Faculty Impact Sept. 2016

University of Pittsburgh appoints Pitt Law Professor Vivian Curran as Distinguished Professor

The University of Pittsburgh has honored Professor Vivian Curran as a Distinguished Professor in the School of Law, effective Sept. 1, 2016.

Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher made the appointment based on the recommendation of Pitt Provost Patricia E. Beeson and Dean William M. Carter, Jr.

This high honor, held by only a small number of the most accomplished faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, has been awarded to Curran based on her record of extraordinary, internationally recognized scholarly attainment and her special contributions to the intellectual advancement of the School of Law and the entire University.

Latest publications from Vivian Curran.

90 professors sign on to Title IX white paper co-authored by Deborah L. Brake

Pitt Law Professor Deborah L. Brake, with two other law professors (Nancy Chi Cantalupo of Barry Law School and Katharine K. Baker of Chicago-Kent College of Law), coauthored a white paper on Title IX in support of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Guidance requiring educational institutions to use a “preponderance of the evidence” standard in campus proceedings to adjudicate sexual assault allegations.

More than 90 law professors have signed on to the white paper, which was issued in August 2016. The use of the preponderance of the evidence standard in such cases has come under attack recently in lawsuits against the Department of Education and by some advocacy groups. The white paper argues that shifting to a higher proof standard would treat sexual assault differently from other civil rights matters and would discourage complainants from coming forward.

Latest publications from Deborah L. Brake.

New Publications

Matiangai Sirleaf publishes "Regionalism, Regime Complexes and the Crisis in International Criminal Justice" in Columbia Journal of Transnational Law

Professor Sirleaf's article identifies an emerging regime complex in the field of international criminal law and analyzes the development of the regional criminal chamber to the African Court of Justice and Human Rights.

A regime complex refers to the way in which two or more institutions intersect in terms of their scope and purpose. This article discusses how the International Criminal Court’s institutional crisis created a space for regional innovation.

Latest publications from Matiangai Sirleaf.

Other New Faculty Publications

Deborah Brake, Lessons from the Gender Equality Movement: Using Title IX to Foster Inclusive Masculinities in Men’s Sport. 34 Law Ineq. __ (forthcoming 2016).

Deborah Brake, The Shifting Sands of Employment Discrimination: From Unjustified Impact to Disparate Treatment in Pregnancy and Pay, 105 Geo. L.J. __ (forthcoming 2016).

Ronald Brand, The Continuing Evolution of U.S. Judgments Recognition Law. 55 Colum. J. Transnat'l L. __ (forthcoming 2016).

William M. Carter, Jr., The Supreme Court’s Flawed Assumptions Regarding Race, History, and Unconscious Bias in Whren v. United States, 66 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 947 (2016).

Mary Crossley, Black Health Matters: Disparities, Community Health, and Interest Convergence, 22 Mich. J. Race & L. 62 (2016).

Mary Crossley, Health and Taxes: Hospitals, Community Health, and the IRS. 16 Yale J. Health Pol’y, L. & Ethics 51 (2016).

Vivian Curran, “The Ubiquity and Invisibility of Multinational Corporations in a Global World of Human Rights Violations,” in In Memory Of Patrick Glenn, Cambridge University Press (forthcoming).

Harry Flechtner, “A Tribute to John Honnold,” in International Sales Law: A Global Challenge, Cambridge University Press, 2016.

David A. Harris, Riley v. California and the Beginning of the End of the Third Party Search Doctrine, 18 U. Penn. J. Const. L. 895 (2015-2016).

Jules Lobel, The Liman Report and Alternatives to Prolonged Solitary Confinement, 125 Yale L.J.F. 238 (2016).

Michael Madison, Authority and Authors and Codes, 84 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2016).

Matiangai Sirleaf, Regionalism, Regime Complexes and International Criminal Justice in Africa, 54 Colum. J. Transnat’l L. 699 (2016).

Speaking Engagements

Watch The Second Founding: Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, presented by Pitt Law Dean William M. Carter, Jr. at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, April 2016.

