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..

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Submissions from 2017

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Will A Supreme Court Ruling On Disparaging Trademarks Be A Legal Boost For The Redskins?, Victoria Phillips

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In Gay Rights Case, Woman to Appeal for Parental Rights to Ex-Partner’s Son, Nancy Polikoff

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Blog Post: Supreme Court supports immigrant’s right to understand consequences of conviction, Jenny Roberts

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Introduction: A Twenty-First Century Framework for Digital Privacy, Jeffrey Rosen and Jennifer C. Daskal

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Should Temporary Mean Temporary? The Coming Immigration Crisis, Ezra Rosser

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The Republican Party is a Threat to School Lunches for Hungry Kids, Ezra Rosser

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Comedy Cut, but President's Words Undercut Him Apparent Linking of Reason to Russia Probe Problematic, David G. Savage and Jennifer C. Daskal

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How Trump may Fight Obstruction Claim, David G. Savage and Jennifer C. Daskal

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Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Will Seriously Damage the Economy, Herman Schwartz

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Reach of Search Warrant for Emails at Issue in Appeals Case, Mark Sherman and Jennifer C. Daskal

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Premier League 'should follow NFL's Rooney Rule' as number of black, Asian, and minority ethnic coaches remains 'disappointingly low', Matt Slater

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Why It's Illegal for Prisoners to Masturbate, Brenda V. Smith and Kristen Dold

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How confidentiality agreements keep sexual harassment hidden, Brenda V. Smith and Ashley Milne-Tyte

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The Unique Sexual Harassment Problem Female Prison Workers Face, Brenda V. Smith and Alysia Santo

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N.J. likely under-reports sexual abuse behind bars, experts say, Brenda V. Smith and S.P. Sullivan

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Sex abuse, contraband, cover-ups? Inside a growing criminal probe at N.J. women's prison, Brenda V. Smith and S.P. Sullivan

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Senate Hears Microsoft's Take On Overseas Data Warrants, Steve Trader and Jennifer C. Daskal

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The Troubling Sheriff's’ Movement That Joe Arpaio Supports, Robert Tsai

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Fulbright Scholar to Lecture CSU Journalism Students, Charles Sturt University, Peter Jaszi, and Patricia Aufderheide

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Remembering Perry Wallace, A College Basketball Pioneer, Perry Wallace

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Constitutional Scholars Offer New 'Framework' for Agreement on Protecting Data, Rick Weber and Jennifer C. Daskal

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Interview with Stephen Wermiel: Supreme Court Hears Colorado Bakery Case Highlighting Clash Between US Laws, Stephen Wermiel and Masood Farivar

Submissions from 2016

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Is a Preapproval Regime for Complex Financial Products Feasible?, Hilary Allen

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Are au pairs cultural ambassadors or low-wage nannies? A lawsuit enters the fray., Janie Chuang

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Host of problems, Janie Chuang

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Microsoft to testify before the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Jennifer C. Daskal and Brad Smith

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Diversity Group Urges Redskins to Meet with Native American Leaders Opposed to Name, N. Jeremi Duru

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Rethinking the Rooney Rule: How to Make the NFL More Diverse at the Top, N. Jeremi Duru

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How Painful Can Trump Make the Lives of Immigrants?, Amanda Frost

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The Overlooked Pathways to Legal Status, Amanda Frost

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Protecting Abortion Rights After Whole Woman's Health, Maya Manian

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A Complex Case Tests New York State’s Expanded Definition of Parenthood, Nancy Polikoff

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Should a Small Texas Court Set Immigration Law for the Nation?, Herman Schwartz

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Yes, Broken Voter ID Laws Will Affect the 2016 Election, Herman Schwartz

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Commentary: A Dysfunctional Supreme Court: Get Used to It, Herman Schwartz and William Yeomans

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Most Juvenile Facilities Don’t Comply With U.S. Rape Prevention Standards, Brenda V. Smith and Clifton Adcock

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Lincoln Hills officials failed to oversee rape investigations, Brenda V. Smith and Catie Edmondson

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Providing Free Pads And Tampons To Incarcerated Women Is About More Than Hygiene, Brenda V. Smith and Melissa Jeltsen

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The Rape Victims Silenced By Their Prison Cells, Brenda V. Smith and Melissa Jeltsen

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Let It Flow! NYC Funds Free Pads And Tampons for All Schools, Jails, and Shelters, Brenda V. Smith and Emily McCarty

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Ex-Arkansas prison chaplain says guilty in sex assaults, Brenda V. Smith and Jeannie Roberts

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Report bashes NYC jail's response to ongoing sex abuse, Brenda V. Smith, The Associated Press, and Seth Wenig

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Trump’s Constitutional Revolution, Robert Tsai

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What Aryans See in Donald Trump, Robert Tsai

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Actually, Paul Ryan, the President’s Words Do Matter, Robert Tsai and Dahlia Lithwick

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Exactly why Trump's libel lawsuit would leave him a 'major loser', Anthony Varona

Submissions from 2015

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The Possibilities and Practicalities of Financial Product Preapproval, Hilary Allen

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The Possibilities and Practicalities of Financial Product Preapproval, Hilary J. Allen

Movement to Change the Washington Football Club's Name & Minority Representation in 2015 NFL Head Coaching Cycle, N. Jeremi Duru

