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2025

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case against transgender Bridgeport athlete this fall
October 7, 2025  |  WDTV

In first big case of the term, Supreme Court tackles free speech and LGBTQ rights
October 7, 2025  |   CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in First Amendment challenge to Colorado's conversion therapy ban
October 6, 2025  |  DENVER POST

The Roberts court turns 20
September 29, 2025  |  COURTHOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Supreme Court Set To Hear Arguments in Case Challenging Colorado's Ban on 'Conversion Therapy'
September 27, 2025  |  THE NEW YORK SUN

Trump's DC takeover, the future of marriage equality, US troops sent to Latin America & More
August 22, 2025  |  9NEWS CULTURE REPORT

Amid Trump administration investigation, East High converts boys' restroom to all-gender restroom
August 22, 2025  |   CHALKBEAT COLORADO

From Courts to Community Power: Trans Rights Advocates Respond to Skrmetti's Fallout
August 8, 2025  |  Nonprofit Quarterly

After 10 Years Of Marriage Equality, Queer Couples Are Worried
June 26, 2025  |  HuffPost

Amid Trump's funding threats, a rural school district looks to remove LGBTQ policy protections
June 9, 2025  |  Chalkbeat Colorado

At U.N., Mining Groups Tout Protections for Indigenous People
May 2, 2025  |  High Country News

How the Trump Administration is Undermining Civil Rights Law-and How Nonprofits Can Fight Back
April 14, 2025  |  Nonprofit Quarterly

Texas Resorts to 'Old Playbook' to Institutionalize Bigotry and Sow Fear
March 26, 2025  |   ASSIGNED MEDIA

Supreme Court's 'Conversion Therapy' Case Revs Up Speech Debate
March 12, 2025  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

Colorado returns to national spotlight over LGBTQ+ rights
March 3, 2025  |  AXIOS

2024

Colorado's pro-transgender laws--and scientific studies--can't solve the sports controversy
December 16, 2024  |  COLORADO SUN

Inside Colorado's high-stakes preschool lawsuit pitting religious liberty against LGBTQ rights
September 19, 2024  |  CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Should We Be Worried About the Future of Same-Sex Marriage?
August 1, 2024  |  YELLOW SCENE

Can Congress overturn Supreme Court rulings?
July 30, 2024  |   CU BOULDER TODAY

How the 303 Creative SCOTUS decision may change anti-discrimination laws
July 3, 2024  |  CU BOULDER TODAY

Trans Participation and the Burden of Marginalized Groups
June 26, 2024  |  DIVERSE: ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

BMS, J&J Losses Not the End of IRA Legal Battle
May 8, 2024  |  BIOSPACE

Religious views on abortion more diverse than they may appear in U.S. political debate
May 6, 2024  |  Elisha Brown, STATES NEWSROOM, May 6, 2024 (quoted extensively)

PhRMA to Revive Medicare Drug Price Lawsuit Before Fifth Circuit
April 30, 2024  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

The Supreme Court Ruling the Right is Using to Eradicate Transgender People
February 14, 2024  |  THE NEW REPUBLIC

Supreme Court declines to take up transgender restroom policy challenge, again
January 18, 2024  |  WASHINGTON TIMES

2023

Pharma Cries Procedural Foul in Next Front of Drug Price War
September 13, 2023  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

Drugs Up for Medicare Price Cuts Fuel Drugmakers' Legal Strategy
September 5, 2023  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

Novartis Joins Legal Fray After Price Negotiation List Unveiled
September 1, 2023  |  LAW360

HHS Fans Legal Flames With Medicare Drug Negotiation Picks
August 29, 2023  |   LAW360

Drugmakers Prep Medicare Pricing Suits for March to High Court
August 17, 2023  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

When John Roberts Tried To Take Power From The Courts
July 17, 2023  |  THE LEVER

'Green transition', mining & Indigenous Rights
May 16, 2023  |  Radio National

Disrupting Racism
May 15, 2023  |  Endeavor Literary Press

Interviewed, Vol. 12, Ep. 24
April 14, 2023  |  Fire of Genius Podcast

Biden proposal forbids US schools from outright bans on transgender athletes
April 7, 2023  |  THE GUARDIAN

Biden administration says schools may bar trans athletes from competitive teams
April 6, 2023  |  WASHINGTON POST

Biden Plan Would Forbid Across-the-Board Bans on Transgender Participation in School Sports
April 6, 2023  |  THE 74

Fight over medical care for transgender youth moves from Gold Dome to Court
March 24, 2023  |  CAPITOL BEAT

SCOTUS Bound? After Appellate Ruling, What's Next in 340B Drug Discount Cases?
February 10, 2023  |  THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL

A Standoff Over Transgender Rights
January 31, 2023  |  CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Native American Cases to Watch in 2023
January 2, 2023  |  Law360

2022

Curious about US trend toward LGBTQ equal rights? Look at Colorado.
December 16, 2022  |  CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Tribal Sovereignty
November 7, 2022  |  Diverse Issues in Higher Education

CU Law's American Indian Law Program: On the Front Lines of the Indigenous Sovereignty Movement
October 14, 2022  |  The 1891

A battle over Title IX: Can it be used to exclude trans athletes?
September 29, 2022  |  WASHINGTON POST

Drug Price Law to Spur Creative Claims as Industry Readies Fight
September 29, 2022  |  BLOOMBERG LAW

The Debate Over Muslim College Students Getting Secret Marriages
September 9, 2022  |  Emma Green, THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE, Sept. 9, 2022 (quoted extensively)

Colorado asks Supreme Court to uphold anti-discrimination law in case of web designer who opposes same-sex marriage
August 12, 2022  |  COLORADO SUN

How divorced Muslim women in the US are fighting for what they're owed
August 3, 2022  |  Zainab Iqbal, MIDDLE EAST EYE, Aug. 3, 2022 (quoted extensively)

Après l'avortement, pourquoi d'autres droits sont menacés par la Cour suprême américaine
June 28, 2022  |  FRANCE 24

The Supreme Court prompts the question: Who gets rights in America?
June 25, 2022  |  Washington Post

The Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade. How are Coloradans affected?
June 24, 2022  |  CU INDEPENDENT

Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade in Historic but Anticipated Reversal: 'This Is an Invasion of a Woman's Body,'
June 24, 2022  |  FORTUNE

A Chance Encounter Helps Return Sacred Artifacts to an Indigenous Group,
June 18, 2022  |  New York Times

How to Actually Regulate Social Media?
June 14, 2022  |  The Agenda with Steve Paikin-TVO

Fighting the Zombie-Lawyer Apocalypse
June 3, 2022  |  Talks On Law

Alphabet, Netflix tempt Canada as source of cash for culture
May 17, 2022  |  Bloomberg News

The United States lags behind' on the Rights of its Indigenous Peoples, Natives say
May 8, 2022  |  Native News Online

Indigenous Peoples Fight for Land at Global Summit
April 28, 2022  |  Here & Now

UN forum set to focus on economic rights of Indigenous peoples
April 25, 2022  |  Marketplace

Are anti-LGBTQ laws legal? Alabama trans laws spark debate over Constitutional rights
April 9, 2022  |  USA TODAY

Federal official blocked residential school survivor group's effort to identify missing children
March 30, 2022  |  CBC News

"Indigenous Rights, Human Rights: It's Time For the Declaration"
March 21, 2022  |  Mvskoke Media

Defending the Facts
March 19, 2022  |  The House: CBC Radio

War Propaganda and International Law: A Conversation with Vivek Krishnamurthy
March 18, 2022  |  The Sunday Show (Podcast), Tech Policy Press

Stakeholder Capitalism as ESG-Constrained Shareholder Capitalism
March 11, 2022  |  The Columbia Law School Blue Sky Blog

Ninth Circuit revives lawsuit brought by inmate who said he was targeted for violence by a prison guard
February 28, 2022  |  SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Trudeau wants the 'foreign money' funding illegal protests in Canada to stop
February 12, 2022  |  National Post

Les responsabilités sociaux des sites de sociofinancement
February 4, 2022  |  Les matins d'ici (Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau)

2021

At U.N.'s COP26 climate summit, Indigenous voices are calling for more than lip service
October 30, 2021  |  NBC News

The Fight For Indigenous Religious Freedom
October 25, 2021  |  The 1A

NDP Calls for social media watchdog as scrutiny of Facebook heats up
October 18, 2021  |  Globe and Mail

Is the US Constitution Broken and Can it Be Fixed?
August 20, 2021  |  COLORADO LAWYER

Alamogordo Public Schools to discuss female and transgender athletics at work session
August 16, 2021  |  ALAMOGORDO DAILY NEWS

Expert Advice: Bundling Home and Auto Insurance
August 4, 2021  |  MoneyGeek.com

Expert Advice: Understanding Full Coverage Car Insurance
August 4, 2021  |  MoneyGeek.com

CU Students and Faculty Ask: What Does Leadership Mean in Today's World?
July 2, 2021  |  Barbara Brooks, Coloradan Alumni Magazine

'Self-Determination and Resilience': Insights on Human Rights in Practice
June 28, 2021  |  University of Colorado Law School

Overbooked Law Schools Are Trying to Induce Some Students to Put Off Enrolling
June 16, 2021  |  The New York Times

Court Rulings Could Chill Video Recording of Police
June 6, 2021  |   LAW360

Canada After Kamloops: What now for indigenous rights?
June 5, 2021  |  The Foreign Desk

Combating AAPI Hate
May 8, 2021  |  Jamison Chung et al., Regulatory Review

Should Canada block websites that post terrorist content and child porn? Ottawa is considering it
April 20, 2021  |  
Toronto Star

10th Circuit Breaks From Other Circuits on Qualified Immunity
April 13, 2021  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

Des outils de surveillance canadiens au Myanmar
March 12, 2021  |  Le Devoir

Loneliness Is the Other Pandemic
March 3, 2021  |  Emily Lever, Law360

There's Covid. And 'Long Covid'
March 1, 2021  |   BIZWEST

Privacy at the Margins: An Interview with Scott Skinner-Thompson and Marginalized Groups
February 24, 2021  |  PRIVACY + SECURITY BLOG

The Complexity of Internet Content Regulation - A Conversation with CIPPIC's Vivek Krishnamurthy
February 22, 2021  |  Law Bytes Podcast with Michael Geist

Law Prof Focuses On Positives From COVID-19 Pandemic
February 7, 2021  |  Paul Caron, TaxProf Blog

Law Prof Focuses on Positives from the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 25, 2021  |  Stephanie Francis Ward, ABA Journal

Kristen Carpenter Named to Shawnee Tribe's Inaugural Supreme Court
January 15, 2021  |  University of Colorado Law School

2020

Colorado Medical and Law Schools See Surge in Applications
December 20, 2020  |  Denver7 TV

Appellate Decision Could Send Affirmative Action to High Court
December 9, 2020  |  Law Week Colorado

A New Way to Think about American Citizenship
December 5, 2020  |  Tedx Talks

On Section 230, it's Trump vs. Trump
December 3, 2020  |  Wired

International Law in Times of Crisis
November 6, 2020  |  South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business, Keynote Presentation

Citizens question if there will be a peaceful transition of power
October 27, 2020  |  THE BOLD

Big tech actions are not 'censorship'
October 23, 2020  |  Financial Post

Becoming a Lawyer Doesn't Have to Kill You: How Law Schools Are Helping Students Be Well
October 13, 2020  |  Lex: Versions and Subversions

Reimagining Governance After Covid-19
September 18, 2020  |  Modern Diplomacy

UBC ushers in historic Indigenous Strategic Plan with virtual celebration
September 16, 2020  |  The Ubyssey

Sept. 8, 2020: Citizenship In The 'Enforcement Era'; Hospitals, Pain, & Cannabis
September 8, 2020  |  Colorado Public Radio

How International Students Became a White House Target During the Coronavirus Pandemic
August 20, 2020  |  CNBC

Only the 11th state: Why was the gay/trans panic defense, recently banned by state law, ever even a thing?
July 23, 2020  |  BOULDER WEEKLY

Outside/In: How DAPL is Connected to a Long History of Native American Treaty Violations
July 11, 2020  |  New Hampshire Public Radio

High Court No Longer A No-Go As Tribal Reservation OK'd
July 9, 2020  |  Law360

Pandemic Postpones SCOTUS Finale
June 29, 2020  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

Addressing Emotions from COVID-19, Racial Inequity, and Civil Unrest
June 18, 2020  |  ABA Dispute Resolution Section webinar - password: 5D%7g6w?

Northern Colo Sheriff Won't Enforce Polis' Moratorium on Evictions
May 8, 2020  |  Colorado Times Recorder

Polis Loosens Provider Restrictions to Expand Health Care Workforce
April 28, 2020  |  Law Week Colorado

No hay que criminalizar la pandemia
April 27, 2020  |  El ESPECTADOR

Pursuing Citizenship in the Enforcement Era: An Inside Look at the Newest Americans
April 13, 2020  |  Colorado Law

America After This
April 13, 2020  |  CU Boulder NEXT

Over 1,600 Complaints Related to COVID-19 Health Order Filed in El Paso County
April 7, 2020  |  KRDO

Is Government Response to Health Crisis Causing Irreversible Damage to Civil Liberties?
April 6, 2020  |  The Durango Herald

Sanciones y castigos alrededor de COVID-19, una tendencia mundial
April 4, 2020  |  EL ESPECTADOR

Shawnee Tribe Appoints First Justices to its new Supreme Court
January 10, 2020  |  Native News Online

U.S.-Iran Legal Analysis
January 8, 2020  |  KOA Colorado

US, Iran relations reaching boiling point after airstrike that killed Iranian military leader
January 6, 2020  |  Denver 7

2019

How did God make it into millions of consumer contracts?
December 24, 2019  |  Los Angeles Times

Ming Hsu Chen Selected for Campuswide Faculty Fellows Cohort
November 25, 2019  |  Colorado Law

Donald Trump Says Some DACA Recipients are 'Very Tough, Hardened Criminals.' That's False
November 14, 2019  |  PolitiFact

Anna Spain Bradley Delivers Keynote at Colorado Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference
November 1, 2019  |  Colorado Law

Professor Spain Bradley Delivers Keynote at Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference
October 11, 2019  |  Colorado Law

Race in America: How lawyers are defining racism, new maps tracking slavery in America and the legacy of slave music
September 24, 2019  |  Brainwaves-CU Boulder Today

#Rethink Aadhaar: A year after SC's Aadhaar judgment, we need to keep talking about Aadhar
September 24, 2019  |  NATIONAL HERALD

Close Quarters
September 18, 2019  |  NPR - KUNC's Colorado Edition

Crowdfunding for Companies
September 18, 2019  |  Law Week Colorado

Citizenship Backlog Prolongs Wait For Immigrants
September 17, 2019  |  CBS Denver

Want to become a U.S. citizen? Get in line, new report says
September 16, 2019  |  The Denver Post

Backlog In Colorado Citizenship Applications Is Hurting Civil Rights, Report Says
September 13, 2019  |  Colorado Public Radio

International Law's Racism Problem
September 4, 2019  |  OpinioJuris

Mauna Kea Protests Reveal Problems in Construction Processes on Native Lands
August 13, 2019  |  Yes Magazine

Spain Bradley Delivers Keynote at Youth Council of Paraguay Conference
August 2, 2019  |  Colorado Law

Tenth Circuit: Detainee's Forced Walk While Nude Was Constitutional Violation
July 26, 2019  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

A Human Rights Approach to AI
July 25, 2019  |  Humanity, Wired (Podcast Series of the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Human Rights Initiative)

Four New Swing Justices: CLE Panel Discusses Dynamics of new Supreme Court Makeup
July 24, 2019  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

Aziz Ansari, Chris Hardwick's Reemergence Complicate the #MeToo Conversation
July 18, 2019  |  Variety

Tenth Circuit: Detainee's Forced Walk While Nude Was Constitutional Violation
July 16, 2019  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

The End of the Gay-Panic Legal Defense
July 8, 2019  |  The New Yorker

Controversial Dakota Access Pipeline Boosts Oil Production
June 20, 2019  |  Financial Times

Street Level: Startups: The New Gold Rush
June 18, 2019  |  CPT12

Why WA's gay-wedding case is turning out differently than Colorado's
June 7, 2019  |  CROSSCUT

Why Is Defining Consent So Difficult?
June 5, 2019  |  The Ali Advisor

WA's Top Lawyer Took a Rare Step To Affirm Tribal Sovereignty ? Here's Why That's a Big Deal
June 5, 2019  |  Crosscut

WA's top lawyer took a rare step to affirm tribal sovereignty - here's why that's a big deal
June 5, 2019  |  Crosscut

Supreme Court denies challenge to school transgender bathroom policy
May 28, 2019  |  WASHINGTON TIMES

Supreme Court Could Hear Arguments from Students Claiming That School Policies Protecting Transgender Rights Violate Their 'Bodily Privacy'
March 19, 2019  |  THE 74

Carpenter Speaks at U.N. General Assembly's Global Kickoff of 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages
February 14, 2019  |  University of Colorado Law School

Human Rights in the Face of Emerging Technology
January 2, 2019  |  Justice Matters (Podcast Series of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School)

2018

Energy Transfer, Banks Lost Billions by Ignoring Early Dakota Access Pipeline Concerns
December 3, 2018  |   EcoWatch

Dakota Access Pipeline controversy cost companies at least $7.5 billion, study finds
November 26, 2018  |  CU Boulder Today

Behind the Scenes of Family Murderer Chris Watts' Surprising Guilty Plea: 'He Made the Right Choice'
November 19, 2018  |  PressFrom

CU Law Talks Turns to 'Laws of Attraction'
November 14, 2018  |  Law Week Colorado

A New North Dakota Law Threatened Native American Votes. They Responded By Turning Out in Historic Numbers
November 7, 2018  |  Time Magazine

Carpenter Serves as Panelist at National Congress of American Indians Annual Convention
November 7, 2018  |  University of Colorado Law School

Concerns about voter access dominate final stretch before Election Day
November 4, 2018  |  Washington Post

We're Not Done With DAPL: How Investors Can Still Support Indigenous Rights
November 1, 2018  |   Forbes

Health Insurance Premiums Stable as Open Enrollment Approaches
October 16, 2018  |   Channel 9 News

The Opposite of a Judicial Temperament Was on Display Today
September 28, 2018  |  Background Briefing

Brett Kavanaugh's Trip to the Twilight Zone
September 28, 2018  |  Pacific Standard Magazine

Why Kavanaugh Should Welcome an FBI Investigation
September 25, 2018  |  Pacific Standard Magazine

Changing the Narrative for a More Perfect Union
September 17, 2018  |  Law Week Colorado
Keynote speaker, Professor Anna Spain Bradley, joined Denver County Court Judge Gary Jackson to discuss the state of civil rights at a Colorado Law lecture.

News Outlets Claim That Leaked Kavanaugh Emails Contradict His Testimony--Legal Experts Disagree
September 12, 2018  |  Check Your Fact
Professor Emeritus Robert Nagel commented on the situation surrounding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's email leak.

"It Is Going to Be Very Messy": Opposing Oil and Gas Ballot Measures Respond to Colorado's Contentious Drilling Climate
September 11, 2018  |  The Colorado Sun
Professor Richard B. Collins commented on oil and gas ballot measures.

Bill Targets Nationwide Injunctions, Used to Thwart Trump Agenda
September 10, 2018  |  Bloomberg Law
Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of The Byron R. White Center Suzette Malveaux commented.

"A Dark, Federal Cloud Looming": A Year After DACA Was Rescinded, Young Undocumented Coloradans Remain in Limbo
September 6, 2018  |  The Denver Post
Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin commented on DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).

Tribe Says Army Corps Stonewalling on Dakota Access Pipeline Report, Oil Spill Risk
September 6, 2018  |  InsideClimate News
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on reassessment of the Dakota Access Pipeline decisions.

AI in Legal Research--Does Casetext's "Document As Query" Search Improve Efficiency and Results?
September 5, 2018  |  Dewey B Strategic
Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's current research on algorithms was mentioned.

The Socratic Method: CPR Legal Scholars Test Kavanaugh
September 4, 2018  |  Center for Progressive Reform Blog
"They Were Here First: American Indian Tribes, Race, and the Constitutional Minimum," by Professor Sarah Krakoff, is mentioned.

Opinion: The President Can't Unprotect National Monuments
September 3, 2018  |  The Washington Post
Professors Sarah Krakoff and Mark Squillace co-wrote a letter to the editor with Professor Robert Anderson of the University of Washington School of Law.

Cathy Cunninghm, Help Squad: Health Insurers and Other corporations Analyze our Plentiful Personal Data, then Devise Ways to Profit from Findings
August 29, 2018  |  Chicago Tribune

Masterpiece Cakeshop Takes Another Bite
August 27, 2018  |  Law Week Colorado
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth commented.

Toward Defining Privacy Expectations in an Age of Oversharing
August 16, 2018  |  The Economist
Associate Professor Margot Kaminski wrote an editorial about digital privacy.

What's being done to prevent disappearances of Native American women?
August 9, 2018  |  Al Jazeera

Abortion Rights are on the Line at the Supreme Court. What Does that Mean for Colorado?
July 24, 2018  |  COLORADO INDEPENDENT

Transgender Woman Says CVS Pharmacist Refused to Fill Hormone Prescription
July 21, 2018  |  NEW YORK TIMES

Brett Kavanaugh Has Some Alarmingly Outdated Views on Privacy
July 12, 2018  |  Slate
Associate Professor Margot Kaminski wrote an article about digital privacy and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Colorado Seen as "Safer Ground Than Most States" on Abortion Issues
July 11, 2018  |  The Denver Post
Professor Emeritus Robert Nagel commented on the history and future of the Supreme Court in regard to overturning past decisions.

Kavanaugh's Privacy Views Could Boost Gov't Access To Data
July 10, 2018  |  Law360
Associate Professor Margot Kaminski commented.

The Future of Long-Standing Precedents After Kennedy
July 8, 2018  |  LAW WEEK COLORADO

Are There Possible Upsides with the New EPA Chief?
July 8, 2018  |  H20 Radio's This Week in Water (American Water Works Association)
Professor Sarah Krakoff was featured in H20 Radio's "This Week in Water."

Supreme Court Rules Tracking Past Locations Through Cell Phones Requires Warrant
June 22, 2018  |  Wisconsin Public Radio (audio)
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid was featured on Wisconsin Public Radio.

Trump's Mine Cleanup Pick Frustrated with Confirmation Delays
June 22, 2018  |  Bloomberg Environment
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

Federal Courts Are Standing Up for the Sanctity of Transgender Lives
June 21, 2018  |  Slate
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson wrote an article about legal proceedings affecting the transgender community.

Boulder Governments Could End Up Paying in Climate Change Lawsuit
June 14, 2018  |  The Boulder Daily Camera
Professor Mark Squillace commented on contingency fee arrangements.

Podcast: Cake Case Leaves Gay Rights Questions Unanswered
June 8, 2018  |  CQ on Congress, Episode 106 (audio)
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth was featured on the "CQ on Congress" podcast with analysis of the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision and its effect moving forward.

In Masterpiece Cake, Anthony Kennedy Uses Liberal Contempt For Bigotry To Authorize Bigotry
June 8, 2018  |  The Above the Law Blog
The Above the Law Blog mentioned a Washington Post editorial written by Associate Professor Craig Konnoth.

How College Literally Drives Students Nuts
June 8, 2018  |  World News Daily
World News Daily referenced a New York Times opinion piece written by Professor Paul F. Campos, "The Real Reason College Tuition Costs So Much."

Gruber on Equal Protection Under the Carceral State
June 7, 2018  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog featured Professor Aya Gruber's article "Equal Protection Under the Carceral State."

What's Next for Civil Rights After the Supreme Court's Masterpiece Ruling?
June 6, 2018  |  KGNU COMMUNITY RADIO
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson commented on the Supreme Court's ruling regarding Masterpiece Cakeshop.

Madeline St. Amour, Out Boulder County hostinRally Tonight in Wake Masterpiece Cakeshop Ruling
June 4, 2018  |  Times Call

How Does the Supreme Court Ruling Impact Colorado Businesses? 'Status Quo,' Legal Experts Say
June 4, 2018  |  The Denver Business Journal
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth commented.

Verify: Is the SCOTUS Ruling a Win for the Cake Shop Baker or Gay Rights?
June 4, 2018  |  9News.com
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth commented on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

University of Michigan Now Has Almost 100 Full-time Staff Dedicated to "Diversity"
June 4, 2018  |  Zero Hedge
Zero Hedge mentioned a New York Times opinion article written by Professor Paul F. Campos.

Call for Action: Social Media Accounts Blocked by City Departments
June 4, 2018  |  KKTV11 News
Professor Scott Moss commented on the implications of public officials blocking social media accounts and the limitations of exclusion in light of First Amendment rights.

Masterpiece Cakeshop Is Not a License to Discriminate
June 4, 2018  |  Slate
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson wrote an opinion article on LGBTQ anti-discrimination laws.

As Boulder County DA Battle Looms, Experts Weigh Prosecutors' Environmental Protection Role
June 2, 2018  |  Longmont Times-Call
Professor Mark Squillace and Professor Richard B. Collins commented on the prosecution of environmental crimes.

Opinion: Mining Rider Would Gut Bedrock Environmental Law
June 2, 2018  |  The Hill
Professor Mark Squillace wrote an opinion article about federal environmental law.

Robots Need Social Intelligence Not Just Technical Ability: Expert
May 23, 2018  |  Australian Broadcast Company ABC Radio AM
Associate Professor Harry Surden was featured on AM, an Australian current affairs program.

Andrea Strong, Just Let them Eat ake
May 15, 2018  |  Eater.com

Pushing Pupils with a Passion for Peace
May 10, 2018  |  OZY
OZY published a feature story on Anna Spain Bradley, Associate Professor of Law, Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity, and Faculty Director of the LLM and MSL Degree Program.

Implicit Bias in Arbitrator Appointments
May 7, 2018  |  Kluwer Arbitration Blog
Assistant Professor Anna Spain Bradley spoke at the 15th Annual ITA-ASIL Conference.

Education Summit, #MeToo on College Campuses
May 3, 2018  |  The Atlantic

Un Américan fait un procès à l'État français pour récupérer le nom de domaine France.com
May 2, 2018  |  Slate.fr

This Man Is Taking France to Court to Win Back France.com
May 1, 2018  |  N.Y. Times

The Tribes v. Donald Trump
May 1, 2018  |  Outside
A group of Native American attorneys have challenged the Trump administration's decision to shrink Bears Ears National Monument. Colorado Law Professor Mark Squillace said the court's decision will set an important precedent for presidential authority to modify existing monuments.

Lindsey Washington, The Big Debate on Privacy in Big Data
April 30, 2018  |  The Diplomatic Courier

Lawmakers in Mountain West Join in Effort to Fix DACA
April 23, 2018  |  Wyoming Public Media
Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin commented on the possibility of new DACA-related legislation.

Colorado Lawsuit Against Big Oil Looks A Lot Like Those That Took Down Big Tobacco
April 20, 2018  |  KUNC
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Colorado lawsuit against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy.

BLM Pushes More Oil and Gas Production, Narrows Public Input and Review
April 20, 2018  |  Wyoming Public Media
Professor Mark Squillace commented on Bureau of Land Management policy updates.

Levin on The Consensus Myth in Criminal Justice Reform
April 19, 2018  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog posted the abstract from Associate Professor Benjamin Levin's "The Consensus Myth in Criminal Justice Reform."

Justices May Add Muscle To Wash. Tribes' Treaty Rights
April 19, 2018  |  Law360
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on Washington, Petitioner v. United States, et al.

Corporate Practice Commentator's Top 10 Corporate and Securities Law Articles of 2017 Announced
April 19, 2018  |  Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
The Corporate Practice Commentator named Professor Erik F. Gerding and Georgetown University Professor Anna Gelpern's "Inside Safe Assets" as one of the top ten best corporate and securities articles.

Daily Read: Curing the Inequality of Privacy Protections
April 17, 2018  |  Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ruthann Robson reviewed Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson's "Privacy's Double Standards."

Justices to Weigh Tribal Treaties Against $2B Culvert Cost
April 17, 2018  |  Law360
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on a Supreme Court case regarding a Ninth Circuit ruling that could result in the state of Washington spending close to $2 billion to replace hundreds of culverts to preserve Native American tribes' salmon fishing.

2018's Best & Worst Small Cities to Start a Business
April 16, 2018  |  WalletHub
WalletHub interviewed Associate Professor and Director and Founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center's Entrepreneurship Initiative Brad Bernthal about starting a business in a small city.

Rethinking Wage Theft Criminalization
April 13, 2018  |  On Labor
Associate Professor Benjamin Levin published an article.

4 Things to Watch as Facebook CEO Heads to Congress
April 9, 2018  |  Law360
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the idea of regulating companies like Facebook.

Does a Changing Climate Require a Change in Vocabulary?
April 6, 2018  |  Yale Climate Connections
Senior Research Associate and Director of the GWC Western Water Policy Program Douglas S. Kenney discussed his research on droughts.

Opinion: Why Can't Trump Find Legal Help?
April 6, 2018  |  The New York Times
Professor Paul F. Campos wrote an op-ed piece for The New York Times.

Profs Back Tribes' Cert Bid in Fight over Diminished Land
March 23, 2018  |  Law360
Professor Richard B. Collins, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Indian Law Clinic Carla Fredericks, Professor Sarah Krakoff, Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson contributed to an amicus brief petitioning to overturn a Tenth Circuit decision that shrank a Wyoming reservation shared by The Eastern Shoshone Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe.

Boulder County DA Starting Conviction Integrity Unit to Look at Possible Wrongful Conviction Cases
March 23, 2018  |  The Boulder Daily Camera
Korey Wise Innocence Project Program Director Kristy Martinez commented on wrongful convictions.

Copyright Verdict Against Robin Thicke Hit 'Blurred Lines' Stands
March 21, 2018  |  Bloomberg BNA
Associate Professor Kristelia A. García commented.

Susan Nevelow Mart's Results May Vary in Legal Research Databases Published in ABA Journal
March 21, 2018  |  Law Librarian Blog
Law Librarian Blog mentioned Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's article " The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search."

New & Forthcoming Scholarly Articles
March 21, 2018  |  Concurring Opinions blog
Concurring Opinions blog mentioned Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson's article "Privacy's Double Standards."

More on Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's Article "The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search"
March 21, 2018  |  Legal Skills Prof Blog
Legal Skills Prof Blog mentioned Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's article "The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search."

'Working Together Again Like We Did Back Then' to Save Fish
March 20, 2018  |  Everett, WA HeraldNet
Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson commented on the Boldt decision.

Skinner-Thompson on Privacy, Marginalization, & Privilege
March 16, 2018  |  Legal Theory Blog
Legal Theory Blog featured the abstract of Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson's article "Privacy's Double Standards."

Why the Public Overlooks and Undervalues Tech's Power
March 15, 2018  |  Morning Consult
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the subtle power of technology.

Survey: Only 5% Think Tech Is Most Powerful, Influential Industry
March 15, 2018  |  The Mercury News
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on technology's "soft sort of power."

Finding Little Help From the Federal Government, Tribes Are Making Their Own Ways to Fight Trafficking,
March 14, 2018  |  Rewire.News

Finding Little Help From the Federal Government, Tribes Are Making Their Own Ways to Fight Trafficking
March 14, 2018  |  Rewire.News
Rewire.News mentioned a paper co-published by Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Indian Law Clinic Carla Fredericks.

Morning Edition
March 6, 2018  |  NPR
Professor Phil Weiser was interviewed about regulation and online political ads.

Why Federal Regulations Don't Apply to Online Political Campaign Ads
March 6, 2018  |  Marketplace
Professor Phil Weiser discussed online political advertising.

Bill Cosby's fate could turn on a pivotal court decision expected next week
March 2, 2018  |  ABC News

Bill Cosby's Fate Could Turn on a Pivotal Court Decision Expected Next Week
March 2, 2018  |  ABCNews
Professor Aya Gruber commented on the legal and public issues surrounding sexual assault cases.

Cleaning Up the Court--Literally
February 21, 2018  |   National Law Journal Supreme Court Brief
Metadata Services Librarian Karen Selden shared an account of an "everyday encounter" with a Supreme Court justice.

Ramsey on Firearms Prohibitions for Domestic Violence Offenders
February 20, 2018  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog mentioned Professor Carolyn B Ramsey's article "Firearms in the Family."

Interview in Richie Bernardo, 208's Healthiest & Unhealthiest Cities in America
February 12, 2018  |  WalletHub.com

Unless You're A Citizen, Legal Marijuana Isn't For You
February 12, 2018  |  Colorado Public Radio
Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin commented on the relationship between drug possession and deportation.

Public Access to Water Flowing Through Private Property
February 12, 2018  |  Water Education Colorado Blog
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Roger Hill case.

Events and Announcements
February 11, 2018  |  Opinio Juris Blog
Dean S. James Anaya and Associate Professor Justin Desautels-Stein are co-organizers for a workshop on International Law and Racial Justice to be held at Colorado Law in August 2018.

Bringing Reality to the Law of Predatory Pricing
February 9, 2018  |  Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog
The Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog featured the abstract of "Bringing Reality to the Law of Predatory Pricing," and article co-written by Professor Phil Weiser.

Who Owns the Bottom of the River? Lawsuit Pitting Fisherman Against Landowner on the Arkansas River Could Answer the Question
February 3, 2018  |  The Denver Post
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the legal situation surrounding state-owned rivers.

Just Transitions
January 29, 2018  |  Law and Political Economy Blog
Professor Sarah Krakoff wrote a blog post featured on the Law and Political Economy Blog.

New & Forthcoming Scholarly Articles
January 24, 2018  |  Concurring Opinions Blog: First Amendment News
Professor Helen Norton participated as a panelist at the First Amendment News Conference on Artificial Intelligence at Seattle University Law School.

Trump's Plan to Keep National Parks Open During the Shutdown Could Be Disastrous
January 19, 2018  |  Earther
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the proposition of keeping national parks open during a government shutdown.

Trump's Monument Cuts May Rest On Shaky Legal Ground
January 16, 2018  |  Law360
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the legal guidelines pertaining to presidential authority over national monuments.

Primary Sources: Fact Finders & Fact Finding Enablers
January 9, 2018  |  KGNU Radio Hemispheres (audio)
KGNU Community Radio interviewed Student Services and Outreach Librarian Nick Harrell.

The Looming Battle over the Antiquities Act
January 6, 2018  |  Harvard Law Review Blog
Professor Mark Squillace wrote a blog post for the Harvard Law Review Blog.

Levin on The Boundaries of "Criminal Justice"
January 3, 2018  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog featured the abstract of Associate Professor Benjamin Levin's book review 'Rethinking the Boundaries of 'Criminal Justice.'"

International Dispute Resolution Course Teaches Students to Think Globally
January 3, 2018  |  Colorado Law

2017

Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal
December 31, 2017  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog rated Associate Professor Benjamin Levin's book review number seven on the Top-Ten Recent SSRN Downloads in Criminal Law eJournal.

Professor Carpenter Meets with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet
December 18, 2017  |  University of Colorado Law School

Kimberly Robinson, Are Robe's Fears On Reach of Cakeshop Case Valid? Perhaps
December 13, 2017  |  Bloomberg Law

Are Roberts's Fears On Reach of Cakeshop Case Valid? Perhaps
December 13, 2017  |  Bloomberg Law
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth commented on anti-discrimination laws.

Colorado Law Launches International Human Rights Master's Degree
December 7, 2017  |  The International Jurist

No Matter How the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case is Decided, Gay Rights Win
December 6, 2017  |  The Washington Post

SCOTUS Hears Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
December 5, 2017  |  Public News Service
Associate Professor Craig Konnoth commented on Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

What Trump's Shrinking of National Monuments Actually Means
December 4, 2017  |  National Geographic
As advisor to a coalition of five Indian nations that petitioned to create the Bears Ears National Monument, Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson commented on the response to shrinking of national monuments.

With Monument Reductions, Trump Inflames Century-Old Debate
December 4, 2017  |  The Christian Science Monitor
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the conflicts surrounding monuments and public lands.

Trump Shrinks Two National Monuments
December 4, 2017  |  The Atlantic
Professor Mark Squillace commented on how recent decisions regarding national monuments could set a new precedent for the country's approach to public lands.

It's More Than Just a Monument
December 4, 2017  |  The Atlantic
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on policy regarding the protection of public lands.

Colorado Baker to Go Before US Supreme Court
December 1, 2017  |  9News
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson commented on "public accomodation" laws.

Colorado Baker to Go Before US Supreme Court
December 1, 2017  |  9NEWS

Comcast's Commitment to Net Neutrality Has Changed, But Company Says It Has No Plans for Blocking, Throttling or Paid Prioritization
November 30, 2017  |  The Denver Post
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid speculated about what is to come in an issue surrounding net neutrality.

Colorado River Legal Fights Are Water Under the Bridge
November 28, 2017  |  Bloomberg Law
Senior Research Associate and Director of the GWC Western Water Policy Program Douglas S. Kenney commented.

Backers of Colo. River 'Personhood' Lawsuit Acknowledge Likely Failure
November 27, 2017  |  WesternWire.net
Professor Mark Squillace commented on environmental groups claiming to represent the Colorado River.

Here's How the End of Net Neutrality Will Change the Internet
November 24, 2017  |  Wired
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on legal matters relevant to net neutrality.

FCC Chairman Sets Out to Repeal Net Neutrality Rules
November 21, 2017  |  Fox 31
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the outcomes of a proposed plan for internet regulation.

JOTWELL: Malin on Lobel on Regulating Platforms
November 17, 2017  |  PrawfsBlawg
PrawfsBlawg mentioned a review written by Associate Professor Margot Kaminski.

Defending Rape Cases as a Feminist
November 9, 2017  |  Medium

Trump, Still in Search of Energy Dominance
November 8, 2017  |  EnergyWire
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the development of oil resources.

Nevada Rancher Cliven Bundy Gets His Day in Court
November 7, 2017  |  Bloomberg Law Podcast (audio)
Professor Mark Squillace participated in a discussion about the federal trial involving Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.

Trump's Anti-Trans Animus, Unmasked
November 6, 2017  |  Take Care
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson published a commentary.

As Cliven Bundy Stands Trial, A Colorado Link to His 'Range War' May Surprise You
November 2, 2017  |  CPR Colorado Matters
Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson commented on perspectives and legal matters regarding cattle grazing.

Skinner-Thompson on "The First Amendment and LGBT Equality: A Contentious History" by Ball
November 1, 2017  |  Legal Theory Blog
Legal Theory Blog featured the abstract from Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson's forthcoming article "The First Queer Right."

Levin Center to Host Immigration Symposium Nov. 10
October 30, 2017  |  Detroit Legal News
Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen was a panelist at Wayne State University Law School?s national symposium, "Current Issues in Immigration Law: Detention, 'Sanctuary Cities' and the 'Travel Ban.'"

These Unsigned Comments Supporting a Gas Exports Rule Are Recycled Industry Copy-Pastes
October 29, 2017  |  DeSmog Blog
Professor Mark Squillace commented on a rule the U.S. Department of Energy proposed regarding liquefied natural gas.

Atty. Gen. Asks Court to Dismiss Case Claiming Colo. River 'Personhood'
October 26, 2017  |  Liberty Headlines
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the phenomenon of environmental groups attempting to represent the Colorado River.

Fourth Annual Cleveland LaborFest Set for this Weekend
October 10, 2017  |  Cleveland Plain Dealer ("Speakers include: Ahmed White, a law professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder, who will talk about anti-radical law, the IWW and the American Left")
Professor Ahmed White spoke at the Cleveland LaborFest.

Leveling the Playing Field
October 5, 2017  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Melissa Hart commented on the 2017 Stevens Lecture presented by former New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman.

Taxpayers Deserve a Fair Return from Our Public Coal Resources
October 5, 2017  |  The Casper Star Tribune
Professor Mark Squillace wrote an editorial about tax returns and public coal resources.

Will Trump Change the Way Presidents Approach National Monuments?
September 24, 2017  |  The Atlantic
The Atlantic interviewed Professor Mark Squillace about national monuments and the Antiquities Act.

DACA Recipients Renew Applications at CU with Help of Boulder County Volunteers, Donations
September 20, 2017  |  Boulder Daily Camera
The Boulder Daily Camera mentioned the free DACA renewal assistance offered by Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin, students in the Criminal and Immigration Clinic, and local attorneys.

Climate Change Ruling Could Affect Other Fossil Fuel Projects
September 20, 2017  |  Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

Environmental and Outdoor Groups Vow to Fight National Monument Reductions
September 18, 2017  |  The Washington Post
Professor Mark Squillace commented on decisions related to national monuments.

Celebrating 10 Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 17, 2017  |  Native News Online
Native News Online mentioned Colorado Law's celebration of the tenth anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Dean S. James Anaya's leading role in the event.

Yet Another Upcoming Conference: "Listeners & the First Amendment" and Helen Norton's Two Forthcoming Free-Expression Articles, Concurring Opinions: First Amendment News
September 13, 2017  |  Concurring Opinions
Concurring Opinions blog mentioned two of Professor Helen Norton's forthcoming articles as well as her upcoming participation in the First Amendment Law Review?s annual symposium.

Legal Specification Protocol Development Initial Working Session: Computable Contracts Focus By Invitation Only
September 8, 2017  |  Stanford Law School
Associate Professor Harry Surden organized the Legal Specification Protocol Development Initial Working Session: Computable Contracts Focus at Stanford Law School.

CU Pledges to Continue Admitting Students "Without Regard to Their Immigration Status"
September 3, 2017  |  The Daily Camera
Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin commented on the number of undocumented students enrolled at the University of Colorado.

Stifling Speech: Government Invokes Doctrine to Silence Expression It Doesn't Like
September 1, 2017  |  ABA Journal
Professor Helen Norton commented on the Walker decision.

Animus, Not Readiness: Trump & Mattis Move Full Steam Ahead on Unconstitutional Trans Military Ban
September 1, 2017  |  Just Security
Just Security featured a post by Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson.

Rights. Self-Determination. Resilience. 10 Years of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
September 1, 2017  |  Cultural Survival Q., at 14, 16
Dean S. James Anaya assessed adherence to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

CU Calls for All Hand on Deck as It Prepares for Possible Termination of DACA Program
August 31, 2017  |  The Denver Post
The Denver Post mentioned Associate Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin's work with undocumented students and the new focus of her class.

Zinke: No National Monuments to Be Eliminated After Review
August 29, 2017  |  Navajo-Hopi Observer
Professor Mark Squillace commented on environmental groups' view of the Antiquities Act.

Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over Transgender Ban
August 29, 2017  |  Bloomberg Radio's Bloomberg Law (audio)
Associate Professor Scott Skinner-Thompson participated in a discussion about a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

Trump Administration Faces Lawsuit Over Transgender Ban
August 29, 2017  |  BLOOMBERG RADIO

Opinion: The Rush to Develop Oil and Gas We Don't Need
August 28, 2017  |  The New York Times
Professor Mark Squillace commented on drilling permits.

Changes Coming to U.S. Protected Lands, But Details Unknown
August 25, 2017  |  Associated Press
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

U.S. Interior Chief Says He Won't Eliminate Protected Lands
August 24, 2017  |  Associated Press
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

Could a President Get Rid of a National Monument? Here's Why the Answer's Complicated
August 24, 2017  |  TIME Magazine
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Cummings statement.

