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2007 News Stories

• Arlington Campus Parking Lot and Hazel Hall Garages to Close for Construction, December 20 & 21
      (published 12/20/2007)
• Nathan A. Sales Joins Faculty of George Mason University School of Law
      (published 12/20/2007)
• Krauss in National Law Journal: "100 Years' War" on Tort Reform
      (published 12/17/2007)
• Somin Addresses Colorado Property Rights Case on the Air
      (published 12/13/2007)
• Lerner on Giving to Higher Education
      (published 12/07/2007)
• Cohen in Washington Times: Complexity of Living Wills
      (published 12/04/2007)
• Berkowitz in Policy Review: What is a University For?
      (published 12/01/2007)
• Read the Most Recent Issue of the Mason Law News (PDF)
      (published 11/30/2007)
• 2008 Presidential Management Fellows Application Opening and Submission Deadline
      (published 11/20/2007)
• Zywicki, Rotunda Bring to Five the Number of Mason Law Professors Advising Presidential Candidates
      (published 11/19/2007)
• Berkowitz in WSJ: Insanity of Bush Hatred
      (published 11/14/2007)
• Zywicki on Higher Education Reform
      (published 11/14/2007)
• Rabkin Cited in Washington Times Editorial
      (published 11/13/2007)
• Espinel Gives Keynote Speech for California Bar IP Conference
      (published 11/09/2007)
• Hayward Participates in "Dialogues in Democracy"
      (published 11/09/2007)
• Much Ado About Commas: Lund on Second Amendment Grammar Debate
      (published 11/08/2007)
• Katzen-Dyk Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee
      (published 11/08/2007)
• Professor Rotunda to Deliver Vision Series Lecture on Enemy Combatants November 12
      (published 11/05/2007)
• Hazlett on TV White Space: Average Market has Only Eight TV Stations
      (published 11/05/2007)
• Hayward Comments on Possible FEC Investigation in Ohio Congressional Primary
      (published 11/02/2007)
• Alumnus David Kaufman to Assume National Leadership Roles in ABA
      (published 11/02/2007)
• Victoria A. Espinel to Join Faculty of George Mason University School of Law
      (published 11/01/2007)
• Katzen-Dyk Provides Hill Testimony on Cybersecurity
      (published 11/01/2007)
• Rotunda on High School Anti-Abortion Club Controversy
      (published 10/25/2007)
• Federalist Society Speaker Stephen Ware, October 25
      (published 10/22/2007)
• Berkowitz Book Review Appears in Weekly Standard
      (published 10/22/2007)
• Hazlett: Universal Service Requirement Hinders Competition
      (published 10/21/2007)
• Eugene Scalia to Deliver Murphy Lecture, October 23
      (published 10/20/2007)
• Final Round 2007 Upper Class Moot Court Competition, November 16
      (published 10/20/2007)
• Krauss and Somin Panelists in Canadian Constitution Foundation's Inaugural Event
      (published 10/17/2007)
• Virginia Bar Swearing-In Breakfast and Ceremony, October 29
      (published 10/15/2007)
• Polsby: Fairness Doctrine Will Not Return
      (published 10/12/2007)
• Somin Comments on Intellectual and Institutional Diversity
      (published 10/11/2007)
• Hayward Testifies Before Federal Election Commission
      (published 10/10/2007)
• GMU Federalist Society Panel on Judges and Unenumerated Rights, October 15
      (published 10/10/2007)
• Somin in WSJ Opinion Journal: National Service for Seniors?
      (published 10/08/2007)
• Somin in Houston Chronicle: Judge's Ethical Problems Justify Congressional Attention
      (published 10/07/2007)
• Former Mason Law Professor Kimberly Moore Named Rising Star by Washingtonian Magazine
      (published 10/04/2007)
• 2nd Annual D.C. Women's Networking Event: Connecting Women, Effecting Change, October 12
      (published 10/04/2007)
• Trial Advocacy Intramural Competition, October 13-14
      (published 10/02/2007)
• Boardman Tapped as Advisor to Candidate Romney
      (published 10/02/2007)
• Mason Law Graduates Achieve Highest Virginia Bar Pass Rate
      (published 10/01/2007)
• Bernstein Comments Cited in Legal Times
      (published 10/01/2007)
• Bernstein on Stafford Public Schools' Action: "Weaselly" Way Out
      (published 09/29/2007)
• Law School to Host Annual Telecommunications Conference, September 28-30
      (published 09/28/2007)
• Somin: Star Trek Presents Contradiction Between Socialism and Federalism
      (published 09/28/2007)
• Rabkin in Congressional Quarterly: Law of the Sea Treaty in America's Best Interest?
