College of Law graduate argues before Supreme Court

College of Law alumnus Bartow Farr recently was appointed to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of President Obama’s health care law.

Saks to present at NACDL seminar

ASU Regents’ Professor of Law and Psychology Michael Saks will present at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s spring seminar, “Battle of the Experts: Beating Theirs, Winning With Yours,” at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Cleveland on April 25 to 28. The conference will provide knowledge and confidence for attorneys dealing with experts, before and during trial.

Cambridge launches web pages for 2011 conference organized by Weinstein

The Centre for Public Law at Cambridge University, which hosted an international conference organized last year by James Weinstein, a professor at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has launched a website with links to the event’s program and resources

Report on crisis standards of care, produced by Hodge, other IOM committee members, released by national institute

WASHINGTON — While most areas of the country have systems in place to handle conventional disasters, such as a plane crash or building collapse, the infrastructure and systems to deliver health care during or following catastrophic situations, such as a widespread disease outbreak or a devastating earthquake, are rudimentary at best, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine.

Hodge quoted in AP article about Arizona birth control bill

James G. Hodge Jr., the ASU Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics, was quoted by The Associated Press in a March 19 article, “Arizona birth control bill stalls, to be changed” by reporter Paul Davenport.

‘Arizona Republic’ notes College of Law's public school, legal writing program, overall rankings by 'U.S. News'

The improved ranking of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law by U.S. News & World Report was noted by The Arizona Republic in articles titled, “ASU law school’s U.S. ranking rises to 26th in report,” published on March 18, and "ASU law school ranked 8th in nation for public schools," published on March 22.

Hodge to speak at national CDC meeting

Professor James G. Hodge Jr., the ASU Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics and Director of the Public Health Law Network – Western Region, will address a meeting hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Tuesday, March 20, in Atlanta.

Three College of Law clinics featured in CLEA newsletter

The Post-Conviction Clinic, the Ruth V. McGregor Family Protection Clinic and the Civil Justice Clinic were featured in the Clinical Legal Education Association’s March newsletter.

Buel article published in 'Perspectives'

Professor Sarah Buel, Faculty Director of the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice, recently published an article titled, “Be open to opportunities,” in Perspectives, a magazine for and about woman lawyers. The article tells the story of how Buel got to where she is today, and urges readers to seize opportunities when they are presented.

'Science' publishes recommendations of Abbott, other scholars on global environmental governance reforms

Some 32 social scientists and researchers from around the world, including a Senior Sustainability Scholar at Arizona State University, have concluded that fundamental reforms of global environmental governance are needed to avoid dangerous changes in the Earth system. The scientists argued in the March 16 edition of the journal Science that the time is now for a “constitutional moment” in world politics.