CU Law School Will Host United Nations Indigenous People's Rights Event
August 23, 2017  |   Boulder Daily Camera
Dean S. James Anaya commented on the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which he helped draft and was commemorated at Colorado Law.

Colorado Governor Backs Arch Coal's $12 Million Royalty Cut
August 23, 2017  |  BNA Daily Report for Executives
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

Who's in Control? The Algorithms that "Run" Our Legal Research Platforms
August 21, 2017  |  Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog
Jim Calloway's Law Practice Tips Blog mentioned Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's article "The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search."

Visiting Faculty Speaker Series: "Can Practicing Mindfulness Improve Lawyer Decision-Making, Ethics, and Leadership?"
August 21, 2017  |  Southwestern Law School
Professor Peter H. Huang served as a guest speaker at Southwestern Law School.

The DOJ's Renewed Affirmative Action Focus
August 16, 2017  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Melissa Hart commented on the DOJ and affirmative action.

Book Review
August 16, 2017  |  American Communist History
Historian Randi Storch reviewed Professor Ahmed White's book The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America in American Communist History.

CU Law School Offers New Legal Specialties
August 11, 2017  |  Law Week Colorado
Law Week Colorado mentioned Professor Melissa Hart, Associate Professor Justin Desautels-Stein, Associate Professor Alexia Brunet Marks, Associate Professor Kristelia A. García, and Adjunct Professor and Director of Legal Services for Disability Law Colorado Alison Butler Daniels.

EPA Won't Reconsider Toxic Wastewater Damage Claims After Being Sued
August 9, 2017  |  KJZZ's The Show [AZ NPR] (radio interview)
Professor Sarah Krakoff participated in an interview on KJZZ National Public Radio station.

JOTWELL: Kaminski on Lobel on Disruptive Platforms
August 9, 2017  |  PrawfsBlawg
A PrawfsBlawg post mentions Associate Professor Margot Kaminski's essay "Disruptive Platforms."

Legal Scholars Dispute Whether Monuments Are Permanent
August 2, 2017  |  High Country News
High Country News mentioned a Virginia Law Review article coauthored by Professor Mark Squillace.

Denver to Get More Water from the Colorado River
July 27, 2017  |  High Country News
Senior Research Associate and Director of the GWC Western Water Policy Program Douglas S. Kenney and Professor Mark Squillace commented on the plan to divert water from the Colorado River into Denver.

Legal Research Services Vary Widely in Results, Study Finds
July 24, 2017  |  Above the Law Blog
Above the Law discussed Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart's findings about research databases.

Here's What You Need to Know About Trump's "Complete" Pardon Powers
July 23, 2017  |  The Daily Dot
Professor Emeritus Harold Bruff commented on the plenary nature of presidential pardons.

Can the President Pardon Himself? 4 Questions About the Presidential Pardon
July 21, 2017  |  Politifact
Professor Emeritus Harold Bruff commented on presidential pardon power.

Evidence Thin that Mountaintop Mining Harms Health: Coal Groups
July 19, 2017  |  Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report
Professor Mark Squillace commented.

In Government, "Failure Is Just an Opportunity to Learn"
July 19, 2017  |  Colorado.gov
Professor Phil Weiser commented on the Government Entrepreneur Leadership Accelerator program.

AALL: The Other Legal Tech Conference
July 19, 2017  |  Law Sites Blog
Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart served on a panel about new tools for legal research at the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries.

YouTube Draws Musicians' Ire with Low Royalty Fees (Audio)
July 19, 2017  |  Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law interviewed Associate Professor Kristelia A. García about royalty payments to artists.

Beyond Bars: The Economic Impacts of the Criminal Justice System
July 16, 2017  |  The Cumberland Sentinel
Associate Professor Benjamin Levin commented on the impact of conviction on employment opportunities.

CU Law Clinics Make Waves
July 12, 2017  |  Law Week Colorado
Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs Deborah Cantrell commented.

The Axis of Access
July 12, 2017  |  Medium
Director of the Law Library and Associate Professor Susan Nevelow Mart was mentioned in a blog post.

The Real "Black Box" Dilemma of Legacy Legal Research Tools
July 10, 2017  |  ROSS Intelligence Blog
A blog post cited Susan Nevelow Mart's study, "The Algorithm as a Human Artifact: Implications for Legal {Re}Search."

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Orders Faster Approval of Oil and Gas Drilling on Federal Lands
July 6, 2017  |  The Salt Lake Tribune
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the economy of energy pricing.

Law Professor Comments on National Monuments Review
July 6, 2017  |  Legal Planet
Professor Mark Squillace, Professor Sarah Krakoff, and Associate Professor Sharon Jacobs contributed to a comment sent by 121 environmental, natural resource, and administrative law professors to the Secretary of the Interior about national monuments.

Do Tribes Have Special Groundwater Rights? Water Agencies Appeal to Supreme Court in Landmark Case
July 5, 2017  |  The Desert Sun
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on the issues surrounding groundwater law.

Your Biases and Beliefs are Impacting your Decision-Making
June 30, 2017  |  Psychology Today

Give States Primacy to Manage Federal Oil and Gas, Utah Official Says
June 30, 2017  |  Oil & Gas Journal
The Oil & Gas Journal quoted Professor Mark Squillace about the government's role in the oil and gas market.

What You Need to Know About the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case
June 28, 2017  |  5280 Magazine
Professor Melissa Hart commented on the implications of the case Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

Comcast, Others Side Against AT&T in Throttling Battle
June 28, 2017  |  Digital News Daily
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid offered his opinion on legal activity surrounding Internet service providers and the Federal Trade Commission.

Facebook, Free Expression and the Power of a Leak
June 27, 2017  |  The New York Times
Associate Professor Margot Kaminski co-authored an opinion article.

"Not a One-Person Show": Trump as Administrator-in-Chief of the Immigration Bureaucracy
June 21, 2017  |  Notice & Comment Blog
Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen was featured on Notice & Comment Blog, a blog from the Yale Journal on Regulation and the ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.

Tribes Gear Up for Major Legal Battle with Trump over Bears Ears National Monument
June 19, 2017  |  ThinkProgress
Professor Mark Squillace shared his legal interpretation of the situation surrounding national monuments. ThinkProgress also cited an article he co-authored in the Virginia Law Review.

Patagonia's CEO Is Ready to Lead the Corporate Resistance to Donald Trump
June 18, 2017  |  Huffington Post
Professor Mark Squillace commented on Patagonia's possible corporate resistance.

Media Pushes False Narrative that Court's Decision Could Stop Dakota Pipeline
June 16, 2017  |  The Daily Caller
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on a court decision regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Don't Blame Water Markets for Trouble with Western Rivers
June 16, 2017  |  NewsDeeply
Professor Mark Squillace wrote an article featured in NewsDeeply.

The Standing Rock Sioux Claim 'Victory and Vindication' in Court
June 14, 2017  |  The Atlantic
Professor Sarah Krakoff assessed the current legal situation surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Can Zinke Shrink Bears Ears?
June 13, 2017  |  High Country News
High Country News cited a legal analysis co-conducted by Professor Mark Squillace.

"Presidents Lack the Authority to Abolish or Diminish National Monuments"
June 13, 2017  |  Turtletalk Blog
Turtletalk Blog mentioned an article co-authored by Professor Mark Squillace.

Advocates Go to Court as Trump Unwinds Climate Policy
June 13, 2017  |  E&E News
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the legal implications of climate change data.

Interior Secretary: Bears Ears Should Be 'Right-sized'
June 12, 2017  |  The Grand Junction Sentinel
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Antiquities Act.

What Utah's Canyon Country Can Tell Us About Trump's Monuments Review
June 10, 2017  |  KBPS
Professor Mark Squillace spoke on the legal situation surrounding national monuments.

Trump Might Try to Take the Ax to National Monuments and These People Are Not Here for It
May 26, 2017  |  BuzzFeed News
Professor Mark Squillace spoke about about law surrounding national monuments.

Does the Fifth Amendment Cover Documents?
May 24, 2017  |  9News KUSA
Professor Aya Gruber commented on the Fifth Amendment and its applications.

The Promise-and Perils-of 'Smart Contracts'
May 18, 2017  |  Knowledge@Wharton
Knowledge@Wharton references terminology authored by Associate Professor Harry Surden.

First Tragedy, Now Farce
May 16, 2017  |  ACSblog
"First Tragedy, Now Farce," a blog post co-authored by Professor Frederic M. Bloom, appeared on the ACSblog as part of the ACSblog Symposium.

Squillace, Biber, Bryner & Hecht on Presidential Authority to Abolish or Diminish National Monuments
May 16, 2017  |  Legal Theory Blog
Legal Theory Blog mentioned an article Professor Mark Squillace co-authored about presidential authority in regard to national monuments.

Schlag on the American Road to Fascism
May 16, 2017  |  Legal Theory Blog
The Legal Theory Blog mentioned University Distinguished Professor Pierre Schlag's article "The American Road to Fascism."

D.C. Week: Gottlieb Confirmed at FDA
May 13, 2017  |  MedPage Today
Professor and Director of Health Law & Policy Program Dayna Bowen Matthew commented on transportation and its relation to health.

'Connectivity' as the Key to Healthy Communities
May 13, 2017  |  MedPage Today
Professor and Director of Health Law & Policy Program Dayna Bowen Matthew commented.

How Trump's Monuments Review Could Impact Climate
May 8, 2017  |  Salon
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the legality surrounding national monuments.

Can Donald Trump Get Rid of National Monument Protections?
May 1, 2017  |  Politifact
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Antiquities Act in relation to national monuments.

Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights: Thirty-Fourth Session (SCCR/34)- (May 1 to 5, 2017 (Geneva, Switzerland))
May 1, 2017  |  World Intellectual Property Organization
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid and second year Colorado Law students Gabrielle Daley, Lindsey Knapton, and Luke Ewing participated in the 34th session of the U.N. Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.

Arkansas Set to Exit U.S. Post
April 29, 2017  |  Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Online
Associate Professor Sharon Jacobs commented.

National Monuments: Presidents Can Create Them, But Only Congress Can Undo Them
April 27, 2017  |  The Conversation
Professor Mark Squillace co-authored an article on the creation and undoing of national monuments.

The Frederick Hsu Living Trust v. ODN Holding Corp., et al.
April 14, 2017  |  Delaware Chancery Court
Associate Professor Andrew Schwartz's article "The Perpetual Corporation" was cited in a memorandum opinion.

Princeton-Fung Global Forum Asks If Liberty Can Survive the Digital Age
April 13, 2017  |  News at Princeton
Professor Phil Weiser served as a panelist for the Princeton-Fung Global Forum.

GPO Director Names New Members to the Depository Library Council
April 12, 2017  |  GPO News Release
Digital Services Librarian Erik Beck was named a member of the Government Publishing Office's Depository Library Council.

GPO Director Names New Members to the Depository Library Council
April 12, 2017  |  U.S. Government Publishing Office
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) appointed Digital Services Librarian Erik Beck to the Depository Library Council in which members advise the Director of the GPO on matters connected to the Federal Depository Library Program.

Religious Liberty Debate Gets Going in Colorado Again This Week
April 11, 2017  |  ColoradoPolitics.com
Professor Scott Moss was mentioned for his participation in a debate on freedom of religion and public policy.

"Unenforceable": How Voluntary Net Neutrality Lets ISPs Call the Shots
April 11, 2017  |  Ars Technica
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the Federal Communications Commission?s net neutrality rules.

States Introduce New Legislation to Protect Internet Privacy
April 10, 2017  |  NPR
Drawing on his expertise in telecommunications law, Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the conflict between the federal and state government in regard to telecommunications.

Debate on Religious Liberty in the Public Square: Apr. 11, 7-9 p.m.
April 5, 2017  |  The Villager
Professor Scott Moss participated in a debate on separation of church and state, religious freedom, and public accommodation laws.

Mueller on Mezzanatto Waivers
April 5, 2017  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog mentioned Professor Chris Mueller's forthcoming article, "'Make Him an Offer He Can't Refuse' - Mezzanatto Waivers as Lynchpin of Prosecutorial Overreach."

Conservationists Continue Rec Area Legal Fight
April 3, 2017  |  Baraboo News Republic
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' environmental analysis.

The New Deal and Little Steel
April 1, 2017  |  ISR: International Socialist Review
The International Socialist Review wrote a commentary about Professor Ahmed White's book, The Last Great Strike.

The Endangered Antiquities Act
March 31, 2017  |  The New York Times
Professor Mark Squillace co-authored an opinion piece on the Antiquities Act.

Schlag on Hohfeld, Liberalism, and Adjudication
March 30, 2017  |  Legal History Blog
Legal History Blog mentioned Distinguished Professor Pierre Schlag's forthcoming book chapter "Hohfeldian Analysis, Liberalism and Adjudication (Some Tensions)."

CU Boulder Law Professor Appointed to United Nations Position
March 24, 2017  |  Boulder Daily Camera
The Boulder Daily Camera featured a story on Professor Kristen Carpenter's appointment by the United Nations Human Rights Council as the North American representative on the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Professor Carpenter appointed to United Nations Position
March 24, 2017  |  University of Colorado Law School

Gardner to BLM: Go West
March 22, 2017  |  Grand Junction Sentinel
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the idea of moving the Bureau of Land Management's national headquarters to Grand Junction, Colorado.

Ep. 11: Mark Squillace on the Antiquities Act
March 22, 2017  |  Go West, Young Podcast
Center for Western Priorities podcast producer and host Aaron Weiss interviewed Professor Mark Squillace.

Oil Expected in Dakota Access Pipeline This Week
March 22, 2017  |  High Country News
Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson commented on the effects of the Dakota Access Pipeline and other infrastructure projects on American Indian tribes.

A Tweet to Kurt Eichenwald, a Strobe and a Seizure. Now, an Arrest
March 17, 2017  |  N.Y. Times

Verify: Trump's Taxes and You
March 16, 2017  |  9news
9news interviewed Associate Professor Sloan Speck about how tax rates work in America.

Cohen & Gruber on Governance Feminism and Human Trafficking Intervention Courts
March 15, 2017  |  CrimProf Blog
Professor Aya Gruber was mentioned in a blog post about Governance Feminism: A Handbook, a book she co-wrote.

CU Law Course Includes Rafting Trip
March 2, 2017  |  9news.com
Professor Sarah Krakoff discussed the rafting trip in the works for her "Law of the Colorado River" seminar.

Steelworkers in Struggle
March 1, 2017  |  Monthly Review: An Independent Socialist Magazine
Monthly Review wrote a book review for Professor Ahmed White's book The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America.

Can Trump Keep this Ariz. Coal Plant Open?
February 27, 2017  |   ClimateWire
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on the role government could play in decision-making surrounding the Navajo Generating Station.

Newest Front in Police vs Tech: Can Man's Amazon Echo Tell Who Killed His Neighbor?
February 26, 2017  |  McClatchy DC Bureau
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid discussed consumer awareness of the potential uses for artificially intelligent in-home devices.

Boulder Invents Its Own Techy Form of Trump-Era Activism
February 24, 2017  |  The Colorado Independent
Associate Professor and Director of the Law Library Susan Nevelow Mart commented on data protection.

Judge: No, Feds Can't Nab All Apple Devices and Try Everyone's Fingerprints
February 23, 2017  |  Ars Technica
Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid commented on the relationship between government searches and technological authentication systems.

Senate Mulls 'Kill Switch' for Obama Methane Rule
February 23, 2017  |   Utah Standard Examiner
Professor Mark Squillace commented on oil and gas regulation.

Utah Loses Outdoor Retailer Show over Bears Ears
February 23, 2017  |  Boulder Weekly
Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson and Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on the protection of Bears Ears National Monument.

Trump Administration Changes on Transgender Bathroom Issue
February 23, 2017  |  WWL FIRST NEWS

Opinion: Even Trump Can Agree That Polluters and Not Taxpayers Should Pay to Clean Up Our Mines
February 21, 2017  |  The Hill Blog
Professor Mark Squillace wrote an opinion piece about a "polluter pays" principle for the extraction industry.

One Newspaper in Colorado Is Standing Up to Charges of 'Fake News'
February 19, 2017  |  The Washington Post
Visiting scholar in residence John A. Francis commented on the term "fake news."

Will OMDP National Monument Survive the Trump Administration?
February 18, 2017  |  Las Cruces Sun-News
Professor Mark Squillace commented on the laws surrounding national monuments.

What Is Missing from Hadfield's Rules for a Flat World and the Susskinds' The Future of the Professions?
February 18, 2017  |  PrawfsBlawg
PrawfsBlawg referenced a blog post authored by Professor Phil Weiser.

Hadfield's Institutional Innovation Agenda and the Administrative State
February 14, 2017  |  PrawfsBlawg
Professor Phil Weiser posted a piece on PrawfsBlawg about University of Southern California Professor Gillian Hadfield's vision of institutional innovation.

Outdoor Companies Boycott Utah Shows to Stand Up for Bears Ears Monument
February 12, 2017  |  Christian Science Monitor
An expert on the Antiquities Act, Professor Mark Squillace drew on his background to comment on the Bear Ears Monument conflict.

Food Security, Forests at Risk Under Trump's USDA
February 10, 2017  |  Climate Central and Salon
Professor Mark Squillace described the relationship between USDA activities and climate policy.

Standing Rock Tribe Prepares Legal Fight as Dakota Oil Pipeline Gets Final Approval
February 9, 2017  |  InsideClimate News
Professor Sarah Krakoff assessed the Army Corps of Engineers' final easement for the Dakota Access Pipeline.

American Indian Activist Led a Landmark Suit Against the Federal Government
February 9, 2017  |  Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio referenced a comment Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson made in the documentary film 100 Years.

Why Democrats Must Filibuster Gorsuch (and Then Vote for Him)
February 8, 2017  |  New York Magazine
Professor and Director of the Byron R. White Center Melissa Hart assessed the possible outcomes of a filibuster against Judge Neil Gorsuch.

Dismantling Dodd-Frank-And More
February 6, 2017  |  American Prospect
American Prospect mentioned Professor Erik Gerding's "Regulatory Instability Hypothesis."

Utah Representative Wants Bears Ears Gone and He Wants Trump to Do It
February 5, 2017  |  National Public Radio
Drawing on his expert knowledge of the Antiquities Act, Professor Mark Squillace commented on the situation surrounding Bears Ears National Monument.

The GOP Ruined Supreme Court Nominations, But Blocking Neil Gorsuch Won't Fix Them
February 4, 2017  |  The Denver Post/Washington Post
Professor and Director of the Byron R. White Center Melissa Hart wrote an opinion piece about the nomination of Thomson Visiting Professor Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.

Bank Regulation and Securitization: How the Law Improved Transmission Lines between Real Estate and Banking Crises
February 3, 2017  |  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Professor Erik Gerding posted on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.

What Susskind Can Teach Law School Educators
February 2, 2017  |  PrawfsBlawg
Professor Phil Weiser wrote a blog post about author, speaker, and private adviser Richard Susskind.

Researching Executive Power in HeinOnline
February 2, 2017  |  HeinOnline Blog
HeinOnline Blog mentioned Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen's article "Beyond Legality: The Legitimacy of Executive Action in Immigration Law."

What Law Schools Are Doing to Prepare Students in Law Practice Technology
February 1, 2017  |  Legal Skills Prof
Professor Phil Weiser discussed how to best prepare law students for practice.

What Solo and Small Firms Should Know About Artificial Intelligence
February 1, 2017  |  State Bar of Wisconsin's Inside Track
Inside Track cited Associate Professor Harry Surden's article "Machine Learning and Law."

Legal Field Could Benefit From Mindfulness Training: Paper
February 1, 2017  |   Law360
Professor Peter H. Huang discussed incorporating mindfulness into the field of law.

What Solo and Small Firms Should Know About Artificial Intelligence
February 1, 2017  |  State Bar of Wisconsin Inside Track
Inside Track quoted an article written by Associate Professor Harry Surden entitled "Machine Learning and Law," which was published in the Washington Law Review.

Gruber on Consent Confusion
January 27, 2017  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog mentioned Professor Aya Gruber's article "Consent Confusion."

After Trump's Executive Order, What's Next in the Dakota Access Pipeline Fight?
January 26, 2017  |  Co.Exist newsletter
Professor Sarah Krakoff addressed the legal situation surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Religious Freedom Bill Dies in the Colorado House
January 25, 2017  |  The Denver Post
Professor and Director of the Byron R. White Center Melissa Hart commented on House Bill 1013.

Donald Trump and the Order of the Pipelines
January 25, 2017  |  The Atlantic
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on the executive order regarding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Colorado Judge Said to Be on Trump's Short List for U.S. Supreme Court
January 24, 2017  |  Denver Business Journal
Denver Business Journal addressed the potential for Thomson Visiting Professor Neil Gorsuch to be President Donald Trump's nomination for the Supreme Court's vacant seat.

Phil Weiser to Lead New Innovation, Entrepreneurship Initiative at CU Boulder
January 20, 2017  |  Boulder Daily Camera
Boulder Daily Camera mentions the innovation and entrepreneurship initiative Professor Phil Weiser will lead.

Could Barack Obama Kill Donald Trump and Pardon Himself? Just Asking, Says British GQ Writer
January 19, 2017  |  The Daily Dot
Professor Emeritus Harold Bruff, a constitutional scholar, commented on the law of pardon.

Most Influential Judges on Trump's Supreme Court Short List
January 19, 2017  |  Law360
Law360 discussed President Donald Trump's possible Supreme Court Nominees, including Thomson Visiting Professor Neil Gorsuch.

The Law as Healer: How Paying for Medical-Legal Partnerships Saves Lives and Money
January 1, 2017  |  Center for Health Policy at Brookings
Professor and Director of the Health Law & Policy Program Dayna Bowen Matthew published a whitepaper for the Center for Health Policy at Brookings.

2016

FDR and the Little Steel Strike
December 23, 2016  |  CounterPunch
CounterPunch mentioned Professor Ahmed White's book The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America.

Feds Withheld Key Documents from Standing Rock Sioux
December 14, 2016  |   High Country News

Pipeline Decision Marks Victory in Tribal Effort to Protect Sacred Sites
December 7, 2016  |  Minnesota Public Radio

The Historic Victory at Standing Rock
December 5, 2016  |  The Atlantic
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on activism surrounding Standing Rock.

Forced Pooling Is Not Mandatory Swim Practice
December 1, 2016  |  The Colorado Independent
Colorado Law Adjunct Bruce Kramer spoke about forced, or compulsory, pooling.

A Question of Cultural Heritage
November 22, 2016  |   PBS American Experience
Professor Kristen Carpenter draws on her background as a lawyer specializing in American Indian law to explain aspects of United States indigenous cultural heritage and laws which should protect it.

Advocates Urge Congress to Let FCC Act on Accessibility
November 21, 2016  |  Law360
Regarding pending Federal Communications Commision accessibility items which advocate for Americans with auditory and visual impairments, Assistant Clinical Professor Blake Reid said, "We think they're ready to go, and they deserve a vote."

CU Boulder Law Professor: Reversal of Roe v. Wade Abortion Decision 'Unlikely'
November 19, 2016  |  The Longmont Times-Call
Professor Bob Nagel remarked on the possibility of a reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Should CDOT Pay for Its 22-Year Mistake with Eminent Domain?
November 19, 2016  |  The Denver Post
Professor Richard B. Collins commented on the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling surrounding the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Colorado Asked Its Voters to End Slavery As Punishment. It Lost.
November 17, 2016  |  Washington Post
Professor Richard B. Collins spoke to the Associated Press about ballot measures

Recount Possible on Slavery Reference in Colorado Constitution
November 16, 2016  |  The Denver Post
Professor Richard B. Collins explained why Colorado voters may have voted "no" on Amendment T and what the presence or lack of similar constitutional amendments look like in other states.

What Happens Next with the Standoff at Standing Rock
November 13, 2016  |  9News
Professor Sarah Krakoff explained some of the legal claims surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict.

A Trump Presidency May Be Just What the West's Sagebrush Rebels Want
November 9, 2016  |  BuzzFeed News
Professor Sarah Krakoff commented on how extraction and the regulation issues behind the Sagebrush Rebellion might change with the new presidential administration.

Faculty Workshops
November 2, 2016  |  Vanderbilt Law School
Associate Professor Sharon Jacobs spoke about "Energy Environment Land Use" at a Vanderbilt Law School faculty workshop.

Book Review
November 1, 2016  |  Labour History
Labour History reviewed Professor Ahmed White's book The Last Great Strike: Little Steel, the CIO, and the Struggle for Labor Rights in New Deal America.

Christian Business Owner Tries New Legal Strategy to Refuse Service for Gay Weddings
October 27, 2016  |  Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner spoke with Professor Melissa Hart about the "pre-emptive challenge" a Christian business owner filed against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission.

Colorado's Constitutional Rewrites Are Bitter Ballot Issue
October 22, 2016  |  Denver CBS Local
Professor Richard B. Collins drew on his background in constitutional law to comment on the 2016 ballot.

A Tension as Old as the Country
October 21, 2016  |  Harvard Gazette
The Harvard Gazette interviewed Professor Kristen Carpenter about the history of American Indian law, conflict between federal and tribal law, and the indigenous rights movement in the United States. Carpenter currently serves as the Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and helped organize a conference between the school, the Harvard University Native American Program, and the Harvard Native American Law Students Association, which Dean S. James Anaya spoke at.

Trump, Taxes and the American Voter: An Attorney's Perspective
October 17, 2016  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor David Hasen commented on financial issues involved in the 2016 election.

If Pot Is Legalized, It Can Still Have Big Consequences for Certain Immigrants
October 14, 2016  |  The San Diego Union-Tribune
Assistant Clinical Professor Violeta Chapin explained that since the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, drug offense more often leads to deportation because immigrants have no "safe plea."

The Indigenous Rights Movement: Tribal, Domestic & International Law Dimensions
October 13, 2016  |   Harvard Law School
The Indigenous Rights Movement: Tribal, Domestic & International Law Dimensions, a Harvard Law school event to discuss the indigenous rights movement, featured Dean S. James Anaya and Professor Kristen Carpenter.

Improving Law Schools: It's Good Business
October 3, 2016  |  Detroit Legal News
Chad Asarch and Professor Phil Weiser suggest reinvention strategies for law schools to improve the system and better prepare students for the work force.

Gelpern & Gerding on Safe Assets
September 30, 2016  |  Legal Theory Blog
The Legal Theory Blog mentions Professor Erik F. Gerding and Georgetown University's Professor Anna Gelpern's article "Inside Safe Assets."

The Leadership Opportunity for Law Schools
September 29, 2016  |  ABA Legal Rebels: The New Normal
David G. Delaney recognizes Colorado Law and the Silicon Flatirons Center for its efforts to incorporate "integrated thinking" into the law school experience.

Gruber on Rape Law Revisited
September 28, 2016  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProfBlog references Professor Aya Gruber's article "Rape Law Revisited."

By Mark Loewenstein: Highly Recommended: Overview of Benefit Corporation Law
September 27, 2016  |  ProfessorBainbridge.com
ProfessorBainbridge.com points readers to Professor Mark Loewenstein's article "Overview of Benefit Corporation Law."

Obama to Discuss Controversial Pipeline with Tribal Leaders
September 26, 2016  |  NPR Morning Edition (transcript)
Professor Sarah Krakoff comments on consultation with American Indian tribal leaders in regard to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Tribal Consultation at Heart of Pipeline Fight
September 23, 2016  |   Inside Energy
Professor Sarah Krakoff explains why American Indian tribes must be consulted fairly in the Dakota Access Pipeline conflict and that current consultations do not always result in adequate representation.

With Obama's Help, Native Hawaiians May Establish Their First Unified Government Since the 1890s
September 23, 2016  |  The Washington Post
Distinguished Professor Charles Wilkinson weighs in on the possibilities for the Hawaiian government system.

Knicks' Preseason to Begin With Derrick Rose Under Cloud of Rape Case
September 15, 2016  |  New York Times

The Legal Case for Blocking the Dakota Access Pipeline
September 9, 2016  |   The Atlantic
Professor Sarah Krakoff comments on the trial surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

States Worldwide Still Struggle to Save Their Trees
September 6, 2016  |  ClimateWire
Professor William Boyd comments on the issues of the Governors' Climate and Forests Task Force in regard climate change.

Pierre Schlag and the Catharsis of "Why?"
September 2, 2016  |  PrawfsBlawg
Jeff Lipshaw reviews Distinguished Professor Pierre Schlag's book American Absurd: A Work of Fiction.

One River, Two Canoes: Peace and Respect in Indian Child Welfare
August 31, 2016  |  CATO Unbound
In this essay, Professor Kristen Carpenter looks at "tribal worldviews and Indian history, constitutional law and human rights, political theory, and local practice," to evaluate the Indian Child Welfare Act and discuss the best way to ensure well-being for American Indian children.

Cantrell on Mundane Conflict
August 30, 2016  |  Legal Theory Blog
The Legal Theory Blog directs readers to Associate Professor Deborah Cantrell's article "Celebrating Mundane Conflict."

Fulbright Scholar Coming to Auckland Law School
August 29, 2016  |  University of Auckland Law School
Associate Professor Andrew Schwartz will lecture and research securities crowdfunding at the University of Auckland during the first half of 2017 as a Fulbright US Scholar.

In North Dakota Protest, New Exposure for Tribal Issues
August 29, 2016  |  High Country News
Professor Sarah Krakoff explains how the Keystone XL Pipeline conflict had reverberating effects which have influenced events like the Dakota Access Pipeline struggle.

Immigration Article of the Day: Administrator-in-Chief
August 27, 2016  |  Admin Law Prof
Admin Law Prof declares Associate Professor Ming Hsu Chen's article "Administer-in-Chief" its Immigration Article of the Day.

Judge Blocks Transgender Bathroom Policy
August 22, 2016  |  BLOOMBERG RADIO

CU Boulder Law Professor Andrew Schwartz Awarded Fulbright Grant to Study Securities Crowdfunding
August 22, 2016  |  Boulder Daily Camera
Associate Professor Andrew Schwartz received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to research securities crowdfunding and lecture at the University of Auckland in New Zealand for the first half of 2017.

CU Law Professor Named Fulbright Scholar
August 19, 2016  |  Law Week Colorado
Law Week Colorado recognizes Associate Professor Andrew Schwartz for his a Fulbright Scholar Grant to research securities crowdfunding and lecture at the University of Auckland in New Zealand for the first half of 2017.

Law Profs Issue Takedown of Decision Striking Fracking Rule
August 18, 2016  |  EnergyWire
Professor Mark Squillace joined a group of interstate law professors to impugn a federal court interpretation of the Safe Drinking Water Act in its decision to bar the Obama administration's rule on fracking.

Mine Games
August 18, 2016  |  Texas Observer
Professor Mark Squillace weighs in on the criteria Texas mining companies must meet in order to self-bond and their problems.

Guest, SiriusXM channel 111, Knowledge@Wharto (discussing HIPAA rules).
June 21, 2016  |  

Jacqueline Howard, No, HIPAA was not Waived in Orndo
June 14, 2016  |  CNN.com

Teaching Entrepreneurial Mindset to Everyone
June 9, 2016  |  Real Leaders Radio
In this podcast, Professor Philip Weiser discusses early and mid-stage growth companies, and the ways that under his leadership--and with the partnership of so many others--Colorado Law has grown against the downward trend in law school applications nationwide since the mid-2000s recession.

Big Funds for Native Farmers on the Way
June 7, 2016  |  The Cortez Journal
Professor Sarah Krakoff weighs in on a recent settlement issued by a federal judge to create a Native American-run endowed trust for nonprofit organizations working on Indian lands.

SURVEY: Time for Water to Become D.C.'s Problem
May 25, 2016  |  POLITICO
Professor Mark Squillace gave his oppinion to POLITICO regarding the federal government's reaction to the United States water crisis.

Ten Most-Cited Evidence Faculty in the United States, 2010-2014 (inclusive)
May 23, 2016  |  LawProfessorBlogs.com
Professor Cristopher Mueller is ranked among the top ten most-cited evidence faculty in the United States.

Campus Sexual Assault: Who Should Be the Judge and Jury?
May 20, 2016  |  Courthouse News

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (Release No. 34-77879)
May 20, 2016  |  Securities and Exchange Commission
Professor Andrew A. Schwartz served as a commentator for a Securities and Exchange Commition release.

Coal Critics Call for Overhaul of Federal Leasing Program
May 20, 2016  |  Bloomberg BNA Environment Reporter
Professor Mark Squillace makes a few policy change suggestions to the Bureau of Land Management regarding the federal coal leasing program which currently sell leases far below market value.

Gruber, Cohen & Mogulescu on Human Trafficking Intervention Courts
May 17, 2016  |  CrimProf Blog
Professor Aya Gruber colaborated with Amy J. Cohen and Kate Mogulescu to write a critique of new Human Trafficking Intervention Courts.

DeBord to Speak at Evolve Law Industry Event in Denver
May 17, 2016  |  Bryan Cave
Visiting scholar in residence Bill Mooz was a speaker at a Client Driven Technology Solutions event.

Book Review of International Energy and Poverty: The Emerging Contours
May 16, 2016  |  Energy Law Journal
Jonathan D. Schneider reviews International Energy and Poverty: The Emerging Contours, a collection of works addressing "energy poverty," edited by Professor Lakshman Guruswamy. "Kudos to Professor Guruswamy and his colleagues for this highly informed and thought-provoking collection," Schneider writes. "It should prove to be a valuable addition to the academic literature in this developing area, and a good read for interested minds elsewhere."

Feds Might Deny Oil, Gas Leases to Climate Activist
May 13, 2016  |  The Desert Sun
Professor Mark Squillace discusses the laws and regulations governing oil and gas leasing.

ABA Silver Gavel Award Winners Include 'Making a Murderer' and Book About Same-Sex Marriage Trial
May 11, 2016  |  ABA Journal Daily News
Professor Harold Bruff was given an honorable mention by the 2016 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts in recognition of his book Untrodden Ground: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution.

Silicon Flatirons Starting Accelerator for Government
May 10, 2016  |  BizWest
Professor Philip J. Weiser is interviewed for an article about Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship's highly successful Governmental Entrepreneurial Leadership Accelerator. A program to train a generation of innovators in government who can approach public-policy problem solving in an entrepreneurial manner.

Obama Wants All Hands on Deck in Policing Antitrust Violations
May 9, 2016  |  Law Week Colorado
Law Week Colorado talks with Colorado Law scholar-in-residence John Francis.

Boulder Chamber Names Women Who Light the Community Honorees
May 6, 2016  |  BizWest
Professor Melissa Hart is named a 2016 Women Who Light the Community honoree for her work to increase Colorado Law's pro bono and public service work to underrepresented individuals.

Colorado Supreme Court Rules Against Cities' Fracking Limits
May 2, 2016  |  Colorado Public Radio
Professor Mark Squillace is quoted in a discussion on the impact of the Colorado Supreme Court decision to strike down two cities' limits on fracking.

Gruber on Anti-Rape Culture
April 30, 2016  |  CrimProf Blog
CrimProf Blog promotes Professor Aya Gruber's essay focusing on the costs of anti-rape culture's construction of the status quo as one in which at least a quarter of college women will be brutalized by a sexual predator and left traumatized, possibly for life. The essay counsels reformers to be cautious lest their commendable concern for safety and equality creates a culture in which drunken sex is ruinous to women, administrative power distributes burdens randomly, or worse, to marginalized men, and silence is the norm in an area desperate for open discussion.

Professor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health Care
April 18, 2016  |  Diverse
Professor Dayna Matthew discusses how racial dispartities in health care can be effectively solved by law. "Changing the social norm matters. (In) Brown versus Board of Education, we changed the social norm about explicit prejudice and racism in this country," says Matthews. "We need to change the social norm about implicit, unconscious racism, unintentional racism also."

Nicole Rubin, Pa. Governor Issues Executive Order Protecting LGBTQ Rights
April 14, 2016  |  The Daily Pennsylvanian

Spring Hiring Means New Deans at Five Law Schools
April 14, 2016  |  The National Law Journal
Along with four other law schools around the country, Colorado Law will be welcoming a new dean this upcoming academic year. James Anaya from the University of Arizona will be replacing Dean Phil Weiser, who plans to return to the faculty after five years as dean.

James Anaya Named Dean of CU - Boulder Law School
April 14, 2016  |  Daily Camera
James Anaya, a Regents' Professor and Professor of Human Rights Law and Policy at the University of Arizona, will be taking on the dean position at Colorado Law starting in August. Provost Russ Moore said in a statement, "As a legal scholar and practitioner, Jim Anaya for decades has not only contributed distinctive quality, character, and importance to legal theory, but he also has advanced protections for indigenous peoples around the globe."

Former UN Special Rapporteur Anaya Named New Dean of Colorado Law
April 14, 2016  |  Indian Country Today Media Network
"I'm excited to join a law school that is at the leading edge of innovation in legal education and scholarship," said new Colorado Law Dean James Anaya in a press release. "I look forward to becoming part of Colorado Law's vibrant community of students, alumni, faculty and staff who are dedicated to excellence; and to working with the larger legal community in Colorado and beyond in ways that can build on what Colorado Law is already doing to serve our profession and the public."

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Targets Arbitration Clauses
April 14, 2016  |  Law Week
Professor Amy Schmitz discusses potential new rule that would not allow banks and other companies in the consumer finance industry to lean heavily on arbitration clauses to block class action lawsuits.

CU Announces New Law School Dean
April 13, 2016  |  Law Week
James Anaya will take on the position as dean of Colorado Law starting Aug. 8. Anaya was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work as the United Nations Human Rights Council's Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples. In addition, Anaya has also litigated major indigenous rights and human rights cases in domestic and international tribunals including the U.S. Supreme Court, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the Caribbean Court of Justice.

CU-Boulder Appoints Human Rights Professor as Dean of Law School
April 13, 2016  |  Denver Business Journal
James Anaya will be joining Colorado Law as the new dean starting in August. Anaya's publications include his book, "Indigenous Peoples in International Law," and his co-authored textbook, "International Human Rights: Problems of Law, Policy and Practice."

The Rain Barrel Is Only the Beginning of the West's Water Wars
April 11, 2016  |  New Republic
"The controversy over the rain barrel proposal is not really about rain barrels," states Douglas S. Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program here at Colorado Law. "It's about what some people see as a dangerous precedent in terms of changing the water rights regime... The stakes are very high."

Contextualizing the Harms Caused by Appropriation of Indians' Intangible Property,
April 5, 2016  |  Jotwell
Jotwell featured an article that Professor Kristen Carpenter coauthored.

Administrative Law SSRN Reading List, March 2016 Edition, by Chris Walker
April 2, 2016  |  Notice & Comment
Professor Ming Hsu Chen has published her well-received article "Beyond Legality: The Legitimacy of Executive Action in Immigration Law."

Investigation on Climate Change Fraud Intensifies, with 15 States Joining Coalition
March 29, 2016  |  Houston Chronicle
Multiple state probes into whether Exxon Mobil misled its investors and the public on climate change could expand to other fossil fuel companies. Professor Peter H. Huang states, "Even as companies like BP, Shell and Total have adopted a friendlier tone with European regulators, the strategy here on climate change regulation remains decidedly oppositionist."

North Carolina Discrimination Law Violates US Constitution, Experts Warn
March 25, 2016  |  THE GUARDIAN

Mindfulness: A Pathway to Success, Happiness, and Conflict Resolution
March 24, 2016  |  ABA Section of Science & Technology Law
Mindfulness focuses on the moment and acknowledges and accepts feelings, thoughts, and other factors, which is proven to optimize performance and reduce stress. Professor and DeMuth Chair of Business Law Peter H. Huang will join a panel to discuss his research on how to empower people to make better decisions by democratizing mindfulness and thinking tools.

Would You Give Up Your 401(k) Information to Score a Free Burrito?
March 23, 2016  |  Martha C. White, Money

As Reward for Getting Your 401(k) Checked, This Firm Will Give You a Free Chipotle Burrito
March 19, 2016  |  MarketWatch
Would you be willing to give up your personal account information for a $10 Chipotle gift card? Bloom, a company that manages retirement accounts, sure thinks so. "People seem to be influenced much more by small discounts than economists would think they should or would be," says Professor Peter H. Huang.

Brownstein and Farber Honored by CU Law School
March 18, 2016  |  Law Week
Norman Brownstein and Steve Farber received the Williams Lee Knous Award at Colorado Law's 35th Annual Alumni Awards Banquet for their outstanding work in the legal profession at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck.

The Question Every Reporter Should Be Asking About Transgender Bathroom Bans
March 16, 2016  |  MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA

U.S. News Ranks Colorado MBA, Grad-School Programs
March 16, 2016  |  Denver Business Journal
Colorado Law has been ranked nationally at No. 40 for law graduate programs in the latest U.S. News & World Report. Also in the top 100 is the Leeds School of Business at No. 77 in the nation for MBA programs.

Surden & Williams on Self-Driving Cars & Predictability
March 16, 2016  |  Legal Theory Blog
Professor Harry Surden discusses the potential challenges of "self-driving" cars in our legal system and physical space.

American Bar Association Announces 2016 Silver Gavel Award Finalists for Media and the Arts
March 9, 2016  |  American Bar Association
The American Bar Association has announced that Professor Harold Bruff is a finalists for the 2016 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts for his book Untrodden Ground: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution.

IoT Makes Security and Privacy Top Challenges for Wearables
March 8, 2016  |  CIO
"Mostly, we know from research that many of these devices have not been secure in the first waves of consumer devices, for example. And the reason is obvious -- they're small, they're generally designed to be relatively inexpensive," discusses Professor Scott R. Peppet over the inability to install effective security systems to small, lightweight and mass-produced electronic devices.

Schlag on Knowledge Production & Contemporary Legal Thought
March 8, 2016  |  Legal Theory Blog
Professor Pierre Schlag writes, "knowledge production efforts must sucessfully negotiate the challenges and problems described herein to successfully achieve their ambitions - the production of knowledge," in his article "The Knowledge Bubble - A Diagnostic for Expertopia."

American Indian Girls Often Fall Through the Cracks
March 4, 2016  |  The Pew Charitable Trusts
"The only way we can help these girls is if we do it cooperatively, with the states, federal government and within our own communities," says Professor Carla Fredericks, director of the American Indan Law Clinic, over the disproportionate incarcentation of many American Indian and Native Alaskan girls.

Legal Experts Across U.S. Urge Senate to Fulfill Its Constitutional Duties
March 3, 2016  |  Huffington Post
Leaving the Supreme Court vacancy open until the next president is elected "would essentially shut the Supreme Court down for two years," says Professor Melissa Hart after the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia.

In Wake of Boulder County's Chaotic Night, a Push to Bury the Caucus
March 2, 2016  |  Daily Camera
Professor Scott Moss discusses what can be done after many Boulder county voters were left out of the caucus due to high voter turnout.

A Free-Market Plan to Save the American West From Drought
March 1, 2016  |  The Atlantic
Professor Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the CU Law School, states, "It seems crazy, but there is just no tradition of thinking about what is and is not an appropriate use of water based on economic criteria," in an article covering the limited water supply in the West.

Here's the Ugly Mess Coal's Decline Could Leave Behind
February 29, 2016  |  Audubon
"The statute was set up in a way that, in thoery, it could never happen," says Professor Mark Squillace over the possibility of coal mines being liquidated and abandoned by companies due to the recent decline of coal use.

CU Law Selects Four Dean Finalists
February 26, 2016  |  Law Week
Colorado Law announces the four finalists for its open dean position this upcoming fall. The law school will be hosting public Q&A sessions with each candidate at the Wolf Law Building.