      (published 09/26/2007)
• Krauss in American Thinker: Israel Entitled to Reduce Supplies to Enemies
      (published 09/25/2007)
• Hazlett in Financial Times: Liberal Spectrum Policies Invigorate Markets, Intensify Creativity
      (published 09/25/2007)
• Washington Post Carries Excerpt of Speech Published in Green Bag
      (published 09/25/2007)
• Bernstein in LA Times: Universities as Base for Political Activism
      (published 09/19/2007)
• Debate on E-Commerce Sponsored by JLEP, September 27
      (published 09/17/2007)
• Lund is Speaker in Constitution Day Symposium
      (published 09/17/2007)
• Civil Rights Law Journal Symposium, October 17
      (published 09/17/2007)
• Cohen on Compensation for Organ Donation
      (published 09/16/2007)
• Eagle Comments on Virginia High Court's Reversal on Tree Liability
      (published 09/15/2007)
• Berkowitz Book Review Appears in Wall Street Journal
      (published 09/15/2007)
• Constitution Day Talk by Eric Claeys, September 17
      (published 09/10/2007)
• Rabkin in Weekly Standard: Consensus at Any Price?
      (published 09/10/2007)
• George Mason Law School Ranks 21st in 2007 Scholarly Impact Study
      (published 09/05/2007)
• Profile of the George Mason Law School 2007 Admitted Class
      (published 09/05/2007)
• Hazlett to CNN.com: Competition Exists for Satellite Radio
      (published 09/04/2007)
• Alumnus Bud Albright ('80) Sworn In as Under Secretary for Energy
      (published 09/04/2007)
• Berkowitz in WSJ: Proper Liberal Education Forms Individuals Fit for Freedom
      (published 09/04/2007)
• Student Organization Fair, September 5
      (published 09/04/2007)
• George Mason School of Law Welcomes New Faculty For Fall 2007
      (published 09/01/2007)
• Zywicki Comments on Escalation of Dissent Among Dartmouth Alumni
      (published 08/29/2007)
• Meet the Faculty Reception, August 29
      (published 08/21/2007)
• Somin: "Top 10 Percent" Admission Programs May Sacrifice Academic Merit
      (published 08/20/2007)
• Rotunda Comments in Legal Times on Strategic Recusals
      (published 08/20/2007)
• Zywicki in WSJ: Lower Taxes May Decrease Likelihood of Bankruptcies
      (published 08/17/2007)
• Somin on Anti-Kelo Legislation: Backlash Politics Has its Limits
      (published 08/14/2007)
• Parker Comments on Health Care Fraud Prosecution
      (published 08/14/2007)
• Fall 2007 Orientation for New Students, August 17-18
      (published 08/12/2007)
• Army TJAG Visits George Mason School of Law
      (published 08/10/2007)
• Berkowitz Reviews Book on America's Response to Terror
      (published 08/01/2007)
• Hazlett in WSJ: World Without Fairness Doctrine Promotes More Discussion, Not Less
      (published 07/30/2007)
• Somin in Legal Times: Adherence to Constitution Trumps Ordinary Policy Considerations
      (published 07/30/2007)
• Muris Speaks Out on Antitrust Misconceptions
      (published 07/27/2007)
• New Student Orientation Barbecue, August 17
      (published 07/26/2007)
• Zywicki in Washington Times: Congress Binging on Junk Social Science
      (published 07/26/2007)
• Hazlett on the Digital Race (Financial Times)
      (published 07/24/2007)
• Rotunda in ABA Journal: Rules Change When Economic Pressure is Applied
      (published 07/24/2007)
• Krauss on "War-Denial"
      (published 07/23/2007)
• Zywicki Testifies Before Congress on Medical Debt and Bankruptcy
      (published 07/19/2007)
• Rabkin Participates in AEI Panel on the Law of the Sea Treaty
      (published 07/19/2007)
• Berkowitz on Atheism in WSJ Opinion Journal
      (published 07/17/2007)
• Muris Named Economic Advisor to McCain Presidential Campaign
      (published 07/13/2007)
• Candidate Giuliani Names Berkowitz to Foreign Policy Team
      (published 07/11/2007)
