The Popular Media Series present works of Washington College of Law faculty and staff that have appeared in the popular media, e.g., articles and letters to the editor printed in newspapers and magazines, television and radio interviews, etc..
Submissions from 2026
[Podcast] Is Financial Technology Helping or Hurting? - Lab 125, Hilary J. Allen
[Podcast] Masters in Business: Hilary Allen, Bloomberg’s Masters in Business Podcast, Hilary J. Allen
Before the Assembly: The Removal Vote and the Question of Fitness for Office, Rebecca Hamilton and Nema Milaninia
Judges Block Trump Administration’s Attempts to Deny Access to Public Service Loan Forgiveness to Its Perceived Foes, Benjamin Leff
Submissions from 2025
America’s Crypto Apocalypse, Hilary J. Allen
Blockchain (And Crypto): The New Emperor's Clothes of Technology ft. Prof. Hilary Allen, Hilary J. Allen
Business Scholarship Podcast - Ep.253 – Hilary Allen on Silicon Valley Ruining Things, Hilary J. Allen
Congress Makes the Case for Crypto, Hilary J. Allen
Donald Trump’s crypto embrace is a threat to Wall Street, Hilary J. Allen
[interview] We Went to a Crypto Conference: We Left Terrified, Hilary J. Allen
Markets: Crypto Week Kicks Off in Congress, Will Tesla Invest in xAI? & Google’s $2.4B Windsurf Deal., Hilary J. Allen
[Podcast] Hilary Allen, "Fintech Dystopia: A Summer Beach Read about Silicon Valley Ruining Things" (2025), Hilary J. Allen
[Webinar] AFREF Speaker Series: A Burst AI Bubble is Only the Beginning, Hilary J. Allen
What Next: TBD Crypto’s Big Legislative Win, Hilary J. Allen
Will 2026 Bring Financial Crisis?, Hilary J. Allen
Will the AI Bubble Trigger a Financial Crisis?, Hilary J. Allen
[Podcast] Impact on Retirees of Trump’s 401(k) Order Encouraging Crypto & Private Investment, Hilary J. Allen, Arthur E. Wilmarth, Don Allen Resnikoff, and Amanda Fischer
Attacks on U.S. Legal Profession Reflect Global Slide in Countries It Once Aided, Jasmine D. Cameron, Fernanda Nicola, and Natalie Landau
Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio, Kriston Capps and Brandon Weiss
Trump Should Pass On Project 2025's Disparate Impact Plan, Susan D. Carle
Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China triggered an $18 billion crypto sell-off, V. Gerard Comizio
The GENIUS Act—Evolving Digital Asset Regulation, V. Gerard Comizio and Jeremiah Buckley
Unpacking the European Court of Human Rights Decision on Russia’s Violations in Ukraine, Tom Dannenbaum, Rebecca Hamilton, and Ryan Goodman
Brian Flores gets a victory against NFL, but faces more legal battles, N. Jeremi Duru
NFL's arbitration rules face scrutiny after coaches' 2 court victories, N. Jeremi Duru
Pittsburgh event explores the NFL's diversity-promoting Rooney Rule, N. Jeremi Duru
Second Circuit’s NFL Arbitration Ruling Extends to the Boardroom, N. Jeremi Duru
Why a Supreme Court case from Louisiana will matter for the future of the Voting Rights Act, Gary Fields, Binny Miller, and Kareem Crayton
Landlords Are Accused of Colluding to Raise Rents. See Where., Alyssa Fowers, Szu Yu Chen, Steven Rich, Rachel Lerman, and Brandon Weiss
Meta Is Laying the Narrative Groundwork for Trump’s Mass Deportations, Joseph Fox and Rebecca Hamilton
Trump Looms Large in Chief Justice John Roberts’ Legacy, Josh Gerstein and Stephen Wermiel
Trump’s Crime Crackdown Highlights Judge Vacancy Crisis Pushing D.C. Courts to the Brink, Tianna N. Gibbs
Claudio Grossman: “El Estado de Chile debiera pedir perdón por la falta de protección que permitió el robo de niños”, Claudio Grossman
Current Challenges & Opportunities in the Inter-American Human Rights System, Claudio Grossman, Roberta Clarke, Carlos Ayala, Ciro Colombara, and Viviana Krsticevic
Acting Against Authoritarians: Legitimate Roles for Shared Norms and Institutions, Claudio Grossman, Diane Foley, Roger Carstens, Cara Horan, Michael A. Newton, and Louis-Martin Aumais
The Kovler Project Commemorates International Women’s Day with Two Conferences. Women, Torture, and the Law: International Human Rights Responses, Claudio Grossman, Susana L. SaCouto, Toby Schwartz, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Tahiris Castillo, Leonor Arteaga Rubio, Juan Méndez, and Viviana Krsticevic
Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin, Lewis Grossman and Richard Fausset
Connecting the Dots: Trump’s Tightening Grip on Press Freedom, Rebecca Hamilton
Taliban Charges Show US Dilemma, Double Standards in Opposing International Criminal Court, Rebecca Hamilton
Taliban Charges Show US Dilemma, Double Standards in Opposing International Criminal Court, Rebecca Hamilton
The Imperative of Solidarity in Response to Assaults on Legal Services, Universities, and Independent Media, Rebecca Hamilton
The Trump Administration’s Use of State Power Against Media: Keeping Track of the Big Picture, Rebecca Hamilton
Trump is fast dismantling the free press. We all have to stop him., Rebecca Hamilton
Trump's anti-media rhetoric turns to action, Rebecca Hamilton
U.N. Commission Finds That Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza: What Does It Mean?, Rebecca Hamilton