Mining Companies' Declining Fortunes Imperil the Restoration of Land They've Mined
February 24, 2016  |  Los Angeles Times
"The problem with self-bonding, basically, is that it's based upon this notion of these companies being so wealthy and substantial," says Professor Mark Squillace over the failing of coal mining companies and the used land they are leaving behind. "It's sort of like the banks being too big to fail, right?"

University of Cincinnati College of Law | The 29th Annual Corporate Law Center Symposium
February 22, 2016  |  Business Law Prof Blog
Professor Mark Loewenstein to speak about social enterprises and changing legal forms at the 29th Annual Corporate Law Center Symposium.

$1.2 Million Awarded to Research Projects to Help Los Angeles County Thrive Despite Climate Change
February 18, 2016  |  UCLA Newsroom
UCLA's Sustainable LA Grand Challenge to provide grant funding for a project that uses research for "smart grid" technology conducted by Colorado Law Professor William Boyd .

Finn et al. on Sex Trafficking
February 18, 2016  |  CrimProf Blog
Carla Federicks, director of the American Indian Law Clinics, and three other Colorado Law students have posted a paper discussing how to address the issue of increasing rates of sex trafficking at Fort Berthold Indian reservation.

Supreme Court: Support for Automatic Reversal Rule 'Has Eroded Away'
February 17, 2016  |  Law Week
"We see no reason that justifies preserving the civil strand of the automatic reversal rule now that the criminal strand has been discarded," writes Associate Professor Justice Allison Eid in the majority opinion for Newman V. Roberts .

Wyoming Questions Federal Authority, Defends Self-Bonding Deal with Alpha
February 15, 2016  |  Casper Star Tribune
"These companies are in dire straits. What their creditors want to know is, 'where is the money?' They don't get money by doing reclamation work," says Professor Mark Squillace over Wyoming's approach to mine reclamation.

ABA Embraces Uniform Bar Exam
February 15, 2016  |  Colorado Law Week
Senior Assistant Dean for Students Whiting Leary quoted in article about uniform bar exam.

Colorado Professors Warn Waiting to Replace Justice Antonin Scalia Is Risky
February 14, 2016  |  The Denver Post
"If we leave this spot open until the next president is elected and selects a nominee, we'd be looking at a vacancy on the court of more than a year. It would span two terms of the court, and it would essentially shut the Supreme Court down for two years," says Professor Melissa Hart conerning the replacement of Justice Antonio Scalia. "The lower court's decision would automatically be affirmed, but it has no precedential value for the rest of the nation. It's still an open question."

Obama's 'Aggressive' National Monument Strategy Irks Some in West
February 13, 2016  |  The Christian Science Monitor
President Obama uses the Antiquities Act, an act that alows the president to set aside land for the creation of national monuments without Congressional approval, to install 22 new national monuments since 2009. "If a Republican is elected president, it would not be surprising if we were to see changes to the Antiquities Act," says Professor Mark Squillace . "That would dramatically change things. I doubt we'd see many more monuments."

With 3 California Sites, Obama Nearly Doubles Public Land He's Protected
February 12, 2016  |  The New York Times
Professor Mark Squillace discusses the uncertain future of the Antiquities Act if a Republican candidate was to be nominated.

Obama to Name Colorado Judge for Federal Bench
February 10, 2016  |  The Pueblo Chieftain
Patrick O'Rourke, the head litigation attorney for the University of Colorado, has been recommended by Senator Cory Gardner to fill the upcoming vacancy of U.S. District Judge Robert E. Blackburn.

The Big Fight
February 6, 2016  |  The Economist
Europe launches a new portal to aid in e-commerce disputes for large companies. Firms will direct upset customers to this new service instead of directly taking any complaints themselves. "The aim is to hold your hand through the process, like TurboTax [a tax-return-filing software]," says Professor Amy Schmitz.

Tom Perez, U.S. Labor Secretary, to Speak at CU-Boulder
February 4, 2016  |  Daily Camera
Dean Phil Weiser to discuss the ideas of U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez with local company representatives upon Perez's visit to CU-Boulder campus.

Crowdfunding and the Digital Shareholder
February 2, 2016  |  Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation
Associate Professor of Law Andrew A. Schwartz discusses his optimistic outlook on the SEC's issuance of Regulation Crowdfunding. Proposes a set of five methods for "addressing uncertainty, information asymmetry, and agency costs that are specifically designed for crowdfunding's digital context."

A Road Map to Improve the Federal Government's Drought Response
February 1, 2016  |  Public Policy Institute of California
Douglas Kenney, director of the University of Colorado Law School's Western Water Policy Program at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and Environment, was a coauthor for a report on the improvement of the federal response to the drought in the West.

CU Law Partners with Fathym and Bryan Cave
January 26, 2016  |  Law Week Colorado
"The student is going to come out of this not just doing traditional law-type setting of memos and research, but will really get the full array of hands-on experience doing the types of things in-house lawyers do and get an idea of how an in-house department works," said Bill Mooz, Scholar in Residence at CU Law School.

Presidential Candidates, Silent on Presidential Power
January 22, 2016  |  The New York Times
In a recent article, many of this year's presidential candidates refused to respond to a survey asking about their stance on disclosing all presidential operations to the public. Professor Harold Bruff states, "Maybe this is the Obama lesson. 'I don't want to say anything because someone will make hay of it.' "

U.S. Labor Secretary to Headline CU-Boulder Forum Feb. 9
January 21, 2016  |  BizWest
Silicone Flatirons Center hosts forum on "creating shared prosperity through conscious capitalism." The forum was moderated by Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School.

Closing the Health Gap
January 21, 2016  |  KERA
Professor Dayna Bowen Matthew discusses how to make our healthcare system more equitable.

He Was Wrongly Convicted. Now He's Giving to Reform Criminal Justice
January 20, 2016  |  Inside Philanthropy
"We know innocent people get convicted, so that creates an obligation to figure out who among us have been wronged. Korey's gift gives students a face and a name to what it means to be wrongly convicted, and the Innocence Project at Colorado Law is an important educational tool that allows our students to work on real investigations of cases," says Professor Ann England. The Korey Wise Innocence Project at the University of Colorado Law School gives students the opportunity to work on real cases for people who believe they have been wrongly convicted.

Oregon Standoff: No Legal Grounds for Militants' Land Claims -- Experts
January 20, 2016  |  Greenwire
"There are hard cases at the margins that might get traction some day, but the [Bureau of Land Management's] authority to regulate the public range and the included power to enforce that authority are not close calls," says Professor Sarah Krakoff.

A Real Dialogue for a Change
January 15, 2016  |  The Weekly Standard

U.S. Haults New Coal Leases to Reprice for Carbon
January 15, 2016  |  Marketplace
"A system that was designed to be proactive on the part of the federal government, sort of setting the terms for how leasing was going to take place, became entire reactive to what the coal industry wanted," says Professor Mark Squillace towards the excessive leasing of federal lands to coal-mining companies.

Professor Spain Bradley Appointed Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Diversity
January 6, 2016  |  Colorado Law

Most Influential People in Legal Education
January 1, 2016  |  The National Jurist
Dean Phil Weiser named the 12th most influential person in legal education by the National Jurist.

2015

Schwartz on Crowdfunding
December 29, 2015  |  Legal Theory Blog
Andrew A. Schwartz (University of Colorado Law School) has posted The Digital Shareholder (Minnesota Law Review, Vol. 100, No. 2, pp. 609-85, 2015) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:

Man Cleared in Central Park Jogger Case Gives $190K to CU-Boulder Innocence Project
December 14, 2015  |  Denver Post
Kristy Martinez, director of the Korey Wise Innocence Project, discusses how Colorado Law students are able to apply and understand theoretical knowledge learned in class to real cases due to Korey Wise's generous donation.

Guest commentary: Managing Federal Minerals As If Carbon Emissions Mattered
December 11, 2015  |  The Denver Post
By Mark Squillace.

Most Cited Property Law Professors, 2011-2015
December 9, 2015  |  PropertyProf Blog
Kristen Carpenter

Denver's Out Front in "David vs Goliath" Fight with Billboard Company
December 8, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Out Front's name and brand date back 40 years, but a potential knock against it is that the company did not have a federally registered trademark, said Kristelia A. Garcia.

Supreme Court Denies Hickenlooper on Clean Power Plan Dispute with Coffman
December 4, 2015  |  The Colorado Statesman
University of Colorado Law School Professor Mark Squillace, who specializes in environmental, natural resources and water law, said there's nothing in the opinion about what Hickenlooper "adequate alternative remedy" is.

Behavioral Economist Richard Thaler on the Key to Retirement Savings
November 29, 2015  |  Robert Powell, The Wall Street Journal
Robert Powell

CU Law Professor Tapped for Bridge to Justice Board
November 23, 2015  |  Law Week Online
Bridge to Justice announced Thursday that Melissa Hart, professor of law and director of the Byron R. White Center at the University of Colorado Law School, has been named to the organization's board of directors.

Guest Commentary: Why use "r--skin" word at all?
November 13, 2015  |  The Denver Post
By Kristen Carpenter and Carla Fredericks

Hickenlooper speech at CU to outline vision for state's energy future
November 10, 2015  |  BizWest
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will speak Thursday evening at the University of Colorado Law School, outlining his vision for the state's energy future, school officials announced Tuesday.

Senators set up separate searches
November 7, 2015  |  The Durango Herald
But Melissa Hart, director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of Constitutional Law at the University of Colorado Law School, said that the two search committees probably wouldn't cause any issues with selecting a final candidate.

Drilling underground for room to store water
November 4, 2015  |  Fox News
When the snowpack fails the effects reach far beyond the region according to Doug Kenney, Director of the Western Water Policy Center at University of Colorado Law School.

Deep Blue Sky Thinking: The Cutting Edge of Legal AI
November 4, 2015  |  Legal Business

Deep Blue Sky Thinking: The Cutting Edge of Legal AI
November 4, 2015  |  Legal Business [UK]
The computational representation of contracts is a project Harry Surden, Professor of Law at the University of Colorado and resident fellow at CodeX, has been engaged in for the majority of his career.

"Video: Professor Surden at Stanford on Self-Driving Cars, Predictability, and Law"
October 30, 2015  |  Stanford Law School
Professor Harry Surden gave a talk at Stanford Law School on Self-Driving Cars.

SEC OKs crowdfunding rules, even as Colorado's law has few takers
October 30, 2015  |  The Denver Post
The SEC rules are more conservative than previously expected, said Andrew Schwartz, associate professor at the University of Colorado law school.

Gov. John Hickenlooper to speak at CU-Boulder Law School on Nov. 12
October 29, 2015  |  Daily Camera
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will speak at the University of Colorado Law School on Nov. 12.

Marijuana may be legal in Colorado, but for immigrants it's still risky
October 28, 2015  |  The Colorado Independent
University of Colorado associate law professor Violeta Chapin, said she hasn't been aware of any immigrants being detained simply for marijuana offenses in Colorado in recent years.

American Indian Law Program Presents Model to the United Nations Human Rights Council
October 26, 2015  |  University of Colorado Law School
On September 22-23, 2015, professors Kristen Carpenter and Carla Fredericks, along with American Indian Law Clinic alumni Christina Warner ('15) and Kate Finn ('16), attended the 30th regular session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland. They also held an event at the Human Rights Council, entitled, "Indigenous Operationalization and Implementation of UNDRIP's Free, Prior, and Informed Consent," where they presented case studies and the Clinic's work to bring provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) into tribal law as models for indigenous groups throughout the world.

'Most Potentially Devastating Case for Tribes' Going to SCOTUS: 4 Amicus Briefs Supporting Choctaw Indians
October 26, 2015  |  Indian Country Today Media Network
Filed by Sarah Krakoff, profess and schaden chair University of Colorado School of Law; and Harry R. Sachse, counsel of record.

Judge: School's Facebook post a campaign contribution
October 24, 2015  |  USA Today
Law professor Scott Moss of the University of Colorado called that point troubling for its implications on political speech.

As EPA advances Clean Power Plan, Ritter calls shift inevitable
October 22, 2015  |  The Denver Post
The legal battle Attorney General Cynthia Coffman is waging against the EPA-driven Clean Power Plan won't stop a shift away from burning fossil fuels, Ritter said at a University of Colorado law school forum.

Graduateprograms.com Announces Fall 2015 Graduate Program Rankings
October 19, 2015  |  Business-ownership.com
Law: Criminal Justice: Old Dominion University JD: University of Colorado at Boulder

Expert Eyes on High Court
October 14, 2015  |  Law Week Online
With that in mind, a panel of law professors -- Alan Chen and Sam Kamin from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Melissa Hart and Bob Nagel from the University of Colorado Law School -- previewed the recently opened U.S. Supreme Court session on petitions to watch and the realities of resisting precedents.

UColorado enrolls big 1L class
October 9, 2015  |  The National Jurist
"We've been really working hard at communicating our value proposition and why Colorado Law is a special place to be," Dean Philip Weiser told the Boulder Daily Camera.

What qualities predict success in law school?
October 9, 2015  |  The National Jurist
The study was done by two University of Colorado Law School Professors, Alexia Brunet Marks and Scott Moss, who looked at students from their law school as well as from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland.

Tymkovich elevated to chief judge of 10th Circuit Court of Appeals
October 7, 2015  |  The Colorado Statesman
Tymkovich graduated from the University of Colorado Law School in 1982 and spent the next year as clerk for Justice William Erickson at the Colorado Supreme Court.

Land use law-related articles posted on SSRN in September
October 1, 2015  |  Law Professor Blogs Network
Owning Red: A Theory of Indian (Cultural) Appropriation Forthcoming Texas Law Review (2016) Angela Riley and Kristen A. Carpenter University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Colorado Law School

The Law Deans: Philip J. Weiser, University of Colorado Law School
September 30, 2015  |  The Oklahoma Legal Group Blog
For this interview, we reached out to Dean Philip J. Weiser, Dean of the University of Colorado Law School.

Workplace Wellness Programs Put Employee Privacy At Risk
September 30, 2015  |  ActionNewsJax.com
"That's where the data then moves into other parts of the economy-- lending decisions, credit decisions, mortgage decisions," said Scott Peppet , a law professor and privacy specialist at the University of Colorado.

Caruso, DiStefano funding new entrepreneurship awards at CU
September 29, 2015  |  BizWest
"Entrepreneurial attitudes and methodologies, for whatever walk of life one pursues, are essential in today's world," said Phil Weiser, executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center and outgoing dean of the law school.

CU Boulder launches new entrepreneurship initiative
September 29, 2015  |  Times-Call
"The seed awards are meant to encourage members in our community to take risks in launching on new opportunities, whether project-based learning and research, or helping get companies or nonprofits off the ground," said Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center, in a news release.

CU Boulder launches new entrepreneurship initiative
September 29, 2015  |  Times-Call
"The seed awards are meant to encourage members in our community to take risks in launching on new opportunities, whether project-based learning and research, or helping get companies or nonprofits off the ground," said Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center, in a news release.

University of Colorado Law School Enjoys Enrollment Boost
September 25, 2015  |  JDJournal
According to DailyCamera.com, the University of Colorado Law School has enjoyed a 22 percent increase in the size of its entering class.

Troubled US coal industry looks to Asian market
September 24, 2015  |  CCTV America
It's called the P.R.B. and it covers a big stretch of Northeast Wyoming. Cloud Peak Energy is one of the P.R.B.'s main players. The third largest coal producer in America, Cloud Peak sells thermal coal to electric utilities, mostly in the middle of the U.S. Its coal seams are thicker and closer to the surface, according to company official Jim Orchard. CCTV's Hendrik Sybrandy filed this story.

CU-Boulder law school sees enrollment boom as numbers fall nationally
September 23, 2015  |  Daily Camera
At a time when interest in attending law school appears to be waning across the country, the University of Colorado Law School this fall has seen a 22 percent increase in first-year students.

Literary lessons: CR and HSU each select a 'Book of the Year'
September 20, 2015  |  Times-Standard
On Oct. 22, the Sustainable Futures Speaker Series is hosting Charles Wilkinson from the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder.

CU's New Venture Challenge putting out 'quality businesses'
September 18, 2015  |  BizWest
Brad Bernthal , a CU law professor and director of the law school's Silicon Flatirons Center's Entrepreneurship Initiative, said various milestones - such as adding a mentorship component in Year 3 and creating industry tracks to better tailor the NVC experience for each team - have helped increase the value of the contest for participants.

Musicians More Careful After 'Blurred Lines' Case
September 17, 2015  |  BNA's Patent, Trademark & Copyright Journal - Daily Edition
Kristelia A. Garcia, a law professor the University of Colorado, Boulder, said that the nature of R&B music made infringement cases in that genre unpredictable, and that this could also help explain the writing credit phenomenon.

It's time to empower investors, not nudge them
September 11, 2015  |  MarketWatch
And those studies have led to the popularity of the idea of nudging people to achieve better outcomes by changing how choices and information are framed and presented, according to a paper just published by Peter Huang, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, Colo.

'Prudent innovation' in law school--Colorado moves forward
September 10, 2015  |  ABA Journal
Meanwhile, in Boulder, Colorado, Phil Weiser, one of the most effective law school deans, announced that he is stepping down as dean (but not from the faculty) at a very young age.

Governor would consider EPA Superfund request for mines if local officials get behind designation
September 3, 2015  |  The Colorado Statesman
Professor Mark Squillace, who specializes in environmental, natural resources and water law at the University of Colorado Law School, said the heated political rhetoric needs to be removed from the discussion.

EPA vows stout defense as Coffman set to sue over Clean Power Plan
September 2, 2015  |  The Colorado Statesman
Professor Mark Squillace of the University of Colorado Law School predicts the length of time and the care that the EPA took in promulgating the rule makes likely the rule will withstand legal challenge, even if it reaches the U.S. Supreme Court.

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck gifts $500K to CU, DU law schools
September 1, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, a Denver law firm with offices in 13 states, donated $500,000 to be split between the University of Colorado Law School and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, officials announced Friday.

Graduates of elite law schools are more likely to land on their feet after job loss
August 25, 2015  |  Deseret News National
When he scans the study findings, Phil Weiser , dean of the University of Colorado Law School, advises young lawyers to be skeptical, because the legal profession has evolved, and big, elite law firms aren't hiring as they once did.

Phil Weiser stepping down as dean of CU-Boulder law school
August 25, 2015  |  Daily Camera
Phil Weiser , dean of the University of Colorado Law School, is stepping down next summer after five years on the job.

Startups And CU Sympatico
August 21, 2015  |  Law Week Online
The University of Colorado School of Law has what might be the only law school in the country that shares its neighborhood with a major startup scene.

Alice Goffman's Implausible Ethnography
August 21, 2015  |  The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Paul Campos

Federal Regulators Sue BNY Mellon as Trustee of Sour Mortgage Securities
August 20, 2015  |  Pittsburgh Tribune

"Create outrage and challenge authority with just a few clicks"
August 19, 2015  |  New Scientist
Professor Harry Surden was quoted in an article in "New Scientist."

Longmont fracking ban appeal at Supreme Court crossroads
August 18, 2015  |  Times-Call
Richard B. Collins, a professor of law at the University of Colorado, said the next step is for the state Supreme Court justices to hold a secret vote and decide whether to take the case.

Letter: Justice not always equal in the US
August 16, 2015  |  Coloradoan
Prof. Ann England, who teaches in the Criminal Defense Clinic of the University of Colorado Law School, will give a talk on "Justice is Not Equal: Bail and Plea Bargains in the Criminal Justice System," exploring these vital and timely issues.

Berlin startup's Ohlala app pairs romance with finance
August 14, 2015  |  DW
In 2013, for example, Scott Peppet, a University of Colorado Law School professor, made waves with a paper called "Prostitution 3.0," in which he argues that governments need to start factoring new technologies into debates about reforming sex work laws.

Homer in the Boardroom
August 14, 2015  |  BlogSpot.com
Andrew A. Schwartz, University of Colorado Law School, has published Corporate Legacy at 5 Harvard Business Law Review 237 (2015). Here is the abstract.

Court of Appeals: Let Them Eat Cake?
August 14, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
Melissa Hart, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado Law School, said she was struck by how often the case is talked about in terms of religious objection when it has been "litigated as a case of free speech."

FCC Must Expand Enforcement Arm For Spectrum Rows: AT&T
August 14, 2015  |  Law 360
The petitioners, of the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law and Policy Clinic at the University of Colorado Law School, told the FCC in May that the best path to a transparent, timely and fact-based resolution dispute system would be to allow plaintiffs to complain directly to administrative law judges.

Law Profs: LSAT Scores 'Overvalued' in Admissions
August 13, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
Alexia Brunet Marks and Scott Moss, both professors at the University of Colorado Law School, on July 6 published a longitudinal study on the Social Science Research Network. The study looked at data from students at CU Law and Ohio's Case Western Reserve University from 2005 to 2012.

CU Boulder conference to focus on 'digital divide'
August 13, 2015  |  BizWest
A conference designed to examine effects of efforts to extend high-speed Internet access to underserved areas and populations has been scheduled for Sept. 17 at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Toxic mines taint the West's waterways
August 12, 2015  |  USA Today
"This is not just an isolated problem. There are mines like this all over the West," said Roger Flynn, an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder. "If there's a silver lining, it's that people are starting to say, 'wait a minute?'"

Cornered: Western Sportsmen Trapped by Arcane Regulation Prohibiting Public Access at Corner Crossings
August 10, 2015  |  Outdoor Life
For lack of clearer guidance, most jurisdictions have, according to University of Colorado Law School Professor Mark Squillace, based their positions on the 1979 Supreme Court case, Leo Sheep Company vs. United States.

'Mini Law School': University of Colorado offers course for anyone to learn more about legal system
August 7, 2015  |  TheDenverChannel.com
Starting next month, the University of Colorado is offering a "Mini Law School" program that is open to the public. The course is designed for "non-lawyers wanting to grasp and navigate the basics of the legal system," University officials stated.

Jamie Dimon unplugged: Create a good team and dump the jerks, says JPMorgan CEO in Boulder
August 3, 2015  |  Denver Business Journal
He was joined on stage by Brad Feld, managing direct of Foundry Group; Nancy Phillips, president and CEO of ViaWest; and Phil Weiser, dean of the CU-Boulder Law School and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center.

Politics Overshadows U.S. Tech Firms' Hopes for Entering Iran
July 29, 2015  |  NPR All Things Considered

Startups And CU Sympatico
July 21, 2015  |  Law Week Online
The University of Colorado School of Law has what might be the only law school in the country that shares its neighborhood with a major startup scene.

The Iliad And The IPO: Corporate Legacy
July 20, 2015  |  ValueWalk.com
The Iliad And The IPO: Corporate Legacy by Andrew A. Schwartz

The great law school rescue
July 17, 2015  |  Philadelphia Business Journal
In 2013, as law schools faced shrinking job markets for their graduates and a massive drop in applications and enrollment, University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos estimated between 80 percent and 85 percent of law schools were incurring significant operating deficits that year after years of being profit centers for their parent universities.

Telluride Foundation says Brazil stole its logo for Olympics
July 16, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Kristelia Garcia, a trademark law professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, sees the similarity between the two logos.

End of the Miracle Machines: Inside the Power Plant Fueling America's Drought
July 15, 2015  |  Havasu News
"Financially, it wasn't a wise decision," said Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder.

Gap Seen Between Federal Climate Policy, Coal Leasing
July 15, 2015  |  Climate Central
Mark Squillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School, said the federal government has no broad plan for its coal leasing program nor has it set caps on the amount of coal it will allow to be mined on public lands.

How law firms are innovating when it comes to hiring
July 15, 2015  |  ABA Journal
At the University of Colorado Law School, where we are making the effort to do just that, I can report that these other competencies, which are sometimes labeled as "soft skills" or "emotional intelligence," are as hard to teach as they are important.

Mondale, Emmer, Swanson Join Leading Midwest Jurists in Minneapolis for LSC Board Meeting Events
July 14, 2015  |  Legal Services Corporation
Panelists will include: Christopher Allery, Co-Executive Director, Anishinabe Legal Services; Rosalie Chavez, Manager, Santa Ana office and the Native American Program, New Mexico Legal Aid; Professor Richard B. Collins, University of Colorado Law School; John Echohawk, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund; and Judge Ron Whitener, Tulalip Tribal Court.

Obama Administration Takes Next Step On Raising Rock-Bottom Coal Royalty Rates
July 9, 2015  |  ThinkProgress
"Increasing royalty rates is not just about increasing revenues," University of Colorado Law School professor Mark Squillace told ThinkProgress.

Religious Beliefs, Gay Rights Clash in Court Case Over Cake
July 7, 2015  |  The New York Times
"What the relationship is between that reality and sort of what that will mean for things like service provisions is where I think the battles will really be fought now," said Melissa Hart, a law professor at the University of Colorado.

Leading US Law Schools for International LLM or JD Students
July 4, 2015  |  Student World Online
Lucky for international law students, the University of Colorado also has an excellent law school. Ranking highly for environmental and public service law, it is the place of choice for budding district attorneys.

Krakoff on Sustainability & Justice
July 1, 2015  |  Legal Theory Blog
Sarah Krakoff (University of Colorado Law School) has posted Sustainability and Justice (Chapter in Rethinking Sustainability to Meet the Climate Change Challenge, Jessica Owley and Keith Hirokawa, eds., ELI 2015) on SSRN.

127 Devices Added to the Internet Each Second, But Congress Is Clueless About IoT
July 1, 2015  |  Network World
Although IoT "may be in its infancy," University of Colorado Law School professor Scott Peppet warned that "lawmakers can't take a 'wait and see' approach. Consumers are already vulnerable to a host of privacy, security and discrimination problems- and those problems will only be harder to fix as companies become bigger and more ingrained in our day-to-day lives."

Gay Rights and Colorado: Supreme Court Overrides State Amendments in 1995 and 2015
June 26, 2015  |  KUNC Community Radio for Northern Colorado
The Obergefell v. Hodges decision announced June 26, 2015 overrides Colorado's amendment, said Melissa Hart, a professor at the University of Colorado law school's Constitutional Law Center.

King v. Burwell: What's Next for Colorado After the Supreme Court Ruling?
June 25, 2015  |  Colorado Health Institute
At a March forum hosted by the Colorado Health Institute, University of Colorado law professor Melissa Hart noted that Medicare and Medicaid are 50 years old, and they are still the subject of lawsuits from committed opponents.

Experiential Learning: A Growing Trend in Legal Education
June 24, 2015  |  The Docket
Recognized by the National Jurist as earning "top honors" for practical training, both Colorado Law and Denver Law excel at providing their students experiential learning opportunities.

A Thirsty Colorado Is Battling Over Who Owns Raindrops
June 15, 2015  |  The New York Times
"Water allocation doesn't satisfy most people's norms of fairness," said Doug Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School.

States and Provinces Rise to the Challenge on Climate Action
June 12, 2015  |  Skoll World Forum
ROSA MARIA VIDAL Executive Director, Governors' Climate and Forests Fund WILLIAM BOYD Associate Professor, University of Colorado Law School

Finalists Announced for CO Supreme Court Vacancy
June 10, 2015  |  Law Week Online
The Supreme Court Nominating Commission met in Denver on June 8 and 9 and selected Judge Richard Gabriel, law professor Melissa Hart and Judge David Prince for a vacancy on the Colorado Supreme Court effective Sept. 1.

The wild West of drought, crazy water rules, and cattle ranchers
June 9, 2015  |  Grist
"There is a very small number of people that control a huge amount of water," said Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder.

Ellen Pao Faces an Uphill Battle if She Appeals Her Anti-Discrimination Case
June 2, 2015  |  FUSION

Climbing Sand Dunes and Talking Seed Accelerators in Namibia
May 28, 2015  |  Huffington Post
Professor Brad Bernthal, an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado-Boulder, joined the discussion by Skype.

Recent Visualization Projects Involving US Law and The Supreme Court
May 22, 2015  |  LLRX.com
First are the legal visualizations of Harry Surden. He is a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.

SCOTUS Hears Arguments On Execution Drugs
May 20, 2015  |  Law Week Online
"There's something a little bit surreal about going down this road to finding humane methods of execution," said Aya Gruber, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado Law School.

Carbon impact of coal mines should be part of approvals process
May 19, 2015  |  World Coal
Pidot does not think the Colowyo mine will not have to close but, Mark Squillace, Director of the University of Colorado's Natural Resources Law Center, said the more methodical and detailed reviews could lead the government to deny coal mining meant for export.

Coal mine liquidation sale
May 15, 2015  |  The Daily Sentinel
But Mark Squillace, a University of Colorado law professor who during the Clinton administration served as special assistant to the solicitor in the Interior Department, said mines are closing or shrinking all over the country.

Anna Spain International Peace through Mediation
May 14, 2015  |  The Doug Noll Show
Anna Spain is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law school where she teaches international law, international dispute resolution, mediation and legal ethics.

Lawyers With Lowest Pay Report More Happiness
May 12, 2015  |  NYTimes.com
Law schools at Vanderbilt University, the University of Texas and the University of Colorado also have professional development programs that focus on student well-being.

222 Pass February Bar Exam
May 7, 2015  |  Law Week Online
The University of Colorado School of Law had 30 students take the exam with 20 passing, a pass rate of 67 percent.

Juror in wife-murder case criminally charged for mistruths about her background
May 6, 2015  |  Colorado Independent
"It is a serious thing to make false statements under voir dire (juror questioning)," said University of Colorado School of Law professor Christopher Mueller.

Dynel Lane due for hearing this week in Longmont fetal-abduction case
May 3, 2015  |  Daily Camera
University of Colorado clinical law professor Ann England, who has also worked as a public defender, said that in a high profile case, prosecutors are more inclined to put on more evidence at a preliminary hearing, because they know the public and media are watching.

The case of Purvi Patel: Should a pregnant woman be charged with feticide?
May 3, 2015  |  IndyStar
"I would think that to commit the crime of feticide, you need to kill a fetus," said Jennifer Hendricks, an associate professor at the University of Colorado who studies reproductive law.

Brownstein finding funds to further law internships
May 1, 2015  |  Biz Journals
Each year, the law deans at University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Denver scramble to find discretionary funds to pay stipends to law students who take internships in the public and private sectors.

Forming future progressives
May 1, 2015  |  Chicago Lawyer
"The idea that law schools need to change from their legacy, I do think, is becoming mainstream," said Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, which has gained attention for innovations such as a program that places lawyers in Cisco Systems Inc.'s legal department and lets them graduate in 2½ years.

EXPERTS CALL FOR MODERNIZING OUTDATED FEDERAL COAL LEASING PROGRAM
April 30, 2015  |  Sierra Club
At an event today at the National Press Club, policy experts from the Sierra Club, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Center for American Progress, and law professor Mark Squillace called on the Obama administration to reform and modernize the federal coal leasing program.

A Colorado Jury Will Need to Decide if the 'Dark Knight' Shooter is Insane or Simply Evil
April 28, 2015  |  Vice.com
According to Aya Gruber, a criminal law professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, "insanity" is strictly a legal term, not a medical one, and in order to be declared legally insane, you must have been not only been diagnosed with a mental illness, but demonstrate that it was that illness that prevented you from understanding right from wrong when committing a crime.

The Power of Presidents
April 27, 2015  |  Philly.com
In the superheated partisan rhetoric of our times, President Obama is often portrayed as systematically exceeding his constitutional powers. These claims usually omit any actual comparison to how prior presidents have interpreted their constitutional powers.

New Release: Bruff on "How Presidents Interpret the Constitution,"
April 27, 2015  |  Legal History Blog
Reviewing the processes taken by all forty-four presidents to form new legal precedents and the constitutional conventions that have developed as a result, Harold H. Bruff shows that the president is both more and less powerful than many suppose.

Presidents and the Constitution
April 27, 2015  |  C-Span
Harold Bruff, author of Untrodden Ground: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution, talked about how Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, George Bush, and Barack Obama interpreted the Constitution during their terms in office.

National Constitution Center: How Presidents Interpret the Constitution
April 24, 2015  |  PhillyFunGuide
Harold Bruff gives lecture, book sale and signing on April 27

Gruber on Provocation
April 24, 2015  |  CrimProf Blog
Aya Gruber (University of Colorado Law School) has posted A Provocative Defense (103 California Law Review 273 (2015)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract.

Colorado Senate passes fetal homicide bill on party-line vote
April 23, 2015  |  Colorado Public Radio
But University of Colorado law professor Jennifer Hendricks testified that similar laws in other states have led to pregnant women being prosecuted for having miscarriages or taking drugs, in spite of similar protections.

DOJ Can Still Pursue MMJ Prosecution
April 20, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
"The law says none of the funds made available in this act may be used, but that doesn't change the federal law," said Richard Collins, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "The federal law is still that marijuana is a schedule-1 drug. Congress hasn't had the guts to amend the law (the Controlled Substances Act) to say that it's OK to use for medical purposes."

Guest Commentary: Colorado fetal homicide law goes too far
April 19, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Mirroring recent failed proposals, Senate Bill 268 seeks to amend the assault and homicide portions of the Colorado Criminal Code to specify that a person includes "an unborn child at every stage of gestation from conception until live birth." Supporters claim only such a law can adequately respond to this horrific crime.

Anti-Discrimination Laws for Gays
April 14, 2015  |  Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg News reporter Greg Stohr and Melissa Hart, a professor at University of Colorado Law School, discuss a legal anomaly in 28 states that doesn't provide gays with the same anti-discrimination employment protections that apply to racial minorities and women.

Access Group, Inc. Launches its Center for Research & Policy Analysis and Awards New Grants
April 13, 2015  |  PR Newswire.com
In addition, the Center is providing a second year of funding to one of its grantees from 2014, the University of Colorado Law School, for its Tech Lawyer Accelerator (TLA) program. The TLA program provides competency-based training for law students focused on the technology industry.

John Hancock's Healthy Behavior Data Collection Concerns Privacy Advocates
April 9, 2015  |  Becker's Health IT & CIO Review
Scott Peppet, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, studies tracking technology and said that while fitness trackers now log basic information like steps and sleep patterns, later versions may track heart rates and dietary habits. "Lots and lots of different kinds of data are suddenly being gobbled up and can be collected about us," he said in the report.

With Discounts for Healthy Behavior, John Hancock Courts Privacy Concerns
April 8, 2015  |  NPR
John Hancock announced a new program promising discounts for policyholders who wear a fitness tracker, exercise more and go to the doctor. The life insurance company says that if people live longer healthier lives, everybody wins. But privacy advocates worry about all the electronic monitoring.

CU, Feld Create Residency to Lure Foreign Entrepreneurs to Boulder
April 3, 2015  |  Xconomy
Boulder is opening its arms to entrepreneurs from around the world with a new program created by venture capitalist Brad Feld and the University of Colorado's Silicon Flatirons center for entrepreneurship.

Teaching Rape Law In The Age Of The Trigger Warning
April 3, 2015  |  BuzzFeed News
"There was a point in time where women were excused from not just rape but any disturbing legal topic because it was too traumatic," said University of Colorado Law professor Aya Gruber, who said she's noticed a "rapid and profound shift" in the way her students think about rape pedagogy over the past few years.

Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins: A Discussion about Gender Equality in Law
April 3, 2015  |  Legal Talk Network
A jury of six women and six men, including Professor Melissa Hart, decided against Ellen Pao's claims that gender discrimination was to blame for her not being promoted at and eventually being fired from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Colorado Law Launches First Campus Entrepreneur Program
April 1, 2015  |  The National Law Journal
Students at the University of Colorado Law School will rub elbows with entrepreneurs from around the globe next year.

SCOTUS to review a handful of cases on the rights of same-sex couples
April 1, 2015  |  ABA Journal
Justice Kennedy "is on record saying this is very much an area of state authority," says University of Colorado law professor Robert F. Nagel, who had filed an amicus brief in the Perry case on the side of same-sex marriage opponents.

CU's Silicon Flatirons Center launching Entrepreneurs In Residence program
March 30, 2015  |  BizWest
CU law school dean Phil Weiser said Monday that the EIR program would be funded by a combination of money from Feld and the school itself, though the exact details are still being worked out.

Shifts In Mindset, Metrics Foster Advancement Among Women Lawyers
March 25, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
The Colorado Women's Bar Association is looking to give women lawyers the tools to make themselves more promotable and, at the same time, shift BigLaw culture to recognize areas where women lawyers might typically excel. The CWBA sponsored two workshops this month dealing with these topics.

Risk and Reward in the Housing Market: a Conversation With Economist Robert Shiller
March 17, 2015  |  WNPR

CU-Boulder's atomic physics program again ranked No. 1 by US News & World Report
March 10, 2015  |  Daily Camera
CU-Boulder's environmental law program was ranked fifth in its field.

CO Law Schools Ascend National Rankings
March 10, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
US News & World Report announced its 2016 Best Law Schools yesterday, and both the University of Colorado Law School and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law made gains in the national rankings.

U.S. News grad-school rankings: How Colorado universities rate
March 10, 2015  |  Denver Business Journal
As for law schools, CU-Boulder comes in at No. 40 nationally.

Despite Changes, an Overhaul of Wall Street Falls Short
March 4, 2015  |  nytimes.com
"An engineer doesn't build a bridge for the exact weight of the truck," said Erik F. Gerding, a regulatory expert at the University of Colorado Law School.

BizWest unveils Boulder Valley 40 Under Forty honorees
March 2, 2015  |  BizWest
Shaun LaBarre, program manager, Getches-Wilkinson Center was recognized as one of 40 of the area's top young professionals under the age of 40, the best and brightest of emerging leaders in 2015 that make a difference in their companies, industries and communities.

Colorado land impact of oil and gas boom: scars spread and stay
March 1, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Compared with those of other oil-producing states, Colorado's rules are comprehensive but in some ways not as strict, according to a comparative law database developed by the University of Colorado law school's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the En vi- ronment.

Big Doctor is Watching
February 27, 2015  |  Slate
With wellness programs that utilize wearables and biometric information, economic incentives push employees to participate and to achieve activity goals. Scott Peppet, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law and a leading scholar on health tracking regulation, isn't opposed to these programs if employees choose to sign up. But he is concerned about wellness data being used for other things: if employers exploit this information to measure worker productivity; if they were to share biometric readings with third parties; or if they infer information about workers that can extend to other realms, like creditworthiness or auto insurance.

As the River Runs Dry: The Southwest's Water Crisis
February 27, 2015  |  azcentral
"This is not one of the problems you can defer and let your grandkids deal with," said Doug Kenney, a University of Colorado law professor.

FCC's net neutrality rules hailed in Boulder as win for equal access to Internet
February 26, 2015  |  Daily Camera
Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, said the phrase "net neutrality" was first introduced to the world in Boulder at the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship.

The Internet Has Already Revolutionized Prostitution. But Could Better Apps Make it Truly Safe?
February 25, 2015  |  Slate
These days, prostitution is very much an online enterprise. Escorts advertise on personal websites and email with clients before meeting up. Johns, meanwhile, post reviews on the Internet much the same way they'd rate a restaurant on Yelp. All of this, according to Scott Peppet, has made the black market safer and somewhat more lucrative for sex workers, at least compared with the days when they could mostly walk the streets looking to pick up men. But the University of Colorado Law School professor believes that technology could make prostitution even safer, if only we'd let it.

FCC on brink of broadband transformation
February 25, 2015  |  POLITICO
Wheeler declined to comment before Thursday's vote, but he told the Silicon Flatirons event recently that the FCC is in the midst of "historic decisions."

Inside Obama's net fix
February 23, 2015  |  Washington Examiner
The center's director, Phil Weiser, co-wrote a paper laying out a "Third Way on Net Neutrality" after Wu and Powell had expressed their positions.

CU Law Offers Patent-Focused Masters
February 18, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School continues to be a destination for technology-minded law students with the addition of a master's of studies in law degree focused on patents.

CU Law Explores Ethics
February 17, 2015  |  Law Week Colorado
John Ikard, president and CEO of FirstBank Holding Company, will deliver the talk and will discuss ethical leadership and the pressures that have led other companies to lose the confidence of customers, regulators and the public.

Improve Cybersecurity by Allowing Vulnerability Research
February 13, 2015  |  Center for Democracy & Technology blog
Today, the White House is bringing together executives of major U.S. technology companies and leaders of technology policy organizations, including CDT's own Nuala O'Connor, for a summit on cybersecurity and consumer protection.

Law Students Leave Torts Behind (for a Bit) and Tackle Accounting
February 12, 2015  |  NYTimes.com
Emphasizing delivery of legal services, the University of Colorado Law School last summer began a four-week summer boot camp called "Tech Lawyer Accelerator," where companies teach the students how to use technology tools to streamline and improve the efficiency of legal work.

Will the Internet of Things Finally Kill Privacy? Why the FTC's New Report Doesn't Go Far Enough
February 11, 2015  |  The Verge
Despite these criticisms, certain consumers stand to gain by allowing remote monitoring of their vehicles, homes, and bodies. Scott Peppet, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, has studied the economic incentives that propel the growing trend of voluntary disclosures. It's a trend the internet of things is likely to accelerate.

The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World
January 30, 2015  |  The Federal Trade Commission

FTC Seeks to Restrict Internet of Things Data
January 27, 2015  |  The Wall Street Journal
"Researchers are beginning to show that existing smartphone sensors can be used to infer a user's mood; stress levels; personality type; bipolar disorder; demographics (e.g., gender, marital status, job status, age); smoking habits; overall well-being; progression of Parkinson's disease; sleep patterns; happiness; levels of exercise; and types of physical activity or movement," the report said, quoting University of Colorado Law School professor Scott R. Peppet.

Some Colorado professors deciding to limit, ban technology in class
January 27, 2015  |  The Denver Post
Sarah Krakoff, a law professor at CU who has banned students from using any technology in class, said she based her decision partly on research suggesting handwritten notes are more effective.

FTC Seeks to Restrict Internet of Things Data
January 27, 2015  |  The Wall Street Journal
Internet-connected wearables, cars, door locks, thermostats and such are all the rage in Silicon Valley. But those devices can come with security and privacy holes that leave consumers exposed, regulators warn.

Company Seeks Rights to Names of Iconic Grand Canyon Lodges
January 24, 2015  |  ABC News
"They're just playing a card," said Kristelia Garcia, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School.

How Your Facebook Likes Could Cost You a Job
January 20, 2015  |  The New York Times
But Scott R. Peppet, a law professor who also studies privacy issues, suggests that even control may not be sufficient, if not enough people exercise it. Even if revealing your information to an employer is technically voluntary, he said in an interview, if enough people do it, those who don't may be at a disadvantage. "Let's say employers routinely started asking for your Facebook information because they wanted to be able to look at your Likes and assess your personality, and you're the one person in the group who says no," he said. At a certain point, "the fact that you won't reveal it is itself revealing about you, and people start to draw inferences based on that refusal."

The Obama Administration and Separation of Powers
January 5, 2015  |  C-SPAN.org
University of Colorado Law School Professor Ming Hsu Chen looks at the immigration example "as a case study to keep and expand the conversation to engage both the structure and the rights- based critique of programs like deferred action and the recent expansion."

2014

A Steep Slide in Law School Enrollment Accelerates
December 17, 2014  |  The New York Times' DealBook
"People are coming to terms with the fact that this decline is the product of long-term structural changes that are just not going away," said Paul F. Campos, a professor at the University of Colorado's law school. "It's kind of a watershed moment."

