithm. That might be unconstitutional.  
Gautam Hans , associate clinical professor of law, is quoted.

National Public Radio:  LIBOR pains
Yesha Yadav, professor of law, is quoted.

E&E News :  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces The Climate Pledge in 2019
Michael Vandenbergh , professor of law, is quoted. 

September 2021

BBC Radio  interviewed  Samar Ali , professor of political science and law and co-director of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, about the role stories play in unifying a nation.

The Wall Street Journal:  Republicans block latest effort by Democrats to advance debt-ceiling bill 
Yesha Yadav , professor of law, is quoted.

The Conversation :  How lawyers could prevent America's eviction crisis from getting a whole lot worse
Jennifer Prusak , associate clinical professor of law, authored this piece.

Politico:  Some cannabis firms see 'disaster' in federal legislation
Robert Mikos , LaRoche Family Professor of Law, is quoted.

Los Angeles Times :  No driving, working or dating: This program controls people leaving psych hospitals
Chris Slobogin , professor of law, is quoted.

The Wall Street Journal:   Should noncompete clauses for executives be illegal?
Randall Thomas , professor of law, is quoted.

Voice of America :  'Understaffed, underfunded' agency implements US vaccine mandate
Jennifer Shinall , professor of law, is quoted.

USA  Today :  Del Rio migrant crisis: How did so many Haitians end up at the southern US border?
Karla McKanders , clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Washington Examiner :  OSHA likely to struggle to enforce Biden vaccine mandate
Jennifer Shinall , professor of law, is quoted.

The New York Times :  Why Washington worries about stable coins
Morgan Ricks , professor of law, is quoted. 
Barron's  published a similar story.

WTVF , Channel 5, interviewed Jennifer Shinall , professor of law, about President Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for employees.

The Guardian:  Walmart has a plan to tackle the climate crisis. Can it pull it off?
Mike Vandenbergh , David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt's Climate Change Research Network, is quoted.

Associated Press: Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword? 
Jessica Clarke, professor of law, is quoted.

Quartz: Can you report your employer for not following the new US vaccine rules?
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

Reuters: Analysis: Epic's narrow win in App Store case toughens the fight against Google Play rules
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

The Tennessean: The South is leading the fight against Roe v. Wade. Texas' new abortion law could speed up legal battles
Ellen Wright Clayton, professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Republicans rail against Biden's sweeping vaccine plan, with one warning 'full of revolt'
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

Politico: Opinion: The Dangerous Legal Illusion of 'Parental Rights'
Ellen Wright Clayton, professor of law, is a co-author of this piece.

Associated Press: Explainer: Congress asks tech companies for Jan.6 records
Gautam Hans, associate clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Fox News: Trump big tech suit lawyer predicts case headed to Supreme Court, says gov't pressure made firms state actors
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

New York Daily News: U.S. Dept. of Education launches civil rights probe of 5 states with COVID mask bans
Ellen Wright Clayton, professor of law, is quoted.

August 2021

Fox News:  Trump big tech suit lawyer predicts case headed to Supreme Court, says gov't pressure made firms state actors
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Delta takes tough but legal stance in vaccine plan, lawyers say
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

WVLT , Knoxville, interviewed Karla McKanders and Mike Newton, both professors of law, about hardships refugees from Afghanistan are facing.

PolitiFact: Charlie Kirk baselessly claims Biden intentionally let Afghanistan fall to alter U.S. population
Karla McKanders, professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today: 'It's just rubbish': Experts doubt Taliban's promises on women and girls
Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Former U.S. Sen. Bob Corker: Afghan government bound to fall without U.S. support
Samar Ali, research professor of political science and law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, is quoted.

The Guardian: 'They should be worried' : Will Lina Khan take down big tech?
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Consumer Reports: How consumers are using mass arbitration to fight Amazon, Intuit and other corporate giantsBrian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today: Workers fired for refusing a vaccine are unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today: Fact check: Workers fired for refusing a vaccine are unlikely to qualify for unemployment
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted. 

