Richmond in the national media

Aziza al Hibri, professor of law, was interviewed on CNN’s “Sunday Morning” about thousands protesting the House of Representatives’ immigration bill.

Steve Benjamin, adjunct professor in the School of Law, was quoted on a DNA dispute in The Washington Post.         

Joanne Ciulla, professor of leadership studies, was quoted in Christian Science Monitor in an article on American workers taking vacations.

Richard Coughlan, associate professor of management and associate dean, commented on fractional-ownership homes in BusinessWeek.

John Douglass, professor of law,   commented for The Washington Post about Appeals Court Judge J. Michael Luttig leaving the bench to work for Boeing Co.         

James Gibson, assistant professor of law and director of the Intellectual Property Institute, was featured in articles on music sharing in The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Boston Globe.

Doug Hicks, director of the Center for Civic Engagement, was quoted in the Wilmington, Del., News Journal about religion in the workplace.

Alumnus Brian Jordan, R’89, placed tenth in Sports Illustrated’s “Top 15 Greatest College Athletes.” He was one notch ahead of Wilt Chamberlain. Jordan was a cornerback on Richmond’s football team and played center field on the  baseball team.

Craig Kinsley, professor of psychology, was mentioned in an article in The Washington Times on motherhood making women smarter.

Shari Motro, assistant professor of law, published an op-ed about the U.S. tax system in The New York Times. The Boston Globe published her op-ed, “Letter from Tel Aviv: The view from the bubble.”

Joan Neff, associate professor of sociology and criminal justice, was quoted by the AP in an article on four West Virginia towns rebuilding following fires.            

James Rettig, University librarian, had  his letter to the editor published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It concerned the need for collaboration among scholarly publishers.

Nancy Ridgway, associate professor of marketing, had her research mentioned in Money magazine. She examined excessive buying.

Rod Smolla, dean of the School of Law, was quoted about government pressure on journalists in leak cases and about immigrants and protests in The New York Times. He was quoted in National Post about lawyer advertising and in The New York Times about a fantasy baseball lawsuit. The Associated Press quoted him in an article about a joint program between the law school and Virginia Tech. New York Times Upfront quoted him in an article, “Are There Civil Rights in Cyberspace?” His comments on reporters’ privilege regarding classified information appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education. His comments on a lawsuit against Rep. John Murtha appeared in The Washington Post.

Porcher Taylor, associate professor of paralegal studies, was quoted about the law school’s course on malpractice for doctors and law students in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.      

Carl Tobias, professor of law, was quoted about the Hayat terrorism trial in The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle and MSNBC.com. His quotes on the Eli Lilly & Co. Zyprexa drug case appeared in Bloomberg.com and The Los Angeles Times. His letter to the editor on the Moussaoui trial appeared in The Washington Post, and  his comments on the trial were printed in Newsday, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Christian Science Monitor, Sydney Morning Herald and the AP. Christian Science Monitor quoted him on the vacancy on the 4th Circuit Court. He was quoted in Christian Science Monitor and Newsday about judicial appointments and The Washington Post about Virginia’s proposed marriage amendment. The Philadelphia Inquirer quoted him about the NSA domestic surveillance program and Sen. Specter’s letter to Vice President Cheney. The Wall Street Journal quoted him about Bausch & Lomb’s decision to pull lens solution and the Supreme Court’s decision to review punitive damages in the Altria case. Christian Science Monitor quoted him on the FBI’s search of a congressman’s office.

He was quoted in The Washington Post about the possibility of Vice President Dick Cheney’s testifying in the CIA leak case and a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriages in Virginia and in The Washington Post and AP about the Supreme Court’s decision not to consider cases of journalists who protected confidential sources. The AP and Los Angeles Times cited him in an article on a lawsuit against AT&T, and The Philadelphia Inquirer published his quote on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter’s letter to Vice President Dick Cheney. The Boston Globe quoted him on Sen. Specter’s actions regarding the Bush administration’s intrusion into legislative territory, and The New York Times used his comments on homegrown terrorists. The Los Angeles Times quoted him on the FBI sting that resulted in the arrest of seven Miami men in an alleged terrorist plot and about the AT&T case and secrecy. Forbes.com quoted him in an article on the Vioxx case.

He commented on the separation of powers and presidential signing statements for Christian Science Monitor. His quotes on presidential authority and the spinoff of Kraft Foods appeared in The Chicago Tribune. The New York Times published his letters to the editor on the Supreme Court ruling in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld and the power of the president. He was quoted in National Law Journal about race and federal court nominations. Financial Times quoted him in an article on the Safavian trial, and he appeared on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on the same topic. His comments on terrorism and politics and the Jose Padilla case appeared in The New York Times.

USA Today quoted Tobias in articles on a North Carolina anti-cohabitation law, the president’s block of a Justice Department investigation and the Padilla case.

Vincent Wei-Cheng Wang, associate professor of political science and international studies, was quoted on the visit to the United States of Chinese President Hu Jintao by Bloomberg.com. His letter to the editor appeared in Financial Times.

A letter by Ellis West, professor of political science, about the value of a liberal arts education was published in The Chronicle of Higher Education.