In Navajo country, coal gives life -- and takes it, some say
December 15, 2014  |  The Los Angeles Times.com
In his book "Fire on the Plateau," Charles Wilkinson, a public land law scholar at the University of Colorado Law School, details how the shadow of big coal emerged here during the 1960s, when urban consumers across the Southwest sought cheap power without having to deal directly with the environmental downside of coal factories.

Value of acequias seen
November 16, 2014  |  Conejos County Citizen
From the beginning, the congresos have drawn landowners and irrigators, agencies and officials, nonprofits, University of Colorado law students and others. Law students have taken on the challenge of developing legal protection for the acequias.

Best Law School Facilities
November 11, 2014  |  PreLaw Magazine
No. 5 University of Colorado: Completed in 2006, the Wolf Law Building earned LEED Gold-certification, thanks in part to an electric car charging station and solar panels.

CU Will Honor 7 Alumni
November 5, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School announced the seven award recipients for the 34th Annual Colorado Law Alumni Awards Banquet that will be held on March 11, at the Seawell Grand Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.

Colorado Says No to Personhood for the Third Time
November 4, 2014  |  Slate's XXfactor blog
"If you get a prosecutor who wants to make a statement about unborn life," Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado, told Politico, "Absolutely, you could have prosecutions for miscarriages. This law allows it. It allows it!"

Verizon, AT&T tracking their users with 'supercookies'
November 3, 2014  |  The Washington Post
"You're making it very difficult for people who want privacy to find it on the Internet," said Paul Ohm, a former Federal Trade Commission official who teaches at the University of Colorado Law School.

Internet of Things will transform life, but experts fear for privacy and personal data
November 1, 2014  |  Businessweek.com
"These are incredibly convenient devices," said University of Colorado law professor Scott Peppet, who has extensively researched the Internet of Things. "They are magical."

Justice Scalia, at CU-Boulder: Originalism 'a fight worth soldiering on for'
November 1, 2014  |  Boulder Daily Camera.com
"The most pressing questions-- the death penalty, abortion, homosexual sodomy, assisted suicide-- they are not a close call. Not remotely close," Scalia said Wednesday at University of Colorado, in a speech that highlighted his unwillingness to entertain debate on even the most controversial issues facing the nation.

Internet of Things Will Transform Life, But Experts Fear for Privacy and Personal Data
November 1, 2014  |  San Jose Mercury News
"These are incredibly convenient devices," said University of Colorado law professor Scott Peppet, who has extensively researched the Internet of Things. "They are magical." Nonetheless, he added, "I don't think we're being overly reactive to say, 'Wait a minute, what are the constraints on using that information? I just want to know what you are going to do with my data.' "

My Identity For Sale
October 30, 2014  |  Wired UK
And the more data that becomes available, the easier it will be to identify you. "All biometric sensor data sources are going to be pretty easy to re-identify," says Scott Peppet, privacy lawyer at the University of Colorado. "Think about your heartbeat or how you walk, or your pattern of exercise. There's gonna be no one who has the identical patterns to you."

A Tale of Two 'Personhood' Amendments
October 29, 2014  |  U.S. News.com
"The more of these [measures] testing the limits of the abortion's constitutionality, the more chances they go to court, the more chipping away of abortion laws there is," says Aya Gruber, a criminal law professor at the University of Colorado -- Boulder Law School. "The intent is to provide test cases to chip away at abortion."

Terms of Service: Understanding Our Role in the World of Big Data
October 29, 2014  |  Al Jazeera America

Sensors and Sensibilities: Companies and Insurers Love Fitness Trackers. Should You?
October 28, 2014  |  Backchannel
Translating those warnings from auto insurance into the world of health insurance raises all kinds of gnarly questions, especially when you consider the far greater intimacy of information that sophisticated devices like the Apple Watch will be able to gather about us. Few people have been paying closer attention to this emerging new world than Scott Peppet, a law professor at the University of Colorado who has been tracking the evolution of the sensor-everywhere "Internet of Things" in the context of insurance systems for several years.

Predicting the Supreme Court Using Artificial Intelligence
October 23, 2014  |  Concurring Opinions blog
Harry Surden gives talk entitled "Machine Learning Within Law" at Stanford.

In Law Still Room for Change, Panel Urges
October 20, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
At its annual Gathering of the Bench and Bar Conference, the University of Colorado Law School brought together Caren Ulrich Stacy, founder of the OnRamp Fellowship & Legal Talent Lab, and a panel including CU law professor Deborah Cantrell, Adobe Systems Incorporated general counsel Michael Dillon, Greenberg Traurig shareholder and president Brian Duffy and Matrix Financial Solutions general counsel Shalini Sharma.

Panel: Watch These Cases
October 20, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
University of Denver Sturm College of Law professors Alan Chen, an expert in civil rights litigation, and Sam Kamin, a criminal-law authority, joined University of Colorado Law School professors Richard Collins, who directed the Byron R. White Center from 2002 to 2010, and Melissa Hart, who currently directs the White Center.

Panel: Jury Trials Endangered
October 10, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The panel was made up of Virginia Grady, federal public defender for the districts of Colorado and Wyoming; Stephen Susman, trial lawyer and founder of Susman Godfrey; CU Law professor Scott Moss; and Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals senior circuit judge David Sentelle.

Colorado to Vote on Personhood, Again
October 10, 2014  |  Politico.com
On November 4, Colorado voters will vote on Amendment 67 which would change the criminal code to include 'an unborn human being' as a 'person.' Proponents argue the measure would protect pregnant women while opponents say it's a veiled abortion bill.

'Are decisions being made about me using data I never meant to give to a third party?': WIRED's Madhumita Venkataramanan on data-tracking companies
October 6, 2014  |  London Evening Standard
"All biometric sensor data sources are going to be pretty easy to re-identify," says Scott Peppet, privacy lawyer at the University of Colorado. "Think about your heartbeat or how you walk or your pattern of exercise. No one has the identical patterns to you."

Originalism, Humor Alive in Scalia
October 6, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
"Every time the Supreme Court interprets a constitutional provision in a way the people who voted for it never imagined, it reduces democracy," Scalia told a crowd of about 1,000 at the University of Colorado's Macky Auditorium on Oct. 1.

Scalia Fields Questions on Pot and Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado Talks
October 2, 2014  |  The Wall Street Journal Law Blog
A coy Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia fielded questions about marijuana legalization and same-sex marriage and defended the role of religion in public life during a visit to Colorado on Wednesday.

Justice Scalia in Boulder: It's not conservatives v. liberals in Supreme Court
October 2, 2014  |  The Denver Business Journal.com
Those differences comprised the heart of his lecture on Constitutional interpretation at Macky Auditorum on the University of Colorado Boulder campus Wednesday evening.

Scalia compares himself to Frodo in originalism battle
October 2, 2014  |  ABA Journal Law News Now
In a speech at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Scalia said the Supreme Court isn't split between liberals and conservatives--but there is a split between originalists (consisting of Justice Clarence Thomas and Scalia) and those who believe in a living Constitution.

For Deans, Emphasis on the Friendly
October 1, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
Within the past year, University of Colorado School of Law dean Phil Weiser and University of Denver Sturm College of Law dean Marty Katz have joined forces to establish programs to help law graduates land jobs in the profession.

Surden to Speak on 'Machine Learning Within Law' at Stanford, Oct. 9, 2014
September 30, 2014  |  Legal Informatics Blog
Harry Surden will discuss some current and future applications of machine-learning within law.

Greeley Central High students discuss First Amendment with CU law student, lawyer
September 26, 2014  |  The Greeley Tribune.com
University of Colorado Law School students visit Colorado schools every year about this time in celebration of Constitution Day, which is Sept. 17. During the visits, CU law students discuss case law and discuss a hypothetical case.

Guv Race Sparring Over Public Lands Likely Not Consequential, But Revealing
September 25, 2014  |  The Colorado Independent.com
"You had a nation, even then capitalistic, with the federal government owning about 85 percent of the land at that time. That's just an amount that you're going to have people scrambling over," said University of Colorado, Boulder Professor Charles Wilkinson, one of the West's leading natural resource scholars.

Klamath Agreements Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty
September 14, 2014  |  Indian Country Today
As Professor Charles Wilkinson, a longtime Tribal advocate, said in a letter to us shortly after the Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement was signed: What the Tribes have done [in this agreement] is the exact opposite of termination. It is full-scale self-determination. The accomplishments at Klamath epitomize what tribes across the country are working toward. Assuming that the Upper Basin Agreement, KBRA, and KHSA are approved by Congress, the Tribes will have installed their priorities as the priorities of several federal and state agencies.

Colorado Law Adds Four Faculty Members
September 10, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School announced today that four professors have joined the faculty. Kristelia García specializes in intellectual property; David Hasen researches complex income tax issues; Sharon Jacobs' work focuses on energy, environmental and administrative law; and Audrey Huang brings experience in clinical education and environmental law.

Few and tricky options for defense attorneys in Observatory Park case
September 5, 2014  |  Denver Post
"You can't just say this is a bad trip," said Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado. "He's going to have a difficult time fitting into a lot of these defenses."

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to speak at CU-Boulder on Oct. 1
September 3, 2014  |  KVDR.com
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia will speak at the University of Colorado on Oct. 1 at the fourth annual John Paul Stevens Lecture.

The event, hosted by the Byron R. White Center and the University of Colorado Law School, will be held at 5:30 p.m. at Macky Auditorium. Seats are free to the general public but are limited.

Water: Battleground of the West
September 1, 2014  |  The Durango Herald
"There has been a lot of effort to politicize the rule-making and generate controversy over it," Squillace said. "Ditching in the backyard is only covered if connected to a navigable body of water. So if you put in a ditch, and it runs into a river or stream, (it is covered). But if you have a pond, and it's not draining into a stream, you aren't regulated under the Clean Water Act. Really, nothing has changed."

3-0: Judge Strikes Lafayette's Voter-Approved Fracking Ban
August 28, 2014  |  KUNC
A Boulder district court judge struck down a 2013 voter-approved fracking ban in Lafayette. The move follows similar court rulings against Longmont and Fort Collins, where voters passed bans or moratoriums restricting hydraulic fracturing.

The lawsuit was initiated by the Colorado Oil and Gas Association, which argued that a ban on fracking was effectively a ban on oil and gas development.

The Internet of Things Brings Legal Gotchas to CIOs
August 21, 2014  |  CIO Magazine
Tech leaders may assume they can anonymize data to protect an individual's privacy. But researchers have shown that many large data sets can be re-identified with less effort than one might assume, says Scott Peppet, professor of law at the University of Colorado. Location data, for example, may be easily reconstructed.

Interns Thrive in 'Boot Camp'
August 18, 2014  |  The National Law Journal

Boulder's Jim Carrigan, Former Colorado Supreme Court Justice, Dead at 84
August 15, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera
Judge Jim Carrigan, the former Boulder lawyer and University of Colorado professor who in the 1970s sat on the Colorado Supreme Court and was later nominated to the U.S. District Court by President Jimmy Carter, died late Friday afternoon at his home in south Boulder. He was 84.

International Governors Group Signs Deforestation Reduction Commitment in Brazil
August 14, 2014  |  ClimateWire
So far, 14 of 26 GCF members have signed or have committed to sign the declaration, according to William Boyd, a senior adviser to GCF. Dan Nepstad, executive director of the Earth Innovation Institute, stated that if all states and provinces participating in the GCF task force signed onto the commitment, 4 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions would be avoided.

Firms Offer Nontraditional Entry to Law
August 14, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
Some newly licensed lawyers in search of positions at large law firms applied to a new residency program launched by Greenberg Traurig last fall, broadening its recruiting strategies and creating more jobs for newly licensed attorneys. University of Colorado Law School and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law approached Greenberg Traurig's Denver office to start the program in Colorado. Since November 2013, I have had the opportunity to mentor and advise Martin Estevao, a graduate of the University of Colorado Law School, as the first resident attorney in the firm's Denver office.

Law School Clinics Tackle Big Issues
August 13, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
At CU, five of the school's six clinics will be active this year with a few big updates. Deborah Cantrell, associate professor and director of clinical education at CU's law school, works with the school's family law clinic, and although the clinic will not operate this academic year, family law clients will be helped through the civil practice clinic, which will also handle Social Security appeals and immigration asylum cases.

ACC Colorado Launches Corporate In-House Fellowship Program
August 13, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The Colorado chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel is launching the ACC Colorado Corporate In-house Fellowship Program in conjunction with Colorado's two law schools: the University of Colorado Law School and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

What Does Legal Pot Mean for Crime?
August 13, 2014  |  The Washington Times
Through the start of July there were 34 people cited for driving under the influence of drugs, up from 21 in the same period of 2013. But tying instances of crime directly to marijuana use can be difficult, warned Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado. "There's so many factors that go into not only the gathering of the data but also interpreting the meaning of the data," Ms. Gruber said. "It's hard to really connect uprise or fall of crime rates to any one thing."

Bone on Bone in the Colorado River: Energy in times of Drought
August 8, 2014  |  The Denver Post
Doug Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment, sees the agreement as representative of broad shift in states sharing water from the Colorado River. "In the past, they could get together to build things such as dams. Now, they are teaming up to save water," he says. "That's a paradigm shift."

Court Ruling May Reverberate on 'Social Cost' of Carbon
July 23, 2014  |  Climate Central.org
If federal land management agencies have to consider how the carbon emissions of a fossil fuels project will affect climate change and how much money that will eventually cost cities and homeowners, it could convince the government to deny any new proposal to develop coal, oil, and natural gas on public lands, said Mark Squillace, a law professor and former director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School.

How to Decide Which Tributaries to Guard Like the Rivers They Feed?
July 19, 2014  |  Summit Daily.com
The new rules are overdue but might not be enough to keep regulators out of court, says Mark Squillace, a water law expert at the University of Colorado Law School.

Boulder Pushes Forward With Condemnation Without PUC Ruling
July 17, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera.com
But Richard Collins, a University of Colorado law professor, said the PUC has expertise that a district court judge may decide to defer to.

CU Accelerator Receives $100,000 Grant
July 17, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School announced today that it has received a $100,000 grant from Access Group for its Tech Lawyer Accelerator program.

Dry Times, Smart Solutions
July 16, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera.com
We may see record snow falls for the foreseeable future. Or we may not. Thanks to all we are learning about our changing climate, the smart bet is on the latter assumption.

How to Get What You Want from Customer Service
July 16, 2014  |  9news.com
Do a little research before you pick up the phone, says Amy Schmitz, a law professor at CU who specializes in consumer research. If you are calling about the terms of your contract with a company you should have read that contract in advance.

Focus on Asset Managers Highlights Bad Behavior by S.E.C.
July 16, 2014  |  dealbook.nytimes.com
"It's not a scandal if the Financial Stability Oversight Council decides to pass," said Erik Gerding, a University of Colorado law professor.

It's Hard Out There for a Pimp in the Digital Age
July 15, 2014  |  The Fiscal Times.com
University of Colorado law professor Scott R. Peppet said in a research paper. "Such signals matter: evidence suggests, for example, that sex workers proficient in English can charge higher prices and are more likely to attract customers, and that prostitutes willing to reveal an accurate picture of themselves command higher prices."

Tenth Circuit's Tymkovich Is 'Straight Shooter': Accessible Opinions Reflect Colorado Values
July 15, 2014  |  Bloomberg BNA United States Law Week
"The law is what the law is" is a simple mantra, and its brevity reflects the pragmatic philosophy of Judge Timothy M. Tymkovich of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, his former clerks say.

Managing Partner Roundtable
July 14, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
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Silent Environmental Devastation
July 12, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera.com Guest Opinions
There are an estimated 98,000 total ash trees in Boulder City alone, while the Denver metro area has an estimated 1.45 million of them. These lovely trees, make up around 15 percent of all the trees in Colorado, but constitute a much larger proportion within the northeastern part of the state, and the Boulder/Denver area. According to arborists, horticulturists and botanists, they can be saved through bark or trunk injections. But, they are doomed for destruction unless treated immediately.

Hall Is Complying with the Law
July 12, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera.com Letters to the Editor
When a court, like the 10th Circuit, stays its decision, the stay merely means that the court will refrain from enforcing compliance with its decision. A stay does not in any way prohibit a state official from voluntarily complying with the law, which is what Ms. Hall is doing. Jennifer S. Hendricks and Frederic M. Bloom Professors at CU law school

Tech-Savvy Prostitutes Trade Pimps for Web Pages
July 11, 2014  |  NBCNews.com
University of Colorado law professor Scott R. Peppet said in a research paper. "Such signals matter: evidence suggests, for example, that sex workers proficient in English can charge higher prices and are more likely to attract customers, and that prostitutes willing to reveal an accurate picture of themselves command higher prices."

A Relentless Drought Is Forcing Las Vegas to Take Extreme Measures
July 10, 2014  |  Newsweek.com
Doug Kenney, director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment's Western Water Policy Program, at the University of Colorado Law School, also gives Las Vegas water management high marks. "People like to cast a critical eye on Las Vegas regarding water use, but in general, it has shown a lot of leadership in municipal water conservation, and it has been one of the strongest voices calling for improved management of the river as a whole," he says.

After the Freak-Out Over Facebook's Emotion Manipulation Study, What Happens Now?
July 10, 2014  |  Forbes.com
"A statistician who lives in Silicon Valley is a 'data scientist,'" says Paul Ohm, a law professor at the University of Colorado.

Defining Water's Future: EPA Proposes New Rule to Correct Decades of Confusion
July 10, 2014  |  Missoula Independent.com
Mark Squillace is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a syndicated opinion column service of High Country News (hcn.org).

Aereo's Bid for Comeback Hinges on Cable License
July 10, 2014  |  The Wall Street Journal

In Colorado, Same-Sex Marriage Battle Waged in County Clerk's Office (+video)
July 9, 2014  |  The Christian Science Monitor.com
"It's not going to influence the course and path of the primary litigation on the validity of same-sex marriage bans,"says Jennifer S. Hendricks, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Another Unique Gay Marriage Battle: Clerk Defies Colorado Law
July 9, 2014  |  FindLaw.com
In essence, Hughes is arguing that Hall shouldn't have to comply with the law because by doing so, she would violate the rights of others and open herself to a lawsuit, as there is no binding court order requiring her to comply. It's an interesting argument, one that University of Colorado law professor Jennifer S. Hendricks agreed with.

It's Official: Colorado Oil Shale Development Would Use Tons of Water,
July 8, 2014  |  KUNC.org
That seems pretty unlikely, said Doug Kenney, director of the University of Colorado's Natural Resources Law Center's Western Water Policy Program.

Brief of Amici Curiae International Law Professors in Support of Reversal
July 8, 2014  |  Chevron Corp. v. Donziger, No. 14-826(L)
Professor Anna Spain Associate Professor of Law University of Colorado Law School Boulder, CO USA

AG John Suthers Sues to Stop Boulder County Clerk from Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
July 3, 2014  |  The Boulder Daily Camera.com
University of Colorado School of Law professor Jennifer S. Hendricks said Suthers' latest move is "not surprising, given what he has been saying publicly" about trying to halt Hall's actions.

Colo. AG Suthers Seeks to Suspend Litigation Over Same Sex Marriage
July 2, 2014  |  The Denver Post.com
Suthers' options for moving forward are few and simple, said Jennifer S. Hendricks, a professor at the University of Colorado's law school. She said the easiest and most likely step would be to ask a Boulder District Court judge to order Hall to follow state law until a court declares Colorado's ban on-gay marriage unconstitutional.

Rumble in the Rockies
July 2, 2014  |  Out Front
Jennifer S. Hendricks, an associate professor of law at the University of Colorado Boulder, emphasized that the core legal argument from the plaintiffs, taken from the Windsor case regarding equal protection, was aimed at Colorado's atypical stance of invalidating out-of-state, same-sex marriages.

Boulder Clerk Defies Suthers, Continues Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
July 1, 2014  |  The Denver Post.com
Jennifer Hendricks, a professor at the University of Colorado law school, said the confrontation between a county clerk and a state attorney general was unique, but the question the two raise has appeared in same-sex litigation across the country.

Law Firms See Big Benefits from Opening of New Patent Office
June 30, 2014  |  The Denver Post
University of Colorado at Boulder Law School dean Phil Weiser said the opening of the USPTO is a step in Colorado's rising prominence in technology and intellectual property over the past 15 to 20 years.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to Open in Denver Monday Morning
June 30, 2014  |  JD Journal.com
Weiser said that the office opening in Denver is a step in the right direction for Colorado to grow as a rising power in intellectual property.

Justices Rule Against Obama on Recess Appointments
June 27, 2014  |  Philly
As a result, the case - the court's first ruling on the subject - will make the recess-appointments power "almost wholly unusable," said Harold Bruff of the University of Colorado Law School, author of a forthcoming book on presidential powers.

State Lawmaker, Partner Among 30 Same-Sex Couples to Get Marriage License in Boulder County Thursday
June 26, 2014  |  The Denver Channel
"So far the statements coming from that office seem to indicate that they want people to know what they think the law is, but they haven't indicated they're going to take any formal action," said University of Colorado law professor Jennifer Hendricks.

Boulder County Clerk: 'We Really Feel These Are Legal, Valid Marriage Licenses,'
June 26, 2014  |  Boulder Daily Camera
University of Colorado law professor Jennifer Hendricks said Thursday that, in her opinion, Hall's issuance of the licenses is in a good position, legally speaking. Hendricks, an expert in family and reproductive law, said that while the 10th Circuit has not ordered compliance with its ruling, it has said that allowing same-sex couples to marry is the law in its jurisdiction, which includes Colorado.

Emboldened by Utah Ruling, Colorado Clerk Issues Gay Marriage Licenses
June 26, 2014  |  Reuters
Should the state attorney general take action to halt the marriages, he could be in for a tough fight, according to Jennifer Hendricks, a family and constitutional law expert at the University of Colorado.

Challenges of Captioning and Copyrights
June 26, 2014  |  Media Access Australia
Blake E. Reid: In an ideal world, the creators of videos would always include captions and descriptions to ensure that people with disabilities could access them on equal terms. This would mean treating captions and descriptions with the same care and attention given to the audio and visual content in a video.

Writers on the Range: Let's Protect All Our Nation's Water
June 26, 2014  |  Summit Daily
The Environmental Protection Agency recently proposed a new rule to define the term "the waters of the United States" as used in the federal Clean Water Act. If you care about protecting our nation's waters and wetlands, and if you care about government efficiency, then you should support this rule. Here's why.

Reassessing Reversal of Adversary to S.E.C.: Rethinking Court's Reversal of S.E.C. Challenger,
June 13, 2014  |  The New York Times
The court "is basically making it next to impossible to review any kind of settlement," said Erik Gerding, associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School.

Law by algorithm: Are computers fairer than humans?
June 12, 2014  |  NewScientist
We shouldn't expect to see computers sitting in the judge's chair any time soon, says Harry Surden at the University of Colorado. He warns that bringing machines into the law could imbue us with a false sense of accuracy. Two algorithms could take the same data and come up with different analyses, he says. He can even imagine a time when the prosecution and the defence pit their "expert" machines against each other.

Students Focused On Giving Back
June 11, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
Colorado Law's Byron R. White Center for Constitutional Law has been running its constitutional literacy programs since 2011 and has largely depended on "a combination of a lot of volunteer effort and private fundraising," according to professor Melissa Hart.

Public Knowledge and Rep. Zoe Lofgren to Host DMCA Reform Panel on Capitol Hill
June 11, 2014  |  Public Knowledge news blog
Join Public Knowledge, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and an expert panel (including Blake Reid) to discuss the problems the DMCA poses for consumers, innovators, researchers, and farmers.

Insurance Vultures and the Internet of Things
June 11, 2014  |  The Baffler
Unfortunately, we can't rely on existing legal protections to thwart or dampen insurers' power. As law professor Scott Peppet explains in a forthcoming article in the Texas Law Review on regulation and the IoT: "antidiscrimination law does not prevent economic sorting based on our personalities, habits, and character traits . . . insurers are free to avoid insuring--or charge more to--those with risk preferences they find too expensive to insure."

Polis: Email Privacy Fears Could Cost American Jobs
May 30, 2014  |  Boulder County Business Report
Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado's law school, acknowledges that fishing expeditions by government agencies to snare broad swaths of content might be possible in theory but aren't realistic because of service providers' ability to go to court in an attempt to quash subpoenas they believe are overreaching.

Nobody Is Neutral About Net Neutrality
May 27, 2014  |  Scientific American
Philip J. Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, agrees that reclassification could be "hard." He notes, "The second issue is there is a lot of legacy regulation that the FCC would presumably not want to apply."

Michigan Can't Sue Tribe Over Casino Built Off Reservation; Tribe Is Immune
May 27, 2014  |  BNA United States Law Week
Richard B. Collins, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School, Boulder, Colo., whose scholarship focuses on Indian law, predicted to BNA that the tribe will not try to reopen the controversial casino, meaning the dispute will "most likely" still settle in favor of the state even though the tribe prevailed here.

Professor Boyd Speaks About Climate Change
May 23, 2014  |  BBC World Service News
Professor William Boyd discusses climate change mitigation.

The Making and Unmaking of Immigration Policy Post-DACA by Ming Hsu Chen
May 23, 2014  |  ImmigrationProfBlog
In the last two years, all three branches of the federal government and states-localities have weighed in on immigration policy. In light of this expanding policy landscape, this Article attempts to provide new frameworks for thinking about the politics of immigration.

What Net Neutrality Means for Colorado, and Why You Should Care
May 21, 2014  |  Colorado Public Radio
Weiser says the FCC does have a role in protecting net neutrality, but that Internet providers should have the option of making deals with content companies to provide them better service, particularly when it comes to certain parts of the online infrastructure.

UPDATE: 5 things you won't learn from reading Geithner's book
May 16, 2014  |  Morningstar
"There is something to be said for redacting in the midst of a crisis. But years after the fact there is less need for redaction and more need for accountability," said Eric Gerding, a law professor at the University of Colorado and the author of "Law, Bubbles, and Financial Regulation."

High Court Rules Affirmative Action Dead in Michigan
May 15, 2014  |  American Free Press
Professor Scott Moss, who specializes in constitutional law at the University of Colorado Law School, added, "I think the states' rights trend has been in place since the 1990s and the court has been expanding states' rights since then."

In the Matter of Protecting and Promoting the Open Internet, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
May 15, 2014  |  GN-Docket No. 14-28
In 2004, former Chairman Michael Powell first articulated basic guiding principles for preserving Internet freedom in an address at Silicon Flatirons.

Health Research Restricted By Colorado's Records Laws
May 14, 2014  |  Community Radio For Northern Colorado
Dayna Matthew, a health law professor at the Wolf Law School at the University of Colorado in Boulder, said it would take a change in the law by the Colorado general assembly to loosen the restrictions

FCC Vote Could Determine How Fast, Well, Cell Phones Work
May 14, 2014  |  USA Today
There are also larger questions, such as whether broadcasters sell in sufficient numbers to get a crucial mass of spectrum, said Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder and an expert on telecommunications law.

The Net Has Never Been 'Neutral,'
May 13, 2014  |  The National Law Journal
Kevin Werbach, a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and Phil Weiser, the dean of the University of Colorado Law School, are both supporters of net-neutrality regulations. But in a recent Huffington Post op-ed, they emphasized that there's nothing new about companies paying for better Internet service.

Understanding the New Battle Over Net Neutrality
May 12, 2014  |  HBR.org
If Internet openness really is as great as it seems to be, one line of reasoning goes, then it will win out in the end anyway. The counterargument, made in economist Joseph Farrell and legal scholar Phil Weiser's 2003 paper "Modularity, Vertical Integration, and Open-Access Policies," is that if firms in gatekeeper positions such as broadband providers have monopoly power, they may do things that are in their own short-term interest yet reduce the overall economic value of the networks to which they provide access.

Defending the Open Internet
May 10, 2014  |  The New York Times
Some scholars say there are merits to the F.C.C..'s apparent approach. Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, said, common-carrier regulation "is not a panacea." If the F.C.C. were to use it, he said, there would most likely be years of litigation. Even if the classification withstood a legal challenge, he said, it might not improve the situation. Priority service would presumably be permitted for a "reasonable fee" so long as that fee was offered to everybody.

Lots of Health Apps Are Selling Your Data. Here's Why
May 9, 2014  |  Lifehacker.com
Scott Peppet, a University of Colorado law school professor, agrees that companies like Fitbit will eventually move toward sharing this data. "I can paint an incredibly detailed and rich picture of who you are based on your Fitbit data," he said at a FTC conference last year."That data is so high quality that I can do things like price insurance premiums or I could probably evaluate your credit score incredibly accurately."

10 Things to Know About BEN, Blackstone, and Colorado's Gazelles
May 8, 2014  |  Xconomy
For a detailed look at BEN Colorado and what it hopes to accomplish, Xconomy talked with BEN Colorado executive director J.B. Holston and Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School and executive director of Silicon Flatirons, a research center at the law school.

Small Cells Mean Orders of Magnitude More Backhaul Connections
May 7, 2014  |  Boursorama Banque
That leads Professor Phil Weiser, Dean of the University of Colorado Law School, and Silicon Flatirons Center executive director, to quip that "Wi-Fi offload saved AT&T" when the Apple iPhone was launched.

"Future of Law School Innovation"
May 7, 2014  |  Brian Leiter's Law School Reports
A recent conference at the University of Colorado School of Law organized by Dean Phil Weiser, video of which is on-line for viewing. An interesting line-up of speakers, though I haven't had a chance to view all the proceedings. (It is striking, of course, which self-serving charlatan, nominally on the Colorado faculty, was missing from the program, and for obvious reasons.)

Why Your Technical Staff Needs to Pay Attention to the SGIP Meeting Happening Now
May 6, 2014  |  SmartGridNews.com
When asked for his view of the future smart grid, Phil Weiser said: "There are significant opportunities to leverage open networks and the 'apps economy' of the 21st century. The electric power industry, in particular, has a significant opportunity to focus on the smart grid as a way to connect to the 'apps economy' to drive innovation similar to what the telecom industry has done with its platforms."

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to Speak at CU-Boulder on Oct. 1
May 5, 2014  |  Boulder Daily Camera
Scalia was appointed to his Supreme Court seat by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In his more than 30 years on the bench, Scalia has established himself as a conservative justice who advocates for interpreting the Constitution as its authors originally intended.

Priorities Have Changed in Water Management
May 4, 2014  |  Albuquerque Journal
One of the best developments for the environment in the West has been the quiet but deep revolution in federal water policy. Over the course of the past quarter century, we have moved from a dam-and-reservoir, build-at-any-cost mentality to a multifaceted approach that respects all that we need from, and love about, rivers.

Gov. Mead v. EPA: Wyoming's Expanding Environmental Battle
May 3, 2014  |  Wyoming Trib.com
"I'm not sure why they joined the lawsuit," said Mark Squillace, a professor of natural resource law at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Proposed Water Diversion and Gross Reservoir Expansion May Trigger All-Out Water War
May 1, 2014  |  Boulder Weekly
"At a time when the Bureau of Reclamation has told us that water demand in the Colorado [River] basin now exceeds the available supply, it seems somewhat foolhardy to be taking more water out of the basin," says Mark Squillace, also a law professor at CU's Natural Resources Law Center.

Denver Won't Hold Inmates Solely on Immigration Status
April 30, 2014  |   The Denver Post
They also separate families and create mistrust in minority communities, said Violeta Chapin, a University of Colorado professor who works with law students to provide legal services to indigent clients.

Law School Leaders Are Dividing into Two Camps: Stuck v. Serious
April 30, 2014  |  ABA Legal Rebels: The New Normal
Three of the most serious deans - Phil Weiser from Colorado, Dan Rodriguez from Northwestern and Trish White from Miami - were key players at the Future of Law School Innovation conference at Colorado Law last week and see various videos linked.

Three Interesting Books
April 28, 2014  |  Business Law Prof Blog
Gerding is a law professor at the University of Colorado. He examines the history and causes of market bubbles, with special attention to the crisis of 2007-2008, and attempts to fight bubbles. It's a fairly expensive book so, with apologies to Erik, I suggest you try to find it in your library if you can. If they don't have it, do what I did and ask your library to order it. An introductory chapter is available here.

The Perfect and the Good on Network Neutrality
April 27, 2014  |  The Huffington Post's 'The Blog'
At this moment, with the exception of one company subject to merger conditions, broadband access providers in the United States aren't legally prohibited from blocking competitors' content, arbitrarily degrading unaffiliated services, favoring their own content artificially or offering prioritization deals solely to favored partners. Any of these practices would cause damage to the innovative dynamism and openness of the Internet. And there's reason to think that, without regulatory oversight, those harms might be realized. After all, they have been before.

Silicon Flatirons helps form entrepreneurial network
April 23, 2014  |  Boulder County Business Report
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation donated the $4 million. The foundation along with U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Gov. John Hickenlooper and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado-Boulder's law school, have worked over the past year to create the network.

Colorado gets $4M entrepreneurship grant
April 23, 2014  |  Daily Camera
Blackstone Charitable Foundation, the company's philanthropic arm, worked closely with Gov. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., as well as the University of Colorado Law School, to successfully bring the grant here.

Blackstone Charitable Foundation Commits $4 Million to Establish Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network in Colorado
April 23, 2014  |  25 CNBC
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation, together with Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Law School, today announced the launch of the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network (BEN), a three-year initiative to help Colorado jumpstart the development of high-growth companies with the greatest potential to create new jobs in the region.

Court's affirmative action ruling: A step toward respecting states' rights
April 22, 2014  |  The Washington Times
In reference to the recent Supreme Court upholding Michigan's affirmative action ban, Scott Moss pointed out that justices cited a number of different reasons for their decisions, but that the court as a whole is shifting away from federal power and leaning toward respecting states' rights. Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/22/supreme-courts-affirmative-action-ruling-a-step-to/#ixzz2zpyHyTBW Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter

CU law school to get its largest gift ever
April 17, 2014  |  9News
The University of Colorado Boulder Law School Wednesday announced it will receive $10 million in a bequest - the largest cash gift in its history - to endow two new faculty chairs.

Bellagio Fountains Blast as Vegas Glitz Obscures Drought
April 13, 2014  |  Bloomberg
The 2 million residents and 43 million visitors a year in the Las Vegas area might never know that their principal water supply, Lake Mead on the Colorado River, is almost the lowest since Hoover Dam created it in 1936. "It has a lot to do not with what happens in Vegas, but what happens in California, Arizona and even Mexico," where the river ends, said Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder.

Law professor reviews shale gas boom and regulation
April 13, 2014  |  The Athens News
Delivering a public lecture, law professor William Boyd of the University of Colorado at Boulder spoke Thursday night on the recent increase of shale gas use and production to a small local crowd in Ohio University's Scripps Hall. "The most interesting and important aspect of coming to terms with shale gas is how we deal with these issues of communities that are being impacted by this and their struggle for local control," he said.

Grads Find New Path To Job Market
April 11, 2014  |  Law Week
Colorado's two law schools have seen continued progress in graduate employment following the recession, but new data suggests the legal industry is finding a new normal. The ABA last month released data on graduate employment for law schools. For the University of Colorado School of Law and the University of Denver's Sturm College of Law, there has been progress in the number of legal graduates finding work.

Arguments heard in Boulder's appeal of 'fighting words' ruling
April 10, 2014  |  The Daily Camera
In June, Judge Thomas Reed dismissed a fighting words ticket against Boulder resident Camille Lafont after her attorney filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the city's 33-year-old "fighting words" ordinance. Reed, a retired county court judge who at the time was filling in for Municipal Judge Linda Cooke, agreed with Lafont's attorney, Kevin Cheney, that the law was unconstitutional. Cheney, Lafont's attorney and a student lawyer with the University of Colorado Criminal Defense Clinic, said without an element of intent, the ordinance could be more broadly applied and therefore used to chill free speech.

Bill Could Create Pipeline for Rural Das
April 8, 2014  |  Law Week
A Senate bill introduced last week could provide a new pipeline of prosecutorial talent into Colorado's more far-flung judicial districts. Senate Bill 174, introduced by Sen. Rollie Heath, a Democrat, would establish fellowships for law graduates from DU's Sturm College of Law and the University of Colorado School of Law to practice as deputy district attorneys for one year.

Don't let the regulatory past be the prologue for Uber
April 8, 2014  |  The Denver Post
Written by Dean Phil Weiser - The history of regulation, it is sometimes said, is that "new entrants into a market are regulated because established providers want it that way." When trucking began to compete with railroads, for example, the policy response - pushed by the railroad companies - was to regulate trucking (by the Interstate Commerce Commission). When cable companies challenged the established broadcasters, the broadcasters pushed for regulations on cable TV providers. And so it goes with taxicab regulation.

Article of the Month: Peter H. Huang, Tiger Cub Strikes Back: Memoirs of an Ex-Child Prodigy about Legal Education and Parenting
April 1, 2014  |  Institute for Law Teaching and Learning
Peter Huang, in his memoir-styled law review article, raises a very basic question: Does legal education help students achieve career fulfillment and lifetime satisfaction? In other words, are we helping our students become happy?

The Best Schools for Public Interest Law
March 14, 2014  |  The National Jurist
The National Jurist ranked Colorado Law as #15 in the nation for Public Interest Law.

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Sci-Fi: Previewing CU Law's Event
March 13, 2014  |  Xconomy
Brad Bernthal: People come to Silicon Flatirons events for insights that are one-to-three years out. When Silicon Flatirons is on its game, attendees peek around the corners of what might be coming next, and what the causes of those events will be.

CU-Boulder Law School to host Bruce Babbitt for public lecture on oil and gas
March 12, 2014  |  The Daily Camera
The University of Colorado Law School is hosting former Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt for a public lecture on Monday. Babbitt will discuss oil and gas operations on public lands in Colorado during a free talk titled "Are Colorado Public Lands Becoming a Sacrifice Zone for Oil and Gas?"

Law Schools Work to Make Students More Employable
March 11, 2014  |  U.S. News
Welcome to the new normal for anyone considering law school: The people who have the best shot at landing a job these days have carved a strategic path from the get-go. "It used to be the case that you could be a generally smart person and rely on getting a job," says Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado - Boulder Law School. "Those days are over."

Which is the best law school in Colorado?
March 11, 2014  |  Denver Business Journal
U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of the best graduate schools includes two Colorado universities considered to have the best law schools. In Colorado, the University of Colorado Boulder had the highest ranking, at No. 43 (in a tie with Washington and Lee University).

Colorado coal revenues high, but GAO says sloppy leasing cost millions
March 9, 2014  |  The Denver Post
The U.S. and Colorado have lost millions of dollars on public-land coal leases because the Bureau of Land Management sold them at below-market value, according to government audits. "The problem is systematic," said Mark Squillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "The whole program is broken."

Are coal companies paying fair market value for leases on public lands?
March 7, 2014  |  High Country News
Coal boosters are fond of decrying the Obama Administration's supposed "War on Coal" - and to be sure, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations limiting carbon emissions from power plants aren't doing industry any favors. "I call the comparable sales approach the 'garbage in, garbage out' approach," says Mark Squillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School.

Best Schools for Practical Training
March 1, 2014  |  The National Jurist
University of Colorado Law offers a strong focus on entrepreneurial law, a winter session and expanded first-year elective programs.

Kristen Carpenter and Lorie Graham on Human Rights and Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl
February 27, 2014  |  Turtle Talk
The well-being of indigenous children is a subject of major concern for indigenous peoples and human rights advocates alike. In 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl that the Indian Child Welfare Act did not prevent the adoption of a Cherokee child by a non-Indian couple. This occurred over the objections of her Cherokee biological father, extended family, and Tribal Nation. After the decision, Baby Girl's father and the adoptive couple contested the matter in a number of proceedings, none of which considered the child's best interests as an Indian child.

The Drying Of The West
February 23, 2014  |  Business Insider
The first rule for staying alive in a desert is not to pour the contents of your water flask into the sand. Douglas Kenney of the University of Colorado Law School predicts "a new era" of water management. One still occasionally hears grand talk of transporting water from the Missouri river, or of ferrying icebergs from Alaska, but these pipe dreams are giving way to a focus on conservation and reform.

Boulder DA making increased use of grand juries
February 22, 2014  |  The Daily Camera
It meets in secret, a group of 16 Boulder County residents poring over evidence from some of the most complex criminal cases in the county. The benefits of using a grand jury lie primarily in the jury's subpoena power. University of Colorado law professor Mimi Wesson said grand juries can use that power to summon witnesses who may have been uncooperative or obtain documents that weren't available to police. "It's a lot harder to resist a grand jury subpoena than the request of a police officer that you talk to him," Wesson said.

Same-sex couples file suit to overturn Colorado gay marriage ban
February 20, 2014  |  Colorado Public Radio
Nine same-sex couples filed a lawsuit Wednesday aimed at overturning Colorado's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Neither the plaintiffs nor their lawyers were willing to talk with the press Wednesday, but University of Colorado law professor Jennifer Hendricks said having so many couples involved in the lawsuit will allow attorneys to bring up a broad range of ways in which not being able to marry affects couples.

The CARD Act: What It Is, New Rules & More
February 14, 2014  |  CardHub.com
Associate Professor of Law Andrew Schwartz gives his thoughts on the CARD Act.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler: Agency has the authority to preserve open Internet
February 10, 2014  |  Bloomberg Businessweek
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler on Monday reasserted that his agency has the authority to preserve the open Internet and will take active steps to do so. Wheeler on Monday delivered the closing keynote speech at a two-day telecommunications law conference hosted by the University of Colorado's Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship.

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler says next move on net neutrality will come soon
February 10, 2014  |  The Denver Post
The Federal Communications Commission wants to maintain an "open Internet" and will soon disclose how it plans to do so. "In the coming days, I will be outlining how we propose to proceed," FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said Monday at a Silicon Flatirons conference at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Industry and Congress Await the F.C.C. Chairman's Next Moves on Internet Rules
February 9, 2014  |  The New York Times
In his first 100 days as the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler persuaded mobile phone companies to agree on rules about unlocking consumers' phones, cemented an effort to increase the reliability of calls to 911, proposed tests to do away with old-fashioned telephone networks and freed $2 billion to connect schools and libraries to the Internet. "His goal is to determine how the agency as an institution will develop and evolve in a more advanced technological arena," said Phil Weiser, the dean of the University of Colorado law school.

Fish Wars victory still a success for South Sound tribes 40 years later
February 9, 2014  |  The Olympian
A chair sat empty on the stage of the Squaxin Island Tribe's Skookum Creek Event Center near Shelton last Wednesday in front of several hundred Western Washington Indians who gathered to celebrate the Boldt Decision, a federal court ruling issued Feb. 12, 1974, affirming their treaty rights to half of the region's harvestable salmon. "In 1970, Boldt and the court system knew next to nothing about tribal sovereignty and Indian law," concurred Charles Wilkinson, a University of Colorado law professor and author of 14 books on Indian law.

Bill offers tuition break for tribes
February 5, 2014  |  The Durango Herald
American Indians from 48 tribes would be eligible for in-state college tuition anywhere in Colorado under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the Legislature. Carla Fredericks said she couldn't have afforded to go to CU if she lived on her home reservation in North Dakota. "House Bill 1124 helps ensure that the future leaders of Indian Country will have access to the type of resources that CU provides," she said.