Utica Observer Dispatch (USA Today Network): Will women 'always be believed' going forward, post-Cuomo?
Joni Hersch, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Law and Economics, is quoted.

Associated Press: Baltimore flutist fired months after social media rebuke
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted. 

Law.com:   Promoting female advocates, expanding affirmative action, opposing SCOTUS reforms Joni Hersch , professor of law and economics, is quoted.

July 2021

Financial Times:  The US response to the EU’s carbon plans
The research of  Timothy Meyer , professor of law, is cited.

The Nation:  Policing Won’t Stop Anti-Asian Violence—Solidarity Will
Terry Maroney , professor of law, is quoted.

The Tennessean: 'An American story': Nashville street where John Lewis led sit-ins now bears his name
Samar Ali, research professor of law and co-chair of the Vanderbilt Project on Unity & American Democracy, is quoted.

WZTV , Fox 17, interviewed Beverly Moran, professor of law, emerita, on what consumers should keep in mind related to unemployment tax refunds.

Bloomberg Law: Biden order revisits Trump answers on drug prices, competition
Stacie Dusetzina, associate professor of health policy, is quoted.

The National Law Review: The Supreme Court's transgender bathroom case rebuff, what direction should school districts take?
Jessica Clarke, professor of law, is quoted.

NBC News: Analysis: In Trump's world, only his speech is free
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. The Washington Post shared a related story featuring Fitzpatrick. 

NBC News: 'There's just no legal defense': Trump organization in jeopardy, experts say
Beverly Moran, professor of law, emerita, is quoted.

CNBC: Trump sues Twitter, Facebook, Google —and immediately begins fundraising off the effort
Brian Fitzpatrick,  professor of law, is quoted.  Fox News also interviewed Fitzpatrick.

June 2021

ABC News: Transgender student wins bathroom battle after Supreme Court rejects school board appeal
Jessica Clark , professor of law, is quoted.

Wired: Actually, the Antitrust case against Facebook is very much alive
Rebecca Allensworth , professor of law, is quoted. Associated Press and Guardian also shared related stories featuring Allensworth.

The Journal of Blacks In Higher Education: A Supreme Court ban on affirmative action would halt progress on achieving a more just society
Joni Hersch , professor of law, is quoted.

The National Law Review: Supreme Court offers clarification on protection for off campus speech
Gautam Hans , assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

NPR: Derek Chauvin is sentenced to 22 1/2 years for George Floyd's murder
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law,is quoted.

Entrepreneur: U.S. bill against big five monopoly passes house vote
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

The Conversation: What are tax havens? The answer explains why the G-7 effort to end them is unlikely to succeed
Beverly Moran, professor emerita of law, authored this article.

Associated Press: From Biden to Congress, Big Tech is under mounting pressure
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Colleges ban medical marijuana use, even in states where it's legal
Robert Mikos, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Why Big Law Has a Stake in the Harvard Admissions Case
An upcoming paper from Joni Hersch, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics, is highlighted.

Fortune: Apple’s government subpoenas raise a much bigger tech issue
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Vaccine incentives guidance from EEOC leaves employers guessing
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Defender Turned Judge Picks Navigate GOP Wary of Knowledge Gaps
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

The Tennessean: Legal fight over Nashville's anti-tax referendum gets day in court: How arguments unfolded
James Blumstein, University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy, is quoted.

FOX News Radio: Getting Schooled podcast
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, on how class action lawsuits work.

NewsChannel 5: Renewed focus on Climate Change
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, was interviewed on the renewed focus to tackle climate change and reduce greenhouse gasses by 2030.

Law360: As 'Anti-Riot' Laws Pass, Legal Challenges Grow
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Law: Meet the Professor Big Law Hires to Collect Nine-Figure Fees
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Inside Climate News: In the Sunbelt, Young Climate Activists Push Cities to Cut Emissions, Whether Their Mayors Listen or Not
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, is quoted.

