Members in the News

JUNE 2024

PAMELYA HERNDON - CRSJ Council Member and African American Affairs Committee Special Advisor
June 17, 2024 Trial for father charged under Bennie’s Law starts Monday

MALIA BRINK - CRSJ Council Member and Criminal Justice Committee Special Advisor
June 16, 2024 Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy

DENISE GILMAN - CRSJ Commission on Immigration Liaison
June 10, 2024 False claim SCOTUS ruled Texas SB4 immigration law is constitutional in May 2024

NADIA B. AHMAD - CRSJ Council Member and Environmental Justice Committee Special Advisor
May 30, 2024  Barry University Climate Summit Highlights

TRAVIS HOOKER -  Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee Vice Chair
May 29, 2024 Elgin Pride Parade and Festival to be even larger than last year, ELGbtq+ organizers say

LYDIA X. Z. BROWN - Disability Rights Committee Special Advisor
May 10, 2024 Social Security Administration changes rules on rental, food assistance to expand access for low-income households

JANEL A. GEORGE - CRSJ Council Member
May 7, 2024 Allowing teachers to carry guns in school will only put Black children in harm’s way

DOUGLAS HAUER -  Death Penalty Committee Co-Chair
May 7, 2024 Protests expected at Newton Free Library art exhibit featuring photos of Palestinians

PATRICK C. TOOMEY -  National Security and Civil Liberties Committee Co-Chair
April 30, 2024 An Oversight Model for AI in National Security: The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

CHRIS FRASCELLA - Privacy and Information Protection Committee Co-Chair
April 30, 2024 US carriers fined nearly $200M over illegal customer location data sharing

D. WENDY GREENE - African American Affairs Committee Co-Chair and CRSJ Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession Liaison
April 23, 2024 D. Wendy Greene Speaks This Afternoon on Black Hair and Civil Rights at 2024 Hotz Lecture

FRANK D. LOMONTE -  Free Speech and Free Press Committee Co-Chair
April 19, 2024 Study: Police Departments Illegally Gag Their Own Officers from Exposing Misconduct

ANTONIA K. FASANELLI - CRSJ Council Member and Economic Justice Committee Co-Chair
April 19, 2024 SCOTUS To Hear Case On Constitutionality Of Functionally Banning Homeless People From Being In Public

SANDRA D. GLAZIER - CRSJ Elder Affairs Committee
April 17, 2024 Review of Reviews: The New Undue Influence

ESTELLE H. ROGERS - CRSJ Standing Committee on Election Law Liaison
April 8, 2024 2024 Margaret Brent Award winners announced

October 2023

MARK I. SCHICKMAN - CRSJ Section Delegate
WENDY C. SHIBA - Vice Chair of the Rights of Women Committee
September 28, 2023 California Caste Bill Reveals Broad Tensions Over Fighting Bias

JESSICA STENDER - Co-Chair of the Rights of Women Committee
September 28, 2023 California Bill Aims to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors From Getting Sued by Their Assailants

PAUL M. SMITH - CRSJ Section Secretary
September 27, 2023 Supreme Court’s Impact on Voting Rights Is a Threat to Democracy

NINA A. KOHN - Co-Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
September 22, 2023 Biden’s nursing home staffing proposal is dangerously inadequate

ROBERT D. DINERSTEIN - Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Committee
September 17, 2023 New Hope Community celebrates completion of sensory garden

MALIA BRINK - Special Advisor to the Criminal Justice Committee
September 12, 2023 Public Defenders Are 'Dangerously' Overworked, Report Find

RICHARD B. KATSKEE - Special Advisor to the Religious Freedom Committee
September 12, 2023 College of Law to host annual Constitution Day event

PAMELYA P. HERNDON - Special Advisor to the African American Affairs Committee
September 11, 2023 Representative Pamelya Herndon tours New Mexico to raise awareness for Bennie’s Law

CARY MARTIN SHELBY - Co-Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
September 2023 A Conversation With Alumna Cary Martin Shelby, Ralph Brill Endowed Chair Professor of Law at Chicago-Kent College of Law

GEOFFREY STROMMER - Co-Chair of the Native American Concerns Committee
August 30, 2023 A Look At The Tribal Health Reimbursements Circuit Split