How to Complain
February 4, 2014  |  Kiplinger
Whether it fills you with dread or gets your adrenaline pumping, confronting a business about a problem with a product or service is a task that takes time and patience. "The representative will realize that you know what you're talking about," says Amy J. Schmitz, professor of law at the University of Colorado.

Are Fitbit, Nike, and Garmin Planning to Sell Your Personal Fitness Data?
January 31, 2014  |  Mother Jones
Lately, fitness-minded Americans have started wearing sporty wrist-band devices that track tons of data: Weight, mile splits, steps taken per day, sleep quality, calories burned - sometimes, even GPS location. Scott Peppet, a University of Colorado law school professor, agrees that companies like Fitbit will eventually move toward sharing this data. "I can paint an incredibly detailed and rich picture of who you are based on your Fitbit data," he said at a FTC conference last year.

Western residents face threat of water rationing as feds reduce water flow
January 28, 2014  |  Fox News
For years, experts have been warning people in the American West they will have to make do with less water in the future. That dryer future already may have arrived. "Demands on the river have been creeping up over the last hundred years now," according to Doug Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Center at University of Colorado Law School.

Essential for Those Who See Legal Research Education as Fundamental to Legal Education
January 27, 2014  |  Hein
Edited by Susan Nevelow Mart: the Boulder Statements on Legal Research Education envision legal research education as an intellectual, analytical, and iterative process. The statements' goal is to teach students to think strategically about their research processes, understand the sources they are using and why they are useful.

New Executive Director At Getches-Wilkinson Center
January 22, 2014  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School announced today that Britt Banks has been appointed as executive director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

Boulder's Silicon Flatiron conference looks to play role in future of open Internet
January 19, 2014  |  Bloomberg Businessweek
It was a discussion at a 2003 Silicon Flatirons conference that contributed to Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu's coining of the concept of net neutrality - a regulatory regime designed to ensure open access to the Internet. Last week's ruling could result in broadband providers charging "edge providers" such as YouTube and Google to deliver priority services, said Philip J. Weiser, dean of CU's Law School.

Apple needs to take its lumps over antitrust monitor
January 17, 2014  |  San Jose Mercury News
It looks like Apple (AAPL) is stuck with its court-appointed antitrust monitor, for now, despite the company's best efforts to shake him off like a Chihuahua locked on a leg. "When you lose a case, you lose the benefit of doubt," said Philip Weiser, the dean of the School of Law at the University of Colorado Boulder and a former U.S. deputy assistant attorney general. "The sooner the company accepts this and tries to work with the monitor, the better it will serve them."

Secretary Jewell Announces Board of Trustee Selections for Cobell Education Scholarship Fund
January 15, 2014  |  U.S. Department of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell, announced today the selections of her appointees to the Board of Trustees for the Cobell Education scholarship fund. Dr. Jean O'Brien (Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Mississippi Band of the White Earth Ojibwa) and Pamela Agoyo, (Kewa, Cochiti and Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo ancestry) will join Carla Fredericks (Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota), selected by the American Indian College Fund, Turk Cobell (Blackfeet) and Alex Pearl (Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma), selected by the plaintiffs, to complete the five-member board to oversee the scholarship fund.

Father of prison guard killed by inmate asks for no death penalty
January 6, 2014  |  Colorado Public Radio
Jury selection began Monday in the death penalty trial of a Colorado prison inmate accused of killing a guard 12 years ago. "It just feels a little bit odd after case after case that the reason we pursue the death penalty is because of victims," University of Colorado Law School professor Aya Gruber said. "Now we have victim who doesn't want it and we're still doing it anyway."

Evil isn't that simple
January 3, 2014  |  The Denver Post
What workings of nature, nurture and spirit move people to commit the most disturbing criminal acts for which we reserve the most damning description? When it comes to drilling down to the root of horrific crimes, evil may serve as an apt descriptor but has little practical use in the justice system, says Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "Criminal law doesn't deal in evil, but in mental states," she says.

Law schools implement corporate product development methodologies to produce 'practice ready' lawyers
January 1, 2014  |  Inside Counsel
In recent years, the legal world has witnessed a revolution that continues to unfold before our very eyes. In October, the University of Colorado School of Law brought together 35 thought leaders from a variety of backgrounds, including general counsel from Fortune 100 companies, managing partners from AmLaw 100 law firms and law professors for a roundtable discussion of what schools can and should be doing to achieve the best possible outcome in this changing legal environment.

1st Amendment at issue in ban on gay-conversion therapy for minors
January 1, 2014  |  ABA Journal
In the early 1970s, the American Psychiatric Association declared that homosexuality was not an illness. As a result, many mental health providers declined to use "sexual-orientation change effects" therapy, designed to dissuade gay and lesbian clients from homosexual desires. "To be sure, the speech/conduct distinction is often unsatisfying," says University of Colorado at Boulder law professor Helen Norton. "Even so, courts have long upheld legislative regulations of doctor-patient communications to protect patient health and safety; for example, by prohibiting doctors from prescribing a banned drug or from delivering negligent medical advice."

Professor Surden Talk on Computable Contracts
January 1, 2014  |  Reinvent Law NYC Conference 2014

2013

Novels Every Supreme Court Justice Should Read
December 17, 2013  |  The Atlantic
Reading makes a judge capable of projecting himself into the lives of others, lives that have nothing in common with his own, even lives in completely different eras or cultures. And this empathy, this ability to envision the practical consequences on one's contemporaries of a law or a legal decision, seems to me a crucial quality in a judge. Marianne Wesson, a novelist and nonfiction author who teaches Evidence as well as Law and Literature at the University of Colorado, offered two suggestions.

New database charts oil, gas water quality regulations
December 10, 2013  |  Denver iJournal
A searchable, comparative law database outlining water quality regulations for Colorado and other states experiencing shale oil and gas development is now available on LawAtlas.org. "The development of oil and gas wells, particularly in urban and suburban areas, coupled with the practice of hydraulic fracturing has stimulated interest in laws designed to protect water quality," said Kathryn Mutz, director of CU-Boulder's Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project.

Smart Home, Smart Health, Smart Cars: What Will Inter-Connected Devices Mean for Users and Data Users? (PART 4 in a 5-Part Series)
December 7, 2013  |  Technology Marketing Corporation
Discussions drilled down into the impact of the growing connectivity of products and services in people's homes, their health and fitness, and their automobiles, at a November 19 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) workshop on the "Internet of Things" in Washington, DC. Scott Peppet, professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, made the case that consumers can't begin to understand the privacy risks of much of this seemingly innocuous disparate data or the kinds of inferences that can be drawn from it. For instance, he contended that consumers can be personally identifiable by the data from their fitbit app (used for exercise); because no two people have the same gait or stride.

Panel hears pro, con on Nevada takeover of public lands
December 6, 2013  |  Law Vegas Review-Journal
Nevadans advocating for a takeover of some of the 84 percent of the state land now controlled by the federal government to help with job creation and economic development heard conflicting legal views on the controversial topic Friday. Mark Squillace, a professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School, argued the other side of the issue, saying there is no question that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land and so has supremacy over the enabling acts. "That the people inhabiting said territory do agree and declare, that they forever disclaim all right and title to the unappropriated public lands lying within said territory, and that the same shall be and remain at the sole and entire disposition of the United States."

FTC Settles With Mobile Crammers
December 6, 2013  |  JD Supra Business Advisor
In the Federal Trade Commission's first lawsuit over mobile cramming, Wise Media and two individual defendants agreed to a permanent ban on placing unauthorized charges on telephone bills to settle allegations of cramming charges on consumers' cell phone bills. University of Colorado School of Law professor Scott Peppet explained how he spent his summer analyzing the privacy policies of the top 30 fitness devices. Many either did not have a privacy policy at all or had a policy that did not accurately describe the company's data collection and use, he said.

Thomas Fredericks: A leading expert in tribal law
December 2, 2013  |  Minot Daily News
Attorney Thomas W. Fredericks is one of the nation's leaders in fighting for the rights of American Indian tribes. He's spent his career undoing the damage of past injustices and preventing future injustices. Charles Wilkinson, a professor at the University of Colorado, has known Fredericks for some 40 years. Both were attorneys with the Native American Rights Fund in Boulder, Colo. Fredericks helped facilitate the organization's founding. "In the revival of Indian tribes in the past couple of generations, Tom has been one of the most courageous and distinguished leaders."

Twitter ends first trading day at $44.90 a share, valued at more than $25B
November 7, 2013  |  Washington Post
"Theoretically, it should be an embarrassment for both senior management and the [investment banks]. But that's not the way it's spun," said Erik Gerding, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "It often looks like a great public relations coup to have your stock shoot up immediately. But what it really shows is that the market for social media stocks is really frothy."

Student survey ranks CU Law School first in nation
November 7, 2013  |  The Denver Business Journal
The University of Colorado Boulder Law School was the top student-rated law school in the nation in a survey by Graduate Programs, an online guide to graduate schools.

Laws Needed to Enforce U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Legal Experts
November 7, 2013  |  Indian Country
Not a single country in the world is living up to the provisions of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and it's time for governments to pass laws incorporating the tenets of Free, Prior and Informed Consent that the document is based on, U.S. assistant secretary for Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn and others concurred at a law conference last week. It's "not like consultation, but drives the [development] agenda," said Washburn, Chickasaw, in a keynote address at the conference assessing FPIC's future, titled "Free, Prior and Informed Consent: Pathways for a New Millennium," sponsored by the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School.

Colorado's 51st - staters turn to legislation to fix urban-rural divide
November 6, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Proponents of a failed move to secede from Colorado say they will now look to the legislature for help in giving their counties more political clout. But University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins said a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the early 1960s cemented the "one man, one vote" concept into law. Those cases will block any move to put rural counties on par with urban counties, he said.

Colorado's 51st-staters turn to legislation to fix urban-rural divide
November 6, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Proponents of a failed move to secede from Colorado say they will now look to the legislature for help in giving their counties more political clout. University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins said a series of U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the early 1960s cemented the "one man, one vote" concept into law. Those cases will block any move to put rural counties on par with urban counties, he said.

CU, Patton Boggs: Good Fellows
November 4, 2013  |  Law Week
The Patton Boggs Foundation and the University of Colorado School of Law have teamed up in offering the Patton Boggs Post-Graduate Fellowship in Energy Law and Policy. This is the first time the foundation has partnered with a law school to fund a post-graduate fellowship. "The generosity of the Patton Boggs Foundation and its creativity in developing this important pathway for a recent graduate like Dietrich is commendable and highlights how such partnerships can simultaneously enhance our community and recent graduates," CU Law School Dean Phil Weiser said.

How An Aqueduct Turned Los Angeles Into A 'Garden Of Eden'
November 3, 2013  |  NPR
Today the beauty of Los Angeles is dramatically symbolic of the ancient prophecy the desert shall "blossom like a rose." Douglas Kenney, director of the Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder, says it is just the nature of these interstate water disputes to drag on for a long time. "When I got out of college 20 years ago, the first thing I worked on was this dispute between Alabama, Florida and Georgia," he says. "And it's still going strong."

Utah takes long view on water policy
November 1, 2013  |  The Washington Post
Today, Utah is the second-driest state in the union, after Nevada, which means it must ration its water between agricultural use and urban household demands. Douglas Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School, said Utah will be hit harder than most states by climate change, which will reduce snowpack and stream flow.

Boulder Voters Face Competing Ballot Measures on Municipal Electric Company
October 31, 2013  |  INews
Boulder voters face competing energy utility measures on the ballot Tuesday, one put forth by Boulder City Council that would advance a city owned and operated electric system, and the other funded largely by energy giant Xcel that would slow the process down if not derail it. "I doubt 310 would have such a drastic effect," said University of Colorado School of Law professor Richard Collins via email. "310 provides for voluntary, not required, votes by the few county residents that might be included in Boulder's municipal service area."

I-News: Boulder voters face competing ballot measures on municipal electric company
October 31, 2013  |  9 News
Boulder voters face competing energy utility measures on the ballot Tuesday, one put forth by Boulder City Council that would advance a city owned and operated electric system, and the other funded largely by energy giant Xcel that would slow the process down if not derail it. "I doubt 310 would have such a drastic effect," said University of Colorado School of Law professor Richard Collins via email. "310 provides for voluntary, not required, votes by the few county residents that might be included in Boulder's municipal service area."

Experts Say Aurora, Colorado Likely to Prevail in Gaylord Lawsuit
October 30, 2013  |  Aurora Sentinel
The City of Aurora and developers behind the massive Gaylord Hotel and Conference Center filed a lawsuit this month alleging financial damage caused by 11 Front Range hoteliers aiming to curb the project. "Although the objecting hotels have a right to their lawsuit, they're likely going to lose," University of Colorado School of Law professor Richard Collins.

SEC floats proposed crowdfunding rules
October 24, 2013  |  Boulder County Business Report
Proposed federal rules that will allow small businesses to raise up to $1 million per year through crowdfunding have been released by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Three directives stand out in the proposed rules, said Andrew Schwartz, a national expert on crowdfunding, and a professor at the University of Colorado-Boulder's Law School. Schwartz said the proposed rules are "exciting" because they may spur general investment in new companies even more than the newly successful online funding sites such as Kickstarter.com.

JonBenet Ramsey grand jury indictment puts DA decision in spotlight
October 24, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
In an alternate world, JonBenet Ramsey would have just graduated from college - an ordinary 23-year-old, her pageant-dress childhood far behind. CU law professor Mimi Wesson, though, questioned whether Hunter had the legal ability to simply refuse the indictment. "I think the right course of action would have been public disclosure of the grand jury's indictment at the time, followed by a later motion to dismiss if the DA genuinely believed that the case couldn't be successfully prosecuted," said Wesson, who was an attorney on the lawsuit seeking to disclose the indictment.

Water War: Stakes high in Montana-Wyoming legal battle
October 20, 2013  |  The Star Tribune
Most years, water laps against the rim of the diversion dam on the Tongue River some 12 miles to the south of Miles City. The gentle waves represent the lifeblood for the farmers and ranchers here on the arid plains of eastern Montana, irrigating about 9,400 acres in the Tongue-Yellowstone Irrigation District. A ruling in favor of Montana could have wide-ranging impacts, said Mark Squillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School. "The impacts might be greater for agriculture than energy, but anyone who takes water out the ground would feel the impact," he said.

In rare ruling, Denver judge acquits pot activist of charge
October 17, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Marijuana activist and attorney Robert J. Corry was acquitted of destroying private property, after a Denver County judge made a rare ruling to overturn the jury's guilty verdict minutes after it was read. A request by defense attorneys to acquit their client after a guilty verdict is reached is routine in criminal cases, but the decision to allow it is extremely rare, said Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado. "Basically, what the judge is saying is that the jury misapprehended the facts of the law in coming to this conviction because it just wasn't supported by the evidence," Gruber said.

The 51st State: Colorado's Secessionist Movement
October 9, 2013  |  Inews
Colorado could stand to benefit financially and would see some improvement in the educational and economic standings of its remaining citizens if 10 northeastern counties should make good on their threat to secede and carve out a new state of North Colorado. State ratification could come in a citizens' initiative - such as the one that legalized recreational marijuana - in a referred ballot measure from the legislature, or in an act of the legislature, said Richard Collins, professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.

SEC Drops 20% of Probes After 'Wells Notice'
October 8, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

Nevada brothels, facing hard times, turn to discount sex
October 7, 2013  |  The Star
Nevada's legal brothels are disappearing thanks to a poor economy and online competition. That, in turn, is hurting tax revenues for local governments. The spectacle masks the fall of the fleshpot. Prostitution is shifting online, says Scott Peppet, who teaches law at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and writes about technology and markets. "A brothel is an intermediary," Peppet says. "It's pulling together women so it's easy for buyers to find them." That role is now being filled by the Internet, he adds.

Apple Files Expected Appeal of E-Book Injunction
October 4, 2013  |  All Things D
Throughout its long e-book battle with the Department of Justice, Apple vowed to appeal any injunction brought against it. As I reported earlier this year, legal scholars think it will have a tough time. Said Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado law school and a former DOJ official: "This is a decisive defeat for Apple's theory of the case. It will have a significant hurdle on appeal, given the judge's careful findings."

Recreating Law School
September 30, 2013  |  LinkedIn
Dean Philip Weiser: Just like every other corner of the profession, legal education is grappling with a New Normal that was barely appreciated as recently as four or five years ago. Even as law schools welcomed incoming classes this year, the mood has changed. And it's no secret why.

Five initiatives that legal education needs
September 26, 2013  |  ABA Journal
Written by Phil Weiser: Just like every other corner of the profession, legal education is grappling with a New Normal that was barely appreciated as recently as four or five years ago. Even as law schools welcomed incoming classes this year, the mood has changed. And it's no secret why.

Expert FAQ: What Should Investors Know about Equity Crowdfunding?
September 23, 2013  |  nerdwallet
Instead of crowdfunding equity, Univeristy of Colorado Professor Andrew A. Schwartz believes it might be easier for startup founders to offer debt. "One major challenge for equity crowdfunding is that an entrepreneur who sells equity to many strangers now has a group of shareholders who may cause distractions for the company. Shareholders have rights under state law to bring derivative lawsuits against management, demand books and records, propose shareholder resolutions and vote for directors. Any or all of these could cost the company-and its founder-time and money, regardless of the ultimate outcome."

Sandra Day O'Connor is history in the flesh
September 20, 2013  |  The Colorado Statesman
When it comes to living history lessons, sometimes what you do is more important than what you say. In addition, moderator Melissa Hart, a CU law professor and director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, reminded the audience that O'Connor still sits occasionally as a U.S. Court of Appeals judge and thus can't comment on anything that might come before such a body.

Creating a class of 'do good' companies
September 20, 2013  |  The Washington Post
Last month, baby food company Plum Organics made a big change that many parents buying its squeezable pouches of pea puree or teething crackers may never notice. This summer, Delaware became the 19th state to pass a law allowing for benefit corporations, and by far the most significant. The business-friendly state, which is reportedly home to more corporations than people, could be a "game-changer" in encouraging the remaining 31 states without such a statute to add one, says Mark Loewenstein, a law professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Law Schools Join To Launch New Program
September 19, 2013  |  Law Week
Colorado law schools are taking a page from the medical playbook for a new legal residency program. The program, which is modeled loosely after medical residencies, is an unusual joint program between the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and the University of Colorado School of Law. The program is in its infancy, but with a handful of commitments from law firms and in-house law departments already, the first year should provide useful lessons for moving forward.

JPMorgan's Admission: A symbolic victory for the SEC, of limited use in private lawsuits
September 19, 2013  |  Washington Post

Secret (and scary?) consumer scores
September 17, 2013  |  The Denver Post
By Amy Schmitz: As the old adage suggests, "squeaky wheels" are those who are proactive in pursuing their needs and complaints, and thus are most likely to get the assistance, remedies, and other perks or benefits they seek. However, those who remain silent usually do not learn about or receive the same benefits. Furthermore, the individuals with the requisite resources to pursue their interests are often those with the best consumer scores based on their disproportionate socioeconomic power. The squeaky wheel system and consumer scores may work in tandem to deepen the divide between the consumer "haves" and "have-nots."

Sandra Day O'Connor to law students: 'Learn everything you can'
September 17, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Wearing a bright purple blazer, O'Connor, 83, the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, spoke for almost an hour at CU's University Memorial Center on Tuesday evening. O'Connor, former Arizona Supreme Court Justice Ruth McGregor and former Colorado Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis took questions from Melissa Hart, director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law and a CU law professor.

Expert tips for getting better service
September 16, 2013  |  The Denver Post
When asked if a quest for better customer service is hopeless, the professor audibly gasps. She says she refuses to give up hope.

"There are definitely things that you have to do," says Amy Schmitz, professor of law at the University of Colorado-Boulder who says one of her passions is consumer empowerment.

Customer service changing rapidly, but is it changing for the better?
September 16, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Amy Schmitz, a professor of law at the University of Colorado-Boulder, specializes in what she calls consumer empowerment.

"If I make it really hard for you to call customer service, to get your insurance claim covered, or whatever else, then essentially that company is saving money and then they can pass on the savings through lower rates," she says. "Do they ever really pass that on? I don't know. The jury is out on that one."

Schuette symposium: Keep it simple
September 16, 2013  |  SCOTUS Blog
By Melissa Hart: I do not like the Schuette case. Of course the Supreme Court had to take it. A provision of a state constitution had been declared unconstitutional under the federal Constitution, and the Sixth Circuit's decision created a direct conflict with an earlier decision of the Ninth Circuit. It would have been very strange if the Court had declined review. But the fact that the Court took the case doesn't mean it has to spend much time on it. This is not a case that calls for a big decision. The smaller the better, in fact.

Amid Drought, Explaining Colorado's Extreme Floods
September 14, 2013  |  National Geographic
Four people have lost their lives in flooding this week that has engulfed swaths of Colorado and that has forced thousands to evacuate their homes. Brad Udall, director of the University of Colorado, Boulder's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment says that the Boulder area has received more rain in the past three days (up to 15 inches, or 38 centimeters) than the previous precipitation record for a whole month.

In Syrian Crisis, President Tests Limits of Power
September 10, 2013  |  New York Times
In asking Congress to authorize an attack on Syria over claims it used chemical weapons, President Obama has chosen to involve lawmakers in deciding whether to undertake a military intervention that in some respects resembles the limited types that many presidents - Ronald Reagan in Grenada, Bill Clinton in Kosovo and even Mr. Obama in Libya - have launched on their own. But Harold H. Bruff, a University of Colorado law professor who is one of the authors of a casebook on the separation of powers, argued that the episode would have enduring political ramifications. "I'm sure that Obama or some later president will argue later that they can still choose whether or not to go to Congress," he said.

NSA's big data efforts need transparency, privacy advocates say
September 10, 2013  |  PC World
Recent revelations about the U.S. National Security Agency's massive data collection programs illustrates the need for a new privacy debate about the implications of big data, some privacy advocates said Tuesday. But Paul Ohm, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School and a former computer crimes prosecutor at the U.S. Department of Justice, said it may be difficult to convince the U.S. Congress to significantly scale back the NSA's collection capabilities. It may be easier, he said, to implement more restrictions on the NSA's use of the data after the agency collects it.

Obama tests limits of power in Syrian conflict
September 9, 2013  |  Punjab Newsline
In asking Congress to authorize an attack on Syria over claims it used chemical weapons, President Obama has chosen to involve lawmakers in deciding whether to undertake a military intervention that in some respects resembles the limited types that many presidents - Ronald Reagan in Grenada, Bill Clinton in Kosovo and even Obama in Libya - have launched on their own. But Harold H. Bruff, a University of Colorado law professor who is one of the authors of a casebook on the separation of powers, argued that the episode would have enduring political ramifications. "I'm sure that Obama or some later president will argue later that they can still choose whether or not to go to Congress," he said.

Award-Winning Study on Affirmative Action Published in Harvard Law & Policy Review
September 9, 2013  |  PR Web
Harvard Law & Policy Review today published findings from an award-winning study by Pearson research scientist Dr. Matthew Gaertner that explores how race-neutral affirmative action systems based on class can be used to achieve class diversity and expand access to higher education for disadvantaged students. "Fisher reaffirmed that diversity in higher education is a compelling interest. The diversity that contributes to an enhanced learning environment includes racial diversity, and also socioeconomic diversity. This research demonstrates that schools can develop effective admissions processes to increase the diversity of their student population in both ways," said Melissa Hart, the study's co-author and professor of law at the University of Colorado.

Sharing water needs to be the norm
September 9, 2013  |  Albuquerque Journal
In a daylong Albuquerque workshop last week devoted to "transformational" solutions to water problems in New Mexico and the western United States, the most revolutionary idea may have been the simple thing we were all supposed to have learned in kindergarten: Sharing is good. Speaking to a group of academics, lawyers and water managers last month, Brad Udall of the University of Colorado acknowledged that those sorts of rules don't make much sense to the general public not steeped in the rococo creations of Western water law.

Signing More Contracts Than Ever, But Reading Them? Probably Not
September 5, 2013  |  The Denver Post
According to University of Colorado-Boulder contract law professor Scott Peppet, I?m not alone. "I think when people are handed form contracts, or see contracts online for example that are presented to you by iTunes or whatever they often don?t read them," he says. "I think when people are handed a tailored contract, like an employment contract or something like that, they tend to read them more carefully."

Signing more contracts than ever, but reading them? Probably not
September 5, 2013  |  The Denver Post
When I got back to the office after closing on my new house, a coworker quickly handed me a document and asked me to sign it. A paragraph or two of small type on the paper said I'd turn over all of my assets to her, or something like that. "I think when people are handed form contracts, or see contracts online for example that are presented to you by iTunes or whatever they often don't read them," says University of Colorado-Boulder contract law professor Scott Peppet. "I think when people are handed a tailored contract, like an employment contract or something like that, they tend to read them more carefully."

High time to reform the federal coal lease program
September 3, 2013  |  WyoFile
By Mark Squillace and Tom Sanzillo: We recently visited with elected leaders, industry officials and concerned citizens from Montana and Wyoming to discuss coal and money. Our message is simple and clear. The federal lease program run by the Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management is shortchanging the public budgets in both states. When Montana and Wyoming are shortchanged by the federal government, the residents of each state pay for it through higher taxes or less money for education, highways and needed services.

Marijuana Ruling Could Signal End of Prohibition on Pot
August 31, 2013  |  ABC News
It's legal to light up in Colorado and Washington, and soon smoking pot could be legalized across the country following a decision Thursday by the federal government. Richard Collins, a law professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, said that the memo from the DOJ points out specifically that the federal government will only walk away from marijuana crimes in states where there is a solid regulatory system for the drug's growth and disemenation.

LCLD Roundtable of Law School Deans, General Counsel, and Managing Partners Consider Campus Diversity Challenges
August 29, 2013  |  The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity
At the upcoming LCLD annual meeting in September and in the months following, LCLD's Pipeline Committee will be studying the observations and informal recommendations that came out of this summer's "Roundtable Discussion on Diversity in the Nation's Law Schools." "This is a shared concern for all of us," said University of Colorado School of Law Dean Philip J. Weiser. "We have a lot of work to do to ensure that we're increasing the pipeline, supporting diverse students, and enabling them to thrive as legal professionals.

Brothels in Nevada Suffer as Web Disrupts Oldest Trade
August 28, 2013  |  Bloomberg
In a dim parlor furnished with red velvet couches and a stripper pole, Brooke Taylor is having a sale on herself. The spectacle masks the fall of the fleshpot. Prostitution is shifting online, said Scott Peppet, who teaches law at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and writes about technology and markets. "A brothel is an intermediary," Peppet said. "It's pulling together women so it's easy for buyers to find them." That role is now being filled by the Internet, he said.

What's next for retail pot in Colorado and Fort Collins?
August 27, 2013  |  The Coloradoan
Retail sales of pot to adults 21 and older is the final step in marijuana legalization approved by Colorado voters last year. Federal officials in Colorado don't have the resources to prosecute people for having just a little bit of pot, University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins said in a previous interview. Collins specializes in constitutional law and Colorado government.

New Year Brings Changes At Law Schools
August 27, 2013  |  Law Week
This fall, the CU College of Law is rolling out a new Thomson Visiting Professor Program. The expanded program will bring visiting professors from academia and the judiciary who are interested in coming to the Colorado law community.

North Colorado Faces A Long, Windy Road Even If Voters Approve The 51st State, Experts Say
August 27, 2013  |  Huff Post Denver
If voters approve the 51st state initiative on the ballot this November, it will still be a long way from coming to fruition, experts say. Some experts, such as Scott Moss, an associate law professor at the University of Colorado, said the initiative hasn't been looked into because it won't ever get far enough to be worth the effort. "I haven't looked into it, but I also haven't looked into how to live in a candy cane house. That would be nice, but that won't happen, either," Moss said. "It's really not worth anyone's 10 minutes to bother looking into this."

The Underwhelming Benefits of Big Data
August 26, 2013  |  Penn Law Review
Authored by Paul Ohm, in response to Paul M. Schwartz. The cloud is a hodgepodge, and Paul Schwartz, in his rich Article, Information Privacy in the Cloud,1 tackles many different parts of the confusing combination, giving meaning to mush in his characteristically careful style.

51st state initiative: Erie would be half in, half out of new state
August 25, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
For Erie, the burgeoning secession movement in northeast Colorado is doubly troublesome as half the town lies in Boulder County while the other half is in Weld County, which last week referred to the November ballot a measure that will ask voters whether they want to break away from Colorado and form a new state, dubbed North Colorado. University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins, who has taught constitutional law, said the secession movement is nothing more than a publicity stunt.

Can the 51st state happen? Possibly, but the road is long
August 25, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Voters in secessionist counties may signal they wish to proceed with creating a 51st state, but completing the process will take some serious political might and will. Prof. Richard Collins, a Constitutional law expert at the University of Colorado law school, said the last time a state consented to the loss of territory was when Maine split from Massachusetts in 1820 and slavery was at the heart of the conflict.

Expert: Mineral lease program flawed
August 22, 2013  |  Independent Record
The federal government has been underpricing its coal in southeastern Montana's Powder River Basin for decades, and it's time to stop the giveaway to the coal industry, a pair of experts said Wednesday. "The government was supposed to drive the (coal) leasing program that would maximize return (for the public)," said Mark Squillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado. "Instead, the process is driven by the coal industry.

Where Will Techstars Fit Into The Narrative of the Boulder Entreprenurship History?
August 21, 2013  |  Feld Thoughts
I was having a conversion on Friday with Brad Bernthal, an Associate Professor at Colorado Law School who directs the Silicon Flatirons Center's Entrepreneurship Initiative. We were talking about the recent amazing Techstars Demo Day that we had just had in Boulder, and Brad ? in a professorial tone ? started hypothesizing about the importance of Techstars in the Boulder startup community.

Slow Disaster: Dwindling Colorado River will demand congressional action
August 20, 2013  |  Capitol Beat
Continuing partnerships among all kinds of water users, plus a new federal commitment to invest in adaptation to climate change ? disaster prevention rather than only after-disaster relief ? will be key to dealing with the extreme dry conditions now dominating the Colorado River basin from Wyoming to Mexico, water officials from all along the river said late last week. Climate change is not temperature change but "water cycle change," said Brad Udall. Udall is a climate change science expert who heads the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at the Colorado University Law School, which convened the conference.

Wyoming panelists: Federal coal lease program shortchanges states
August 20, 2013  |  Casper Star-Tribune
Panelists at a federal coal leasing forum on Tuesday said Wyoming and Montana are getting shorted financially by the program and called for swift changes. Mark Squillace is a professor of law and director of the University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center and Tom Sanzillo is director of finance for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. The two said the federal Bureau of Land Management is undervaluing the coal put up for lease, which is costing the states and federal government million of dollars in revenue.

Sides await ruling on Dillard's trial
August 20, 2013  |  Boulder County Business Report
An $80 million plan to redevelop Twin Peaks Mall could move forward even if a trial to set the price for the Dillard's department store doesn't happen until November, according to court documents filed Monday. In Colorado, juries have awarded favorable verdicts in eminent-domain cases, said Richard Collins, a legal expert at the University of Colorado-Boulder. In addition, if a jury awards a verdict price of 130 percent or more of the last offer by the city - in this case, about $4 million - the government entity would have to pay the landowner's court costs as well, Collins said.

NM court signs off on Navajo water settlement
August 17, 2013  |  The San Francisco Chronicle
The Navajo Nation has cleared a major hurdle in expanding its agricultural operations in northwestern New Mexico. The Navajo Nation has yet to settle its claims to water from the Little Colorado River and lower Colorado River basins in Arizona, and to upper basin of the Colorado River in Utah. Julie Nania, a researcher at the University of Colorado School of Law, said unsettled American Indian claims to water in the Colorado River basin alone could amount to more than 10 percent of the river's annual flow.

Midday with Dan Rodricks: Cowboy CSI
August 16, 2013  |  WYPR Baltimore Public Radio
A story of mystery, intrigue and the Supreme Court -- the 1879 murder of a man at a Kansas campsite and the case's influence on the admissibility of hearsay evidence. Our guest, Marianne Wesson is professor of law at the University of Colorado and author of A Death at Crooked Creek: The Case of the Cowboy, the Cigarmaker, and the Love Letter.

On climate change, Obama, EPA plan action without Congress
August 14, 2013  |  The Washington Times
EPA chief Gina McCarthy said Wednesday that the Obama administration is finished waiting for Congress to act on climate change and plans to bypass the legislative branch in developing a federal response. Ms. McCarthy's remarks came prior to a panel discussion featuring former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President Tisha Schuller, and Brad Udall, director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at the University of Colorado School of Law.

EPA boss Gina McCarthy touts Obama's climate plan at CU-Boulder
August 14, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Gina McCarthy, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dropped in on a panel session at the University of Colorado on Wednesday to tout the climate action plan launched by President Barack Obama earlier this summer. The panel also included former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, now director of Colorado State University's Center for the New Energy Economy; Tisha Schuller, president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association; and Brad Udall, director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

EPA boss Gina McCarthy touts Obama's climate plan at CU-Boulder
August 14, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Gina McCarthy, the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, dropped in on a panel session at the University of Colorado on Wednesday to tout the climate action plan launched by President Barack Obama earlier this summer. The panel also included former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, now director of Colorado State University's Center for the New Energy Economy; Tisha Schuller, president and CEO of the Colorado Oil & Gas Association; and Brad Udall, director of the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

Colorado judges decline to change nearly 1,400 inmate sentences that may have been questionable
August 14, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Colorado judges have declined to change sentences in nearly 1,400 cases that prison officials said may have mistakenly allowed convicts to each shave years off their time behind bars, according to state Department of Corrections documents released Wednesday. Judges face a challenging task because sentencing laws in Colorado are complicated, specific and constantly changing, said Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado. Gruber teaches courses in criminal law and procedure.

Two Charged in J.P. Morgan 'Whale' Trades
August 14, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

EPA chief, Udall to address Obama's climate plan at CU
August 13, 2013  |  Denver iJournal
Recently appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., will discuss President Obama's Climate Action Plan at the University of Colorado Law School on Wednesday. The event also will include a panel discussion with former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President Tisha Schuller and Brad Udall, director of the law school's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

CO-Sen: Mark Udall (D) & Gina McCarthy To Speak At CU Law School About Obama's Climate Change Plan
August 13, 2013  |  Daily Kos
Recently appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., will discuss President Obama's Climate Action Plan at the University of Colorado Law School on Wednesday. The event also will include a panel discussion with former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President Tisha Schuller and Brad Udall, director of the law school's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

Demand Better: Creating a community where entrepreneurs can thrive
August 13, 2013  |  Soapbox Cincinnati
Entrepreneurial ecosystems spur important advancements in communities, including job creation, better neighborhoods and greater collaboration among businesses, artists, inventors, educational facilities and investors. Boulder, Colo., is often held up as the gold standard in creating entrepreneurial ecosystems, largely due to the success of TechStars, an uber-selective startup accelerator launched in 2006. Still, cash and resources are aplenty in Boulder, enough to nurture the more than 200 startups located there. Many of them find tech resources at the University of Colorado's Silicon Flatirons Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

EPA Administrator To Speak At CU Law
August 12, 2013  |  Law Week
Recently appointed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy and Colorado Sen. Mark Udall will discuss President Obama's Climate Action Plan at the University of Colorado Law School on Wednesday. The event also will include a panel discussion with former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Colorado Oil and Gas Association President Tisha Schuller and Brad Udall, director of the law school's Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment.

Insider Case Highlights Ties of Friends, Family
August 11, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

Yes, Senator Abetz, ABC's Vote Compass is indeed Orwellian
August 5, 2013  |  ZD Net
It's not every day that I find myself agreeing with Senator Eric Abetz, but the Tasmanian Liberal was right to refer to Vote Compass, the heavily promoted political analysis tool on the ABC website, as "Orwellian" in a recent speech - though for completely different reasons than those the senator outlines in his ramshackle construction of splintered logic, the wildly oscillating outputs of his over-imaginative political bias detector, and a sprinkling of quotes from famous dead white men that his audience will perhaps have heard of, though never read. "Scientists have demonstrated they can often 're-identify' or 'de-anonymise' individuals hidden in anonymised data with astonishing ease," wrote law professor Paul Ohm of the University of Colorado in 2009. It's become easier since, for everyone from Google, Twitter, and Facebook to all the less well-known data mining companies on the planet.

Water levels in the Colorado River Basin could drop to levels that require cutting water deliveries to California, Arizona and Nevada.
August 2, 2013  |  MSN News
Resource managers in the Colorado River Basin are preparing for an unprecedented scenario: By next year, water in Lake Powell is likely to drop to a level that will trigger mandatory cuts in water deliveries to California, Arizona and Nevada. "Frankly, I don't think most people thought this would happen so soon," said Colorado River expert Doug Kenney, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Boulder.

The SEC's tactic to take more Wall Street cases to court proves everyone wrong?for now
August 1, 2013  |  Quartz
Shortly after Mary Jo White took the helm of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) earlier this year, she vowed to usher in a new era at the agency, forcing more financial wrongdoers to admit to guilt (paywall). Today, at the very least, she was vindicated. "Going to trial rather than pursuing a settlement is always going to be more risky for the government," Erik Gerding, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder, told the Wall Street Journal.

NSA Data Fight Could Signal Privacy War
July 31, 2013  |  Yahoo Finance
Congress put a big scare last week into the agency that frightens privacy advocates and U.S. enemies throughout the world - and sent up a shot heard everywhere that an infowar is breaking out that could have a far-reaching impact on people's lives. But surveillance on a massive scale turns the use of an individual's "metadata" into "another thing entirely," says Harry Surden, a University of Colorado-Boulder Law School associate professor and a former computer programmer who has published research on the topic.

NSA Data Fight Could Signal Privacy War
July 30, 2013  |  U.S. News
"That's what we are seeing now," Surden says. "The structures that kept data apart historically are breaking down in all kinds of dimensions. Government is using it more and more, and they will keep doing it because tech advances have made it more feasible and less expensive."

Hickenlooper appoints CU adjunct professor to Boulder District bench
July 24, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's office announced Wednesday that a University of Colorado adjunct professor will replace retiring Boulder District Judge Roxanne Bailin on Aug. 31. Andrew Hartman is an adjunct professor of law and the director of experiential education at CU, as well as a partner with Gross Hartman LLC. His legal practice focuses on intellectual property, advertising, licensing and litigation counseling.

Fund to spur startup activity in Colorado
July 24, 2013  |  The Boulder County Business Report
Business startup leaders in Boulder are heading the charge to create the new $200,000 Startup Colorado Community Fund. The fund, launched Wednesday, July 24, will be used to host events, speakers, seminars and competitions to help spur business startup activity, according to a press statement. The new fund will be used as an entrepreneurial approach to problem-solving, Phil Weiser, dean of the CU law school and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center, said in the press statement.

Startup Colorado Forms $200K Fund to Back Events for Entrepreneurs
July 24, 2013  |  Xconomy
Rounding up money to support your latest great idea is tough, whether it's for funding your company or putting together an event that benefits local entrepreneurs. The fund has support from some of the biggest names in Colorado's tech industry, and they come from all parts of the ecosystem. Phil Weiser, the dean of the University of Colorado Law School and founder and director of its Silicon Flatirons Center, comes from the academic community.

Future Power Generation Could Further Endanger Western Water Supplies
July 24, 2013  |  Yuba Net
The West stands at a critical moment when it can dramatically lower the power industry's draw on its strained water supply by replacing its aging power plants with water-smart options like renewable energy and efficiency, according to a study recently released by the Union of Concerned Scientists-led (UCS) Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative (EW3). "Our electricity system clearly isn't able to effectively meet our needs as we battle climate change and face a future of expanding electricity demand and increasing water strain," said Doug Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program at the University of Colorado Law School.

Startup Colorado launches $200K community fund to invest in startup communities
July 24, 2013  |  InnovatioNews
A group of entrepreneurs has invested in the Startup Colorado Community Fund to support entrepreneurial communities across the state, including providing funds to host events, speakers, seminars, and competitions to spur startup activity. "This effort is a classic entrepreneurial approach to problem solving," said Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School and executive director of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship.

How to Fix Law School: Six experts tell us what they'd change
July 23, 2013  |  The New Republic
On The New Republic's cover this week, Noam Scheiber chronicles the looming economic collapse of the legal profession. With that in mind, we reached out to law professors, writers, and practitioners for thoughts on how to improve law school. Colorado University Law School's visionary dean Philip J. Weiser is working to implement this program next year: Students will work as interns at Cisco for seven months?from June of the second year of law school until the following January, and potentially part-time during the following spring. We will pay them as we do our customary interns, and the students will not be required to pay tuition to the law school for the fall semester.

Race, Class and the Fisher Ruling
July 22, 2013  |  Inside Higher Ed
An Inside Higher Ed webinar on the implications of a new study of class-based affirmative action, featuring Matthew N. Gaertner, of Pearson's Center for College and Career Success, and Melissa Hart, professor of law and director of the Byron R. White Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Crowdfunding: Income or Gift? IRS Taxes and SEC Regulations Could Hurt Startups And Innovation On Kickstarter And Indiegogo
July 19, 2013  |  International Business Times
Say you're raising money on Kickstarter for an independent film project: Are the proceeds a sort of communal gift-giving or simply a clever source of standard taxable income? "Policing these limits is so important to the whole scheme," said University of Colorado law professor Andrew Schwartz, who added that the cap means investors can't lose much more than they would at a Las Vegas casino.

Is 'Fab' Trial Just The Start?
July 18, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal LawBlog

In New Normal, Entrepreneurship A Must
July 18, 2013  |  Law Week
By Dean Phil Weiser, University of Colorado Law School: The Salary & job satisfaction survey is not necessarily a wakeup call for the legal profession because most lawyers are already well aware of the relevant challenges. Nonetheless, the survey results highlight a number of important issues and frame an agenda for the profession to wrestle with in "the New Normal" - that is, the post-Great Recession legal environment.

Law expert: Request for PR bond for Ackerman deemed 'very unusual'
July 16, 2013  |  Sky-Hi News
The decision to request a personal recognizance bond (PR bond) by the District Attorney's Office of the 14th Judicial District in the case involving Lucas Paul Ackerman, 33, of Grand Lake, was "very unusual," according to H. Patrick Furman, a clinical professor of law emeritus at University of Colorado's School of Law. "There must be something unusual that we don't know about for a district attorney to modify a bond to personal recognizance," Furman said.

Apple e-book ruling seen as warning to tech industry
July 10, 2013  |  Politico
The U.S. government's victory over Apple in the e-books antitrust case sends a message to the tech industry, legal observers say: Even popular innovators can't run roughshod over antitrust laws. The decision is "an important touchstone," said Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School and a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice Department's antitrust division. "At times, tech companies want to take the position that they are a fast-moving industry and antitrust law is not an effective means of oversight. There is no technology industry exception."

Apple's Chances on an E-Book Ruling Appeal Are Lousy, Say Legal Scholars
July 10, 2013  |  All Things D
Apple has vowed to appeal a federal judge's ruling Wednesday that it colluded with five publishers to raise the retail price of e-books and break Amazon's choke hold on the nascent market. And the company thinks its chances are pretty good. Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado law school and a former DOJ official, agreed, saying Cote's ruling won't be easily overturned. "This is a decisive defeat for Apple's theory of the case," Weiser said. "It will have a significant hurdle on appeal given the judge's careful findings."

