Current News

2011

• Memorial Reception for Larry Ribstein
      (published 12/27/2011)
• George Mason Law Review Annual Symposium
      (published 12/21/2011)
• Zywicki: Canada's Federal Regulations Discourage Financial Innovations
      (published 12/21/2011)
• Roberts and Kagan Among Green Bag Legal Writing Awardees
      (published 12/19/2011)
• Rabkin Testifies on Hill Re: Judicial Reliance on Foreign Law
      (published 12/14/2011)
• Verret in Washington Times: We Don't Need More Solyndras
      (published 12/12/2011)
• Chrissy Kendall Receives Supreme Court Historical Society Literary Award
      (published 12/09/2011)
• Mossoff Quoted in Bloomberg Regarding Patent Case
      (published 12/08/2011)
• Mossoff Speaks at IPO PTO Day Conference
      (published 12/07/2011)
• Wright in WSJ: Philadelphia as Legal Venue of Choice
      (published 12/06/2011)
• 2L Lisa Goldstein named Steele Scholar in Business
      (published 12/06/2011)
• Mossoff Participates in Press Briefing
      (published 12/01/2011)
• Somin on Greenberg AIG Lawsuit
      (published 11/28/2011)
• One-Day Training Workshop for Legal Writing Professors and Adjuncts to be Held at Mason Law
      (published 11/28/2011)
• The Return of Puppy Day
      (published 11/21/2011)
• Law School Community Saddened by the Passing of Robert Anthony
      (published 11/18/2011)
• Wright Speaks at ABA Antitrust Law Forum
      (published 11/17/2011)
• Malcolm Speaks at Duke Law School
      (published 11/16/2011)
• Hazlett, Wright Discuss Proposed AT&T and T-Mobile Merger
      (published 11/11/2011)
• Wright Participates in Workshop on Social Media Governance
      (published 11/11/2011)
• Tullock Lecture: Media Bias, Its Effects, and Its Implications for the Fairness Doctrine
      (published 11/11/2011)
• Somin on Eminent Domain Reform Measures
      (published 11/10/2011)
• Mason Trial Advocacy Team Shines at Interamerican Competition
      (published 11/02/2011)
• Somin Discusses Individual Mandate in New England Journal of Medicine Roundtable
      (published 10/31/2011)
• Verret Appears, Comments on FoxNews
      (published 10/27/2011)
• Rao Organizes Panel for International Law Weekend
      (published 10/24/2011)
• Newman SCOTUScast Discusses Golan v. Holder
      (published 10/19/2011)
• Zywicki Interviewed on Durbin Amendment
      (published 10/18/2011)
• Krauss on Cordray and CFPB: Tort Lawyers' Dream
      (published 10/18/2011)
• Zywicki in Forbes: Finalize Robo-Signing Settlement
      (published 10/18/2011)
• Eagle to Participate in Revising Uniform Landlord-Tenant Act
      (published 10/17/2011)
• Mason Professors Organize D.C. Legal History Roundtable
      (published 10/14/2011)
• Krauss Speaks at UF Levin College of Law
      (published 10/11/2011)
• Alvaré to Receive Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal
      (published 10/04/2011)
• Zywicki in WSJ: Durbin Amendment Transforms Banking Landscape
      (published 09/30/2011)
• Mason Supreme Court Clinic Files Supreme Court Amicus Brief on Behalf of the National District Attorneys Association
      (published 09/29/2011)
• Lund Debates Constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
      (published 09/28/2011)
• Tullock Lecture: The Wireless Tsunami
      (published 09/28/2011)
• Conference: Copyright Compromises
      (published 09/28/2011)
• Mossoff at National Press Club: Supreme Court Review
      (published 09/28/2011)
• Krauss Speaks at Columbia Law
      (published 09/27/2011)
• Verret Testifies on Capitol Hill
      (published 09/23/2011)
• Zywicki Discusses Dodd-Frank Effects on Banking
      (published 09/23/2011)
• Alvare Comments on Provisions of New Health Care Law
      (published 09/23/2011)
• Malcolm Testifies at House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing
      (published 09/21/2011)
• Upcoming Events for Students - Fall 2011
      (published 09/21/2011)
• Professor Costello’s 12th Annual Ethics Update
      (published 09/21/2011)
• Malcolm to Speak in Honor of Constitution Day
