Professor Robert Batey spoke with the St. Petersburg Times’ Chris Tisch today about the U.S. Supreme Court blocking the execution of Clarence Hill pending a decision about the issue of lethal injection: at question is whether a federal appeals court erred in denying Hill’s claim that Florida’s method of execution violated his civil rights.
Professor Bruce Jacob talked with the St. Petersburg Times for a story about fairness to minorities in the legal world and the Perceptions of Fairness in the Florida Courts Surveys circulating through the end of the month.
Professor Charles Rose spoke with Jennifer Yachnin at Roll Call about sex-crime legislation in the context of the 2006 election cycle.
Professor Ellen Podgor spoke with Emily Bazelon, Slate editor, for an article in the New Republic, “Can Anyone Define Corruption? Legal Jeopardy.”
Professor Rebecca Morgan spoke with reporter Bridget McCrea today about online identity theft and directions of elder law programs for the March Maddux Report.
Professor Charles Rose spoke with the History Channel about his background as a military scholar and about becoming a legal analyst for upcoming shows.
Professor Paul Boudreaux spoke with Reilly Capps at the Telluride Daily Journal about eminent domain issues surrounding a case in which the government is attempting to seize considerable acreage.
Not yet out of the woods in Libby trial
Professor Ellen Podgor was quoted in the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog.
Professor Robert Batey spoke with Fox 13’s anchor Mark Wilson this afternoon on campus regarding a fatal boating accident in which prosecution refused to press charges.
Professor Carol Henderson spoke with the Tampa Tribune Sunday about the use of DNA evidence in the criminal legal process for an article that ran on the front page today, “DNA Tests Unlock Man’s Cell Today.”
Last Friday, Professor Henderson spoke with Bill Schultz of Chemical and Engineering News regarding the Vioxx case.
Katherine Cushing, reporter with the St. Petersburg Times, called regarding the Consumer Fraud and Senior Expo Jan. 19 on campus for the Times event listing.