Finalists to replace retiring Boulder District Judge Roxanne Bailin announced
July 9, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Three finalists have been named in the search to replace Boulder District Judge Roxanne Bailin, who is retiring in August. The three finalists are Andrew Hartman and Russell Klein of Boulder and Bruce Langer of Superior, according to the Colorado State Judicial Branch. Hartman is a founding partner of Gross Hartman LLC in Boulder and is also an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado's Wolf Law School.

Which law schools were most likely to yank merit-based scholarships?
July 8, 2013  |  ABA Journal
Back in May of 2011, several law students at Golden Gate law school used the word "bait and switch" to describe the school's scholarship offers that are conditioned on maintaining B averages. These schools, on the other hand, had 100 percent retention rates: UCLA, University of Minnesota, Emory, University of Arizona, University of Colorado, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stetson, Vermont, Liberty and South Dakota.

The New Prostitutes
June 29, 2013  |  The New York Times
Escorts face danger not because of the Internet but because they?re still forced to work underground. In a different world, technology could be harnessed to reduce the dangers of prostitution. The University of Colorado law professor Scott Peppet has floated the possibility of a ?technology-enabled sex market? where escorts and clients are all pre-vetted and predators are screened out. "The law, however, is hostile to such innovation," Professor Scott Peppet writes. "It currently criminalizes not just prostitution itself, but activities ? including technologies ? that advance or facilitate sex markets." As it stands, escorts online remain invisible, where they are vulnerable to predators.

The New Prostitutes
June 29, 2013  |  The New York Times
Take the Long Hill Road exit off I-95 in eastern Connecticut and curl south toward the waterfront city of Groton and you'll find each of the places that briefly employed Maureen Brainard-Barnes. The University of Colorado law professor Scott Peppet has floated the possibility of a "technology-enabled sex market" where escorts and clients are all pre-vetted and predators are screened out.

Suspended DUI Testing at State Lab
June 28, 2013  |  Fox 31 Denver
Colorado Law professor Chris McKee says the suspension of testing is the culmination of years of problems widely argued by defense attorneys during cases.

Historic Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
June 27, 2013  |  Channel 2
Associate Professor Scott Moss talked to Channel 2 news about the historic ruling from the Supreme Court on gay rights.

Police: Boulder 'fighting words' law 'not very effective' after judge rules it unconstitutional
June 27, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Boulder's "fighting words" ordinance is "probably not very effective" after a municipal judge's ruling late last week that the law violates the First Amendment, the city's police chief said Thursday as officials consider whether to appeal the decision. Richard Collins, a CU law professor, said there's a good chance the ruling could be overturned should Boulder appeal. "I would say that one sounds OK to me," Collins said of Boulder's "fighting words" ordinance. "The Boulder statue seems to me to be the kind of law that doesn't fail for vagueness. I'd say there is a good chance that the city will win the appeal."

Nation awaits Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage
June 26, 2013  |  Fox 31 Denver
The Supreme Court could make a landmark decision on gay marriage Wednesday. The Supreme Court will hand down two rulings that could open the door to gay marriage nationwide, affecting thousands in Colorado. "They deserve equal rights, they deserve to be married from one end of this country to the other," said constitutional law expert Scott Moss.

Appellate Court case to play role in protests tied to recalls of two Colorado Democrats
June 26, 2013  |  The Denver Post
When attorneys on both sides of the recall efforts of Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron stand before the secretary of state's office for hearings on the legal protests filed, a 2002 Colorado Court of Appeals case is likely to take center stage. So how much bearing does an Appellate Court decision have on the recall protests of Morse and Giron, which could end up in district court? "It should hold a lot of weight," said Scott A. Moss, a law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "When it comes to recalls there hasn't been a lot of precedents set, so it's certainly that 800 pound gorilla in the room that will receive a lot of attention."

Supreme Court Ruling on Same Sex Marriage
June 26, 2013  |  Fox 31 Denver
Associate Professor Scott Moss talked to Fox 31 about the ruling of the Supreme Court on same sex marriage.

Affirmative action survives supreme test
June 25, 2013  |  Brisbane Times
Affirmative action has been preserved, for now, by the United States Supreme Court in the first of a series of decisions expected this week that will have a profound effect on how America protects equality among its citizens. It was a finding that almost appeared designed to invite further challenges to affirmative action says the discrimination expert Professor Melissa Hart of the University of Colorado. "Some of the justices clearly prefer a colour-blind application of the law," she said.

Fisher Commentary: Everyone wins, everyone loses
June 25, 2013  |  SCOTUS Blog
Melissa Hart: Justice Kennedy's opinion in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin demonstrates as well as anything else could that the Supreme Court should never have granted certiorari in this case. There were many reasons not to have taken it: Justice Elena Kagan was recused, so the decision would be reached by only an eight-person Court; Abigail Fisher had already graduated from college and did not, in any event, appear to have the academic markers necessary for admission to UT in the first place; and the question presented in the case assumed the continued validity of the Court's decision in Grutter v. Bollinger, making the dispute a very narrow question of application of settled law to specific facts. This would have been an easy case to pass on.

Clearing Up Confusion On Future of Colorado River Flows
June 25, 2013  |  Science Daily
The Colorado River provides water for more than 30 million people, including those in the fast-growing cities of Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angeles. Increasing demand for that water combined with reduced flow and the looming threat of climate change have prompted concern about how to manage the basin's water in coming decades. A paper by University of Washington researchers and co-authors at eight institutions across the West, including Brad Udall from Colorado Law, aims to explain this wide range, and provide policymakers and the public with a framework for comparison. The study is published this week in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

CU-Boulder index to maintain diversity if affirmative action is outlawed
June 24, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
The University of Colorado -- anticipating the possibility that affirmative action measures could someday be banned in college admissions -- has been using an in-depth index to glean information about the socioeconomic status of its applicants. Melissa Hart, a CU law professor, authored a brief in the Fisher case on behalf of Latino students in Texas. In 2008, she ran the campaign against Amendment 46, the ballot initiative seeking to ban affirmative action in college admissions and hiring.

Supreme Court rules on college admission affirmative action case
June 24, 2013  |  Fox 31 Denver
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday stopped short of getting rid of affirmative action. But justices sent a clear message: race-conscious admissions policies will face tougher scrutiny. "What's newsworthy is that the court declined to issue the ruling that was possible which is no affirmative action period," says University of Colorado Law Professor Scott Moss.

A Game That Plays with Private Information
June 21, 2013  |  The New Yorker
As the public debated the merits of the National Security Agency's mass surveillance programs and its close ties with the technology companies that hold so much of the world's personal data, an Austrian developer named Wolfie Christl arrived in New York City to receive an award for a video game he created, in which the player's objective is to collect and sell as much private information as possible. Warning of the rise of a single, massive database of information, Paul Ohm writes in the Harvard Business Review: "If we stick to our current path, the Database of Ruin will become an inevitable fixture of our future landscape, one that will be littered with lives ruined by the exploitation of data assembled for profit."

Apple e-book antitrust trial to wrap up Thursday
June 19, 2013  |  The Washington Post
Apple and the Justice Department on Thursday will wrap up a federal antitrust trial focused on alleged price-fixing of e-books, but with broader implications for Internet companies racing to provide videos, radio and other media offerings over the Web. "There are not a lot of cases that get litigated, so a decision will help develop and clarify the state of law for the 21st century economy. It'll set an important precedent," said Philip J. Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado law school and a former official at the DOJ.

'Brews & Geeks': Crafting comparisons between Boulder's beer, tech scenes
June 19, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Both the craft brewing and technology industries have deep roots in Boulder County. During the past couple decades, the region has pumped out legions of breweries and tech firms that have grown to become nationally renowned. "Every scene has its own cultural norms and attitudes that sort of prevail, and I think it's really interesting to ask, 'Does the tech scene's norms of behaviors, attitudes and values look like or look different (from the craft brewing scenes')?" said Brad Bernthal, the entrepreneurship initiative director for the Silicon Flatirons Center

Craft Brewers and Hackers to Share Insights over Pints at CU Event
June 18, 2013  |  Xconomy
There's a set of companies in Colorado that's spinning off one innovative startup after another. "If we weren't discussing this topic at CU-Boulder on a Thursday night, I suspect some significant percentage of the attendees would otherwise be at a local craft brewery," said Brad Bernthal, Entrepreneurship Initiative Director at the University of Colorado Law School's Silicon Flatirons Center. "We hope to capture some of that energy."

Historic Affirmative Action Case Could Change Colorado Education Policy
June 13, 2013  |  Colorado Public Radio
Very soon, the US Supreme Court is expected to rule in a landmark affirmative action case. And we're going to learn what it could mean for colleges and universities in Colorado. Joining us is CU Boulder law professor Melissa Hart. When the decision comes down, she'll be be live blogging for SCOTUS blog about the case.

Here's what today's gene ruling means for software patents
June 13, 2013  |  Geek Wire
The Supreme Court rule unanimously today that it is impossible to patent a naturally-occurring gene. "I don't believe that the Myriad case opened the door at all for categories of patent that are so different from DNA patents," Harry Surden, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School, wrote in an email. "The Myriad decision was very narrowly focused upon patents on isolating DNA sequences. ? Although both DNA patents and software patents are evaluated at a high level under a common legal rule - section 101 of the patent code - the "Patentable Subject Matter" rule (35 USC 101), at a lower level, they involve very different considerations and implications."

Is the Violence Against Women Act a chance for tribes to reinforce their sovereignty?
June 10, 2013  |  High Country News
Victims' advocates joined legislators at the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck on March 26, to discuss the recently reauthorized Violence Against Women Act. "When lawmakers say, 'This could be unconstitutional,' I think they misunderstand what tribes are," says Sarah Krakoff, a University of Colorado professor of American Indian law. Some may not understand, for example, that even before VAWA passed, tribal courts had to observe the Bill of Rights.

Weld County commissioners propose formation of new state, North Colorado
June 6, 2013  |  The Tribune
Weld County commissioners on Thursday announced that they want to join other northeastern Colorado counties in forming a new state - North Colorado. Richard Collins, a law professor at the University of Colorado, said that because the Colorado Constitution outlines the state's boundaries, the proposal would also likely require a statewide vote on a constitutional amendment.

Court reverses Lobato school finanace decision
May 31, 2013  |  The Colorado Statesman
This week, the Colorado Supreme Court voted 4 to 2, absent the participation of Justice Monica Marquez, to side with the state on State of Colorado v. Lobato. The Court's decision reversed a lower court ruling that said the state system of financing public education was unconstitutional. Richard Collins, a constitutional law expert at the University of Colorado, told The Statesman that the Lobato case was an effort to come up with a different theory on "thorough and uniform" funding, to rely on adequacy of funding rather than equal protection, which was what the Lujan suit claimed. "Courts are not going to order the state" to increase school funding, Collins said.

Boulder councilman: Corporations should get shareholder approval for political spending
May 29, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
Publicly traded companies that want to spend money in local elections should be required to get the permission of their shareholders, Boulder City Councilman Macon Cowles said. Scott Moss, an associate law professor at the University of Colorado, said he understood the sentiment behind the proposal, but he called it aggressive. "That goes beyond the disclosure rules that are most of the campaign finance restrictions and actually seeks to bar corporate political speech, which is more aggressive," he said.

Colorado attorney brings down the hammer of social media justice via YouTube
May 22, 2013  |  The Denver Post
A Boulder attorney is wading into a touchy new area of legal ethics as he champions a cybertool - YouTube - for attorneys who want to take their cases beyond the courtroom and into the court of public opinion. Deborah Cantrell, who teaches legal ethics at the University of Colorado, predicts widely differing opinions among attorneys on the ethics of what might be called YouTube law.

Executive clemency is an essential part of Colorado's legal process
May 22, 2013  |  The Denver Post
By H. Patrick Furman - As Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper weighs whether to commute the death sentence of Nathan Dunlap to life in prison without the possibility of parole, there has been some discussion about the nature of executive clemency itself. Specifically, there have been suggestions that the governor's commutation power is either a) unusual or b) represents an attack on the jury's verdict. As a law professor who teaches students about the criminal justice process, I think it's important for the public to be clear that neither argument is accurate.

Could Class Trump Race?
May 15, 2013  |  Inside Higher Ed
College officials are anxiously awaiting a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether they may continue to consider race and ethnicity in admissions decisions. Many expect the court to limit the consideration of race, and some fear an outright ban. Matthew N. Gaertner, a research scientist at Pearson's Center for College and Career Success, and Melissa Hart, associate professor of law at the University of Colorado -- note that many Supreme Court watchers believe that there are "five votes to overturn or significantly curtail" the consideration of race.

Colorado teen could be tried as adult for school bomb
May 15, 2013  |  9 News
A teen accused of bringing an explosive device to his Lafayette high school will be held without bond and could be charged as an adult. Aya Gruber, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School, discusses the high profile nature of the case in the clip.

Court Tosses Out Suit In Victory for Goldman
May 14, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

Shooting Suspect Insanity Plea Seen as Delaying Trial
May 12, 2013  |  Bloomberg
A judge allowing James Holmes to plead insanity to charges of murdering 12 people in a shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theater would "stop the clock" on the case, further delay his trial, and almost guarantee an appeal, a former prosecutor and a law professor said. The provision forcing Holmes to choose between cooperating with state psychiatrists or being precluded from presenting his own evidence is "of questionable constitutionality" and likely to be a basis of an appeal should Holmes be convicted, said Aya Gruber, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Ready, set -- startup! Boulder Startup Week returns this week for fourth year
May 12, 2013  |  The Colorado Daily
About 1,500 people are expected to attend Boulder Startup Week, a five-day event aimed at showcasing Boulder's startup community, providing networking and education opportunities and allowing for the recruitment of new members to the talent pool. The connections between CU and the startup community have grown immensely in recent years, said Brad Bernthal, director of the Silicon Flatirons Center's Entrepreneurship Initiative, which hosts dozens of entrepreneur-focused events annually.

Ways investors gain 'political intelligence' facing public scrutiny
May 9, 2013  |  Washington Post

Next Target of IRS Robo-Audits: Small Business
May 9, 2013  |  U.S. News and World Report
In making its case for more sophisticated technology, the agency said it is simply using many of the same tools private businesses already employ, such as browser "cookies" and data-mining tools used in marketing, hiring and other industries. "Things that were not feasible in the past because there were financial barriers are possible now, and might be legal ? but they are not necessarily what you want, and they should only be implemented with full transparency and awareness of people affected by the changes," says Harry Surden, a University of Colorado?Boulder School of Law associate professor and former fellow at Stanford's Center for Computers and the Law.

Ways investors gain 'political intelligence' facing public scrutiny
May 9, 2013  |  The Washington Post
With their boss playing a busy role in the push to overhaul the country's immigration laws, staffers for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) still have found time to talk with an unlikely interest group: Wall Street analysts. "Merely talking to an analyst doesn't mean insider-trading liability," said Erik Gerding, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "I think a prosecutor would have a hard time bringing a case."

CU-Boulder, Front Range preparing for students benefiting from ASSET
May 4, 2013  |  Colorado Daily
The passage of a bill extending in-state tuition rates to undocumented Colorado students is expected to translate to an extra 500 students enrolling in the state's public colleges in fiscal year 2013-14, with an estimated 34 attending the University of Colorado. Despite the passage of the new law, there are still some major barriers for undocumented students. They won't qualify for federal financial aid, such as Pell Grants, explained CU law professor Melissa Hart. Even if the Dream Act were to pass, the way it's now drafted doesn't allow for any federal aid or loans if students have not obtained lawful residence status or citizenship.

Got a consumer complaint? Be polite, persistent and assertive
May 3, 2013  |  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ever wonder why some people who complain about a faulty product or service always seem to hit the jackpot, but when you complain, all you get is the brush off? Two of the keys are preparation and persistence, according to Amy Schmitz, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law and author of the recent study, "Access to Consumer Remedies in the Squeaky Wheel System." For starters, "It's extremely important to be ready before you call or before you write that [complaint] letter," she said.

The word on warranty protection
May 1, 2013  |  ConsumerReports.org
A warranty that makes it impractical, if not impossible, to get satisfaction probably can't be enforced, says Amy Schmitz, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law. For example, to obtain warranty service, a manufacturer can't make you pay shipping charges that exceed a product's cost, something Schmitz said a company tried to do with a defective blender she bought. She negotiated for a new blender by sending a photo of the broken one with the cord cut off to show that she wasn't trying to commit fraud.

Professor Surden on Privacy in U.S. News and World Report
May 1, 2013  |  U.S. News and World Report
Ultimately, the agency's legacy could be measured in lost privacy, says Harry Surden, a University of Colorado-Boulder Law School associate professor and former fellow at Stanford's Center for Computers and Law, who has done in-depth studies on the use of technology by government. He has found that data mining and new technology make possible a level of government intrusion into personal lives that few realize is possible.

D-Day for law school deans
May 1, 2013  |  American Bar Association
Any dean who walks in with a "blip" story to placate their University President will be viewed as naïve at best and incapable of managing change at worst. So every dean, whether they passionately or provisionally believe it, will have to present a plan that shows them embarking on significant change. We're seeing more and more of these plans popping up. I'd I'd encourage everyone to check out in particular: Colorado Law Action Plan

Entrepreneurship Is Too Important to Be a Major
April 29, 2013  |  The Wall Street Journal
Brad Bernthal - Entrepreneurship is an outsider way of thinking. A major would domesticate entrepreneurship. The better path for integrating entrepreneurship within universities involves a re-conception of how university institutions work.

Parenting the Planet: a Conversation with Sarah Krakoff
April 29, 2013  |  Soundcloud - Yale University
In the first half of a two-part podcast, Center research assistant Sarah Wegmueller visits with Sarah Krakoff, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, about her forthcoming book "Parenting the Planet." The book uses parenting as a frame to explore our relationship to nature in a way that does not depend predominately on individual rational self-interest to explain human motivation.

The Sacramento Bee Claudia Buck column
April 28, 2013  |  Bloomburg Businessweek
Got a gripe? Whether it's a faulty cellphone, a cranky washing machine or a designer dress that falls apart, inevitably something goes wrong with something you've bought. What do you do? "Not all consumers are treated equally. If you're persistent and know how to complain effectively, you're more likely to get a remedy," said Amy J. Schmitz, a professor at the University of Colorado law school in Boulder and author of an academic study of the "squeaky wheel system."

Nose for marijuana could be liability for police dogs
April 28, 2013  |  The Chicago Tribune
Problems could arise if police search a vehicle or house based on a drug dog's nose, only to find a lawful amount of marijuana. If a judge were to agree the search was inappropriate, any other evidence seized by police during the disputed encounter could get tossed, legal observers say. "I think it's a legitimate concern," said H. Patrick Furman, a former trial attorney and professor emeritus of law at the University of Colorado in Boulder. "You can't have a dog that's trained to detect something that's perfectly legal and use that as a justification for a search."

Personal Finance: Learn to be a 'squeaky wheel'
April 28, 2013  |  The Sacramento Bee
Got a gripe? Whether it's a faulty cellphone, a cranky washing machine or a designer dress that falls apart, inevitably something goes wrong with something you've bought. What do you do? "Not all consumers are treated equally. If you're persistent and know how to complain effectively, you're more likely to get a remedy," said Amy J. Schmitz, a professor at the University of Colorado law school in Boulder and author of an academic study of the "squeaky wheel system."

An Entrepreneurship Competition Turns 5: Lessons Learned at CU-Boulder
April 23, 2013  |  Xconomy
Brad Bernthal - The New Venture Challenge Championships at the University of Colorado, which wrapped up last week were magic. An April snowstorm did not deter more than 200 individuals from the community from packing the finals.

The Market Knows Best -- The Real Story Behind Drilling on Public Lands
April 17, 2013  |  The Huffington Post
Mark Squillace - The evolution of horizontal drilling has caused a boom in oil and gas production throughout the United States. Indeed, our success in developing new resources has been so remarkable that the International Energy Association reported late last year that by around 2030, "North America becomes a net oil exporter... "

Judge delays approving $602 million insider trading settlement, citing liability question
April 16, 2013  |  Washington Post

Judge delays approving $602 million insider trading settlement, citing liability question
April 16, 2013  |  The Washington Post
A federal judge tentatively approved on Tuesday a record $602 million insider trading settlement between federal regulators and SAC Capital Advisors, but there was a hitch. "It seems like Judge Rakoff started a mini trend," said Erik Gerding, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "I think he's blazed a trail for other federal judges to question whether the emperor has clothes."

Limits of Insider Probes Expand
April 14, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

Preserve Colorado's acequias
April 12, 2013  |  The Denver Post
With much of Colorado in drought, we should be diligent to protect a rare historical and traditional water-sharing practice. In October 2012, the first Colorado Congreso de Acequias, convened to preserve "the water and heritage of Southern Colorado's oldest farming communities," was held in San Luis, hosted by the Sangre de Cristo Acequia Association, drawing land owners and irrigators, agencies and officials, nonprofits, University of Colorado law students and others. The students are helping with the ditches' annual spring cleaning to understand better the challenges.

Planet America
April 12, 2013  |  ABC News
Professor Harold Bruff was interviewed on the Australian Broadcast Corporation's national news commentary show, Planet America, a funny and incisive show run by a political blogger and one of ABC's news analysts.

Which Law Schools' Grads Get the Most Judicial Clerkships?
April 11, 2013  |  U.S. News and World Report
Judges at federal, state and local levels say that their clerks play a very important role in their chambers. Judicial clerkships are highly coveted by law school graduates since they have such important career implications. University of Colorado Law School is 8th in law schools that have the largest proportion of their employed 2011 graduates working at clerkships with judges at the state and local levels.

The FCC faces questions and challenges as it awaits a new chairman
April 10, 2013  |  The Washington Post
President Obama hasn't picked a new chair for the Federal Communications Commission, but Washington is abuzz with opinions on what the new regulator needs to do. Phil Weiser, a former senior adviser for Obama on technology and innovation, sees the nomination as an opportunity to rethink the role of the FCC and how it could oversee the massive and expanding telecom and Internet broadband market.

A Death at Crooked Creek: The Case of the Cowboy, the Cigarmaker, and the Love Letter
April 8, 2013  |  Publisher's Weekly
Known for her legal thrillers, University of Colorado law professor Wesson (Chilling Effect) employs her expertise to great effect in this exhaustive study of a famous crime that left its mark on the American legal system. Wesson's efforts result in a true crime drama that's well researched, easy to read, and oddly compelling.

Prof. Surden on Translating Law into Computer-Understandable Form and Autonomous Cars
April 8, 2013  |  Stanford Law School

100 Brave Storm For CU-Hosted Conference
April 4, 2013  |  Law Week
Around 100 people from as near as Boulder and as far away as Qatar attended a legal writing event at the University of Colorado Law School last month. "Colorado Law was happy to host the conference," said legal writing professor Natalie Mack, conference co-chair. CU Law professor Mimi Wesson delivered a talk entitled, "Writing the Hillmon Case: An Instance of the Legal Storyteller's Predicament."

Ruling in Rate Probe Doesn't Slow Cases
April 3, 2013  |  Wall Street Journal

The word on warranty protection
April 3, 2013  |  Consumer Reports
Your rights go beyond what you read in a warranty booklet (also called an "express warranty" or guarantee). A warranty that makes it impractical, if not impossible, to get satisfaction probably can't be enforced, says Amy Schmitz, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law.

Aurora theater shooting: Death penalty decision looms over lawyers
April 1, 2013  |  The Denver Post
With prosecutors poised to announce Monday whether they will seek the death penalty for the Aurora theater killings, attorneys for suspect James Holmes find themselves in a legal corner. "You use the tools you have at hand," University of Colorado law professor Marianne Wesson said. "You take advantage of every process that the law allows."

Technology & Privacy Issues
April 1, 2013  |  CSPAN
The recent conference on Technology & Privacy Issues, presented by Silicon Flatirons, was featured on CSPAN.

Is water Colorado's earthship-limiting factor?
March 28, 2013  |  The Boulder Weekly
Earthships aiming to land in Colorado pour on a slew of questions about rights to the rain. Permaculture-minded and rather postmodern, the gridfree homes are designed to catch rainwater for consumptive, gray water and black water use. But in most parts of the state, catching rainwater is illegal. "Lawyers around the state have generally accepted without question that rainwater that might otherwise work its way into a stream is tributary," says Mark Squillace, a law professor and director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado.

Colorado River Study Looked to Future But Did Not Open Up 'Law of the River'
March 20, 2013  |  Bloomberg BNA
In the course of a three-year, $4 million study on water supply and demand in the Colorado River Basin, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven basin states signaled they were ready to hear any and all ideas. Douglas S. Kenney, director of the Western Water Policy Program in the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, told BNA it was a shame the study chose not to analyze the legal and policy options. "Shortages mean there is an inevitability of institutional change needed for the river, and I don't know how you avoid it,"

CU-Boulder's Silicon Flatirons Center to focus on finance at annual conference
March 20, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
The future of entrepreneurial finance will be appraised by a panel of top entrepreneurs, academics, policymakers and startup financiers Friday in Boulder. Brad Bernthal, associate clinical professor of law at CU and entrepreneurship initiative director at the Silicon Flatirons Center, said there are three factors as to why it was timely to explore the future of entrepreneurial finance this year.

More than 600 Attendees Celebrate 32nd Annual CU Law Alumni Awards
March 18, 2013  |  Legal Connection
On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, the University of Colorado School of Law celebrated its 32nd annual Law Alumni Award Banquet with more than 600 attendees gathering at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Dean Phil Weiser served as master of ceremonies as six distinguished award recipients were honored. The Richard Schaden "Adopted Alumnus" Award was presented to Jason Mendelson. Mr. Mendelson co-founded the Foundry Group and is managing director and general counsel at Mobius Venture Capital.

Weld Sheriff's refusal to enforce gun rules within letter of the law
March 18, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Weld County Sheriff John Cooke says he won't enforce new gun-control measures, and legal experts say he won't be breaking the law. "He couldn't be punished for not upholding these laws, but he could be ordered by the court to uphold them," said Richard Collins, a University of Colorado at Boulder law professor. "Whether anyone would bring a lawsuit to get the court to order him is pretty uncertain."

Loved ones urge roommate of missing Wheat Ridge woman to talk with police and help find Annie Meyer
March 14, 2013  |  7 News
Loved ones of a missing Wheat Ridge woman are urging her roommate to talk with police and help them find Leann "Annie" Meyer. As for the roommate's plan to take a private lie-detector test, Aya Gruber, a CU Law professor, told 7NEWS it's common for potential suspects in a crime to take a polygraph. The most famous example is JonBenet Ramsey's parents. "If it shows her to be truthful, she can then go to police and go to the prosecutor and say, 'I'm not a person you should be charging or suspecting of this crime," said Gruber.

Toward a Complex, Realistic, and Moral Tech Criticism
March 13, 2013  |  The Atlantic
"Your choice to quantify yourself (for personal preference or profit) thus has deep implications if it necessitates my 'choice' to quantify myself under the pressure of unraveling," he quotes legal scholar Scott Peppet. "What if I just wasn't the sort of person who wanted to know all of this real-time data about myself, but we evolve an economy that requires such measurement? What if quantification is anathema to my aesthetic or psychological makeup; what if it conflicts with the internal architecture around which I have constructed my identity and way of knowing?"

Board talks new hire at fire department
March 13, 2013  |  Snowmass Sun
The intention of a property tax increase that would benefit the Snowmass Wildcat Fire Protection District is being questioned by some firefighters now that the board of directors is considering creating a new position. Richard Collins, a professor at University of Colorado Law School, said challenges must be made very shortly after elections. A challenge in courts probably would not stand, he said, because the language of the ballot measure did not say how the money would be spent.

CU Law Honoring Bender With Highest Alumni Award
March 13, 2013  |  Law Week
The chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court is focused on right now - how to make the state's court system better, how to improve professionalism within the field. But as Michael Bender's mandated retirement approaches early next year, the legal community may start to praise his past as much as his present. "I'm tremendously honored," Bender said. "It's not anything I thought I'd ever receive."

Big data: the greater good or invasion of privacy?
March 12, 2013  |  The Guardian
Spying on ordinary citizens' internet searches is usually considered politically unpalatable, especially if the government's at hand. Nobody is thrilled about social media applications like Facebook doing the same, yet many of us indulge anyway ? even if we are aware that our activity can be easily tracked. How similar are the tracking technologies used by medical researchers and security agencies? Well, they're really not that different. And they can be easily used against you, says Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado law school, who wrote a paper titled "Broken Promises of Privacy: Responding to the Surprising Failure of Anonymization", in which he explains that scientists have demonstrated that they can often "re-identify" or "de-anonymize" individuals hidden in "anonymous" data with astonishing ease.

U.S. News: CU-Boulder's atomic physics program ties with MIT for No. 1 in nation
March 12, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
U.S. News and World Report's graduate school rankings named the University of Colorado's atomic, molecular and optical physics program the top in the nation, tied at No. 1 with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Other Boulder campus academic programs that cracked the top ten are environmental law program, ranking fifth in the nation.

How to complain: Squeaky wheel still gets the grease
March 11, 2013  |  NBCNews.com
"Yes, it's the squeaky-wheel system of customer service," said Amy Schmitz, a law professor at the University of Colorado. Her study "Access to Consumer Remedies in the Squeaky-Wheel System" was published in the Pepperdine Law Review. Schmitz believes some companies would rather give customers the runaround than deal with their complaint.

How to complain: Squeaky wheel still gets the grease
March 11, 2013  |  LifeInc.
Most people who have a complaint don't really push for a solution. They make a quick phone call or send an email, but if they get the brush-off, they're done. The fact is, if you want to get your problem solved, you need to speak up and stand your ground until the company makes you happy. "Yes, it's the squeaky-wheel system of customer service," said Amy Schmitz, a law professor at the University of Colorado.

Start up support: Where Athens and Boulder diverge
March 10, 2013  |  Online Athens
Boulder, Colo., is one of the top 15 cities in the country to receive venture capital investment. On a per capita basis, I would argue it is probably in the top three of cities. The University of Colorado Law School is nationally renowned for its support of entrepreneurs and is considered by many to be a foundation of the startup scene.

Profits, Not Politics Pushing Drilling Onto Private Land
March 6, 2013  |  KUNC
A new study of the oil and gas industry finds that geology and economics, rather than government regulation, are driving the shift in drilling from public to private lands in the U.S. Mark Squillace is a professor of law at the University of Colorado, and a former director of the Natural Resources Law Center. He says like for-profit companies, the federal government is obligated to manage its leasing policies based on where the market for oil and natural gas has been, and where it's going.

Survey Aims To Address Job Satisfaction In Legal Community
March 6, 2013  |  Law Week
The Colorado Supreme Court, University of Colorado Law School, University of Denver Sturm College of Law, the Association of Corporate Counsel ? Colorado Chapter, Center for Legal Inclusiveness, Law Week Colorado and Gibson Arnold and Associates today launched a survey aimed at addressing job satisfaction and salaries within Colorado's legal community.

Microwave mystery
March 1, 2013  |  Consumer Reports
In her 2012 study "Access to Consumer Remedies in the Squeaky Wheel System," University of Colorado Law School associate professor Amy Schmitz found that consumers are often quick to give up when their initial complaints are ignored. What's more, "companies also may hinder consumers' pursuit of claims by making it very unpleasant or stressful for consumers to seek redress," Schmitz wrote.

Speak up to resolve complaints
March 1, 2013  |  Consumer Reports Money Adviser
The runaround that you often get when you have a complaint is deliberate, Schmitz says. Companies might use delay or ignore tactics; they might ignore e-mail and make it hard to get through to a live person. If do you manage to reach a company representative, he or she might make a "compromise" offer instead of giving you full satisfaction. All this is designed to contain costs, boost profits, manage negative publicity, and discourage lawsuits or complaints to government agencies.

Rep. Field's case will turn on free speech vs. criminal speech
February 27, 2013  |  The Denver Post
Even the man arrested for sending harassing e-mails to state Rep. Rhonda Fields acknowledged to Denver police that they were racist, offensive and worthy of an apology. But now police and prosecutors must determine whether Franklin Glenn Sain was exercising his free speech or committing a crime. "The most clearly illegal threat is the unsigned letter saying that the speaker has specific kinds of guns, and is coming for her, and there will be blood. There is no free speech to that," said Scott Moss, an associate law professor at the University of Colorado.

DA wants judge off rape cases involving Iraqi immigrants
February 26, 2013  |  The Colorado Springs Gazette
Prosecutors on Monday asked Judge Theresa M. Cisneros to recuse herself from presiding over the cases of five Iraqi immigrants linked by police to a woman's brutal rape because of critical opinions - and a head nod - the judge is said to have shared with jurors after a recent mistrial in Cisneros' courtroom. Whether Cisneros actually crossed the line isn't necessarily the guiding issue, said H. Patrick Furman, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder. "In order to avoid an appearance of conflict, sometimes a judge needs to recuse herself just because it looks bad, even if she didn't do anything wrong," he said.

The History of the Second Amendment
February 21, 2013  |  KJCT 8
As gun violence continues to erupt around our country, so does the debate over how to regulate and govern the personal use of these deadly weapons. Professor Richard Collins, from the University of Colorado at Boulder says, "What its historical purpose was, is a matter of continuing debate." We're not the first American's to passionately battle about our rights to have guns or our loved ones rights to be safe from violence. In fact, it's a discussion that's been going on for more than two-hundred years.

CU-Boulder hosting 'Crash Course' on bootstrapping
February 17, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
On Tuesday, Schupp and two fellow local entrepreneurs will speak to the idea of bootstrapping -- electing to start or develop a company with little investment -- at a free event hosted by the CU Silicon Flatirons Center. Since its launch three years ago, the Crash Course program has included discussions on topics such as the "gotchas" used in angel investment terms and privacy concerns. The program, which typically occurs on a monthly basis, has gained momentum -- especially in the past year, said Brad Bernthal, director of entrepreneurial initiatives at the Silicon Flatirons Center.

Increased coal exports overseas bring up questions of royalty payments
February 15, 2013  |  Wyoming Public Media
Coal producers in the U.S. are looking to markets abroad to make up for decreasing demand at home. But a recent investigation by Thomson Reuters news service suggests there might be royalty underpayments on those shipments. Mark Squillace, Director of the Natural Resources Law Center: "If the coal is being sold at $10 a ton, for example, you'd pay your 12.5% royalty on that $10 a ton. If, though, the coal is subsequently being exported then sold to China for $90 a ton, then the government is not collecting royalty on that higher value."

Proposed Colorado laws to curb gun violence reverberate beyond Capitol
February 11, 2013  |  The Denver Post
When lawmakers walked into the Capitol last month, they did so as representatives of a state that has relatively few gun restrictions, said University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins. "We're typical of western states. We have very little state regulation," on gun owning or gun carrying, Collins said.

CEO Randall Stephenson on AT&T's past, Dish's wireless future
February 10, 2013  |  Denver Business Journal
AT&T Inc. CEO Randall Stephenson won't predict whether Dish Network Corp. can become the nation's fifth major wireless broadband company. He was interviewed in front an audience by Phil Weiser, the University of Colorado Law School dean, who's also executive director of the Silicon Flatirons tech and entrepreneurial policy group that holds the annual digital broadband conference.

CU-Boulder Law hosts metro-area students for spirited moot court competition
February 9, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
More than 40 high school students from across the Denver metro area on Saturday got a taste of life as a constitutional lawyer when they participated the University of Colorado Law School's second annual Marshall-Brennan Moot Court Competition. Melissa Hart is the director of the Byron R. White Center, and the organizer of the moot court program at CU. She said that over the past two years more than 500 students have taken part in the program, which also involves classroom level instruction delivered by a select group of CU law students. "Anyone who wants to support taking these amazing kids to D.C. can donate on the Colorado Law website under the Byron White Center page," said Hart.

A Sensible Change in Taxing Derivatives
February 7, 2013  |  The New York Times
By Victor Fleischer: It's not every day that I'm happy with Congress. Readers may recall David Kocieniewski's article about Ronald S. Lauder, an heir to the Estée Lauder fortune with a net worth of more than of $3 billion. Among the legal tax loopholes Mr. Lauder used was one that allowed him to defer millions in taxes by entering into a transaction known as a variable prepaid forward contract. This instrument allows shareholders who hold appreciated stock to monetize an investment without immediately paying tax on the capital gains.

Helping Start-Ups With Local Support and National Networks
February 7, 2013  |  The New York Times
Startup America, a nonprofit organization with an all-star cast of deep-pocketed backers, is trying to bridge the gap.Though Startup America regions work off the same blueprint, each takes a slightly different approach. In Maryland, the staff and champions volunteer virtually. Startup Tennessee partnered with the Entrepreneur Center in Nashville, which runs a nonprofit incubator program. Startup Colorado works out of Silicon Flatirons, a center for law, technology and entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado Law School, and finds partners to finance specific projects.

CU-Boulder's law school to offer executive training program this spring
February 6, 2013  |  The Daily Camera
The University of Colorado this spring will hold an executive training program for chief legal officers and law department leaders. The three-day program, called "The Executive Lawyer," will run April 8 through 10 at the Wolf Law Building on the CU campus. The program will bring together attorneys from Fortune 100 companies and faculty from CU's Law School. Over the course of the three days, it will combine larger group sessions with smaller workshops.

Conference On the future of Internet-Enabled Innovation at University of Colorado Law School
February 5, 2013  |  Yahoo News
The University of Colorado Law School and the Silicon Flatirons Center on Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship will host the "Digital Broadband Migration Conference: The Future of Internet-Enabled Innovation" on Feb. 10-11. Every year, the Silicon Flatirons Center holds the Digital Broadband Migration conference, which Internet pioneer Vint Cerf called "the Davos of telecom" at last year's conference. "As they confront challenging Internet policy issues, policymakers benefit greatly from the opportunity to discuss a changing environment with key thought leaders from industry, practice and nongovernmental organizations," said Phil Weiser, dean of the Colorado Law School and executive director and founder of Silicon Flatirons. "At Silicon Flatirons, we work hard to attract top leaders and provide a trusted forum for this dialogue."

Graduateprograms.com Announces Top Student Rated Law Schools
January 31, 2013  |  GraduatePrograms.com
Graduate Programs, the online guide to graduate schools for prospective graduate students, today released its rankings of the Top 25 Law Schools according to student ratings and reviews posted on Graduateprograms.com. The rankings are based on surveys completed by more than 4,000 students (including those currently enrolled and recent grads) from over 150 accredited law schools across the United States. University of Colorado at Boulder (University of Colorado School of Law) (8.26 stars)

Startup Communities Are Built By Self-Appointed Leaders.
January 28, 2013  |  The Wall Street Journal
Guest Mentor Brad Bernthal - I recently finished grading exams in a Venture Capital course at Colorado Law School that I co-teach with Foundry Group's Jason Mendelson. The Accelerators' topic this week - Can startups be successful anywhere in the U.S.? - is a familiar one. A variant of this query is annually one of our course's final exam questions. My students will probably be amused to see how I answer it.

Anaya Urges Presidential Support for Apology
January 28, 2013  |  Indian Country Today Media Network
On January 24, S. James Anaya, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, spoke on "Reconciliation in the United States in Light of the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples"at the University of Colorado Law School, American Indian Law Program, in Boulder.

Legal expert: Ramsey grand jury's vote on abuse charge possibly a 'compromise'
January 27, 2013  |  Daily Camera
Understanding the JonBenet Ramsey grand jury's vote to indict both of the girl's parents for child abuse resulting in death, and then-District Attorney Alex Hunter's subsequent refusal to sign the indictment or prosecute the case, is hampered at the outset by the cloak of secrecy which, by law, enveloped the process. University of Colorado law professor Mimi Wesson said she believes that under Colorado grand jury law, Hunter might not have had the statutory power to invalidate the indictment by refusing to sign it. "I doubt that a judge would order a prosecutor to sign an indictment, but that's a different question from the validity of an unsigned indictment," she wrote in an email.

Wealthy who avoided the 'fiscal cliff'
January 11, 2013  |  SFGate
Some of the wealthiest Americans - such as private equity managers, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists - will continue to enjoy the provisions of a legal, but controversial, part of the tax code that allows them to avoid pay billions in taxes. "But politically, it is not low-hanging fruit," said Victor Fleischer, an associate professor of law at the University of Colorado who has testified before Congress several times on the issue. "There are a lot of powerful interests who don't want that changed."

Aurora Shooting Preliminary Hearing: A 'Public Opinion' Battle
January 10, 2013  |  The Huffington Post
Judge William Sylvester is expected to say Friday that James Holmes, the accused shooter, can be tried on 166 counts of murder, attempted murder and weapons charges. Colorado lawyers and legal scholars agree reaching the probable cause threshold is easy, but while Holmes isn't expected to deny the shooting rampage, no one expects him to plead guilty either. "It's very unusual for the defense to put on evidence," said Mimi Wesson, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "Exposing defense evidence to the prosecution loses the advantage of surprise," while having a low chance of victory during this phase.

Tax Breaks Extended for Special Interest
January 7, 2013  |  NPR
Victor Fleischer, professor of law at the University of Colorado, says carried interest is a loophole, allowing hedge fund managers to come out of the fiscal cliff deal with a better tax setup than many affluent.

Hearing May Be 'Mini-Trial' In Theater Shootings
January 6, 2013  |  NPR
The suspect in the Colorado movie theater killings returns to court this week for a hearing that might be the closest thing to a trial the victims and their families will get to see. Judges rarely throw out a case at this stage because prosecutors must only meet a "probable cause" standard - much lower than the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard for a guilty verdict at trial, said Mimi Wesson, a professor of law at the University of Colorado Law School.

Our Absurd Fear of Fat
January 2, 2013  |  The New York Times
By Paul Campos. According to the United States government, nearly 7 out of 10 American adults weigh too much. (In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention categorized 74 percent of men and 65 percent of women as either overweight or obese.) But a new meta-analysis of the relationship between weight and mortality risk, involving nearly three million subjects from more than a dozen countries, illustrates just how exaggerated and unscientific that claim is.

Unhappy with a Purchase? Try this!
January 1, 2013  |  Consumer Reports Shopsmart Magazine

2012

Devil's in the Small Print
December 20, 2012  |  The Wall Street Journal
By Robert F. Nagel. Ms. Radin begins by arguing that boilerplate contracts-which as early as 1919 were widespread enough of a commercial practice as to be a subject of case law-aren't really contracts at all. Because the terms aren't bargained over, it follows that they aren't consented to in any traditional sense; there is no meeting of the minds between the parties.

How Local Tax Rates Affect High-Income Professionals
December 18, 2012  |  The New York Times
Written by Victor Fleischer. The prospect of higher marginal tax rates in states like New York and California raises concerns about the impact of taxes on the behavior of high-income individuals. Will Wall Street executives and fund managers flee to low-tax jurisdictions like Florida and Texas? Some argue that higher state and local taxes are self-defeating, encouraging the rich to move to cheaper locales, work less or restructure investments to avoid tax. Others point out that higher taxes pay for public goods like better schools and public parks, making some locations more attractive places to live and work despite (or because of) the higher taxes.

Not All Companies Would Welcome a Lower Tax Rate
December 11, 2012  |  The New York Times
By Victor Fleischer Reaching an agreement to cut the corporate tax rate should be easy. Major figures from both political parties have expressed interest in reducing the tax from 35 percent, which is the highest rate among the country's main trading partners. Corporations would generally benefit from paying less tax and having more cash to reinvest in new projects or pay in dividends to shareholders.