Unpacking the Meta Announcement: The Future of the Information Ecosystem and Implications for Democracy, Rebecca Hamilton
Unpacking the Meta Announcement: The Future of the Information Ecosystem and Implications for Democracy, Rebecca Hamilton
Visa Revocations Disregard South Sudan War Risks, Overlook U.S. Communities’ Embrace of Refugees, Rebecca Hamilton
The strange case of the superfluous sentence, Jeffrey Kahn and Stephen Wermiel
The I.R.S. Is Trying to Uphold a Core Liberal Principle, Benjamin Leff
The I.R.S. is Trying to Uphold a Core Liberal Principle, Benjamin Leff
A Loss for Public Participation, Jeffrey Lubbers
Universal Injunctions Are Severely Limited, But What About Universal Vacatur?, Jeffrey Lubbers
Trump Administration Backs off Mandate Addressing Housing Segregation and Discrimination, Nathaniel Meyersohn and Brandon Weiss
Mirroring Society’s Struggles Storytelling at the European Court of Justice, Fernanda G. Nicola
From Doing Business to B-READY: World Bank’s New Rankings Represent a Rebrand, Not a Revamp, Fernanda G. Nicola and Dhaisy Paredes Guzman
Current Issues in the International Law Commission: The View from Inside, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón, Juan José Ruda Santolaria, Claudio Grossman, and Claudia Martin
Bringing Everyone, Including the Poor, in Energy Law and Policy, Ezra Rosser
How Antipoverty Advocates Can Go On the Offensive, Ezra Rosser
[quote] Trump’s Under-the-Radar Executive Orders and Why They Matter, William Snape and Cecelia Smith-Schoenwalder
SCOTUS Signals That It Wouldn't Block Gomez's Firing, Monty Tayloe, Karl Herchenroeder, and Jeffrey Lubbers
[interview] Trump Administration Backs Off Mandate Addressing Housing Segregation and Discrimination, Brandon Weiss and Nathaniel Meyersohn
It’s Not Always Over When It’s Over: SCOTUS Allows Rearguments in Some Cases, Stephen Wermiel
Shadow Docket Requests Threaten to Delay High Court Opinions, Lydia Wheeler, Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, and Stephen Wemiel
In 20 Years Under John Roberts, a Dramatic Rightward Turn for the US Supreme Court, Jan Wolfe and Stephen Wermiel
Submissions from 2024
How Television is Depicting Abortion Post-Dobbs, Jamie Abrams
New Book about "Birth in Times of Despair", Jamie Abrams
New Book on Reproductive Labor and Innovation, Jamie Abrams
New Complaint Filed in N.D.Tex. Challenges Mifepristone Regulation, Jamie Abrams
NYT Coverage of Brenda Andrew's Case and Submitted Sex Stereotyping Amicus Brief, Jamie Abrams
N.Y. Times Opinion Captures Post-Roe America, Jamie Abrams
UCLA Law report on How Election Could Effect IVF, Jamie Abrams
Yvette Butler on "Silencing the Sex Worker", Jamie Abrams
Digital Bank Holidays: Buying Time in a Financial Emergency, Hilary J. Allen
Fintech and the False Promise of Techno-Solutionism, Hilary J. Allen
The Dark Side of Tokenisation, Hilary J. Allen
Venture Capital and Financial Stability, Hilary J. Allen and Ann Lipton
Expert Opinions, V. Gerard Comizio
[quote] It's Past Time for a Rooney Rule in College Football, Jeremi Duru and Kevin B. Blackistone
[quote] Black Leadership at Head Coach, QB to be More Visible Than Ever During NFL Playoffs, Jeremi Duru and Cliff Brunt
[quote] New England Patriots' Promotion of Jerod Mayo Important for Black Coaches, Jeremi Duru and Jason Reid
[quote] The NFL Gains in Inclusive Hiring, Jeremi Duru and Jason Reid
[quote ]10 Sports And Betting Cases To Watch In 2024, Jeremi Duru and David Steele
Why Criminalize Ecocide? Experts Weigh In, Rebecca Hamilton
A Perilous Senate Hearing on Bill to Sanction the International Criminal Court, Rebecca Hamilton and Ryan Goodman
US Arrests Former Syrian Prison Chief – But Will the Charges Prove Equal to His Crimes?, Rebecca Hamilton and Paras Shah
Musk’s Lawsuit Ponders if Nonprofit Governance Can Protect a Social Mission, Benjamin Leff
Tax Class, Benjamin Leff
Lives in administrative law, Jeffrey Lubbers and Andrew Fois
D.C. Bar IP Community Honors Professor Victoria Phillips and Judge Pauline Newman, Victoria F. Phillips and Jeremy Conrad
[interview] In on the Joke at the First-Ever Florida Man Games, Ira P. Robbins and Patricia Mazzei
SaCouto: The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over crimes committed in Gaza, Susana L. SaCouto and Vlora Canvas
Can the Wagner Group Be Prosecuted Post-Prigozhin? Exploring the Viability of War Crimes Trials for Russia’s Irregular Forces, Susana L. SaCouto, Candace Rondeaux, Natalie Coburn, and Narisara Murray
[quote] Squatters Have Become a Right-Wing Talking Point. What to Know About the Rare Practice, Brandon Weiss, Maham Javaid, and Maria Luisa Paul
Are Major Housing Regulations Possible in a Post-Chevron World?, Brandon Weiss and Michael Karam
Submissions from 2023
Financial Regulation & Emerging Technology with Hilary Allen, Hilary J. Allen
The Case for Banning Crypto For Finance, the Blockchain's Risks Far Outweigh Its Rewards, Hilary J. Allen
The SEC Should Not Sacrifice Citizens on the Altar of Private Sector Innovation, Hilary J. Allen
Opinion: Felony Murder Should be Removed from Maryland Criminal Law, Margaret Martin Barry