May 2021

Der Spiegel: 1000 Davids against Goliath
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Newsday: Port Jefferson student to sue school district for refusing to publish poem on George Floyd's death
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Business Insider: As Tesla Solar Roof customers file another lawsuit, California is set to decide whether to combine them into a single class-action complaint
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Apple’s Tim Cook faces judge with stakes beyond $142 billion of Apps
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Slate: The trial that could break the App Store hinges on one important question
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Voice of America interviewed Tim Meyer, professor of law and director of the International Legal Studies Program, about President Biden pushing for an electric vehicle plan to compete with China.

April 2021

Bloomberg: High-profile hacks are making privacy experts nervous
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

The New York Times: Witnesses describe frustration and fear as they watched George Floyd struggle
Christopher Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted.

Wall Street Journal: In Chauvin Trial's First Week, Prosecutors Lean on Raw Video, Emotional Testimony
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law and Director, Criminal Justice Program, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Regulation of Treasury Market Is a Five-Alarm Fire
Yesha Yadav, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Community and professor of law is interviewed for Bloomberg Romaine and Joe's "What'd You Miss?"

March 2021

The Tennessean: Can you be fired over your sex life? Dave Ramsey thinks so.
Jennifer Shinall, professor of law, is quoted.

WSMV , Channel 4, interviewed Karla McKanders, clinical professor of law, about the recent uptick in violent assaults against Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

Sunday Observer: International legal luminary rebuts war crime canard
Michael Newton, professor of the practice of law, and his work are extensively quoted.

Bloomberg Law:  Ninth Circuit poses sticking point for lower court expansion (1)
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today Network: Gov. Cuomo scandal: Women often face fraught path in reporting sexual harassment
Joni Hersch, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Law and Economics, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Facebook’s small sacrifice to Australia helps keep empire intact
Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

The National Law Journal: 'An erosion of trust': Describing a widespread crisis, federal judges push congress to expand their courts
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. Fitzpatrick is also quoted. Law360 piece (subscription required).

February 2021

The New York Times: Google is suddenly paying for news in Australia. What about everywhere else?
Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted. CNET shared a related piece.

BBC Sounds podcast interviewed Daniel Gervais, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, about Facebook blocking local and global news content in Australia amid a dispute with the government over a planned regulatory law.

News.Com.Au: The rise and fall of Mark Zuckerberg like Roman emperor Augustus
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Vox: How to fix the Senate without abolishing the filibuster
An op-ed written by Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, originally published by The Atlantic , is featured.

Scientific American: Massive power failure could finally cause Texas to connect with the nation’s power grids
Jim Rossi, Judge D.L. Landsen Professor of Law, is quoted.

ABC News: Trump impeachment: Here’s how the process works
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

December 2020

Associated Press: US antitrust siege of tech widens with lawsuits vs Facebook
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

The New York Times: Fighters win key ruling in case that could upend U.F.C.’s business
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: U.S., states poised to sue Facebook for monopoly abuse
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Resiliency and stakeholder capitalism – A two punch approach to healing the economy
A piece in Foreign Affairs written by Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, about his proposed strategy for resilience, is highlighted.

Law.com: How can judges effectively regulate their emotions? The ‘stuffing stuff down’ approach doesn’t cut it
Terry Maroney, professor of law, is quoted.

November 2020

InsideClimateNews: Is climate-related financial regulation coming under Biden? Wall Street is betting on it
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, is quoted.

The Guardian:  How marijuana legalization made strides across the US in this election
Robert Mikos, professor of law, is quoted.

The Wall Street Journal: The student loan crisis led to a debt strike. Experts have other ideas.
Paige Marta Skiba, professor of law, is quoted.

The Wall Street Journal: Oregon votes to decriminalize all drugs, allow psilocybin for mental-health treatment`
Robert Mikos, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Big Tech draws record revenue, harsh criticism with election ads
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

October 2020

USA Today:  Trump's EPA rewrote the rules on air, water energy. Now voters face a choice on climate change issues
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, is quoted.

The Tennessean:  The TVA’s slower pace toward renewable energy weakens Nashville’s future, report finds
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network, is quoted. Inside Climate News  republished the article.

Roll Call: Fintech experts divided on form for U.S. central digital currency
Morgan Ricks, professor of law, is quoted.