Telecom/FCC 'clash of titans': An update
December 8, 2012  |  Denver Business Journal
The case is the combination of 31 lawsuits from the across the country challenging a 2011 Federal Communications Commission rule setting a framework for redirecting $4.5 billion in annual telephone subsidies into expanding broadband to rural areas, and possibly redefining how telecoms charge each other for handling traffic. Just after the print story was put to bed, I spoke with Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School, a nationally known expert on telecom policy and law. Weiser, of course, knew about the lawsuit, which is still in its early stages in the 10th Circuit. The importance of it is hard to overstate, he said. "This is fundamental to the entire industry," Weiser said. Weiser, while at the U.S. Department of Justice in the mid-1990s, helped vet legal issues in the 1996 Telecommunications Act that underpins a lot of today's telecom regulation.

Famous South Dakotans: Author fought Indian stereotypes
December 1, 2012  |  Sioux Falls Business Journal
Renowned author Vine Deloria Jr. might not be the most famous Native American of his time, but he's arguably the most influential. "If you mark down the great figures of the American West in recent times, he belongs there because of his role in reshaping Indian Country. I think in the last 100 years, he's been the most important person in Indian affairs, period," Deloria's friend and law professor Charles Wilkinson told the New York Times in Deloria's obituary. Wilkinson is an expert on Indian law and teaches at the University of Colorado.

Who Do Online Advertisers Think You Are?
November 30, 2012  |  The New York Times
Paul Ohm, a law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, argues that this goes far beyond creepiness. Companies can combine hundreds or thousands of facts about us into what Ohm calls "a database of ruin." For example, by knowing discrete and apparently unconnected facts about you -- your shirt color, gait, driving habits and the e-mail font you use -- companies could, using algorithms that sort the profiles of hundreds of thousands of people like you, accurately predict what kind of porn you surf. For each of us, Ohm argues, there's at least one closely guarded secret that could lead to devastating harm if revealed -- "a medical condition, family history or personal preference," he says -- and the database of ruin will make that secret increasingly hard to conceal.

SEC Fires a Warning Shot at SAC
November 29, 2012  |  Wall Street Journal

Courts to hear challenges to Obama appointments
November 29, 2012  |  US News and World Report
In a major test of presidential power, federal appeals courts are starting to hear legal challenges to President Barack Obama's decision to bypass the Senate in appointing three members to the National Labor Relations Board. Hal Bruff, a law professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, said a victory for Obama could help improve a Senate confirmation process where nominations are routinely blocked for months or years. "It's important because the confirmation process is so broken down," Bruff said. "In a deeply dysfunctional Congress, the president is looking for some way to get business done."

Seminar on fracking, water protection set
November 20, 2012  |  coloradoan.com
Colorado may soon require oil and gas companies to test the quality of the groundwater before and after they drill new wells, and the University of Colorado is holding a workshop to help the public understand what that means. "This workshop is providing a venue outside of the formal commission rulemaking process to discuss and educate ourselves and the stakeholders about the alternatives so that we get this rule right for Colorado," Kathryn Mutz, CU Natural Resources Law Center research associate, said in a statement Monday.

Shedding Light on Shadow Banking
November 19, 2012  |  Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Shedding Light on Shadow Banking
November 19, 2012  |  Bloomberg Businessweek
The last time people paid attention to shadow banking was when it was ripping the world apart. "We're already seeing a contest of wills" over attempts to tighten regulation, says Erik Gerding, a law professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder who specializes in banking regulation.

SEC, Two Banks Settle Over Loans
November 17, 2012  |  Wall Street Journal

Prof. Surden on Technology Eroding Privacy Protections
November 16, 2012  |  Salon.com
Professor Harry Surden warned that technological change would eventually result in the withering away of these "structural constraints" protecting our privacy. In the introduction to his law review essay, Surden wrote, "I emphasize the way in which latent structural constraints ?which are premised upon cost inhibiting actions - are vulnerable to erosion by particular emerging technologies that lower those inhibiting costs. To the extent that society depends upon the presence of these costs to reliably inhibit a potential privacy-violating activity, their dissipation results in a sudden regulatory shift, leaving these interests unprotected."

CU Law Expanding Loan Assistance Program
November 16, 2012  |  Law Week Colorado
University of Colorado regents on Thursday approved plans to expand a CU Law program that helps graduates repay their student loans if they take public service law jobs in the state's rural areas.

CU regents approve law school loan repayment assistance
November 15, 2012  |  Daily Camera
Board chairman and CU law graduate Michael Carrigan applauded Dean Phil Weiser for expanding the program. Carrigan pointed out that CU has the only public law school in the state and there's a need to fill public and county attorney jobs in places such as the Eastern plains. Keri Ungemah, spokeswoman for the law school, said Weiser has plans for a more robust program to help encourage students to pursue public service careers. "We want a long-term, endowed, sustainable program," she said. "When we reach our $10 million goal, we will be able to fund 12 graduates from each graduating class with $6,500 a year for five years in a row."

Law and Disorder on the Reservation
November 15, 2012  |  Harvard Gazette
A talk by Kristen Carpenter, professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, and a 1998 graduate of HLS, covered the importance of decriminalizing Indian religions.

Carpenter focused on U.S. v. Winslow Friday, which addressed a violation of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Friday had killed a bald eagle for worship purposes, without obtaining the proper permit. The case, eventually sent to a tribal court, illustrated complexities at the crossroads of Native American religious freedom and the protection of wildlife.

Teen charged for prank that caused panic at theater
November 12, 2012  |  9News
A late night movie turned terrifying for a group of moviegoers when a teenager pulled a prank early Sunday morning that caused five people to run from the theater in panic. It happened just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday at the Century Boulder Theater on the 1700 block of 29th Street. CU-Boulder law Professor Aya Gruber says, under state law, prosecutors must prove the teen knew his actions would cause others to fear serious bodily injury. "That may be terrible behavior, but it's not necessarily criminal behavior," Gruber said. "Is wearing a Joker costume in the aftermath of the horrible tragedy the same as, for example, displaying a gun to somebody or threatening to kill them?"

CU-Boulder to hold diversity summit this week
November 11, 2012  |  Daily Camera
The University of Colorado will host its annual Diversity and Inclusion Summit this week, offering dozens of sessions for students, employees and community members. During a session at 9 a.m. Wednesday, CU law professor Melissa Hart will discuss the status of undocumented students under state and federal law, as well as Fisher v. University of Texas, including some analysis of the October oral arguments in the case about affirmative action programs.

Legal marijuana may lead to booming business in Colo.
November 9, 2012  |  CBSNews
The National Marijuana Business Conference began on Thursday in Denver, taking advantage of the new legal status of pot in the state. But, Richard Collins, a University of Colorado law professor, told The Coloradoan that it's unlikely because federal officials don't have the manpower to go after people with small amounts of pot."In practice, the feds never prosecute for one ounce, even though they can," Collins said. "The U.S. Attorney doesn't have the capacity to police small amounts of marijuana."

Why We Need New Rights to Privacy
November 2, 2012  |  Slate
According to Harry Surden, big data networks persistently chip away at privacy interests and expand the surveillance society's reach-and we're about to see a lot more of it. Surden argues that privacy is safeguarded by barriers that make it hard for others to thwart our interest in limiting access to information. Bring down these walls-which Surden calls constraints-and prying eyes can capitalize on newfound vulnerability. Accordingly, we need to reassess how we think about our privacy rights, and what personal information should be included in that class.

Teenage Murder Suspect Will Face Adult Charges in Ridgeway Murder
October 25, 2012  |  Colorado Public Radio
The Colorado teenager accused of abducting and killing 10 year-old Jessica Ridgeway of Westminster made his first appearance in juvenile court Thursday. CPR's Anna Panoka spoke with CU-Boulder Law professor Aya Gruber about that decision.

Westminster police arrest 17-year-old Austin Sigg in Jessica Ridgeway abduction, murder case
October 25, 2012  |  ABC Action News
Westminster police announced Wednesday they have arrested a 17-year-old -- who has demonstrated skills in forensic science and criminology -- in the abduction and murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. "We hear that there are statements involved," said CU law professor Aya Gruber. "That's usually very good evidence, but we have to bear in mind that this juvenile is presumed innocent until he's proven guilty."

CU Law Professor Pierre Schlag named Distinguished Professor
October 17, 2012  |  CU System Newsletter
Each year, the recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning, and outstanding service to the profession, university and its affiliates. Pierre Schlag, J.D., Byron R. White Professor of Law, Law School, CU-Boulder. His legal scholarship is known internationally, having been translated into French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Citigroup Expanded Shadow Banking as Pandit Urged Regulation
October 16, 2012  |  Bloomberg BusinessWeek

J.P. Morgan CFO to Exit Post
October 11, 2012  |  Wall Street Journal

Tribes Add Potent Voice Against Plan for Northwest Coal Terminals
October 11, 2012  |  The New York Times
Many environmental groups and green-minded politicians in the Pacific Northwest are already on record as opposing a wave of export terminals proposed from here to the south-central coast of Oregon, aiming to ship coal to Asia. But in recent weeks, Indian tribes have been linking arms as well, citing possible injury to fishing rights and religious and sacred sites if the coal should spill or the dust from its trains and barges should waft too thick. "They made really good use of those rights, and have become major players," said Sarah Krakoff, a law professor at the University of Colorado who teaches Indian law and natural resources law.

In Boulder on Monday 10/15 Talking About Startup Communities
October 9, 2012  |  Business Insider
My friends Phil Weiser and Brad Bernthal at Silicon Flatirons (who are a big part of the book Startup Communities) are hosting me in Boulder on Monday for a "Crash Course: Startup Communities - Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City." It's happening at CU Boulder from 6:15pm ? 7:45pm and Lesa Mitchell from the Kauffman Foundation will be joining us for a discussion.

5 QUESTIONS with local businessman, philanthropist Richard F. Schaden
October 7, 2012  |  Daily Camera
In addition to co-founding Quiznos, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Escape Dynamics and Consumer Capital Partners -- an investment firm behind concepts such as SmashBurger and Tossa -- Schaden also serves as the Schaden Chair for Experiential Learning at the CU Law School and a board member for the Ocean Preservation Society and Alfalfa's. "Then I'm involved with the (University of Colorado) law school and engineering school. Law has been very good to me and I feel very strongly about social issues and access to the courts."

Welcome to Amy Schmitz
October 7, 2012  |  Credit Slips
We are pleased to welcome Professor Amy J. Schmitz of the University of Colorado as a guest blogger. She has done a lot of work in the area of consumer contracting and consumer arbitration. Welcome, Amy, to Credit Slips.

Tuesday roundtable with FTC commissioner Brill on privacy policies
October 1, 2012  |  Daily Camera
Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill and an Application Developers Alliance executive will join members of the local startup and law community for a roundtable discussion Tuesday at the University of Colorado on mobile application privacy policies. Panelists at the discussion include Tim Sparapani, a senior advisor for policy and law at the Application Developers Alliance; Julie Brill, an FTC commissioner; Jason Haislmaier, a partner at Bryan Cave HRO; Colin O'Malley, chief strategy officer, of Evidon; Scott Peppet, associate professor of law at CU; Nicole Glaros, managing director of TechStars; and Tracy Gray, partner at Holland & Hart.

CU-Boulder law students bring constitutional lessons into high schools
September 21, 2012  |  Daily Camera
In honor of Constitution Day -- which commemorates the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 -- CU law students tailored a lesson plan for their high school audiences and then, throughout the past week, taught in more than 100 Colorado high schools. Melissa Hart, an associate law professor and director of the CU center, said the high school outreach project expanded this year as CU law students were joined by faculty members, local attorneys and law school graduates who also taught in classrooms.

Park Service defends refusal to use wolves to thin elk herd in Rocky Mountain National Park
September 20, 2012  |  The Republic
The National Park Service acted properly when it ruled out using wolves to control the elk population in Rocky Mountain National Park, government lawyers argued Thursday before a federal appeals court. The appeals court normally meets in Denver but heard this case at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder as part of an outreach program. The judges did not say when they would rule.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg predicts gay marriage law will come before Supreme Court
September 19, 2012  |  The Washington Post
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Wednesday that she believes the Defense of Marriage Act will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court within the next year. Ginsburg spoke at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was asked a student-submitted question about the equal-protection clause and whether the nation's high court would consider it applying to sexual orientation.Ginsburg's remarks came at a conference sponsored by the University of Colorado law school. Ginsburg talked mostly about entering the legal profession when there were few female lawyers and even fewer judges.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg at CU-Boulder: Gay marriage likely to come before Supreme Court within a year
September 19, 2012  |  Daily Camera
Equality was a theme of Ginsburg's talk as she addressed an audience of about 1,100 at CU, discussing women's rights to serve on juries; the irony of fighting a war against racism during World War II but having racially segregated troops; and predicting that gay marriage will come before the Supreme Court this term. Melissa Hart, director of the Byron R. White Center, which sponsored the talk, said that over the past couple of years the center has tried to move conversations about the Constitution outside of the academy and more into the public.

Ruth Bader Gingsburg at CU-Boulder: Gay marriage likely to come before the Supreme Court within a year
September 19, 2012  |  The Denver Post-Online
Equality was a theme of Ginsburg's talk as she addressed an audience of about 1,100 at CU, discussing women's rights to serve on juries; the irony of fighting a war against racism during World War II but having racially segregated troops; and predicting that gay marriage will come before the Supreme Court this term. Melissa Hart, director of the Byron R. White Center, which sponsored the talk, said that over the past couple of years the center has tried to move conversations about the Constitution outside of the academy and more into the public.

CU-Boulder debuts 'Mini Law School' to help de-mystify legal world
September 16, 2012  |  Daily Camera
Modeled after the popular "Mini Med School" that's been in session for 25 years at the University of Colorado's School of Medicine in Denver, the Boulder campus's law school this fall will launch the university's first "Mini Law School," a program that educates non-lawyers about the law and is designed to help people navigate the basics of the legal system. The goal of the program, said law Dean Phil Weiser, is to demystify the legal profession and the law, which capture the human imagination in television dramas and effect people's everyday lives.

CU Launches Mini-Law School In October
September 10, 2012  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School next month will begin a program aimed at educating nonlawyers about the basics of the legal system. "This law school belongs to the community as much as the students," said Phil Weiser , dean of CU Law, "We want members of the community to obtain the tools that they need to understand the basics of the law."

Sports Conundrum?Top Content, Distribution Gurus Debate Value, Models
September 5, 2012  |  CableFax Daily
News flash: Sports content costs are going up, up, up. But can it continue? Will distributors and consumers rebel? How long before everything implodes? DISH svp, programming David Shull and other panelists gathering for the U. of CO law school event agreed that rising sports costs have become a, uh? political football.

Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg to speak at CU Law School conference
September 5, 2012  |  Denver Business Journal
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will give the keynote address at the University of Colorado Law School's Gathering of the Bench and Bar Conference, to be held Sept. 19-21 in Boulder.

Environmental law specialist to speak at Rocky
September 2, 2012  |  Billings Gazette
Charles Wilkinson, an environmental-law specialist from the University of Colorado, will be the September environmental speaker at Rocky Mountain College. Wilkinson will speak at noon on Sept. 13 in the Great Room of Prescott Hall on "Heeding the Clarion Call for Sustainable, Spiritual Western Landscapes: Will the People Be Granted a New Forest Service?"

Soaring to New Peaks
August 30, 2012  |  The AM Law Daily
A number of big firms are beefing up their intellectual property practices in the Denver-Boulder area, where a thriving tech industry of local startups and national companies is fueling demand. Foundry Group LLC, a $225 million investment fund also cofounded by Feld, helps IT and software start-ups get off the ground, while Silicon Flatirons, a law and entrepreneurship center at the University of Colorado Boulder, supports the scene with networking opportunities and seminars.

Doctor-patient confidentiality gets spotlight in Aurora theater shooting case
August 23, 2012  |  The Denver Post (AP)
Whatever it is that sits locked away in a clerk's office at the Arapahoe County courthouse could hold the key to understanding why a gunman opened fired at an Aurora movie theater, killing 12 and injuring 58. "The big issues for the court to decide are whether or not a privileged relationship between psychiatrist and patient actually exists, whether anything the patient has done has waived that privilege and whether there is an exception," said Patrick Furman, a law professor at the University of Colorado.

Mindset, Happiness, and Law School
August 22, 2012  |  Syracuse University News
Law professor Peter H. Huang found out about the pressures of academic life at a young age. He was 14 when he enrolled at Princeton, and began Ph.D. studies in mathematics just three years later. His mother, who he affectionately describes as a "tiger mom," set high standards for her son and one time questioned why instead of getting five A-pluses he only got three A-pluses and two As. "If you're overly stressed out as child or as a student, it might be counterproductive to what parents and teachers are trying to accomplish, which is helping the child or student be a better person, a happy person," Huang says. "There's a lot of law school professors who realize this."

Kathleen Haley, Mindset, Happiness and Law School
August 22, 2012  |  Syracuse University News
Law professor Peter H. Huang found out about the pressures of academic life at a young age. He was 14 when he enrolled at Princeton, and began Ph.D. studies in mathematics just three years later. His mother, who he affectionately describes as a "tiger mom," set high standards for her son and one time questioned why instead of getting five A-pluses he only got three A-pluses and two As

NITA Studio 71 Author Interview -- Six Minute Marathon
August 20, 2012  |  NITA Studio 71

Live from TPI: Day one - W.H. cyber order faces legal hurdles - FirstNet board to be announced - Hang-up at FCC on special access - A look at tech PACs in July - ITC ruling to watch this week
August 20, 2012  |  Politico
With help from Brooks Boliek and Michelle Quinn DATELINE, ASPEN: LIVE FROM TPI - Good Monday morning from the Technology Policy Institute's 2012 Aspen Forum. Phil Weiser, once of the White House and now dean of Univ. of Colorado Law School, opened TPI with a keynote that addressed an audience question as to why tech isn't featuring more prominently on the campaign trail. --Weiser said there are instead "a lot of issues that are at the top of the campaign agenda" - a remark that drew some laughter - and he noted the three major challenges are furthering the recovery, addressing the nation's long-term fiscal woes and solving the "long-term tech innovation challenge" against other nations.

Tuition is still growing. Despite lagging law school applications, it vastly exceeds inflation
August 20, 2012  |  The National Law Journal
It's Supply and Demand 101: When demand for a product drops, prices fall to lure back buyers. But this fundamental law of economics doesn't apply to law schools. The number of applicants to U.S. law schools declined drastically during the past two years, yet the average tuition this fall will climb by more than double the rate of inflation. "I'm not shocked by the numbers, but I'm horrified," said Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law professor Deborah Jones Merritt, who has begun blogging on University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos' blog Inside the Law School Scam.

Experts Discuss Privacy Protection in the Internet Age
August 15, 2012  |  The United States Courts for the Ninth Circuit
Privacy experts addressing the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Tuesday said neither Congress nor the federal courts may be able to control commercial use of the wealth of personal data now found on the Internet. "It's an arms race between those who would invade (your privacy) and those would defend it," said Paul Ohm, an associate professor of law and telecommunications at the University of Colorado Law School

Initiatives lose battle, but Colorado water war rages on
August 9, 2012  |  Boulder Weekly
If two water initiatives die before they have a chance to reach the ballot in November, do they make a sound? If they did, the sound you might hear is the collective sigh of relief from the Colorado oil and gas industry, the agricultural industry and other opponents of Initiatives 3 and 45. "You can get signatures during that period, but at your own risk," says Richard Collins, a constitutional law professor at the University of Colorado Boulder. "A confident lawyer familiar with this field could have looked at those two amendments ? and been fairly confident that your side would win that appeal, and therefore the risk would not be too great."

Growing Spats Between Countries Lead To Need For More Cross-Border Lawyers
August 3, 2012  |  International Business Times
The number of fresh arbitration cases filed with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes last year reached its highest level in four decades, the ICSID said in a report last week. "It's important to get more local and regional actors and constituents involved in efforts aimed at resolving cross-border disputes," said Anna Spain Bradley, an associate professor of law at the Colorado Law School and a co-chair of the Dispute Resolution Interest Group.

Growing Spats Between Countries Leads To Need For More Cross-Border Lawyers
August 3, 2012  |  International Business Times
Although the supply forces of this business are strengthening in terms of the professional diversity of lawyers handling various cross-border cases, the male-dominated bastion of international arbitration itself is in want of racial, geographic, and gender diversity. "It's important to get more local and regional actors and constituents involved in efforts aimed at resolving cross-border disputes," said Anna Spain Bradley, an associate professor of law at the Colorado Law School and a co-chair of the Dispute Resolution Interest Group.

Movie Massacre Suspect Charged with 24 Murder Counts
July 31, 2012  |  NBC Chicago
Accused "Dark Knight" killer James Holmes was formally charged Monday with two first-degree murder counts for each of the 12 people fatally shot during Colorado's movie theater rampage. "Virtually everyone initially found to be incompetent is at some point found to be restored to competency," said Patrick Furman, a University of Colorado law professor. The rare exceptions, he said, typically come in cases in which the defendant is severely developmentally disabled.

Colorado shooting suspect faces 142 criminal charges
July 31, 2012  |  Los Angeles Times
James E. Holmes is charged with 24 counts of first-degree murder in the movie theater rampage that left 12 dead and 58 wounded. In court, he appears more composed than at his previous hearing. The second set, charging him with indifference to life, may represent "a fallback theory" in case prosecutors fail to prove intent, said Marianne Wesson, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School and an expert in criminal law. "That is because prosecutors in jury trials sometimes find it difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the actor had the capacity to deliberate in a rational way," she said in an interview.

Movie Massacre Suspect Charged with 24 Murder Counts
July 31, 2012  |  NBC Los Angeles
"Virtually everyone initially found to be incompetent is at some point found to be restored to competency," Patrick Furman, a University of Colorado law professor. The rare exceptions, he said, typically come in cases in which the defendant is severely developmentally disabled.

Federal judge allows legal challenge to TABOR to go forward
July 31, 2012  |  The Denver Post
In a major ruling, a federal judge on Monday allowed a legal challenge to the constitutionality of Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights to move forward, rejecting arguments from Attorney General John Suthers that plaintiffs in the lawsuit did not have the right to sue. Scott Moss, a professor of law at the University of Colorado who studies constitutional law and who has followed the case, said Martínez's ruling was cold water in the face for the state, whose briefs he said had a "scoffing tone" toward the lawsuit.

Denver firm allowed to not cover birth control, case may affect others
July 31, 2012  |  The Denver Post
A Denver manufacturing company owned by a devout Catholic family got a temporary reprieve from provisions of the Affordable Health Care Act they argued infringed on their religious liberties - just as the mandate is set to take effect. But this is just the first of many steps, said Jennifer Hendricks, professor of law at the University of Colorado, Boulder. "All it does is set pervasive precedent," she said. "It's not binding because it's a district court."

Do You Use Free Wi-Fi? It May Be Legal to Sniff All Your Data
July 27, 2012  |  The Wall Street Journal
If you don't protect your Wi-Fi connection with a password, does that mean it's legal to tap your Internet and monitor what you're doing? The key part of the federal anti-wiretap law was written in the 1980s, long before anyone contemplated using Wi-Fi networks, so the answer isn't clear. The problem in the current law stems from a section that says monitoring someone's traffic is OK as long as it's "readily accessible to the general public" anyway, said Paul Ohm, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School. If you encrypt or scramble your signal, as you do on a password-protected Wi-Fi network, your communication is protected under the law.

Aurora theater shooting liability lawsuits stand little chance, legal experts say
July 25, 2012  |  The Denver Post (AP)
Alexia Brunet Marks, a professor of law at the University of Colorado, and also an expert on personal injury law, agreed a case against the theater wouldn't be easy. "That's going to be very, very difficult to show that this heinous act was foreseeable (by the theater)," she said.

Colorado Shooter: Insane or Just Plain Evil?
July 25, 2012  |  The Daily Beast
Even before a court determines whether Holmes is insane, it must decide if he is competent to stand trial. In all likelihood, say experts, the answer will be yes. "The threshold for a person to be incompetent is that the person has to be unaware of the nature of the legal proceedings," said Mimi Wesson, a law professor at the University of Colorado?Boulder who says defendants are rarely deemed incompetent.

Families brace for long legal journey
July 25, 2012  |  Today Online
With their anger and tears stirred by the sight of suspect James Holmes in a courtroom with red hair and glassy eyes, the families of those killed in the Colorado theatre massacre now must plan their final goodbyes and brace for a long legal process. When and if Holmes is deemed by a judge to be fit for trial, then his lawyers will likely plead not guilty by reason of insanity, setting in motion many more months of legal proceedings, said Mr. Patrick Furman, a University of Colorado law professor.

Theater Massacre Lawsuits Won't Be Easy, Expert Says
July 25, 2012  |  ABC News
At least one victim of the Aurora, Colo., movie theater massacre has indicated he intends to sue, claiming that the theater failed to adequately protect its audience. A suit against Warner Brothers, the production company behind the "Dark Knight Rises," would prove to be difficult, said Mimi Wesson, a professor of Law at the University of Colorado. "On the whole those kinds of lawsuits are not very successful, in that these cases rarely go to trial," she said. "Usually, they're decided on motion beforehand or settled by defendant."

Colorado theater shooting suspect appears dazed in court
July 24, 2012  |  Los Angeles Times
Marianne Wesson, a professor at the University of Colorado Law School and an expert in crime procedure, said even Holmes' hair, if it remains brightly colored, could be a factor in his case. "Will it help his case strategically? I can see it going either way," she said. "It may ultimately depend on jury members, whether or not they see it as a taunt, or an insult to injury or a sign of a very troubled young man."

Alleged "Dark Knight" Gunman's Legal Journey Could Take Years
July 24, 2012  |  NBC New York
"Virtually everyone initially found to be incompetent is at some point found to be restored to competency," said Patrick Furman, a University of Colorado law professor. The rare exceptions, he said, typically come in cases in which the defendant is severely developmentally disabled

Viewers Lose in Pay TV-Broadcast Battle, Senators Say
July 24, 2012  |  MSN Entertainment
Key Senators on Tuesday said that they are fed up with programming blackouts and the steadily rising rates on cable and satellite TV services. "To modify or repeal retransmission consent while leaving the compulsory copyright licenses in place ? would produce a totally unwarranted windfall for cable and satellite operators," said Preston Padden, a former Walt Disney Co. executive who is now an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado law school, during the hearing.

Boulder-area businesses bullish on local patent office opening in Denver
July 23, 2012  |  Daily Camera
Colorado's economic benefit from a satellite patent office in Denver could be in the realm of $439 million in the first five years, according to a study by University of Colorado researchers "It's a huge opportunity for innovative companies; it makes their lives easier, too," said Phil Weiser, dean of CU's Law School. "?I believe this office is going to continue to reverberate positively for Colorado and will be a good advertisement for Colorado."

Colorado Theather Shooter Carried 4 Guns, All Obtained Legally
July 21, 2012  |  Time Magazine
But Professor Richard Collins of the University of Colorado Law School says he could have almost certainly obtained one had he wished to: "If he's not a felon, if he's of age and there's no indication that he's mentally ill, then the sheriff must give him a permit."

New Gun-Control Laws Are Unlikely
July 20, 2012  |  The Wall Street Journal
Colorado's gun laws are seen as being middle-of-the road, less restrictive than those in New York or Massachusetts, where there are bans on assault weapons, but more restrictive than those in states like Texas, which is known for being gun-friendly, said Scott Moss, an associate professor at University of Colorado Law School.

CU Law School Selected For Patent Law Clinic
July 18, 2012  |  Law Week Colorado
The University of Colorado Law School has been selected by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to join a law clinic pilot program in patent law

Forest Service faces Arizona test
July 17, 2012  |  The Trinidad Times
There is a great deal of talk about a "new" Forest Service, one that is committed to using the best science and working on true collaboration. This summer, we will learn just how "new" the agency is willing to become. Charles Wilkinson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is the Distinguished Professor and Moses Lasky Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School and co-founder of the Center of the American West.

Rockefeller schedules hearing on Cable Act
July 16, 2012  |  The Hill
The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a hearing next Tuesday that will examine the Cable Television and Consumer Protection Act's impact on the television marketplace and consumers since it its enactment 20 years ago. Preston Padden, an adjunct professor at the University of Colorado School of Law, will also testify.

That's No Phone. That's My Tracker
July 13, 2012  |  The New York Times
"Every year, private companies spend millions of dollars developing new services that track, store and share the words, movements and even the thoughts of their customers," writes Paul Ohm, a law professor at the University of Colorado. "These invasive services have proved irresistible to consumers, and millions now own sophisticated tracking devices (smartphones) studded with sensors and always connected to the Internet."

Public Defender
July 11, 2012  |  Aspen Public Radio
"The Colorado Defenders office really does quite a good job with the resources they have available," says Ann England, a professor at University of Colorado's School of Law. England says one reason for this good record is that public defenders here are part of a system funded by the state.

Selection of Denver is a patently good move
July 6, 2012  |  The Colorado Statesman
Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law School who also worked on the patent office proposal, agreed that what helped Colorado was its willingness to work across borders and political lines. But he also believes that Colorado's emergence as being one of the top five technological innovators in the nation pushed the state to the finish line.

Denver's soon-to-be built patent office will generate $440 million
July 2, 2012  |  The Denver Post
"It really symbolizes that Colorado has arrived as a nationwide leader in the technology sector," said Phil Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado Law ?

Full speed ahead for Colorado health insurance expansion
June 29, 2012  |  The Denver Post
University of Colorado constitutional law professor Melissa Hart, a supporter of the act, said striking down the law would break "the holding pattern" that has slowed expansion of the act while it remained under legal scrutiny. "I think it's great we can now go forward and start trying to implement the law," Hart said.

Colorado's constitution has strengths, quirks, too
June 24, 2012  |  The Denver Post
Richard B. Collins, a University of Colorado Law School professor who has written extensively on the constitution. "Of course, it was ratified anyway."

Powder River Basin coal leasing prompts IG, GAO reviews
June 24, 2012  |  The Washington Post
"I don't really blame the companies, though they're complicit in it," said Mark Sqillace, director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School. "They're taking advantage of what the government is allowing them to do."

A Conversation about Race, Conflict and Reconciliation
June 14, 2012  |  Blog Talk Radio
On the anniversary of June tenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., Texas Conflict Coach will host a conversation with Anna Spain, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School about race, conflict and resolution in America.

The Case for Facebook
May 29, 2012  |  The Atlantic
University of Colorado privacy and legal scholar Professor Ohm declared anonymization the core problem with our current world's "broken promises of privacy." So one could imagine that Facebook's advertising system might be what Ohm calls "a database of ruin." Fascinatingly, this does not appear to be the case, though.

Boulder's Naropa University taps board chairman Charles G. Lief as next president
May 22, 2012  |  Boulder Daily Camera
After receiving his juris doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law, Lief served as a managing partner of Colorado law firm Roper, Lief, Mains and Cobb from 1977 to 1983.

Privacy Expert Paul Ohm to Join FTC Targeting Web, Mobile
May 21, 2012  |  The Wall Street Journal
"I am honored to have received this appointment," Professor Ohm said in a press release. "The FTC is the focal point for so many of the important information privacy debates taking place today. I hope to help the Commissioners and staff of this great agency continue the important work they have done to protect consumers online."

Many CU-Boulder leaders boomerang back to classroom
May 5, 2012  |  Boulder Daily Camera
The classroom is a magnet for University of Colorado law school dean Phil Weiser.

"I am a teacher, first and foremost," Weiser said. "It's part of the job that I deeply love, and it brings me in contact with students. The thought of not teaching would be a painful pill to swallow."

How to Muddy Your Tracks on the Internet
May 2, 2012  |  The New York Times
"The worst part is they sell this extremely creepy intrusion as a great boon to your life because they can tailor services to your needs," said Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School in Boulder who specializes in information privacy and computer crime. "But do most people want to give that much away? No."

'There's lots of lawyering to be done' as pollution, energy disputes cross borders
April 30, 2012  |  Environment & Energy Publishing
William Boyd, a law professor at the University of Colorado Law School, hopes at least some of the students taking his climate change law and policy class will seize opportunities that are increasingly available around the world, especially in relation to setting up regulatory frameworks to support carbon-trading schemes. "We are getting more and more students who are looking beyond the U.S.," he said.

'There's lots of lawyering to be done' as pollution, energy disputes cross borders
April 30, 2012  |  GREENWIRE
William Boyd, a law professor at the University of Colorado Law School, hopes at least some of the students taking his climate change law and policy class will seize opportunities that are increasingly available around the world, especially in relation to setting up regulatory frameworks to support carbon-trading schemes. "We are getting more and more students who are looking beyond the U.S.," he said.

Boulder community leaders respond to Obama's visit
April 24, 2012  |  Boulder Daily Camera
Phil Weiser, dean of the CU School of Law, said the president's message was "critical" in helping to bolster the U.S. economy and to keep America in a competitive position.

"Investing in people shouldn't be a partisan issue," said Weiser, who recently served as a senior adviser for technology and innovation to the White House. "If we're not committed to developing the next generation of talent ? we are shooting ourselves in the foot."

Is natural gas killing coal?
April 16, 2012  |  Midwest Energy News
"State Renewable Portfolio Standards will continue to drive wind development in certain parts of the country," said William Boyd, an energy law professor at the University of Colorado Law School. But natural gas will bite into wind's market share, even with coal increasingly out of the picture. "Now the choice is between gas and wind, or actually it's a question of gas and how much wind," Boyd said. "Gas and a little bit of wind, or gas and a very little bit of wind?"

Is natural gas killing coal?
April 16, 2012  |  MIDWEST ENERGY NEWS
"State Renewable Portfolio Standards will continue to drive wind development in certain parts of the country," said William Boyd, an energy law professor at the University of Colorado Law School. But natural gas will bite into wind's market share, even with coal increasingly out of the picture. "Now the choice is between gas and wind, or actually it's a question of gas and how much wind," Boyd said. "Gas and a little bit of wind, or gas and a very little bit of wind?"

Colorado among 15 states accusing Apple, publishers of e-book price-fixing
April 12, 2012  |  The Denver Post
The development is "good news for consumers," said Philip Weiser, dean of the University of Colorado at Boulder law school. "It will allow the technological and market pressure to come to bear and provide consumers with lower-priced books," Weiser said. "It will enable ongoing technological innovation and enable new competitors with different models to be effective."

Legal red lights flash over Simply Orange
April 9, 2012  |  The Times of London
Peter Huang, a law professor at the University of Colorado, said: "Companies have a decision to make in these cases. Do they fight and risk a volatile jury finding against them, which would set a precedent for other claims? Or do they settle? In many cases for big corporations it is easier to settle, even if there is little merit to the case."

Warrantless cell phone tracking is everywhere
April 4, 2012  |  Marketplace Tech Report
While the cell phone angle is certainly new, Paul Ohm of the University of Colorado Law School says the theory isn't. "This is the kind of information that the police going back to antiquity probably would have loved to have been able to obtain," he says. The cell phone, which is always reporting in its position to the network in order to function, is of great use to investigations. "It basically lets you plant a virtual cop on a tail around any target that you may want to," Ohm says.

University commemorates Asian Pacific American heritage in April
April 4, 2012  |  Syracuse University News
Programming for the heritage month includes movies that highlight Asian Pacific Americans' struggles and successes, poets, activists, inspirational speakers and a commemorative lecture by Peter H. Huang, professor and DeMuth Chair of Business Law. Huang's lecture will take place on Thursday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Gifford Auditorium. Titled "Tiger Cub Strikes Back: Memoirs of an Ex-Child Prodigy about Legal Education and Parenting," Huang's lecture is based on an article currently in circulation to be published. Attendees will engage in a conversation about the similarities between mainstream legal education and tiger parenting, as well as how both can be improved by fostering lifelong learning about character strengths, emotions and ethics. This event is co-sponsored by the College of Law.

Farm Focus for Saving Trees
March 28, 2012  |  Nature
William Boyd, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder and project leader for the task force, says that both the round-table and state efforts are emblematic of what is needed. If the money to transform agriculture and reduce the incentives for clearing forests doesn't begin to flow soon, farmers in the developing world will give up on the process, Boyd says. "And who could blame them?"

Farm Focus for Saving Trees
March 28, 2012  |  NATURE
William Boyd, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder and project leader for the task force, says that both the round-table and state efforts are emblematic of what is needed. If the money to transform agriculture and reduce the incentives for clearing forests doesn't begin to flow soon, farmers in the developing world will give up on the process, Boyd says. "And who could blame them?"

Colorado Part Of Health Care Reform Law Challenge At Supreme Court
March 23, 2012  |  CBS Denver Channel 4
"Congress has mandated economic transactions before. Congress regularly changes your tax burden based on whether you buy something and to strike down this law, the court would make up substantial new law," said Scott Moss with the University of Colorado Law School.

Private Equity Profits on Line as Obama Urges Study of Tax Break
March 20, 2012  |  San Francisco Chronicle
"Part of the so-called value that's created in private equity buyouts is really just reshuffling the balance sheet" to take advantage of the interest deduction and other tax breaks, said Victor Fleischer, a law professor at the University of Colorado who tracks the private equity industry.

Water Fight Hits the Slopes
March 7, 2012  |  Wall Street Journal
Mark Squillace, a law professor and director of the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado, said the resorts' claim that the government was taking their property "seems overwrought," given that the law ultimately gives the government the right to do what is deemed in the public's best interest. But he said "they may have a legitimate argument" in another claim in the suit, which also argues that the government didn't give the resorts sufficient notice of the change and an opportunity to comment.

Navajo Nation Sues Urban Outfitters for Alleged Trademark Discrimination
March 2, 2012  |  CNN.com
"When Congress amended the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, it did so after studies showed that 'fake' Indian products were siphoning millions from the market for products created by citizens of federally recognized tribes," said Kristen Carpenter, a professor of law at the University of Colorado who specializes in Native American property rights.

Power Plant's Closing Could Create Problems
February 11, 2012  |  The New York Times
"These companies bought coal plants based on certain assumptions about the price of natural gas," said William Boyd, a professor of energy law at the University of Colorado. "Shale gas turned their world upside down, and retrofitting old coal plants to meet new environmental regulations doesn't make sense anymore."

Power Plant's Closing Could Create Problems
February 11, 2012  |  THE NEW YORK TIMES
"These companies bought coal plants based on certain assumptions about the price of natural gas," said William Boyd, a professor of energy law at the University of Colorado. "Shale gas turned their world upside down, and retrofitting old coal plants to meet new environmental regulations doesn't make sense anymore."

Professor Carpenter publishes book on Civil Rights in Indian Country
February 6, 2012  |  University of Colorado Law School
Professor Kristen A. Carpenter has published the Indian Civil Rights Act at 40, a new book that examines the first forty years of tribal government responses to the Indian Civil Rights Act (ICRA), a federal statute addressing civil rights in Indian Country.

2011

New venue will give startup crowd a place to socialize, share ideas
December 31, 2011  |  Indianapolis Business Journal
This month, Indianapolis will open one of its own. A group of angel investors, entrepreneurs and high-tech aficionados on Jan. 18 will launch the Speak Easy, a 5,750-square-foot space at 5255 Winthrop Ave. on the southern edge of Broad Ripple. It will serve as a gathering place for those active in the startup community, or, as co-founder Kristian Andersen put it, a "Moose Lodge for geeks." The space--like its counterparts in Boulder, Colo.; New York; and San Francisco--is designed to increase the number of startups in Indianapolis by forging connections among those working on them. Founders hope it also will help raise Indianapolis' profile as a creative, startup-loving city, and thereby draw more talent here.

Citi Ruling Could Chill SEC, Street Legal Pacts
November 29, 2011  |  Wall Street Journal

Debra Cassens Weiss, 'Tiger Cub' Law Prof Says Parents and Schools Should Teach More About Emotional Intelligence
November 21, 2011  |  ABA Journal Law News Now
A University of Colorado law professor and self-described "tiger cub" has some advice for tiger parents and law schools: You can improve by focusing more on emotions and emotional intelligence.

Professor Peter Huang, a Chinese American who enrolled in Princeton University at the age of 14, outlines his views in an essay called "Tiger Cub Strikes Back: Memoirs of an Ex-Child Prodigy About Parenting and Legal Education." He sees some similarities between mainstream legal education and tiger parenting. Both rely on hierarchical, top-down learning environments that emphasize compliance, fear, memorization, obedience, precedent, and respect for elders, he says.

Staci Zaretsky, Quote of the Day: Paging Amy Chua
November 21, 2011  |  Above the Law

Professor Surden's Interview on This Week in Law
November 11, 2011  |  This Week in Law

The Rebranding of High Fructose Corn Syrup
November 4, 2011  |  Discussion by counsel for Western Sugar Cooperative and other sugar producers
Colorado Law's trademark and false advertising class led by Andy Hartman hosted a discussion by counsel for Western Sugar Cooperative and other sugar producers in the sugar industry's lawsuit against the Corn Refiners Association and its members. The sugar producers are seeking to stop the advertising of high fructose corn syrup as "corn sugar" and other misleading comparisons between high fructose corn syrup and sugar, within the context of the federal trademark act. Contact andy.hartman@colorado.edu for more information. For a link to a presentation except from November 4, 2011, click here. http://www.ssd.com/rebranding_of_high_fructose_syrup/

'Marathon' Sprints to Niche Big-Law Audience
November 1, 2011  |  The Docket
Andrew Hartman provides great brass-tacks advice on the idiosyncrasies of big-law culture for junior associates in this easy-to-read and information-packed guidebook. However, as the introductory chapter of "The Six-Minute Marathon" admits, this book is about big law. Readers who are not young large-firm associates or law students interested in such a career path would be advised to look elsewhere for career advice.

The Road Less Traveled
October 27, 2011  |  Law Week Colorado

Judge to Citi and SEC: Explain Your Settlement
October 27, 2011  |  Wall Street Journal

Professor Surden's lecture at Stanford Law School on "Computable Contracts"
October 18, 2011  |  Stanford Law School
A contract is a promise, voluntarily undertaken, that is enforceable under the law. A computable contract is a contractual obligation that has been formulated such that a computer system can both interpret and determine whether the obligation has been complied with. This Article explores the theory and concept of computable contracts and their increasing impact on the law. Such computable contractual obligations offer advantages over traditional written obligations, including efficiency of compliance assessment, and detection of contradictory legal obligations.

Skilling Keeps Up Fight From Prison
October 17, 2011  |  Wall Street Journal

Planet's Green Guardians Under Siege
October 9, 2011  |  CHINA DAILY
Rich countries agreed in principle in recent years to pay poorer countries large amounts of money if they would protect their forests. But climate legislation stalled in the United States amid opposition from lawmakers worried about the economic effects, and some European countries have also balked at sending money abroad. That means it is not clear the forest program will ever get rolling in a substantial way.

"Like any other scheme to improve the human condition, it's quite precarious because it is so grand in its ambitions," said William Boyd, a University of Colorado law professor working to salvage the plan.