PATRICK C. TOOMEY - Co-Chair of the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
August 30, 2023 The Government’s Section 702 Playbook Doesn’t Work Anymore

WENDY C. SHIBA - Vice Chair of the Rights of Women Committee
August 28, 2023 Securing the Future: JANM unveils $65M fundraising campaign

LYDIA X. Z. BROWN - Special Advisor to the Disability Rights Committee
August 22, 2023 Support Is Not Control

ODAY SALIM - Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
August 16, 2023 Should governments be blamed for climate change? How one lawsuit could change US policies

HON. JASON M. SENGHEISER - Chair of the Human Rights Editorial Board
August 16, 2023 Sengheiser and Murphy join St. Louis Bar Foundation board

ROULA ALLOUCH - CRSJ Council Member and Special Advisor to the Education Committee
August 10, 2023 Nationally recognized attorney, civil rights activist works to bring change

RICHARD T. FOLTIN - CRSJ Special Counsel and Co-Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
August 9, 2023 Religious Objections Over Pronouns Test High Court’s New Stance

June 2023

ANTONIA FASANELLI - Co-Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
May 23, 2023 How old federal buildings can become new paths to ending homelessness

NATHAN BRUEMMER - Vice Chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee 
May 17, 2023 Ron DeSantis signs five bills that LGBTQ Floridians call a “slate of hate”

JUDY PERRY MARTINEZ - Special Advisor to the Death Penalty Committee
May 16, 2023 Honorees for the Tulane Law Hall of Fame include trailblazers and firsts 

JOHN A. FREEDMAN -  Special Advisor to the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
May 15, 2023 U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal in South Carolina Redistricting Case That Held State Gerrymandered Black Voters 

RAHMAH ABDULALEEM - Co-Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
May 3, 2023 Readout of White House Listening Session on Islamophobia 

BOBBI BITTKER - Chair of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Committee
April 18, 2023 You Have the Power to Prevent Genocide | TEDxBrandeisU

CYNTHIA A. SWANN - Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee
April 18, 2023 3 Black-Centered Reasons To Take Action On Earth Day

HANNAH BLOCH-WEHBA - Vice Chair of the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
April 17, 2023 Can Whistleblowing Save Tech?

CHARLES P. SABATINO - Co-Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
April 3, 2023 Why Nursing Homes Need A Total Redesign

DANIEL A. COTTER - Co-Chair of the Fair and Impartial Courts Committee
March 20, 2023 Independent state legislature case may be moot; trans rights in focus

PAMELYA P. HERNDON - Co-Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
March 15, 2023 Gun safety bill known as ‘Bennie’s Bill’ signed into law

ROBERT DINERSTEIN AND NINA KOHN - Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Committee and Co-Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
March 9, 2023 Modern Laws and Out-of-Court Solutions Can Advance Guardianship 

March 2023

TORRI A. JACOBUS - Vice Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
February 24, 2023 Mayor Keller Thanks Community Advocates, Signs CROWN Act Into Law

FRANCINE J. LIPMAN - Co-Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
February 21, 2023 Faculty Scholarship Highlights: Francine J. Lipman’s Community Service Aligns with Her Tax Law Scholarship

CARRIE DECELL - Co-Chair of the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
February 21, 2023 Salvadoran journalists move forward with lawsuit in the U.S. against manufacturer of Pegasus spyware

JANEL A. GEORGE - CRSJ Council Member
February 15, 2023 Advancing Integration and Equity Through Magnet Schools

NADIA B. AHMAD - CRSJ Council Member and Vice Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
February 15, 2023 Reflection on SAANference: shifting borders and barriers in the South Asian diaspora

July 2022

NINA A. KOHN - Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
June 24, 2022 Loss of autonomy: how guardianships threaten people’s rights

JAMES E. COLEMAN, JR. - Co-Chair of the Death Penalty Committee
June 23, 2022 Correcting the Past

PAMELYA HERNDON - Co-Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
June 17, 2022  Rep. Pamelya Herndon tells her family's Juneteenth history

LYDIA X. Z. BROWN - Co-Chair of the  Disability Rights Committee
June 9, 2022 Overturning Roe v. Wade could have severe consequences for intellectually and developmentally disabled people

JUDY PERRY MARTINEZ - Special Advisor to the Death Penalty Committee
June 9, 2022 If Trump incited Jan. 6, what about Schumer’s threats against Kavanaugh?