• Rotunda Speaks at International Judicial Conference in Latvia
      (published 07/11/2007)
• Rao on Voice of America: Too Early to Predict Supreme Court Swing to Right
      (published 07/11/2007)
• Rabkin in USA Today: Gitmo Closure Proposal Problematic
      (published 07/09/2007)
• Hayward in Legal Times: No Sea Change in Campaign Finance Decision
      (published 07/09/2007)
• Hayward on Campaign Finance Reform Efforts
      (published 07/05/2007)
• Rao Comments Carried on NPR Morning Edition
      (published 07/03/2007)
• Laptop Registration Information for Summer 2007 Exams
      (published 07/03/2007)
• In Honor of July 4: WSJ Features Malcolm Op-ed on the Founders
      (published 07/03/2007)
• Rabkin in Washington Post on Ratification of Convention on the Law of the Sea
      (published 07/02/2007)
• Lund, Rao, and Somin Featured in Federalist Society Video Webcast
      (published 06/28/2007)
• Muris Comments on FTC Internet Task Force Report
      (published 06/27/2007)
• George Mason Law Review Antitrust Symposium, October 31
      (published 06/26/2007)
• Krauss in American Thinker: Hezbollah Advancing in Lebanon
      (published 06/25/2007)
• Hazlett in Chicago Tribune: Competition Inevitable
      (published 06/21/2007)
• Hazlett Debates Spectrum Management in Panel Discussion
      (published 06/15/2007)
• WSJ Credits Hazlett Report for Leap in Market Value of XM and Sirius Stocks
      (published 06/15/2007)
• Krauss Comments on 4th Circuit Ruling Denying President the Authority to Hold Al Qaeda Operatives Caught in America
      (published 06/12/2007)
• 2007 Virginia Bar Lunch & Reception RSVP
      (published 06/08/2007)
• Symposium on Hot Topics in Patent Law 2007, July 17
      (published 06/06/2007)
• Krauss on Jerusalem
      (published 06/05/2007)
• Somin in Legal Times: Revived Equal Rights Amendment May Surprise Supporters
      (published 06/04/2007)
• Berkowitz in WSJ: American Right is a Cauldron of Debate
      (published 05/29/2007)
• Hazlett in Financial Times: New Information Flows Require Hard Choices About Trust
      (published 05/24/2007)
• Law School Awards 207 Degrees at 2007 Convocation
      (published 05/20/2007)
• Krauss and Malcolm Present Papers at Free Society Conference
      (published 05/16/2007)
• Mason Law Moot Court Program Named #10 in Nation
      (published 05/15/2007)
• Somin Comments on Salary Gap Between Judges and Private Practice Lawyers
      (published 05/13/2007)
• Graduation Cocktail Reception to be held on Friday, May 18
      (published 05/10/2007)
• School of Law Students Chosen as 2007 Presidential Management Finalists
      (published 05/10/2007)
• Muris Testifies at Final Joint DOJ/FTC Single-Firm Conduct Hearing
      (published 05/09/2007)
• Loislaw Free Online Legal Research Service for Law Students
      (published 05/07/2007)
• Law Professor Creates Bobblehead Buzz among Journal Subscribers
      (published 05/03/2007)
• Krauss in Wall Street Journal: Federal Choice-of-Law Rule Would Respect State Sovereignty
      (published 05/02/2007)
• The Honorable J. Harvie Wilkinson III to be Graduation Speaker
      (published 04/28/2007)
• 2007 Burton Award for Legal Writing Goes to Mason Law Student
      (published 04/26/2007)
• Law Alumni Association Successfully Completes Inaugural Law Firm Challenge
      (published 04/26/2007)
• Zywicki Provides Hill Testimony on Credit Card Practices
      (published 04/26/2007)
• Bernstein Paper Featured at American Enterprise Institute Event
      (published 04/23/2007)
• Judicial and Legislative Reception, May 23
      (published 04/21/2007)
• Somin on Progress of Property Rights Reform
      (published 04/20/2007)
• Message from Dean Polsby on the Virginia Tech Tragedy
      (published 04/19/2007)
