Visiting Professor of Law Amy Hardberger spoke at the fourth annual Lubbock Spring into Green conference. She moderated the “What Can Cities Do?” panel, comprised of officials representing various water managing entities.
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Apr 2012
Professor Amy Hardberger moderates water conservation panel
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Apr 2012
Professor Victoria Sutton serves as keynote speaker for ABA section annual meeting
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Victoria Sutton served as the keynote speaker for the ABA Section on Public Utility, Communications and Transporation’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The section invited Professor Sutton to speak after hearing about an article she recently published on energy ethics that included research on the ethical obligation for a president to have an energy policy even when it is not politically popular.
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Apr 2012
Professor Wendy Humphrey nominated for Outstanding Young Lawyer award
Lubbock County judges nominated Wendy A. Humphrey, assistant professor of legal practice, for the 2012 Lubbock County Bar Association Outstanding Young Lawyer award. The recipient of this year’s award will be announced at the annual Law Day banquet on May 3.
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Apr 2012
Professor Wendy Humphrey publishes article in Texas Bar Journal
Wendy A. Humphrey, assistant professor of legal practice, co-authored The Millennial Juror, featured in the April 2012 edition of the Texas Bar Journal. The article is based on surveys administered to Professor Humphrey’s students and examines the new generation of jurors, including how they expect to receive information.
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Apr 2012
Professor William Casto presents paper at Harvard Law School
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor William Casto presented a paper at Harvard Law School titled Advising Presidents: Robert H. Jackson and the Problem of Dirty Hands. He discussed whether a government attorney may properly render an advisory opinion the attorney believes is erroneous. Among other things, he concluded that on one occasion, Attorney General (later Supreme Court Justice) Robert Jackson properly did so. He also compared and contrasted Jackson’s opinion with the infamous Bush II Torture Memorandum.
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03
Apr 2012
Professor Bryan Camp quoted in fueld excise tax credits story
Tax Notes quoted Professor Bryan Camp in its story, Black Liquor Highlights Unresolved Excise Tax Credit Questions (subscription required). The article covers fuel excise tax credits and ran in both the online and print version of Tax Notes.
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Mar 2012
Professor Richard Murphy invited to speak at administrative law symposium
AT&T Professor of Law Richard was invited to participate in a symposium on administrative law at Wake Forest University School of Law.
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Mar 2012
Professor Amy Hardberger comments on water as a valuable commodity
Market Watch quoted Visiting Professor of Law Amy Hardberger in a Commodities Corner article, Water: Vital to Life and an Investment Essential, on how water might not remain a cheap commodity. The full article can be found here.
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Mar 2012
Professor Gerry Beyer gives radio interview on lottery winner planning
Professor Gerry W. Beyer was a guest on KMOX NewsRadio 1120 in St. Louis. The interview concerned how individuals who play the lottery should plan for the unlikely eventuality that they actually win.
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Mar 2012
Professor William Casto speaks on Alien Tort Statute
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor William Casto spoke on the Background and Purpose of the Alien Tort Statute panel at the Corporate Responsibility and the Alien Tort Statute Symposium held at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. Georgetown Law Professor David Koplow moderated the five-person panel. The full symposium schedule can be viewed here.
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