Featuring ARTIKA R. TYNER - Vice Chair of the Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee
May 27, 2022 Twin Cities authors donate children's books to Buffalo after shooting

TORRI A. JACOBUS - Vice Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
March 17, 2022 Women of Influence 2022: Torri Jacobus changed careers and is now helping to change lives

FRANK D. LOMONTE - Co-Chair Free Speech and Free Press Committee 
February 1, 2022 Brechner Center Director Frank LoMonte Joins CNN as Legal Counsel

January 2022

BERNICE B. DONALD - Co-Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee
January 28, 2022 Black female judges, law students and more on what the Supreme Court nomination means to them

JAMES E. COLEMAN , JR. - Co-Chair of the Death Penalty Committee
January 19, 2022 Local Law Scholars Differ on How to Approach Actual Innocence Work, But Agree That Reticence Among Prosecutors to Reopen Cases is One of the Greatest Obstacles to Achieving True Justice

NINA A. KOHN - Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
January 18, 2022 Why the future of legal ed is online

PAMELYA HERNDON - CRSJ Council Member; Co-Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
January 16, 2022 Black lawmakers in New Mexico look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy

MARK SCHICKMAN - CRSJ Section Delegate
January 14, 2022 Supreme Court Rejects One Vax Mandate, But Employers Urged to Stay Tuned

DANIELLE SHELTON WALCZAK - Co-Chair of the Free Speech and Free Press Committee
January 14, 2022 Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s new executive director talks changes during Covid and 2022

RICHARD B. KATSKEE - Vice Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
January 13, 2022 Supreme Court will consider Christian group’s request to temporarily fly flag at Boston City Hall

ROULA ALLOUCH - CRSJ Council Member, Co-Chair of the Bullyproof Committee
January 10, 2022 CAIR Board Chair Roula Allouch to Address Online Course on Race and Civil Rights Movement

CARRIE DECELL - Co-Chair of the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
January 9, 2022 LAPD Case Sheds Light on Agencies’ Social Media Monitoring

ROBERT D. DINERSTEIN - Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Committee
January 9, 2022 Britney Spears left her guardianship, but others who want independence remain stuck

ROBERT D. DINERSTEIN - Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Committee
January 7, 2022 A catch-22 trips up some in legal guardianship who try to regain independence

HARSHA PANDURANGA -  Vice Chair of the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
January 7, 2022 US Capitol attack: is the government’s expanded online surveillance effective?

December 2021

FRANCINE LIPMAN - Vice Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
December 31, 2021 Tax Professionals to Follow on Social Media in 2022

PAMELYA HERNDON - CRSJ Council Member; Co-Chair of the African American Affairs Committee
December 31, 2021  ‘Please help me’: Kids with guns fueled a record number of school shootings in 2021

NADIA AHMAD - CRSJ Council Member, Co-Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
December 30, 2021 US Muslims call for action as ‘spying’ incidents shake community

ANTONIA K. FASANELLI - Co-Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
December 27, 2021 New court aims to help those in need with more resources

JANEL A. GEORGE - CRSJ Council Member
December 20, 2021 Dear Black parents: Here’s how to protect your children from the moral panic over critical race theory

ANTONIA K. FASANELLI - Co-Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
December 19, 2021 National Homelessness Law Center Chief on Hurdles, 2022 Goals

NADIA AHMAD - CRSJ Council Member, Co-Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
December 17, 2021 ‘A moral imperative’: Monastic sisters in rural Midwest make faith-based case for climate action

FRANK D. LOMONTE - Co-Chair of the Free Speech and Free Press Committee
December 13, 2021 The First Amendment, Social Media and College Admissions

KIANA E. COURTNEY - Vice Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
December 11, 2021 Illinois EPA Oks 1-Year Extension for Waste Dump on Lake Michigan

ENGY ABDELKADER - Co-Chair of the Rights of Immigrants Committee 
December 2, 2021Conference addresses racial equity and social justice issues for second year

RAHMAH ABDULALEEM - Vice Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
December 2, 2021 If you’re upset about the Taliban, you should be upset about Christian nationalists too, panelist says

JANEL A. GEORGE - CRSJ Council Member
December 2, 2021 Critical Race Theory Fights Resemble Anti-Integration Fights

