Michael Saks, a world renowned expert in the field of law and social science, was named an ASU Regents’ Professor, the most prestigious faculty award bestowed at the state university level, for his significant contributions to legal education.
James G. Hodge Jr., Lincoln Professor of Health Law and Ethics at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law recently was appointed a vice chair of the ABA's Public Health & Policy Interest Group.
The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Indian Legal Clinic and Quarles & Brady have filed an amicus brief on behalf of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas in A.A. v. Needville School District in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
An article in The National Law Journal about the growing popularity of legal externships during the current recession included comments from Ilona DeRemer, the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's assistant dean for Career Services and Professional Development.
Law professor Gary Marchant will participate in a panel discussion on Sept. 11, at an international conference, "Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation: Securing the Promise of Nanotechnologies," in London.
Associate professor of law Carissa Byrne Hessick, will speak on Sept. 11, at a sentencing conference, "Judicial and Prosecutorial Discretion in Criminal Abjudication: Race, Ethnicity and Gender Effects," at the University of Iowa College of Law.
Carl Artman, Director of the Economic Development in Indian Country Program at the College of Law, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Business Development in Indian Country Conference at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, Wisc.
Law professor Marjorie E. Kornhauser leads The Tax Literacy Project, which will use popular media to informally educate young adults about basic aspects of taxation.
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee, director of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law's Indian Legal Clinic, has been chosen 2009 NABA-AZ Member of the Year Award by the Native American Bar Association of Arizona.