      (published 09/20/2011)
• Information Session for Prospective Applicants
      (published 09/12/2011)
• Sales in NY Times: Patriot Act a Vital Weapon
      (published 09/09/2011)
• Cocktail Reception in Honor of the Class of 1986
      (published 08/22/2011)
• Law Alumni Association Golf Tournament
      (published 08/17/2011)
• Malcolm in WSJ: Roots of British Disorder
      (published 08/17/2011)
• Somin Comments on Health Care Law Ruling
      (published 08/16/2011)
• Somin Speaks on Civil Rights Implications of Eminent Domain
      (published 08/12/2011)
• Verret to Visit at Stanford for Fall Term
      (published 08/11/2011)
• Zywicki Speaks on Marketplace
      (published 08/10/2011)
• Green Bag Releases Scalia Baseball Card
      (published 08/08/2011)
• Wright Study Cited in Detroit Free Press Article
      (published 08/03/2011)
• Verret in Washington Times:About-Face on Consumer Protection
      (published 07/25/2011)
• Neff Assumes Leadership of Clinic for Legal Assistance to Servicemembers
      (published 07/15/2011)
• Zywicki: Truth About Auto Bailouts
      (published 07/14/2011)
• Somin Discusses Key Questions in Split Screen Video Presentation
      (published 07/13/2011)
• Bernstein: Breyer's Progressive Streak
      (published 07/13/2011)
• Justice Thomas (Bobblehead) Takes a Bow
      (published 07/12/2011)
• Wright Article Cited in Wall Street Journal
      (published 07/11/2011)
• Davies Secures Second Baseball Research Award
      (published 07/11/2011)
• Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
      (published 07/06/2011)
• Social Security Administration (SSA) Career Event
      (published 07/06/2011)
• Somin on Sixth Circuit Decision on Individual Mandate
      (published 07/01/2011)
• Hazlett in Financial Times: Googling Innovation
      (published 06/30/2011)
• Mossoff Discusses Microsoft v. i4i Limited Partnership
      (published 06/29/2011)
• Claeys Publishes Essay on Healthcare Mandate and Limits of Judicial Conservatism
      (published 06/27/2011)
• Somin Quoted in Two CQ Weekly Articles
      (published 06/24/2011)
• Zywicki Gives Keynote Address at AFSA State Government Affairs Forum
      (published 06/22/2011)
• Hazlett Speaks at Hudson Institutes Roundtable
      (published 06/21/2011)
• Rao a Panelist at ACS Annual Convention
      (published 06/21/2011)
• Hazlett in The Hill: Market Protects Consumers Better than Regulation
      (published 06/15/2011)
• Zywicki: Congress Should Reconsider Durbin Amendment
      (published 06/15/2011)
• Hazlett Named to Academic Advisory Board of Center for Economics of the Internet
      (published 06/14/2011)
• Zywicki in Washington Times: No Windfall for Delinquent Borrowers at Expense of Responsible Consumers
      (published 06/14/2011)
• Krauss Comments on Toyota Economic Loss Suit
      (published 06/14/2011)
• Wright Comments on Google Antitrust Probe
      (published 06/14/2011)
• Byrne Attends SWIFT Meeting in London
      (published 06/02/2011)
• Mossoff Briefs House Members on Opposition to America Invents Act
      (published 06/01/2011)
• Class of 2011 Celebrates Commencement
      (published 05/31/2011)
• Sales Writes with Rep. Steve King in Politico
      (published 05/27/2011)
• Zywicki Provides Hill Testimony on CFPB Oversight
      (published 05/27/2011)
• Wright Testifies on Proposed Telecom Merger
      (published 05/26/2011)
• Sales Discusses Patriot Act Extension on Seattle NPR
      (published 05/26/2011)
• Wright, Hazlett Critical of FCC Annual Wireless Competition Report
      (published 05/25/2011)
• Zywicki in WSJ: Consumer Bureau Structure Unprecedented
      (published 05/25/2011)
• 10th Annual Symposium on Hot Topics in Patent Law
      (published 05/23/2011)
• Eagle Addresses California Coastal Commissioners
      (published 05/16/2011)
• Mason Law Students Secure Prize for Best Appellant Brief
      (published 05/13/2011)
• Zywicki in Washington Times: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Put Consumers First
      (published 05/09/2011)