ARTIKA R. TYNER - Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee
December 1, 2021 Law professor’s book on inclusive leadership outlines steps for promoting diverse, equitable workplaces

September 2021

ARTIKA R. TYNER - Vice Chair of the Criminal Justice Committee
September 28, 2021 Minnesota Nonprofit Planting People Growing Justice Cultivates Leadership

PATTY FERGUSON-BOHNEE - Co-Chair of the Native American Concerns Committee
September 28, 2021 Agnes Laughter, Navajo Weaver Who Challenged Voter ID Restrictions, Has Died

PATTY FERGUSON-BOHNEE - Co-Chair of the Native American Concerns Committee
September 21, 2021 Louisiana’s Native Tribes Were Crushed by Hurricane Ida. They Feel Forgotten. 

PAUL M. SMITH - CRSJ Council Member
September 21, 2021 2 Disbarred Attorneys Outside Texas Sue Abortion Attorney Under SB8

NINA A. KOHN - Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
September 15, 2021 St. Mary’s to Break New Ground with Fully Online J.D. Program

RICHARD B. KATSKEE - Vice Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
September 14, 2021 High School Coach Fired For Praying On Field Asks Supreme Court to Intervene

J. WYNDAL GORDON - Co-Chair of the Death Penalty Committee
September 14, 2021 Thousands of Marijuana Convictions Now in Question

JESSICA STENDER - Co-Chair of the Rights of Women Committee 
September 14, 2021Gaming Industry Nondisclosures Become Key Test of #MeToo Laws

GEORGE J. ANNAS - Co-Chair of the Health Law & Ethics Committee and WENDY K. MARINER - Former Section Chair
September 13, 2021 More Than 100 Years of Supreme Court Precedents May Complicate Florida Vaccine Fight

NADIA AHMAD - CRSJ Council Member, Co-Chair of the Environmental Justice Committee
September 10, 2021 ‘These People Are Not Me’

JOHN A. FREEDMAN - Special Advisor to the National Security and Civil Liberties Committee
September 10, 2021 Federal Judge Considers Whether to Block Iowa’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools

ROBERT D. DINERSTEIN - Co-Chair of the Disability Rights Committee
September 9, 2021 Covid Long-haulers Face New Challenges as They Head to College. Universities are Listening. 

ALAN J. BUTLER - Chair of the Privacy and Information Protection Committee
September 8, 2021 9/11 Changed How We Think About Our Privacy - Only 1 U.S. Senator Saw How That Was Dangerous

JAMES A. SONNE - Vice Chair of the Religious Freedom Committee
September 5, 2021 No Major Organized Religion Objects to Covid Vaccines. Will Religious Exemptions Hold?

STEPHEN WERMIEL - Co-Chair of the Free Speech and Free Press Committee
September 3, 2021 Supreme Court Order on Texas Abortion Ban Puts ‘Shadow Docket’ in the Spotlight

August 2021

LAUREN VAN SCHILFGAARDE - Co-Chair of the Native American Concerns Committee
August 25, 2021 Law Students Support Yurok Tribe Effort to Access Culturally Important Species

NINA A. KOHN - Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
August 20, 2021 After Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents

JANEL A. GEORGE - CRSJ Council Member, Co-Chair of the Education Committee
August 18, 2021 What is Critical Race Theory? Law Experts Explain

NINA A. KOHN - Chair of the Elder Affairs Committee
August 18, 2021 Britney Spears’ Case Has Shown Why Guardianship Laws Need to Change

CLAIRE RAJAN - Co-Chair of the Free Speech and Free Press Committee
August 17, 2021 Allen & Overy Team Files Justice Brief Supporting Trans Rights In Alabama

ANTONIA K. FASANELLI - Co-Chair of the Economic Justice Committee
August 12, 2021 Opinion: The Eviction Moratorium Limbo Laid Bare the System’s Extreme Dysfunction

J. WYNDAL GORDON - Co-Chair of the Death Penalty Committee
August 6, 2021 Baltimore County Agrees to $3 Million Settlement with Family, Estate of Korryn Gaines

JUDY PERRY MARTINEZ - Special Advisor to the Death Penalty Committee
August 5, 2021 Will the Pandemic Prompt an ‘Exodus’ of Women Lawyers?