• Association for Public Interest Law Auction, April 20
      (published 04/17/2007)
• Former U.S. Attorney General Meese to Speak at Mason
      (published 04/10/2007)
• APIL/VLF/VSB Summer Money Application Deadline is April 23
      (published 04/10/2007)
• Cooper: Anna Nicole Smith Baby Unlikely to Inherit Fortune
      (published 04/09/2007)
• Nobel Winner Smith's Research Cited in Singapore's Business Times
      (published 04/09/2007)
• ACLU-GMUSL to Sponsor Panel Discussion on Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
      (published 04/09/2007)
• Law School to Host Colors of Justice Reception April 13
      (published 04/05/2007)
• Law School to Host Colors of Justice Reception April 13
      (published 04/05/2007)
• Rotunda in Toronto Star: Entrancing the Jury
      (published 04/04/2007)
• Hazlett in Financial Times: Content Kings Litigate to Retain Control
      (published 04/04/2007)
• GMU/Microsoft Conference on The Regulation of Innovation and Economic Growth, May 4
      (published 04/03/2007)
• Berkowitz Reviews Dworkin's Book on Democracy
      (published 04/01/2007)
• Events for Law Students Sponsored by CAAS, April 2007
      (published 04/01/2007)
• Mason Law Climbs to 34th in U.S. News Rankings
      (published 03/30/2007)
• So, You Are A Lawyer Now?: Avoid the Pitfalls of Your First Year of Practice
      (published 03/29/2007)
• Judge Thacher to Present Strategies and Tips for Passing the Virginia Bar
      (published 03/28/2007)
• Cohen Letter in WSJ Applauds Incentives for Organ Donations
      (published 03/27/2007)
• Conservative Candidates Lend Vigor to 2008 Presidential Race
      (published 03/27/2007)
• This Week on the Arlington Campus
      (published 03/24/2007)
• Zywicki Quoted in Consumer Bankruptcy News
      (published 03/23/2007)
• Berkowitz Contributes to Discussion in National Review Online
      (published 03/23/2007)
• Statement of Dean Polsby on Partisan Attacks on the Law School's Law & Economics Center and Judge Andrew Kleinfeld
      (published 03/23/2007)
• Lund and Rotunda Urge Congressional Leaders to Strip Unconstitutional Provisions from War Funding Bill
      (published 03/22/2007)
• CIPP Research Subject of WTOP News Story
      (published 03/20/2007)
• Lund on Publication of Concealed Weapon Permit Information
      (published 03/20/2007)
• Virginia Public Radio Airs Somin Interview on Eminent Domain
      (published 03/19/2007)
• Krauss Takes Part in Featured Discussion of Recent Philip Morris Ruling
      (published 03/19/2007)
• Alumnus Levy Profiled in Washington Post for Role in Landmark Case
      (published 03/19/2007)
• Mason Law Security Program Selected to Study Open Government Laws Post-9/11
      (published 03/19/2007)
• ABA Site Visit, March 25-28, 2007
      (published 03/18/2007)
• Berkowitz Book Review Deals with the New Media and the Old
      (published 03/16/2007)
• Mason Student Claims First Place in ABA Writing Competition
      (published 03/14/2007)
• Chorvat on Overseas Corporate Moves
      (published 03/13/2007)
• Distinguished Alumnus Robert A. Levy on Second Amendment Rights
      (published 03/12/2007)
• Krauss Paper is Featured Publication in WLF
      (published 03/12/2007)
• Cohen in NY Times: Lottery Tickets a Disposable Consumer Purchase
      (published 03/11/2007)
• Lund Comments on Overturn of DC Firearms Ban
      (published 03/10/2007)
• Prepare Your Computer for Daylight Savings Time, March 11, 2007
      (published 03/08/2007)
• Rotunda in WSJ: Libby Conviction Sets Disturbing Precedents
      (published 03/07/2007)
• Law Students Lend a Hand to Katrina Recovery Efforts
      (published 03/06/2007)
• Mason Moot Court Completes "Hat Trick" with Win in Albany
      (published 03/05/2007)