• Somin Comments on Legality of Targeting Enemy Combatants
      (published 05/06/2011)
• Somin on Why Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutional
      (published 05/05/2011)
• Puppies Provide Pre-Exam Stress Relief
      (published 05/05/2011)
• Student Peter Cockrell Wins 2011 Burton Award
      (published 05/03/2011)
• Hutchison: Teachers Unions Share Blame for Detroit's Decline
      (published 04/25/2011)
• Zywicki Discusses Automaker Bailout on the Air
      (published 04/25/2011)
• School of Law Graduation 2011
      (published 04/14/2011)
• Somin Joins Debate on Healthcare Reform
      (published 04/13/2011)
• Byrne Co-Edits 2011 Annual Review of International Banking Law & Practice
      (published 04/11/2011)
• The Journal of Law Makes Its Debut
      (published 04/08/2011)
• Somin Participates in "What If" Symposium
      (published 04/04/2011)
• Wright Speaks at 59th ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting
      (published 03/31/2011)
• Zywicki Speaks at Durbin Conference
      (published 03/30/2011)
• Somin Participates in NRO Online Symposium on U.S. Actions in Libya
      (published 03/29/2011)
• Information Session About New Supreme Court Clinic
      (published 03/22/2011)
• Wiley Rein to Partner with Mason Law in Launch of Supreme Court Clinic
      (published 03/22/2011)
• Zywicki: Auto Bailout and the Rule of Law
      (published 03/22/2011)
• Tullock Lecture: The Mythology of Networks
      (published 03/21/2011)
• 12th Murphy Pool Tournament is Coming Up
      (published 03/10/2011)
• Women's Law Association Alumnae Networking Breakfast
      (published 03/10/2011)
• Environmental Law Society Breakfast
      (published 03/10/2011)
• Sales Testifies on Reauthorization of PATRIOT Act
      (published 03/09/2011)
• Malcolm Discusses Second Amendment Issues on the Air
      (published 03/09/2011)
• Claeys Testifies on Capitol Hill
      (published 03/08/2011)
• Somin a Panelist in Northwestern Discussion of Democracy and Technology
      (published 03/07/2011)
• Somin Debates Constitutionality of Individual Mandate
      (published 03/03/2011)
• Four Mason Law Professors Speak at National Student Symposium
      (published 02/28/2011)
• Byrne Travels to Asia for Conferences and Briefings
      (published 02/25/2011)
• The 14th Annual Judicial & Legislative Reception
      (published 02/18/2011)
• Schleicher a Panelist in Discussion of State Fiscal Crises
      (published 02/17/2011)
• Sales: Who's Afraid of the Patriot Act?
      (published 02/15/2011)
• Alvaré Testifies on the Hill
      (published 02/11/2011)
• Open House for Admitted Applicants
      (published 02/10/2011)
• Open House for Admitted Applicants
      (published 02/10/2011)
• Krauss Delivers Talks on International Law, Products Liability
      (published 02/09/2011)
• Rao a Panelist in International Law Symposium
      (published 02/09/2011)
• Panel on Impact of Counter-Terrorism Policy on Civil Rights
      (published 02/09/2011)
• Information Economy Project Hosts Tullock Lecture
      (published 02/04/2011)
• Somin Comments in Washington Post on Health Care Repeal Efforts
      (published 02/03/2011)
• Upcoming Human Rights Forum at Mason Law
      (published 01/26/2011)
• Lund Participates in Cato Institute Policy Forum
      (published 01/20/2011)
• Law Review Annual Alumni Reception Canceled Due to Weather
      (published 01/19/2011)
• Zywicki: Political Bifurcation Since the New Deal
      (published 01/18/2011)
• Rao WSJ Op-ed:Constitution Not Just for Courts
      (published 01/10/2011)
• George Mason Law Review 14th Annual Symposium on Antitrust
      (published 01/07/2011)
• Law School Welcomes Three New Faculty Members in Spring Semester 2011
      (published 01/07/2011)
• Spring Semester 2011 Sees the Opening of Founders Hall
      (published 01/07/2011)
• Hazlett Reflects in Financial Times on the Passing of Economist Kahn
      (published 01/06/2011)
• Zywicki Discusses Failures in Credit Card Lending on Fox Business and in WSJ
      (published 01/04/2011)