Racial Implications of Robert Griffin III's Benching, N. Jeremi Duru

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Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance, N. Jeremi Duru and Howard Beck

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Civil Rights Group Calls On Redskins To Change Team Name, N. Jeremi Duru and Patrick Madden

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Success and Shortfalls in Effort to Diversify N.F.L. Coaching, N. Jeremi Duru and David Waldstein

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Civil Rights Group Closely Allied with the NFL Calls for the Redskins to Change Its Name, N. Jeremi Duru, John Woodrow Cox, and Mark Maske

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Limit State Access to Federal Court, Amanda Frost and Stephen Vladeck

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Undue Burdens on Abortion Rights, Maya Manian

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Legal Blow: Redskins Lose Latest Trademark Case, Victoria Phillips, Jesse Witten, JOnathan O'Connell, and Kojo Nnamdi

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Creation of "death-qualified jury" for alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Ira Robbins

Class Actions Dismissed, Herman Schwartz

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The Public Doesn’t Support Restrictive Voter ID Laws, but Many New Ones will be in Force in 2016, Herman Schwartz

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Ending Mass Incarceration, But Not for Immigrants: A Tale of Two Policies, Anita Sinha

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A harrowing reminder in prison sex abuse suit, Brenda V. Smith

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Prison of Passion: Relationships Between Female Officers, Inmates, Brenda V. Smith

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Even With Legal Help, Transgender Prisoners Are Never Safe in Prison, Brenda V. Smith and Melanie Asmar

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NYC Official Seeks Rules to Stop Sexual Assaults in Jails, Brenda V. Smith and Associated Press (AP)

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Sex behind bars: Women violated in Delaware prison, Brenda V. Smith and Cris Barrish

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A Boy Among Men, Brenda V. Smith and Maurice Chammah

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Rape in the American Prison, Brenda V. Smith and Maurice Chammah

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Black Women and the Criminal Justice System: Advocating Justice and Equity, Brenda V. Smith and Stephanie Cornish

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Prison Guard Corruption Remains Dire Issue As Advocates Work To Prevent Assaults, Brenda V. Smith and Meaghan Corzine

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Juveniles Sexually Abused by Staffers at Corrections Facilities, Brenda V. Smith and Zusha Elinson

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Experts: Security in focus after Dannemora escape, Brenda V. Smith and Matthew Hamilton

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Prisoners of Lust: Inmate-Officer Relationships, Brenda V. Smith and Brian Lehrer

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Prison sex-abuse cases grow, but prosecutions are rare, Brenda V. Smith and Andrew Mannix

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Inmate relationships with prison staff: Research roundup, Brenda V. Smith and Kristina Mastropasqua

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‘A terrible tragedy’: Arrest turns into nightmare in jail for Jacksonville man, others, Brenda V. Smith and Andrew Pantazi

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Why Female Prison Employees May Risk Having Sexual Relationships With Inmates, Brenda V. Smith, Aristides Pinedo-Burns, Lauren Effron, and Katie Yu

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Escapees’ Fraternizing With Prison Workers Doesn’t Surprise Experts, Brenda V. Smith and Noah Remnick

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Similar accounts in teen prison rape lawsuit challenge state's defense, Brenda V. Smith and Ted Roelofs

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Preying on Prisoners, Brenda V. Smith and Alysia Santo

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Push to End Prison Rapes Loses Earlier Momentum, Brenda V. Smith and Deborah Sontag

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The Rape Problem You’re Not Hearing About, Brenda V. Smith and Meghan Walsh

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Racial Slurs Shouldn’t Be Trademarked: The Washington Football Team’s Name is an Obstacle for Interstate Commerce, Robert Tsai and Christine Farley

Submissions from 2014

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Han Lee ’14 and Professor Ken Jacobsen Launch Firm to Assist Asian Baseball Players Transition to MLB, N. Jeremi Duru

Interview with Business Radio Powered by the Wharton School, N. Jeremi Duru

Professor Duru Discusses the NFL’s Struggle with Players Committing Crimes and with the N-Word, N. Jeremi Duru

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The Rooney Rule, N. Jeremi Duru

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Rooney Rule: 'British football may need to consider legal action', N. Jeremi Duru and Richard Conway

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Rooney Rule: Winning games is not just black and white, N. Jeremi Duru and Richard Conway

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Cheerleaders' Fair Wage Lawsuits Add To NFL's Problems, N. Jeremi Duru and Emily Green

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Overcoming Cultural Barriers in Major League Baseball, N. Jeremi Duru and Kenneth Jacobsen

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Botched Execution in Oklahoma, Ira Robbins

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Filling Judicial Vacancies to Protect the Progressive Legacy, Herman Schwartz

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How Consumers Are Getting Screwed by Court Enforced Arbitration, Herman Schwartz

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Revising Obama’s ‘Deporter-in-Chief’ Policy, Herman Schwartz

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Ex-inmates describe abuse at Tutwiler, Brenda V. Smith and Kim Chandler

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DOJ Faulted for Not Requiring PREA Audits, Brenda V. Smith and Gary Gately

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NYC guard-inmate sex scandal triggers jail review, Brenda V. Smith and Tom Hays

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Ask The Experts: Can Employers Screen Job Applicants Based on Criminal Records?, Brenda V. Smith and Mark Huffman

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Guarded Optimism, Brenda V. Smith and Joaquin Sapien