Vox:  The fight is for democracy
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is quoted.
 
USA Today:   Debate fact check: Where Trump, Biden claims land on COVID-19, fracking, race, more
Christopher Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted.
 
OneZero:  The Key Questions That Will Decide Whether Google Is a Monopoly
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Associated Press: If Google’s a monopoly, who is harmed by its market power?
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted. Bloomberg shared a related piece.

WGN Radio featured Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, discussing takeaways from this week's confirmation hearings with Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

WZTV, FOX17, interviewed Sara Mayeux, associate professor of law, about a new law in Franklin requiring groups of more than 20 people to get a permit for a protest. We will share this story.

Detroit Free Press: Appeals court: Ford committed fraud by selling defective Super Duty trucks
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

The New York Times: Barrett’s record: A conservative who would push the Supreme Court to the right
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Barrett offers Supreme Court many paths to erode abortion rights
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Facebook, Twitter brace for possible election-night chaos
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Huffington Post: Companies are making major climate pledges. Here’s what they really mean.
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law and director of Vanderbilt’s Climate Change Research Network is quoted.

MarketWatch: An affordable way to make college free
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is quoted.

The Washington Post: Police use of force on ex-Trump campaign manager familiar during crisis calls, experts say
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

Nashville Public Radio interviewed Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, regarding medical board meetings.

September 2020

The New York Times:  A Conservative Who Would Push the Supreme Court to the Right
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Associated Press:  Trump-appointed judges under an election-year political lens
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. USA Today published a related story.

Ars Technica:  Justice Department sends its Section 230 rewrite to Congress
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today:  Fact check: No guarantee Obama would've replaced Ginsburg with a progressive justice
Suzanna Sherry, professor of law, is quoted.

WKRN , Channel 2, interviewed Chris Slobogin, professor of law, about the grand jury ruling in the Breonna Taylor shooting case.

ABA Journal: Idea of court packing gains traction among some Democrats; are there alternatives?

Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is quoted.

Law.com: As SCOTUS Fight Brews, Republicans Act to Fill Remaining Judicial Vacancies
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. (subscription required for access)

USA Today: Fact check: Obama administration implemented several police and prison reforms
Christopher Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted.

PYMNTS.com: Experts see financial pain as COVID aid wanes
Paige Marta Skiba, professor of law, is quoted.

ACLU News & Commentary: The Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America
Jessica Clarke, professor of law, is quoted.

USA Today:  Fact check: Obama administration implemented several police and prison reforms
Christopher Slobogin, professor of law, is quoted.

CNBC:  Bankers, experts warn of economic pain as CARES Act cash dwindles
Paige Marta Skiba, professor of law, is quoted.

Wired: The progressive case for a TikTok sale
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, writes about why banning TikTok from U.S. app stores is justifiable.

The Crime Report:  Should Police Have Access to Private DNA Databases?
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

The Washington Post: The privacy risks of at-home DNA tests
Ellen Wright-Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of health policy, is quoted.

VOX Recode: Give everybody the internet
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is quoted.

Law.com: Age of Trump judicial nominees sparks questions over experience
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted. (subscription required)

WSMV , Channel 4, interviewed Ellen Wright-Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of health policy, regarding a family suing the Coffee County school district to stop its mask mandate.

August 2020

InsideClimate News: Q&A: A law professor studies how business is making climate progress where government is failing
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted.

MarketWatch: ‘Fortnite’s’ impact could be Epic on antitrust investigations of Big Tech
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

The New York Times: Fortnite creator sues Apple and Google after ban from app stores
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes:  Calculating Everyday Mortality Risks
The research of Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is cited.

The Guardian (UK): Instagram Reels: Facebook’s history of ‘adapting’ competitors’ familiar features
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Associated Press: Trump bans dealings with Chinese owners of TikTok, WeChat
Tim Meyer, professor of law and director of the International Legal Studies Program, is quoted. The New York Times , U.S. News and World Report and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution republished the story.

Bloomberg Law: The paradigm of billing time: How lawyers are not like investors
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Variety: Tech giants face growing calls for tougher regulatory treatment
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted. The Hour republished the piece.