Other Recent Speaking Engagements

Mary Crossley, Black Health Matters: Disparities, Community Health, and Interest Convergence. Presented at: Health Law Professors Conference; Boston University School of Law; June 2016.

David Garrow, The FBI and Martin Luther King Jr. Presented at: Color of Surveillance conference; Georgetown University Law Center; April 2016.

Peter Oh, Veil-Lifting. Presented at: University of Oxford Faculty of Law; June 2016.

Matiangai Sirleaf, Global Structural Violence and International Responsibility: From Ebola to Zika. Presented at: Culp Colloquium; Duke Law School; May 2016.

David Thaw, with Craig R., Ramsey J., Gardner C., Chameleon Cyber Threat Intelligence Gathering System. Presented at: Briefing to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, U.S. Department of Defense; May 2016.

In The News

Center for International Legal Education Director Ronald A. Brand pens editorial on recent political climate: "We deal in hope"

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review published an editorial from Ronald A. Brand, Professor and Director of the Center for International Legal Education.

"The more we fear the unknown “other” in the world, the less we are likely either to realize that hope or to understand the benefits of looking beyond the walls we all are inclined to establish on a daily basis," Brand writes.

"I find hope both in the process of education and in the students with whom I am privileged to work. I have been fortunate to work at the Center for International Legal Education at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where we bring lawyers from around the world to Pittsburgh for an American legal education and send American students abroad to experience different cultures and legal systems."

Arthur D. Hellman offers expert comment to NBC Nightly News, TIME, and Washington Post on Justice Ginsburg Trump comments

NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt reported on the blunt comments from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on this year's presidential race and Republican nominee Donald Trump's fitness for the presidency. Pitt Law Professor Arthur Hellman provided expert commentary on the matter.

"No matter how strongly she feels, part of the job of a judge is to keep her feelings to herself on these public issues and candidates for public office," Hellman said.

Watch the segment "Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg Bashes Trump: 'He's a Faker'" on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt.

Latest publications from Arthur Hellman.

Other Faculty In The News

Chaz Arnett and his new education law practicum at Pitt Law were highlighted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Duquesne University law clinic hopes to assist parents in school discipline process.

John Burkoff commented to WUWM NPR Milwaukee in Why we're still talking about Glass-Steagall.

John Burkoff commented to PennLive in Will Kathleen Kane face jail time? There's plenty of room for judge to go either way.

John Burkoff commented to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in Lock her up? Probation? Law experts weigh in on how to sentence Kane.

Pat K. Chew commented to Rolling Out in The story behind the Black Lawyers Matter slogan and why you should believe it.

David Garrow commented to the Los Angeles Times in Why the gap between old and new black civil rights activists is widening.

David Garrow commented to the San Francisco Examiner in Aspiring agents learn from mistakes of FBI’s ‘shameful’ investigation of Martin Luther King Jr.

David Garrow commented to NJ.com in 5 reasons a move to save former MLK home in Camden faces an uphill battle.

David Garrow commented to the Washington Post in Why no major Martin Luther King Jr. artifacts will be at the new African American museum.

David A. Harris joined Essential Pittsburgh on WESA 90.5 FM in As SCOTUS Session Ends, A Look At How The Justice's Decisions Will Impact The Public.

David A. Harris commented to TIME in Philando Castile Video Raises Questions About How Police Responded After Minnesota Shooting.

David A. Harris commented to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in K-9 training funded through forfeitures.

David A. Harris commented to the New York Times in In Baltimore Report, Justice Dept. Revives Doubts About Zero-Tolerance Policing.

David A. Harris commented to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Analysis: After 3 acquittals, prosecutors must reassess remaining Freddie Gray trials.

David A. Harris commented to the Christian Science Monitor in Are police deaths really on the rise? It depends on how you look at it.

Arthur D. Hellman commented to FindLaw on Judge Lucy Koh's nomination in Senate Judiciary Committee Acts on Judge Lucy Koh's 9th Cir. Nomination.

Anthony Infanti published an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Trump already had a record of anti-LGBT stances.

David Thaw offered expert commentary to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in Tech titans face quandary: Guard free speech or security.

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