Deadly Peril for Earth's Fragile Canopy
October 3, 2011  |  INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - ASIA

With Death of Forests a Loss of Key Climate Protectors
October 1, 2011  |  THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Earth's Forests in Distress
October 1, 2011  |  INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE - EUROPE

Timothy Masters to speak at Colorado Law
September 30, 2011  |  Law Week Online

Timothy Masters to speak at CU Boulder about wrongful conviction
September 30, 2011  |  Boulder Daily Camera

The Carlyle Swoop
September 28, 2011  |  The Economist

Biofuel feud in Boulder County prompts libel suit against online critic
September 28, 2011  |  The Boulder Daily Camera

Boulder county Bookshelf: A roundup of books by local authors
September 28, 2011  |  The Boulder Daily Camera

Timothy Masters to speak at CU Law School
September 28, 2011  |  The Coloradoan

Obama proposes protecting unemployed against hiring bias
September 27, 2011  |  New York Times

Father, Son in Trading Charges
September 22, 2011  |  Wall Street Journal

Longmont High celebrates Constitution Day with moot court led by CU-Boulder students
September 16, 2011  |  The Boulder Daily Camera

Colo. Supreme Court declines to hear Boulder homeless camping case
September 12, 2011  |  The Colorado Daily

CU-Boulder Law Students to teach the U.S. Constitution in metro area classrooms
August 31, 2011  |  The Boulder Daily Camera

CU-Boulder Law school focusing on career development
August 1, 2011  |  The Boulder Daily Camera

Face-ID tools pose new risk
August 1, 2011  |  The Wall Street Journal

Hundreds Expected to honor Getches
July 29, 2011  |  Law Week Colorado

Tax crusader sees slim chance of reform for now
July 25, 2011  |  Reuters

Mortgage Win for Goldman
July 22, 2011  |  Wall Street Journal

Liquor store owner cleared in shooting of shoplifter
July 5, 2011  |  Colorado Springs Gazette, The

The Water-Energy Nexus & the Downfall of the Supply-Side Paradigm
June 28, 2011  |  The Water Leader

Feeling insecure?
June 27, 2011  |  Coloradan

US Supreme Court rejects sex bias case against retain giant Walmart
June 27, 2011  |  Yahoo News

Hostility toward working Women
June 27, 2011  |  New York Times, Room for Debate

Western Snow equals water relief
June 14, 2011  |  FoxNews.com

Strauss-Kahn Jeered by Maids at Arraignment
June 6, 2011  |  Courthouse News.com

Father Of 11 Arrested In Capitol Powder Hoax
June 1, 2011  |  The Denver Channel

Why did NYC cops beat those rape charges despite good evidence against them?
June 1, 2011  |  Slate.com

When Juries Sideline Rape, Activists Look Outside the Courts
May 31, 2011  |  Courthouse News.com

Wild Lands by any other Name
May 25, 2011  |  High Country News

Lawsuit challenges constitutionality of Colorado's TABOR amendment
May 23, 2011  |  The Denver Post

Rocky Mountain Startups: Why entrepreneurs are flocking to Boulder and how it is benefiting the state and school
May 5, 2011  |  Fox Business
Brad Bernthal of the University of Colorado discusses why entrepreneurs are flocking to Boulder and how it is benefiting the state and school.

Laptop Spying: Rental Company Sued Over Alleged Webcam Spying
May 4, 2011  |  ABC News
"It's really, really outrageous behavior," said Paul Ohm, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Law School. "To me, this seems to cross all sorts of ethics lines and lines of custom."

University of Colorado Law School in Top 10, Says Malcolm Gladwell
April 18, 2011  |  Law Week Colorado

CU-Boulder Law applications up 12 percent, bucking trend
April 12, 2011  |  Boulder Daily Camera, The

USADA lifts Tom Zirbel's suspension
April 12, 2011  |  VeloNews

As Applications Plummet at Other Law Schools, U of Colorado Sees Record 12.7 Percent Increase
April 12, 2011  |  ABA Journals online

CU Law school attracts record number of applicants
April 11, 2011  |  bizjournals.com

Wal-Mart v. Women
April 11, 2011  |  New York Times, The

Professor Surden's article "The Variable Determinacy Thesis" highlighted on Professor Lawrence Solum's Legal Theory Blog
March 31, 2011  |   Legal Theory Blog
Harry Surden (University of Colorado Law School) has posted The Variable Determinacy Thesis (Columbia Science and Technology Law Review, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2010-11) on SSRN.

$2.3M In 'Blood Money' Paid To Free CIA Contractor
March 16, 2011  |  The Denver Channel

CU law students win legal battle for boxer in court
March 16, 2011  |  Daily Camera
Four University of Colorado law students will be responsible for the carnage in a Colorado Springs boxing ring this weekend. A team of second-year students -- under the supervision of a CU lawyer and a Boulder attorney -- represented elite Colorado Springs boxer, Carrie Barry, in a legal battle against USA Boxing.

CU law students win legal battle for boxer in court
March 16, 2011  |  Boulder Daily Camera
"The students are doing this for the experience to provide a service to the community," said Hartman. "They aren't paid and don't receive academic credit, so it shows a lot of dedication."

CU Law Students Successfully Represent Amateur Boxer
March 11, 2011  |  Law Week Colorado
Students at the University of Colorado Law School, under the supervision of the school's public service program lawyer and a Boulder attorney, have won the right of USA women and men elite amateur boxers to compete in a "box-off" for the 2011 Pan American Games qualifiers, a precursor to the 2012 Olympic Games. The "box-off" will take place March 17-20 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO.

Guest Commentary: Colorado River's coming crisis
February 24, 2011  |  Denver Post
And after a decade of persistently dry weather, the river does face challenging times. But amidst all the gloom and doom, there is hope: By driving home the simple reality that the Colorado has been pushed beyond its limits, the current crisis could be the catalyst that leads to the adoption of innovative, long-term solutions to the river's problems. By Doug Kenney.

CU-Boulder law students study family law in India
February 21, 2011  |  Colorado Daily
A new University of Colorado law class is taking 15 third-year students to India during spring break, adding global context to the school's family law curriculum. Colene Robinson, clinical professor at CU law school and Clare Huntington, associate professor, said they hope the class will help students better understand U.S. law through comparative practices.

Is Boulder the Next Silicon Valley?
February 4, 2011  |  MSNBC News

Professor Brad Bernthal of the University of Colorado Law School discusses with MSNBC News why Boulder is such a great place for entrepreneurs and start-up companies to come together.

The Fight Between Montana and Wyoming for the Yellowstone River Likely Headed to Supreme Court
February 2, 2011  |  New West
Water compacts are typically entered into to avoid litigation, said David Getches, a professor of water law at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The compacts rarely come up in court and when they do, they go straight to the Supreme Court because they involve more than one state.

The drying of the West
January 27, 2011  |  The Economist
The main reason why Lake Mead, currently only 40% full, has been getting emptier is a decade-long drought. Whether this is a cyclical and normal event, or an early sign of climate change, is unclear. But even if the drought ends, most scientists think global warming will cause flows on the Colorado River to decrease by 10-30% in the next half century, says Douglas Kenney, the director of a water-policy programme at the University of Colorado Law School.

The government wants your Internet service provider to keep better track of you
January 27, 2011  |  American Public Media
Paul Ohm is a University of Colorado Law School professor and a former Justice Department prosecutor. He details how this data might be used in an investigation and the complicated issues it would bring up. Listen to this story.

Prompted By Scarcity, Colorado River Basin States Examine Their Lifeline
January 24, 2011  |  Circle of Blue
"I thought it was time for someone to stand up at that meeting and start talking about the reality," Kenney told Circle of Blue. "That there's just not any water left on that river."

There's more to protecting your privacy online than turning off your Spokeo profile
January 11, 2011  |  NPR Marketplace
A company called Spokeo has been freaking out a lot of people lately: the site is sharing information thought to be private. Spokeo creates profiles that contain where you live, how much money Spokeo thinks you make, if you're married, hobbies, what names you use online. But Spokeo is just the tip of the iceberg.

Professor Harry Surden's article "Stuctural Rights in Privacy" was referred to during this broadcast.

2010

A Dollar & a Dream
December 7, 2010  |  New York Post
Victor Fleischer is finishing up another paper that argues founders of startups should pay the ordinary income tax rate of 35 percent when selling their stock instead of the much lower capital gains rate of 15 percent.

Is 'Sex by Surprise' Illegal in the United States
December 6, 2010  |  Slate.com

Title I Litigation Risks Abound
December 6, 2010  |  Communications Daily
"Maybe it's slightly stronger, but that's certainly going to draw the biggest attack from parties affected," said Brad Bernthal of the University of Colorado. "So I don't think there is any surefire route."

Portland Bomb Plot Case Likely to Serve as Primer on Entrapment
December 4, 2010  |  The Oregonian

Energy Justice Conference at CU-Boulder focuses on putting plans into action
November 5, 2010  |  Daily Camera
"There are 2 billion people who have absolutely no access to modern energy," said CU law professor Lakshman Guruswamy. "This leads to a horrible situation where 2 billion people are dying like flies."

Former Siamese Plate owner pleads guilty to harboring illegal aliens
October 27, 2010  |  Daily Camera
"The question is: What is the greater deterrent?" Huntington said. "Is it going after the people who basically are here because they can't find work in their own countries or is it going after people who create the opportunities for (workers) to come here?"

Boulder County: 'Human error' caused ballot language mix-up
October 27, 2010  |  Daily Camera
University of Colorado law professor Richard Collins said the best thing to do would be to set aside the ballots in question aside and not count the votes cast on Boulder Issue 2B for now.

CU Clinic Aids Start-Ups
October 18, 2010  |  Colorado Law Week
"I think the flavor of the work is very much in-house style," said Brad Bernthal, a CU law professor who leads the ELC."

Health care overhaul begins for CU-Boulder students, others
September 22, 2010  |  Colorado Daily
Julie Mahoney, a first-year CU law student, said the extension will not solve her problem of expensive health care.

Shale Report: Protecting the environment on the web
September 7, 2010  |  Greening of Oil
Research Associate Kathryn Mutz said the Natural Resources Law Center is exploring ways to expand the database, both geographically to include other regions and in the materials it offers.

Hedge funds should cool it on tax
September 1, 2010  |  Financial Times
Professor Victor Fleischer says that if goodwill sales were taxed more heavily, that would "take some of the air out of the tax arbitrage."

David Getches, dean of CU-Boulder law school, to resign in a year
September 1, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Dean David H. Getches says, "My highest priority is restoring the accessibility to people who ought to go to law school, but wouldn't be able to afford to at today's prices."

Avanza Resolves Lawsuit
August 23, 2010  |  Colorado Law Week
Professor Melissa Hart says, "Businesses respond to the pressure of public attention and financial risk."

CU-Boulder students straddle Mac/PC divide
August 22, 2010  |  Colorado Daily
Law student J.D. Lavallee said, "I'm definitely a Mac user, but there are a few things, like online testing, that the law school requires that aren't as compatible with Macs as they are with PCs."

The Greenest Law Schools
August 17, 2010  |  preLaw
Colorado Law is listed as a top green law school based on curriculum, campus environment and building trends. Dean David Getches said, "The Law School and the University of Colorado campus 'walk the talk.'"

Judges Divided Over Rising GPS Surveillance
August 13, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Paul Ohm said, "Often what we have to do with the march of technology is realize that the difference in quantity and speed can actually amount to significantly more invasive practices."

Obama Gets a Menu of Climate Actions He Can Take Without Congress
August 6, 2010  |  The New York Times
The Presidential Climate Action Project, based in Colorado, commissioned the Center for Energy and Environmental Security at the University of Colorado Law School to examine the legal ability of the president to invoke environmental policies without congressional approval.

But first, sue the cheerleaders
July 28, 2010  |  The Denver Post Blog
Adjunct Professor Andrew Hartman said, "While trademark or copyright infringements are legal matters, plagiarism is an ethical issue."

Newly Released Video Shows Tasing Controversially Ordered By Colo. Judge
July 28, 2010  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Pat Furman said, "I am unaware of a requirement" that defendants appear at their sentencing hearings.

Part II: Answers to Questions About Internet Privacy
July 27, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Paul Ohm responded to more reader questions in response to The New York Times Magazine article "The Web Means the End of Forgetting."

Part I: Answers to Questions About Internet Privacy
July 26, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Paul Ohm responded to reader questions in response to The New York Times Magazine article "The Web Means the End of Forgetting."

Boulder: Where innovation is hip
July 25, 2010  |  The Denver Post
Professor J. Brad Bernthal said, "I think it's just a matter of time. You will see a company scale up on the software side here."

The Ute Paradox
July 19, 2010  |  High Country News
Professor Sarah Krakoff says (p.5), "If we were moving toward the day that we could critique Indian governments the same way that we critique other entities, that would be a good thing."

The Web Means the End of Forgetting
July 19, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Paul Ohm proposes to "make it illegal for employers to fire or refuse to hire anyone on the basis of legal off-duty conduct revealed in Facebook postings or Google profiles."

CU Law makes first-ever curriculum change for first-year students
July 12, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Associate Dean Dayna Matthew said, "The rise of the administrative state has made introducing students to statutes and regulations essential."

David Sirota Show
July 6, 2010  |  760 AM Radio
Professor Scott Moss speaks on the gun ban on CU campus.

David Sirota Show
July 5, 2010  |  AM 760 Radio
Professor Scott Moss speaks on the method of amending the Constitution regarding campaign refinancing.

Attorneys: U.S. Supreme Court ruling will have limited impact in CU gun case
June 29, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Professor Scott Moss said it's not clear whether the ruling would apply to a public university like CU.

Bruff Cited in United States Supreme Court Opinion
June 28, 2010  |  U.S. Supreme Court Opinion
Professor Hal Bruff's book, Balance of Forces: Separation of Powers in the Administrative State (p. 4), and his article, "Bringing the Independent Agencies in from the Cold," were cited by United States Supreme Court Justice Breyer in his Free Enterprise Fund v. PCAOB dissent, "noting that 'Presidents do not test the limits of their power by removing commissioners...'" (p.12).

What To Expect At The Kagan Confirmation Hearings
June 25, 2010  |  NPR
Professor Paul Campos says, "The documentation available on her tells us almost nothing about what sort of judge she would be."

Law students' interest in immigration grows
June 21, 2010  |  The Denver Post
Associate Dean Dayna Matthew said, "When Colorado Law students were asked this year what law clinics they would like to see most, the majority said immigration law. Colorado Law is working to set up a program."

Google, Intel, MS to form broadband advisory group
June 10, 2010  |  CIOL
Dale Hatfield will chair the Broadband Technical Advisory Group (BITAG or TAG).

Telecom, tech giants seek voluntary net neutrality commitments
June 9, 2010  |  The Washington Post
Dale Hatfield will lead the Technical Advisory Group, formed by AT&T, Comcast, Google, Intel, Microsoft and Verizon.

Lampert's $829 Million Payout May Shield Him From Tax (Update1)
June 8, 2010  |  Bloomburg
Professor Victor Fleischer said that move is "a method of having the carried interest distributed out to Mr. Lampert before the effective date of the new legislation."

Clyde Martz was natural-resources expert who served two presidents
June 7, 2010  |  The Denver Post
Martz helped found the University of Colorado Natural Resources Law Center and taught at the CU law school for 15 years.

Money can't buy love
June 3, 2010  |  The Economist
Professor Victor Fleischer says carried interest is a "quirk" in America's tax code that allows some of the richest workers in the country to pay lower taxes than others do on their bonuses.

Candidates in Colorado AG race debate health care lawsuit
June 3, 2010  |  The Denver Post
The first debate between state attorney general candidate Stan Garnett and incumbent John Suthers (both Colorado Law alumni) leading up to the November election was hosted by the University of Denver and the University of Colorado law schools.

Reflections on the Legacy of Justice John Paul Stevens
June 3, 2010  |  American Constitution Society
Professor Melissa Hart spoke on a panel of former Stevens clerks to discuss the Justice's legacy. Watch video.

Forest Chief Calls For New Direction
June 2, 2010  |  NPR
In his keynote address at Colorado Law's annual Natural Resources Law Center Summer Conference, U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Harris Sherman explained that the U.S. Forest Service is drafting an edict to run the national forests in a way that factors climate change in every decision.

Loopholes hard to find in U.S. fund tax battle
May 28, 2010  |  Reuters
Professor Victor Fleischer said, "I don't think there are easy ways to game this bill."

House Votes to Eliminate Hedge Fund Tax Break
May 28, 2010  |  The New York Times
Commenting on claims by hedge fund lobbyists that carried interest, the percentage of the profit a hedge fund manager generates that he receives as compensation for his services, should be taxed at the lower capital gains rate, Professor Victor Fleischer said, "They're being paid a fee for a service, so it's fair that they would pay the same rate as others who perform services."

Put off by prying eyes, people push for more privacy online
May 22, 2010  |  The Kansas City Star
Research Fellow Wendy Seltzer said Facebook keeps "opening up much more information by default. They change the space without telling users clearly enough."

Local Group Blasts Obamacare
May 19, 2010  |  Fox31 News
Professor Melissa Hart responds to attacks on Obama's new health care program, saying "It's not taking away what people already have. It's giving something to people who didn't already have healthcare."

Bobbing as the Taxman Weaves
May 17, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Victor Fleischer says "any time there is a new section of the tax code, there are going to be lawyers who will try to manipulate the rules."

Boulder, Colo., a magnet for high-tech start-ups
May 13, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor J. Brad Bernthal explains that start-up companies are successful in Boulder because it is a destination city, and that working people stay in the city even after they retire.

Guns OK'd at Colorado community colleges, including Longmont's Front Range
May 13, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Commenting on Colorado community colleges decision to lift a ban on carrying concealed weapons on campus, Professor H. Patrick Furman says the decision will not effect a possible Colorado Supreme Court decision regarding the University of Colorado's ban on carrying concealed weapons on campus.

Surprising Reactions to Obama's High Court Nominee
May 11, 2010  |  NPR
Professor Paul Campos says "to the extent that it's possible to eventually support [Elena Kagan's] nomination, it has to be based on her answering real substantive questions in the confirmation process instead of going through this kind of kabuki ritual of dodging those kinds of questions, which is what nominees have so successfully done for the past 20 years."

A Few Opinions From Colorado On Elena Kagan, Supreme Court Nominee
May 11, 2010  |  5280 Magazine Blog
Professor Scott Moss says Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court likely will be affirmed because conservatives will have a tough time portraying her as a radical liberal, Professor Paul Campos argues that her appointment is an abuse of President Obama's discretion.

Kagan Doesn't Deserve It
May 10, 2010  |  The Daily Beast Blog
According to Professor Paul Campos, Obama's nomination of Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court is an example of the political cronyism and elitism he promised to end.

In Colorado, opinions vary on Obama's choice of Kagan for Supreme Court
May 10, 2010  |  Denver Business Journal
While Professor Scott Moss argues Elena Kagan "likely will be confirmed by the Senate and cannot be portrayed as a liberal radical," Professor Paul Campos says "Kagan lacks enough of a public record of opinions to allow for adequate evaluation of her nomination."

The Lingering Mystery Around Elena Kagan
May 9, 2010  |  CBS News
Professor Paul Campos states, "the support for Kagan's nomination has been based not on her legal views, but almost entirely on her character."

Blank Slate
May 8, 2010  |  The New Republic
Professor Paul Campos states, "the support for Kagan's nomination has been based not on her legal views, but almost entirely on her character."

The People are Dancing Again: The Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon
May 7, 2010  |  YouTube
Professor Charles Wilkinson's book The People are Dancing Again: The Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon provides both a history of the Siletz tribe and a new way to think about the past.

Becker Trial: What is Insanity
April 29, 2010  |  Des Moines Register

Goldman loses - but not by a knock-out
April 29, 2010  |  Financial Times

City manager's legal claim could be tough to prove, expert says
April 23, 2010  |  The Colorado Springs Gazette
Professor Scott Moss said constructive termination claims are not uncommon but are hard to prove.

CU, DU grad programs high on U.S. News best-of lists
April 21, 2010  |  The Denver Post
Colorado Law School was ranked high on the U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate programs nationwide.

When Wall Street Deals Resemble Casino Wagers
April 19, 2010  |  New York Times

Ergen eyes share of broadband spectrum
April 16, 2010  |  Denver Business Journal
Dale Hatfield "worries that need for spectrum, necessitated by the voracious appetite for mobile broadband, could harm the Internet."

Best practices database reduces impact of drilling, production
April 12, 2010  |  E&P Magazine
Kathryn Mutz's article discusses the Intermountain Oil and Gas BMP Project, which is a comprehensive, free-access, web-based database of oil and gas best management practices for the Intermountain West.

Several with Mass. ties thought to be on short list
April 10, 2010  |  The Boston Globe
Professor Scott Moss believes that "when you have two picks in a relatively short period of time, the second one is not nearly as grueling, because you have the short list.''

A Supreme Court vacancy
April 9, 2010  |  Politico
Professor Scott Moss states, "I would be somewhat surprised if it were not [Diane] Wood or [Elena] Kagan" to replace Justice Stevens.

Can Colorado Opt Out of Health Reform?
April 6, 2010  |  CPR KCFR
Professor Melissa Hart spoke about John Caldara's proposed ballot measure to exempt the state of Colorado from participating in the Federal Health Reform (3:35).

Visual Artists to Sue Google Over Vast Library Project
April 6, 2010  |  The New York Times
Professor Scott Moss said, "Google is trying to control or expand access to virtually all information in the world."

Former DOJ Lawyers Say Electronic Privacy Law Outdated
April 2, 2010  |  Main Justice
Professor Paul Ohm says, "I'm not comfortable with a statute where the personnel of the Department literally determines how much privacy we have."

What makes a Great Library?
March 29, 2010  |  The National Jurist
The Colorado Law School William Wise Library is ranked #21 Best Law Library in the nation.

Colo AG Lawsuit Chances Slim, Say Analysts
March 23, 2010  |  KUNC
Professor Robert Nagel said "he doubts even the current high court will deviate from several decades of precedent."

Health care reform bill lawsuit
March 22, 2010  |  NBC Denver
Professor Melissa Hart spoke about the health care reform lawsuit filed by the states (starts at 2:25).

CU Honors Gary Jackson, Other Alums At Annual Banquet
March 12, 2010  |  Law Week Online
Colorado Law's Annual Alumni Awards Banquet honored four alumni, and Dean David Getches said "the alumni we honor tonight exemplify the best of Colorado Law."

GOP opt-out plan dies in committee
March 12, 2010  |  The Durango Herald
Professor Melissa Hart testified before the Colorado House Judiciary Committee about a bill giving the state of Colorado the option to opt-out of any health care reform program passed by the U.S. Congress. "I think it's an extremely radical interpretation of the 10th Amendment," Hart said about the measure.

Rafting measure hits stormy water
March 11, 2010  |  The Durango Herald
Professor Mark Squillace hopes legislators will take a bill allowing rafting companies to float through private land to the Colorado Supreme Court for an opinion on whether it discriminates against private rafters.

Is the Clean Water Act Losing Ground?
March 10, 2010  |  Your Call Radio
Professor Mark Squillace appears in a broadcast about the issues surrounding enforcement of the Clean Water Act following two U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

World's Pall of Black Carbon Can Be Eased With New Stoves
March 8, 2010  |  Yale Environment 360
"If we could supply cheap, clean-burning cook stoves to the large portion of the world that burns biomass," said Professor Lakshman Guruswamy, " we could address a significant international public health problem, and at the same stroke cut a major source of warming."

Does an Older Jury Undercut Defense
February 23, 2010  |  Des Moines Register

CU-Boulder offering LSAT discount for low-income students
February 22, 2010  |  Colorado Daily
Dean Kristine Jackson helped to organize a program providing low-income students a chance to take a $1600 LSAT prep course for only $120, including materials.

Still Chained? The Overrepresentation of African Americans in the Criminal Justice System
February 19, 2010  |  KGNU Morning Magazine
Professor Ann England and Jennifer Ford (3L) discuss the overrepresentation of African Americans in the criminal justice system, explaining that "for each actor in the criminal justice system, [the decision to go forward] is individual. The problem is that, when we step back and look at the numbers, it's overwhelming."

CU-Boulder Law School conference addresses crime inequality
February 18, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Dean Dayna Matthew explains that Colorado Law's Black Law Student Association decided to organize a conference about the overrepresentation of African Americans in the criminal justice system because they learned of the statistics showing how prevalent the problem is.

Should Your Lawyer Specialize in Entrepreneurship?
February 17, 2010  |  Inc.com
Professor J. Brad Bernthal explains that an LL.M. degree in entrepreneurship is valuable because it shows the recipient has an understanding of the business mindset that "can help bootstrapping start-up companies prioritize their legal needs."

Opera's Bid to Become an iPhone Browser
February 15, 2010  |  Business Week
Research Fellow Wendy Seltzer comments that Apple's decision to allow another Internet browser on the iPhone will reveal whether Apple is truly offering a device for any possibility a user can imagine or a device with a limited amount of ability.

Four Supreme Court justices face a tough vote in elections
February 15, 2010  |  The Denver Post
In a story about a series of decisions by the Colorado Supreme Court that could make retention an issue for several justices, Professor Richard Collins says, "none of these cases was just so outer-space that no reasonable person could agree with it."

Judge Narrows Jury Pool to 36 in Becker Case
February 11, 2010  |  Iowa Times-Repulican

Regents briefs: New degrees approved
February 11, 2010  |  Daily Camera
The Board of Regents approved a master's of law program at Colorado Law, focusing on natural resources, technology and intellectual property, and entrepreneurial law.

Feds Take Deliberate Approach of Oil Shale Leasing
February 5, 2010  |  The New York Times
At a daylong conference hosted by Colorado Law's Natural Resources Law Center, a senior member of the federal Department of the Interior debated the leasing of public lands for research and development of oil shale technology.

Experts Examine Internet's Potential at CU-Boulder's Silicon Flatirons conference
January 29, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Professor Paul Ohm said "Now, boy, the lines are blurred," when commenting about the deregulation of the telephone industry and the result of products such as the Google phone.

CU solar panels trap energy for law school, Coors Event Center
January 29, 2010  |  Daily Camera
Wolf Law Building received solar panels on its roof.

U.S. Agency Pushes Corporations to Disclose Climate Risks
January 28, 2010  |  Worldwatch Institute
Along with several other groups, Colorado Law's Center for Energy and Environmental Security reviewed over 6,000 SEC filings by S&P500 companies and discovered less than 5.5% of them had a strategic plan to manage climate-related risks.

Interior chief Salazar's first year a gusher of controversy
January 24, 2010  |  The Denver Post
After commenting that U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has played a larger role than expected in the Obama administration, Professor Charles Wilkinson states that one of the reasons is the aggressiveness of Salazar's oil and gas administration policies.

U.S. seeks warriors in fight for Internet access
January 24, 2010  |  San Francisco Chronicle
Research Fellow Wendy Seltzer comments that the tools being developed to combat restricted Internet access in countries such as China must be continually updated to keep working.

Want to Become an Entrepreneur? Get a Degree in it, at Law School!
January 22, 2010  |  The Wall Street Journal Law Blog
Professor J. Brad Bernthal says, "Start-up clients need everything under the sun. You need to understand the key drivers of the business and help them prioritize their needs."

LLMs in entrepreneurial law reflect shifting view of profession's role
January 21, 2010  |  The National Law Journal
Professor J. Brad Bernthal says "Being an entrepreneur or counseling start-up companies requires a broad range of skills and a wide range of expertise."

Woman felt left out of top jobs at Outback
January 17, 2010  |  The Denver Post
Commenting on a recent $17 million settlement by Outback Steakhouse for claims of promotion discrimination by female employees, Professor Melissa Hart said the important thing in cases like this is the "structural change that occurs," not the size of the settlement.

CU-Boulder law school studies possible reforms to Colorado River management: Yearlong porject seeks to avoid political pitfalls
January 17, 2010  |  Daily Camera
"People have known for the 1940s, if not before, that [the Colorado River] was over-allocated and that, at some point, it's going to be a major problem," commented Douglas Kenney, a Research Assistant at Colorado Law's Natural Resources Law Center, who is working with Dean David Getches on the Colorado River Governance Initiative to evaluate legal changes to alleviate the over-allocation.

MAP: Robberies in Springs off to a fast start in 2010
January 15, 2010  |  The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Professor H. Patrick Furman said that hard economic times likely are not the cause of a spike in Colorado Springs robberies because, unlike in past recessions, nationwide crime has decreased during the current economic downturn.

New Vista students want to ban plastic bags in Boulder
January 9, 2010  |  Daily Camera
A team of Colorado Law students (Alex San Fillipo-Rosser, Pamela Maass, and Stephanie Scott) taking Professor Deborah Cantrell's "Lawyers and Social Change" course this past fall teamed with New Vista High School students to draft the ordinance.

Mock Jury Convened in Kehoe Trial
January 1, 2010  |  Cedar Rapids Gazette

2009

Netflix Users Seek to Nix Contest
December 18, 2009  |  The Daily Online Examiner
Professor Paul Ohm implored Netflix not go through with releasing "anonymous" information about its subscribers in a way that makes it easy for people to discover people's identities.

The grid
December 13, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Colorado Law Alum Elias Quinn, who wrote a research paper on the tension between smart grid privacy and innovation, testified on the topic before the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, saying the information electric smart meters gather is powerful, has never been collected before, and needs to have safeguards put in place to protect people's privacy.

Indian land trust abuse and the woman who finally got US to pay up
December 10, 2009  |  The Christian Science Monitor
Following a settlement of a case alleging the US had cheated Indians out of the royalties on their lands, Professor Charles Wilkinson commented that while the settlement was not equal to the full financial loss, it gave the Indian tribes "considerable vindication."

New 'Colorado Energy Profile' Website A Powerful Tool
December 9, 2009  |  Denver Business Journal Blog: From Earth to Power
Colorado Law's Center for Energy and Environmental Security developed the Colorado Energy Profile website to overview Colorado's power plants, energy policies, and coal and natural gas resources.

The Incivility Epidemic: How the Supreme Court's defamation decisions coarsened our public life
December 7, 2009  |  The Weekly Standard
In his article, Professor Robert F. Nagel argues the US Supreme Court's defamation decisions are based on over-simplified logic and have coarsened politics and the public debate.

IRS to auction land on Indian reservation
December 2, 2009  |  USA Today
Following a judicial decision not to allow an injunction of a tax sale of lands in the Crow Creek Reservation, Dean David Getches explains that Indian lands are not usually subject to federal taxes, but there are exceptions for business entities associated with tribes.

Database anonymity at risk, warns researcher: Prof Ohm resists data safety claims
November 20, 2009  |  The Register
In a conversation about anonymous databases with podcast OUT-LAW radio, Professor Paul Ohm says "even though you are deleting many of the identifying fields of information, everything you leave behind retains identifying power" which increasingly powerful computers use to "re-identify" people.

Speaking at CU-Boulder, Ted Turner doesn't mince words: Media mogul a guest at "Entrepreneurs Unplugged"
November 13, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Professor J. Brad Bernthal moderated Ted Turner's speech at the "Entrepreneurs Unleashed" event.

Winner. Loser. Advocate. Ted Turner talks in Colorado
November 9, 2009  |  Denver Business Journal
Former media mogul Ted Turner speaks at the "Entrepreneurs Unleashed" event sponsored by Colorado Law's Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship.

Jerusalem Mayor Brings Entrepreneurship to Municipal Government
November 4, 2009  |  Boulder Jewish News Website
Professor J. Brad Bernthal moderated a Q&A at the Denver Art Museum, where the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, outlined the qualities of a true entrepreneur.

CU Law School Excels
October 30, 2009  |  CU Independent
Commenting on Colorado Law's fifth consecutive year with a bar passage rate over 90%, Colorado Law 2L Joel Borgman comments "I think it speaks to the quality of professors and the quality of the student body as well."

Colorado Bar Exam Is A High-Water Mark For Local Law Schools
October 22, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
After learning that Colorado Law's bar passage rate in 2009 was 94%, Assistant Dean Lorenzo Trujillo says Colorado Law is very pleased with the high rate, and that he hopes the school's bar passage rate continues to grow.

Anger over health care spills into courtroom
October 19, 2009  |  Denver Business Journal
Commenting on a story about juror's anger with doctors because of health care issues, Professor Dayna Matthews said "the public generally views physicians as high wage earners and thus a major part of the problem. The fact is?physicians and clinics receive just over 20 percent of health care dollars spent in the U.S. while hospitals receive over 30 percent."

Privacy researcher pans Netflix's contest sequel
September 29, 2009  |  Computerworld
Calling the Netflix Prize 2 contest irresponsible, Professor Paul Ohm says "Netflix needs to understand the concept of 'information entropy': even if it is not revealing information tied to a single person, it is revealing information tied to so few that we should consider this a privacy breach."

Netflix Prize 2: What You Need To Know
September 23, 2009  |  Network World
Professor Paul Ohm explains that the Neflix Prize 2 contest could release the identities of over 87% of Americans simply by releasing their date of birth, gender, and zip code.

Could a new Netflix contest put private customer data at risk?
September 22, 2009  |  The Christian Science Monitor
Professor Paul Ohm says that the Netflix Prize 2 contest is "irresponsible" and that if Netflix releases the information for the contest, it might be breaking the law.

Bald eagle case raises issues of religious liberty
September 21, 2009  |  Los Angeles Times
Professor Sarah Krakoff explains that in cases like one in Los Angeles where a Native American man killed a bald eagle for a Sun Dance ritual, courts generally find the permit system does not hamper religious practices.

Ignoring a Law on Foreign Relations
September 15, 2009  |  The New York Times
Commenting on the Justice Department's declaration that President Obama can ignore a federal law from attending certain UN meetings, Professor Harold Bruff said foreign policy statutes are "a realm of many questions and few answers."

Colorado Springs: Slaying of burglar at business sets no precedent
September 8, 2009  |  The Pueblo Chieftain
Professor Emeritus H. Patrick Furman and Professor William T. Pizzi agreed that a prosecutor's decision to hand off a controversial self-defense case to a grand jury was "unconventional" and questionable, but also a smart political move.

A new growth industry?: The virtues of biochar
August 29, 2009  |  The Economist
Professor Lakshman Guruswamy said that poor-world farmers should be encouraged to reduce their carbon footprint by switching from burning trash and waste for heating and cooking to burning biochar, a form of charcoal.

CU hosting nation's first major biochar conference: Ancient farming method gains traction with climate-change scientists
August 11, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Professor Lakshman Guruswamy said "humble biochar has uncharted potential for capturing and storing carbon dioxide, while simultaneously improving soil fertility and agricultural productivity."

Teching it out: Boulder's New Tech Meetup attracts hundreds for networking, pitching of new companies
August 10, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Colorado Law hosts the New Tech Meetup, a technology networking event.

Dam decision poses test for Obama team
August 8, 2009  |  OregonLive Blog
In his article, Professor Charles Wilkinson writes about the importance of the Obama administration's scientific and legal actions related to four dams on the lower Snake River.

Dollars down, donors up in CU fundraising: Decrease of 18 percent still ranks '08-'09 fiscal year as second best
July 21, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Colorado Law receives a $5 million dollar donation for experiential learning, including legal clinics and moot court competitions.

Sotomayor Hearing Revives Old Battle About Questioning of High Court Nominees
July 13, 2009  |  National Law Journal
Professor Robert Nagel proposes that Congress question Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor about the social consequences of major Supreme Court decisions in order to confirm she has "transcended the limits of professional training."

Local Theater encourages use of cook stoves in Guatemala
June 26, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Colorado Law's Center for Energy and Environmental Security explains that black soot from indoor-cooking fires leads to health complications, including the death of more than 1.5 million people each year.

A David vs. Goliath battle emerges in the fight for dialysis dollars
June 26, 2009  |  The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Professor Mark Loewenstein says that multi-billion dollar corporation DaVita's approach of suing its competitors may be a matter of aggressive self-preservation.

Same old same old Sonia Sotomayor
June 22, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Professor Robert Nagel says legal groupthink has made the whole country politically timid and "slavish in believing we need to be saved by the Supreme Court."

Documentary covers efforts to lay grave mystery to rest
June 17, 2009  |  Lawrence Journal-World
Professor Marianne Wesson helps solve mystery in 1800s insurance fraud case.

CU team cracks case of John Wesley Hillmon: Profs determine identity of man buried in Kansas grave
June 14, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Professor Marianne Wesson explains that despite six separate trials and a 2 Supreme Court rulings, many believed the wrong man was buried in Hillmon's tomb.

Sonia Sotomayor
June 10, 2009  |  PBS Colorado State of Mind
Dean David H. Getches spoke on a panel of distinguished Colorado legal minds discussing the confirmation process for Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama's first U.S. Supreme Court nominee.

Colo. colleges face changing economy
May 19, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Professor Phil Weiser comments that a professor's most challenging role is "making a quickly changing field relevant for students."

Other diversity key for high court
May 17, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Dean David Getches writes in his editorial "for [US Supreme Court] justices to be more than vestigial remnants of the politics of presidential administrations that appointed them, they need a diversity of life experiences."

Second CU law professor off to D.C.
May 7, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Professor Nestor Davidson and Professor Philip Weiser join the Obama administration.

Oil and Gas Companies Ordered To Comply In Colorado: Coalbed Methane Subject to Water Law
April 27, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Mark Squillace said "it wasn't that they didn't want to try and manage their water extractions to protect land owners and owners of other water rights, but rather they didn't want to go to water court because it's expensive and it takes time."

Access to Justice Launches Pilot Mentoring Program: It will Connect Students With Lawyers
April 27, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
Colorado Law's Public Interest Student Association (PISA) has stepped up to work with Access to Justice on pro bono work at the law school.

Billionaire's advice to feds: It's the economy
April 23, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Commenting on billionaire Sam Zell's advice to the Entrepreneur's Unplugged event at Wolf Law School, Professor Scott Peppet said "the day the shareholders approved the deal [to sell Zell's company] was the top of the real-estate market in the United States."

Effort would draw water from Wyoming
April 22, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Professor Mark Squillace questioned whether a proposed water pipeline from Wyoming to Colorado would pass legal challenges in both states.

CU professor joins Justice Department
April 22, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Dean David Getches commented that Professor Philip Weiser's appointment as a deputy assistant attorney in the U.S. Justice Department's antitrust division was something the law school is proud of, though it will miss "his talents as a strategic thinker, administrator, and leader."

Pursuit of convictions puts justice in jeopardy
April 13, 2009  |  indystar.com
Professor Bill Pizzi said that too often prosecutors possess a "conviction mentality."

Arbitration Changes Brewing In Congress: 'This Will Be The Kiss Of Death,' Predicts Arbitration Honcho
April 6, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Amy Schmitz said "I don't know how much time is going to be devoted to the Arbitration Fairness Act with everything else going on."

When a Court Decides Who Can Marry: A Painfully Labored Analysis
April 3, 2009  |  The New York Times Blog
In an editorial about the recent Iowa Supreme Court's gay marriage decision, Professor Robert F. Nagel writes "If it true that the right to marry bestowed in this way will actually provide gays and lesbians with a sense of personal and public affirmation, then we are indeed in a depleted condition."

Labor-act foe fears bullying
March 31, 2009  |  The Denver Post
Professor Ahmed White called the current federal labor statute dysfunctional because it discriminates against workers exercising their right to organize.

Profs grapple with laptop rules as CU campus goes wireless: Some relying in social norms to keep students paying attention in class
March 15, 2009  |  Daily Camera Live Web Chat
Professor Phil Weiser tells his students "'Look at what your colleagues are doing and try to admonish them if they are not engaged in productive use of their laptops.' The mind doesn't do anything as effectively when it's being pulled in different direction."

Native spiritual and tribal rights are the focus of legal discussion
March 9, 2009  |  Indian Country Today
Professor Sarah Krakoff noted that Native sacred sites often ended up on public or private lands with the shrinking of reservations.

CU law clinic connects students with entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurial Law Clinic 'like a lab for the sciences'
March 2, 2009  |  Daily Camera
Professor Brad Bernthal said "A law school clinic is like a lab for the sciences--it's a place where theory meets practice."

Experts: Money, venue change played role in Midyette trials
February 18, 2009  |  Colorado Daily
Professor H. Patrick Furman said that switching Alex Midyette's trial abuse trial from Boulder to Denver allowed him a fairer trial than his wife because it allowed selection of jurors who knew nothing about the case.

The Gift That Keeps On Giving:
February 17, 2009  |  Concurring Opinion legal blog
In her commentary, Professor Helen Norton notes that the U.S. House of Representatives debate over whether to seat Blagojevich's appointment, Representative Burris, gives law students an excellent chance to discuss the little discussed Article I, section 5, clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

After A-Rod, When (If Ever) Are Assurances of Confidentiality Credible?
February 10, 2009  |  Concurring Opinions legal blog
Professor Helen Norton asks whether any "anonymous" survey's or test's promise of confidentiality actually means anything.

Gender and Pay
February 9, 2009  |  Concurring Opinions legal blog
Professor Helen Norton argues that transgender studies indicate that women's lower wages are not the results of lower investments in human capital development, as a Bush administration study claims.

Telecoms ready for broadband surge if stimulus bill is approved
February 9, 2009  |  Denver Business Journal
Responding to technology experts' worries that the U.S. is falling behind other industrial nations in broadband development, Professor Phil Weiser said "the federal stimulus package would help, but it's mainly meant to be a jobs program--not a technological fix for the country."

Obama v. Cognitive Bias
February 4, 2009  |  Concurring Opinions legal blog
Professor Helen Norton theorizes that the implicit bias against black individuals may decrease due to the prominence of President Obama in the news.

Speech at Work
February 2, 2009  |  Concurring Opinion legal blog
Professor Helen Norton worries that the concurring opinions in Crawford v. Metropolitan Gov't of Nashville would chill workplace chatter by only protecting it in whistleblower cases.

Some question police handling of ex-mayor's traffic stop
January 31, 2009  |  The Gazette (Colorado Springs)
Professor H. Patrick Furman said that a police decision not to cite former Colorado Springs mayor Mary Lou Makepeace was "extraordinarily unusual."

Consumer conundrum
January 29, 2009  |  Denver Post
Professor Amy Schmitz writes a consumer poem.

Colorado's Rule: Three had hand in recent Wal-Mart employee case
January 12, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
Professor Melissa Hart says "I have a feeling that if this [Wal-Mart employment litigation] isn't the last, it's close to the last. I think Wal-Mart has improved."

University of Colorado School of Law
January 12, 2009  |  Law Week Colorado
The Software Regulation Clearing house, conceived of and managed by Professor Paul Ohm, is a publically available site of over 470 federal and state software development regulations.

Solicitor-general nominee: impressive First Amendment resume
January 8, 2009  |  firstamendmentcenter.org: analysis
Professor Helen Norton says that Obama's Solicitor-General nominee Elena Kagan's article "proposes--and then persuasively supports--a coherent explanatory theory of the Supreme Court's First Amendment doctrine."

CU Law School Receives $5M Gift
January 7, 2009  |  Colorado Higher Ed News
Dean David H. Getches plans to use a $5 million endowment from the Schaden Family Fund to "establish and staff an Experiential Education Program that builds linkages with faculty involved in experiential education and those doing traditional classroom teaching."

FCC to come under closer scrutiny
January 5, 2009  |  Government Executive
Professor Phil Weiser says "the FCC was created for a very different world where there weren't innovators--there were monopolies, oligopolies."

Reforming the Federal Communications Commission
January 5, 2009  |  C-SPAN
Professor Phil Weiser participates in a panel discussion of how the FCC can do a better job of managing spectrum, net neutrality, and media ownership.

2008

Best law schools for Public Interest Law
November 1, 2008  |  The National Jurist
Colorado Law is ranked 28th on a list of the best law schools for public interest.

Wall Street meltdown linked to 'outsourcing' of regulation to private code
October 8, 2008  |  ComputerWorld