Associated Press: Experts: Obstacles to charging police in Breonna Taylor case
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

Chattanooga Times Free Press: US officials seek limits on 'habitat' for imperiled species
J.B. Ruhl, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Big Tech’s antitrust hearing: What you need to know
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted. MarketWatch published a related story.

July 2020

Los Angeles Times:  You see the warnings everywhere. But does Prop. 65 really protect you?
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

Deseret News:  Here are the answers to your questions about what’s happening in Portland
James Blumstein, University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy, is quoted.

MarketWatch: Big Tech’s latest reckoning is coming as it continues to rack up record valuations
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

Time Magazine: International students in the U.S. could face ‘devastating upheaval’ in wake of ICE guidance for foreign students to leave if schools are online-only
Karla McKanders, clinical professor of law, is quoted.

U.S. News and World Report: A higher court
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

Reuters: Roundup judge poised to reject novel class for future claims
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

MarketWatch:  Uber bets on delivery with $2.65 billion acquisition of Postmates as ride-hailing stalls
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law, is quoted.

The Guardian: Social media backlash forces Trump to find new ways to spread his message
Gautam Hans, assistant clinical professor of law, is quoted.

June 2020

ABA Journal - Millions have been invested in the emerging field of neurolaw. Where is it leading?
Owen Jones, Glenn M. Weaver, M.D. and Mary Ellen Weaver Chair in Law, Brain, and Behavior, and his work with the MacArthur Foundation's Research Network on Law and Neuroscience is highlighted.

The Washington Times: Seattle businesses, residents sue city over CHOP
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Politico : Canada, Covid, Kashmir — nothing to see here, says Beijing
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is quoted.

Hostile Witness Podcast: Because of Sex
Charles Star is joined by attorney Ezra Ishmael Young and Professor Jessica Clarke to discuss the recent Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County extending Title VII sex discrimination claims to include gay and trans litigants.

Forbes: Digital dollar hearing round 2: U.S. Senate to examine future of money
The research of Morgan Ricks, professor of law, is highlighted.

NPR affiliate WKNO-FM (Memphis)  interviewed Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, about why the Memphis-area air quality remained stable during the pandemic even as traffic levels decreased.

Daily Beast: Cops' Most Deranged Lies and Bizarre Claims About the Protests
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

Forbes: Congressman Stephen Lynch supports ‘sandbox-like’ crypto pilots at the OCC
Morgan Ricks, professor of law, is cited.

Law360: Titan of the Plaintiffs Bar: Lieff Cabraser's Jonathan Selbin
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Crikey: Some justice is better than none: the case for litigation funding
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

May 2020

Bloomberg: Trump’s social-media order draws attacks and probably won’t work
Gautam Hans, assistant professor of clinical law, is quoted.

Australia's ABC Radio News interviewed Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, about how governments calculate the monetary value of human life.

Bloomberg: The financial system should be stronger than COVID-19
The research of enterprise scholar Morgan Ricks is cited.

Los Angeles Times: Can China be sued in the U.S. and forced to pay for coronavirus losses? Legal experts say no
Ingrid Wuerth, Helen Strong Curry Professor of International Law, is quoted.

Inside Climate News: With 10 appointees on the ninth circuit, Trump seeks to tame his nemesis
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Forbes: Which employment laws/policies actually help pregnant workers?
Jennifer Shinall, associate professor of law, is quoted.

Wired: How much is a human life actually worth?
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

The Washington Times: ‘Too much damage’: Insurers reject coronavirus claims as business losses mount

Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

April 2020

New Zealand Q and A: The Value of a Statistical Life
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management is interviewed.

Foreign Policy:  Missouri opens up a new front against China in coronavirus blame game
Ingrid Wuerth, Helen Strong Curry Professor of International Law, is quoted.

The Washington Post:  A spate of lawsuits could help travelers battling airlines and cruise lines. Here’s what you need to know.
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

The Washington Times: Pandemic ignites dozens of legal battles across nation
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

MIT Technology Review: How the pandemic makes the case for a “public Venmo ”
Enterprise Scholar Morgan Ricks is quoted.

