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 2010
Female prison guards often behind sex misconduct, Brenda V. Smith and Associated Press (AP)
Submissions from 2009
Educate us on Economics, Jonathan Baker
National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Standards, Brenda V. Smith
Hunting Rapists Behind Bars, Brenda V. Smith and Mark Hansen
Panel Recommends Steps to Prevent Prison Rape, Brenda V. Smith and Carrie Johnson
Submissions from 2008
A Requiem for My New York Times Home Subscription, Kenneth Anderson
A Requiem for My New York Times Home Subscription, Kenneth Anderson
One Dollar for Every West Virginian, Amanda Frost
Proposition 4: Constitutional Amendments for Sale, Maya Manian
Soap game has some in a lather, Brenda V. Smith and Hearne Christopher, Jr
Female guards can now frisk male inmates, Brenda V. Smith and Frank Green
Attacking Sexual Assault in Virginia Prisons, Brenda V. Smith, John Robinson, and Kevin Clay
Submissions from 2007
Settlement Sentiments, Ira Robbins
Essence Magazine, Brenda V. Smith
Prison rape survey stuns Ohio's prisons director, Brenda V. Smith
The case of the juvenile sex offender: Is he a criminal marked forever or a kid whose behavior can be changed?, Brenda V. Smith
Inmates' liaison results in child, Brenda V. Smith and Frank Green
How Can You Distinguish a Budding Pedophile From a Kid With Real Boundary Problems?, Brenda V. Smith and Maggie Jones
Affairs with Felons led to firings at halfway houses, Brenda V. Smith and Kevin Krause
Justice for All, Brenda V. Smith and Don Wolff
Submissions from 2006
Courtiers of the Cutting Edge: Musical Amateurs and Amateurism in the Age of the Professional, Kenneth Anderson
Doomed Internationalist, Kenneth Anderson
It’s Congress’s War, Too, Kenneth Anderson
Law and Terror, Kenneth Anderson
What the Swiss Miss (Review of Friedrich Durrenmatt, Selected Writings), Kenneth Anderson
Potemkin Justice, Herman Schwartz
Captive Victims, Brenda V. Smith
Jail guard freed after admitting to sex with inmate, Brenda V. Smith
Prison, jail staff cited in sex cases: Data show that in Va. and U.S., female workers cited in bulk of offenses with prison inmates, Brenda V. Smith
Prison system takes steps to crack down on inmate sexual violence, Brenda V. Smith
When staffers have sex with the prisoners, Brenda V. Smith
When Staffers Have Sex with the Prisoners Experts Say it is Impossible for an Inmate to Consent to Sex because of the Imbalance of Power., Brenda V. Smith and Lisa Schuetz
Kessler Move Creates Slot On D.C. Bench, Brenda V. Smith and Emma Schwartz
Submissions from 2005
An American Gulag? Human rights groups test the limits of moral equivalency, Kenneth Anderson
Foreign Law and the U.S. Constitution, Kenneth Anderson
A message from the dean, N. Jeremi Duru
Keep Hurdles For Judges High, Herman Schwartz
Security and Liberty in an Age of Terrorism, Herman Schwartz
Report Documents Sexual Violence in Prisons, Brenda V. Smith, Laura Sullivan, Steve Inskeep, and Allen Beck
Submissions from 2004
Judgeship Nominees - Twisting the Law on Interrogating Detainees, Herman Schwartz
Looking for His Next Job?, Herman Schwartz
Close to Home: Case Studies of Human Rights Work in the United States, Brenda V. Smith
Facing Prison Rape, Brenda V. Smith
Violated, Brenda V. Smith
Submissions from 2003
Who Owns the Rules of War? The War in Iraq Demands a Rethinking of the International Rules of Conduct, Kenneth Anderson
Opinion: Pondering Nightclub Nightmares, Ira Robbins
discussing issues facing women in prison, Brenda V. Smith
Submissions from 2002
Looking for Ways to Make Deregulation Keep Its Promises, Jonathan Baker, James Poterba, Louis Uchitelle, Severin Borenstein, Lawrence White, Eli Noam, and George Akerlof
These Secret Tribunals Ignore Due Process, Herman Schwartz
Accepting Corporate Responsibility, Brenda V. Smith
discussing lack of dialogue in mid-term elections on crime and gun control, Brenda V. Smith
Yates Trial, Brenda V. Smith and Elyn Saks
Girls Sentenced to Abuse, Brenda V. Smith and Amy Singer
Submissions from 2000
The Rise of Authoritarianism and Our Crackpot Culture, Kenneth Anderson
Symposium on “The Microsoft Verdict: The Next Phase”, Jonathan Baker
Debates, Brenda V. Smith
Violent Lives and a Violent Death, Brenda V. Smith and Neely Tucker
Submissions from 1998
USIA on Corruption in the Judiciary, Padideh Ala'i
First in the Field: The Unique Mission and Legitimacy of the Red Cross in a Culture of Legality, Kenneth Anderson
Judge Wright and Her Husband's Advice, Ira Robbins
O'Connor as a Centrist? Not When Minorities Are Involved, Herman Schwartz
critiquing trial decision relating to sexual misconduct in prison, Brenda V. Smith
discussing legal and policy implications of shackling pregnant prisoners, Brenda V. Smith
discussing sexual misconduct in prison and new publication, Brenda V. Smith
Women in Prison, Brenda V. Smith
A Sorry State of Affairs: The Repentance Consensus - Apologies aren't Necessary, but a Change of Heart is, Brenda V. Smith and Elizabeth Kastor
Submissions from 1997
No Hard Questions on Private Prisons, Ira Robbins
Population of Female Inmates Reaches a Record, Brenda V. Smith
Project Aims to Change Corrections’ Approach Toward Female Inmates, Brenda V. Smith
Teaching for Change, Brenda V. Smith
Tough Terms for Women Lead to US Prison Crisis, Brenda V. Smith
Rights Groups Fault Va. Decision Not to Free Inmate for Abortion, Brenda V. Smith and Maria Glod
Getting the Treatment, Brenda V. Smith and Stephanie Mencimer
Submissions from 1996
Try Them in Absentia, Herman Schwartz and Lloyd Cutler
Submissions from 1995
Clearing the Fields: Solutions to the Global Land Mines Crisis, Kenneth Anderson
Submissions from 1983
How Do We Know FISA is Working?, Herman Schwartz