Professor Paul Boudreaux agreed to start a dialogue with Bradenton Herald reporter Donna Wright, who is working on a story about developments in the Tallevast case. Residents of Tallevast have filed suit against Lockheed Martin Corp., which is responsible for cleaning up a plume of pollution from a beryllium plant that covers over 200 acres. A hearing took place today in Manatee County.

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Ludi Lelis at the Orlando Sentinel regarding the unique issues involved in trying three defendants simultaneously in the X-box murder trial, in which all three defendants were found guilty today in the murder of six people in Deltona in August 2004 who authorities said were bludgeoned with baseball bats in a dispute over an Xbox video game system.

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Anthony McCartney at the Tampa Tribune regarding jury selection in the Jessica Lunsford case and the predicted path of the now-delayed John Couey murder trial.

Dean Ellen Podgor spoke with Bloomberg for insights into a white collar issue.

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Sylvia Lim from the Bradenton Herald about murder defendants getting PET scans in death penalty cases to claim that they have abnormal brains that cause them to commit crimes.

Professor Jay Wolfson has agreed to speak with ABC Action News reporter Matthew Schwartz tomorrow to clarify the legal definition of "disabled" for a piece about a woman who was molested under anesthesia while having plastic surgery. Her lawyers are claiming she was disabled at the time the violation took place. The piece should run as a special investigation Sunday night on ABC 28.

Professor Roberta Flowers talked with Tampa Tribune reporter William March regarding the general techniques used in federal white collar crime investigations, in particular those involving public officials.

Professor Rose spoke with Erin Ailworth at the Orlando Sentinel for a story about prosecution and defense strategy in the X-box Deltona murder trial, in which a witness, Robert Cannon, who was allegedly part of the killing team, backed out of a plea deal and pled not guilty. Canno now refuses to answer questions from the defense and the judge has refused a mistrial four times.

Professor Charles Rose spoke with the Orlando Sentinel's Steve Hudak regarding the judge's decision to dismiss the prospective jury pool in the John Couey murder trial.

Financial Aid Director Emily Attridge was quoted in today's Tampa Bay Business Journal article by Jane Meinhardt, "Student loan rate increase could threaten local service businesses," about the recent student loan rate increase possibly driving some local loan consolidation companies out of business.

Professor Charles Rose spoke with Brendan Watson at the St. Petersburg Times for the July 13 story about a new venue for the Couey trial, "New venue going nowhere."

Professor Jay Wolfson spoke with Channel 10 this afternoon about the Baker Act and how it works for a piece about a woman who has been held past 72 hours, and now over one week, and what the possible reasons are for this lengthy detainment. The piece should run on the evening news spot.