Yahoo! Finance: ‘Digital Dollar’ reintroduced by US lawmakers in latest stimulus bill
Enterprise Scholar Morgan Ricks is quoted.

The Conversation: Coronavirus may wane this summer, but don’t count on any seasonal variation to end the pandemic
Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of health policy, writes about the potential impact of warmer weather on the spread of the coronavirus.

NPR's Planet Money podcast featured Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, discussing calculating the monetary value of human life.

The Globe and Mail (Canada):  Your money or your life? Coronavirus-era economics makes us ask grim questions about how to value each other
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

The New York Times:  Angry fans say first the concerts were canceled, then the refunds
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Vox: Social distancing won’t just save lives. It might be better for the economy in the long run.
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is cited. Yahoo! published a related piece.

March 2020

Medium: Can coronavirus save cryptocurrency from Mr. Market? — Market Mad House
Enterprise scholar Morgan Ricks is quoted.

The New York Times:  The ‘Blurred Lines’ case scared songwriters. But its time may be up.
Joseph Fishman, associate professor of law, is quoted.

FiveThirtyEight: What should the government spend to save a life?
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

MIT Technology Review:  We just glimpsed how a “digital dollar” might work, thanks to coronavirus
Enterprise scholar Morgan Ricks is quoted.

The New York Times: Shutdown Spotlights Economic Cost of Saving Lives
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

Slate: ICE temporarily halts most immigration enforcement amid the coronavirus pandemic
Karla McKanders, clinical professor of law, is quoted.

Wall Street Journal: As Economic Toll Mounts, Nation Ponders Trade-Offs
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, is quoted.

Bloomberg: Let’s pay the stimulus in digital dollars
Morgan Ricks, professor of law, writes about checks the federal government is poised to send to Americans as part of a stimulus package to address the economic fallout from the spread of COVID-19.

The Atlantic: The fed did not just ‘spend’ $1.5 trillion
Morgan Ricks, professor of law, is mentioned. Vox published a related piece.

NPR interviewed Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, about ethics and privacy concerns surrounding the use of genealogy websites for crime cases.

Bloomberg: Procedural issue could blow up abortion clinic challenges
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

February 2020

Bloomberg Law: California pot firms aim to deliver privacy weed users want
Robert Mikos, professor of law, is quoted.

The Washington Post: Judge to weigh dropping murder charges against Catherine Hoggle in missing kids case
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted. A similar story was also reported by The Independent .

New York Times: A scholar of democracy gets a 2020 lab for his ideas
Ganesh Sitaraman,professor of law,and Morgan Ricks,professor of law, are quoted.

Undark: Where science enters the courtroom, the Daubert name looms large
Edward Cheng, Hess Professor of Law, is quoted.

MarketWatch: Big Tech keeps getting bigger, as antitrust inquiries continue to multiply
Rebecca Allensworth, professor of law is quoted.

The New York Times: Sudan’s ex-ruler may face war crimes trial, official says
Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law, is quoted. Vox shared a related piece.

The Christian Science Monitor: How quickly should courts change the law? Florida tests the limit.
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Law.com: Law professor has bone to pick with class-action lawyers, judges
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Consumer Reports: Forced arbitration: A clause for concern
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Daily Kos: Was Donald Trump denied due process?
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

January 2020

Voice of America interviewed James Blumstein, University Professor of Constitutional Law and Health Law and Policy, regarding President Trump’s legal defense against impeachment.

National Review: Texas lieutenant governor affirms support of partisan judicial elections
The research of Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is cited. Texas Scorecard published a related piece.

Wall Street Journal: Hospitals give tech giants access to detailed medical records
Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of health policy, is quoted.

Tennessean:  TVA's push for lengthy utility deals could set back green initiatives in Tennessee cities
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted.

The New York Times: What if a vaping tax encouraged cigarette smoking?
Kip Viscusi, University Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics and Management, is quoted.

C-SPAN featured Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, debating class action lawsuits and discussing his book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions.

