FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
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2024–25 Vol. 3
Leslie Book
- Co-published “The Need For A General Two-Year Statute of Limitations” for Tax Notes on January 27.
- Published “Technology is Speeding Up Tax Season, But Not the Audit Process” for The Hill on February 25.
- Published “Loper Bright and Uncertainty” for the Procedurally Taxing blog on Tax Notes on March 5.
Andrew Brandt
- Posted “Eagles Win Super Bowl 59, Lakers Trade Fiasco & More” on The Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on February 11.
- Published “Business of Football: Eagles’ Talent Differential Was Too Much for Chiefs” for Sports Illustrated on February 13.
- In the Media: Appeared in “S.I.’s Andrew Brandt: How Bengals Should Handle Their Free Agents Situation” on The Rich Eisen Show on February 28.
- Posted “Saquon Barkley Signs Extension & NFL Franchise Tag Deadline” on The Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on March 4.
- Published “Business of Football: What to Expect in Free Agency, Start of New League Year” for Sports Illustrated on March 10.
- Posted “Boston Celtics sell for $6.1 Billion, March Madness & More” on The Business of Sports: NFL Business Podcast on March 20.
- Published “Business of Football: Celtics’ Record Sale Is Great for NFL Owners” for Sports Illustrated on March 26.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “Andrew Brandt On Why The NFL Shouldn't Ban The Tush Push” on 97.5 The Fanatic on March 27.
David Caudill
- In the Media: Interviewed for “Judges Should Be Discerning Consensus, Not Evaluation Scientific Expertise” on the Excited Utterance podcast on October 28.
- Presented “Ethical Contours in Perkins-Valdez's Novel, Take My Hand” at Washington & Lee Law and Literature Seminar in Lexington, Virginia on November 1.
- Authored the chapter "Ethics: Law and Literature as an Ethical Enterprise" in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Law and Literature (Edward Elgar Publishing), published on January 9.
Steven L. Chanenson
- Participated in a closed drug sentencing roundtable with the U.S. Sentencing Commission in Washington, DC on November 20.
- Elected co-chair of the Voices of the Commonwealth Committee, part of the transition committee for Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday, on January 15.
- Presented “Sentencing Commissions: A Snapshot from the Keystone State” at the New York State Justice Task Force on February 10.
- Presented “What Pennsylvania is Learning From Scandinavia About Corrections” with Jordyn Hyatt ’08 at the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges Midyear Meeting in Pittsburgh on February 21.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “Why Are US Attorneys Resigning from Office” on KYW Newsradio on February 23.
- Presented “The Scandinavian Prison Project: Nordic-Inspired Correctional Reform in Pennsylvania” at the Symposium on Prison Research and Innovation hosted by the Urban Institute in Washington, DC on March 20.
Michelle Madden Dempsey
- Presented “Sex & Coercion” at the University of California-Irvine Legal Philosophy Seminar on March 26.
- Presented “Defining Sex Trafficking: Comparative Legal Perspectives” virtually at the Widener Commonwealth Law Review Symposium on April 4.
Michael Moreland
- In the Media: Interviewed for “President Joe Biden Pardons Son Hunter Biden” by 6ABC Philadelphia on December 1.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “President Biden’s Decision to Pardon His Son” by NBC10 Philadelphia on December 2.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Could Donald Trump Just Ignore a TikTok Ban?” by Newsweek on January 10.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “Trump has Pledged Pardons for Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters, Local Attorneys Prepare” by NBC10 Philadelphia on January 17.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “President Trump’s Historic Comeback” by NBC10 Philadelphia on January 20.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Pride, Puppies and a Charter School: A Look at the Blockbuster Religion Cases at the Supreme Court” for USA Today on February 2.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Supreme Court that Trump Helped Shape Could Have the Last Word on His Aggressive Executive Orders” by The Associated Press on February 10.
Michael Risch
- In the Media: Quoted in “They Spoke Out Against Their Employer. Then They Were Hit With Trade Secrets Lawsuits.” by Business Insider on January 25.
- Published an amicus brief in the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (en banc) case EcoFactor v. Google on January 25.
- In the Media: Interviewed for “EU Presses Apple for Use of Encrypted Data in Criminal Investigations” by KCBS Radio on February 7.
Tuan Samahon
- Presented “Special-Purpose Disclosure: Accessing the Government’s X-Files” at the Hofstra University Maurice A. Deane School of Law faculty workshop on March 26.
Ana Santos Rutschman
- In the Media: Quoted in “5 Ways RFK Jr. Could Undermine Lifesaving Childhood Vaccines” by The New York Times on November 19.
- Published “From Myriad to Moderna: The Modern (Bio)Pharmaceutical Company” in the Texas A&M Journal of Property Law (Vol.11, No. 1) on January 1.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Can RFK Jr. really take away ADHD Medications?” by Rolling Stone on February 23.
- In the Media: Quoted in “RFK Team's Moves on Vaccines, Bird Flu Stoke Health Worries” by Bloomberg Law on February 28.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Could 'Make America Healthy Again' Impact Mental Health Treatment?” by Fox47 News on March 11.
- In the Media: Quoted in “Trump CDC Pick Gets Praise for Science Credentials, With Limits” by Bloomberg Law on March 27.
- In the Media: Quoted in “23andMe Wants to Sell its Most Valuable Asset. Will Your Private DNA Data Be Safe?” by MarketWatch on March 27.