• Bob Woodward to Speak at Arlington Campus, March 7
      (published 03/02/2007)
• David Horowitz to Discuss Academic Freedom at Mason Law
      (published 03/01/2007)
• 'California Dreamin': Paper Earns 3L Trip to GRAMMY Awards
      (published 03/01/2007)
• PowerPoint: Preparing to Practice in Virginia
      (published 02/28/2007)
• Panel: Careers in Environmental Law & Animal Law, Feb. 27
      (published 02/25/2007)
• Berkowitz: Need for Rediscovery of Common Ground
      (published 02/23/2007)
• Mason Law Team Wins National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
      (published 02/23/2007)
• Hazlett on NAB Effort to Suppress Satellite Radio
      (published 02/22/2007)
• Krauss on Landmark Punitive Damages Case
      (published 02/20/2007)
• Law Alumnus Takes Helm of Virginia Bar Association
      (published 02/19/2007)
• Catholic's Dean Miles to Kick Off Wilder Seminar Series
      (published 02/15/2007)
• Green Bag Announces Exemplary Legal Writing Honorees
      (published 02/12/2007)
• JLSA: Israeli-Palestinian Panel Discussion, February 20 at 5:30pm
      (published 02/12/2007)
• JLEP New Applicant Information Sessions, February 15, 2007
      (published 02/12/2007)
• Personal Communications and Spectrum Policy for the 21st Century, Feb. 21
      (published 02/12/2007)
• Cooper: Support for MIT's Sherley
      (published 02/11/2007)
• Krauss: Decisive Unilateral Pre-emption Works
      (published 02/08/2007)
• Somin Cited on Voter Ignorance Issue in Hawaii Newspaper
      (published 02/06/2007)
• Hazlett in Financial Times: Overhype and Emerging Markets
      (published 02/05/2007)
• Zengerle in Radio Interview: Solomon Amendment Victory Places Mason Law Squarely in Legal Mainstream
      (published 02/05/2007)
• Berkowitz in Weekly Standard: Most Immediate National Security Challenge Israel Faces Comes From Within
      (published 02/02/2007)
• Mason Team Wins Best Brief at National Moot Court Competition
      (published 02/02/2007)
• Read the Latest Issue of The CIP Report
      (published 02/02/2007)
• Kick-Off Reception for VSB 2007 Minority Pre-Law Conference to be Held at Mason Law
      (published 02/01/2007)
• Law Library Purchases Historical Collection of U.S. Supreme Court Records & Briefs
      (published 01/31/2007)
• ACLU-GMUSL Racial Profiling Lunch Discussion - February 1
      (published 01/31/2007)
• National Trial Competition Region 4 Rounds, February 1-3
      (published 01/29/2007)
• Bernstein Comments on Law School Rankings
      (published 01/25/2007)
• Hazlett Cited on Low-Power FM Allocation
      (published 01/24/2007)
• Moot Court Team Earns Trip to National Competition
      (published 01/23/2007)
• Wright Appointed FTC Scholar-in-Residence
      (published 01/22/2007)
• Presentation on Forms and Formbooks, Spring 2007 (PDF)
      (published 01/18/2007)
• Greater Washington DC/Baltimore Public Service Career Fair, January 26, 2007
      (published 01/17/2007)
• Law Deans' Statement Regarding Legal Representation for Detainees
      (published 01/16/2007)
• Douglas Wilder to Speak at Law School
      (published 01/16/2007)
• Cohen on Marriage and the Law for National Law Journal
      (published 01/15/2007)
• Somin Cited in National Journal on Effect of Blogs on Legal Scholarship
      (published 01/12/2007)
• Vermont Article Published in Michigan Law Review
      (published 01/12/2007)
• Somin: Didden Case Represents Egregious Example of Pretextual Condemnation
      (published 01/08/2007)
• Career Services Workshop, January 17, 2007
      (published 01/07/2007)
• Off the Clock: Professor Finds Puppy Love
      (published 01/06/2007)
• Law School Gets a Facelift
      (published 01/04/2007)
• CNN.com Carries Zywicki Bankruptcy Reform Comments
      (published 01/04/2007)