Voice of America: Expertos divididos, fustigan y alaban decisión de Trump de eliminar a Soleimani
Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law, is quoted.

MarketWatch: 23andMe can open a Pandora’s Box of a family’s medical secrets: ‘As hard as it is knowing, not knowing is much worse’
Ellen Wright Clayton, Craig-Weaver Professor of Pediatrics and professor of health policy, is quoted.

Wall Street Journal: Trade-court lawsuits take on Trump’s tariff campaign
Tim Meyer, professor of law, is quoted.

December 2019

Inside Climate News: Southern cities' renewable energy push could be stifled as utility locks them into longer contracts
Michael Vandenbergh, David Daniels Allen Distinguished Professor of Law, is quoted.

New York Times:  Could politics be fairer? Two new books say yes
The book, "The Great Democracy," by Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is highlighted.

Chattanooga Times Free Press: What a Tennessee Court of Appeals decision may mean for prosecutors facing defamation claims
Gautam Hans, assistant professor of clinical law, is quoted.

National Review: A Counterintuitive and Compelling Case for Class-Action Lawsuits
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, and his book, The Conservative Case for Class Actions, are mentioned.

Nashville Public Radio interviewed Beverly Moran, professor of law, about Tennessee’s new school voucher initiative.

November 2019

The Economist: Litigation finance faces ethical quandaries
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

Facing South: Texas considers ending judicial elections as Democrats gain ground
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is cited.

Bloomberg Law: Class settlement portal, other innovations could improve payouts
Professors of Law Brian Fitzpatrick and Amanda Rose are quoted.

October 2019

Voice of America: Trump’s foreign policy process stirs controversy in Washington 
Mike Newton, professor of the practice of law, is quoted.

Bloomberg Businessweek: What Big Tech could look like under President Elizabeth Warren
Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is mentioned as an unpaid adviser of Elizabeth Warren’s campaign policy team.

Tennessean: Opinion: If Tennesseans are going to trust Bill Lee on Medicaid block grant plan, he needs to talk to them
James Blumstein, university professor of constitutional law and health law and policy, is quoted.

CNBC: From olive growers to winemakers, small firms in Europe are bracing for $7.5 billion in US tariffs
Tim Meyer, professor of law, is quoted about the economic impact of U.S. tariffs on agricultural imports from Europe.

Independent (UK): US veterans condemn Trump for allowing ‘wholesale slaughter’ of allies in Syria
Michael Newton, Army veteran and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted.

Politifact: Trump lawyer claims lack of due process in House impeachment. 3 reasons the law doesn’t back him up
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

Associated Press: US Supreme Court to review Kansas' lack of insanity defense
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted. This story has been republished by several outlets, including the Washington Post , WKRN (News 2) , U.S. News and World Report , Atlanta Journal-Constitution   and The Hill .

September 2019

Tennessean: The court battle over a Tennessee death row inmate's execution is in uncharted territory
Christopher Slobogin, Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law, is quoted.

Law.com: Class Members Don't Read Emailed Settlement Notices Either, FTC Says
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is quoted.

ABC News: Trump impeachment hearing: Here's how the process works
Suzanna Sherry , Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

AP: Tennessee’s abortion wait period law faces court arguments
Suzanna Sherry, Herman O. Loewenstein Professor of Law, is quoted.

New York Times: Original or copied? ‘Stairway to Heaven’ is back in court
Joseph Fishman, associate professor of law, is quoted.

Daily Caller: President Trump has made some real progress changing the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
Brian Fitzpatrick, professor of law, is mentioned.

New York Times: Supreme Court says judges are above politics. It may hear a case testing that view.
A working paper co-authored by Ganesh Sitaraman, professor of law, is cited.

Scientific American: Is “Neurolaw” coming soon to a courtroom near you?
Owen Jones, Glenn M. Weaver, M.D. and Mary Ellen Weaver Professor of Law, Brain, and Behavior, is quoted.

Wall Street Journal: For those who don’t identify as male or female, growing acceptance—and accommodation
Jessica Clarke, professor of law, is quoted.

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