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Law Professor James Huffman analyzes property rights battle

James Huffman, Erskine Wood Sr. professor of law, provides his expertise on the seventeen year property rights battle between landowners Wayne and Jean Hage and the U.S. government.

“Property rights and the constitutional mandate that compensation be paid when property is taken are viewed by governments as unfortunate obstacles to the pursuit of the public interest,” Huffman argues. “There is little appreciation for the essential role of property rights to a thriving economy or to the fundamental liberties of American citizens.”

The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.) HUFFMAN: Property rights and wrongs

1 July 2008

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Drummonds, professor of law, assesses the limited rights of public employees

Henry Drummonds, professor of law, evaluates the Supreme Court’s choice to limit the rights of public employees, a decision based on the high number of employment lawsuits that could potentially be filed. The Supreme Court has ruled that, after a job loss, public employees can only sue if their termination was founded on racial, gender, or other federally protected forms of discrimination.

OPB News (Bend, Ore.) Supreme Court rules Oregon woman fired properly

13 June 2008

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Lewis & Clark Law School ranks high in public interest law

Lewis & Clark Law School was ranked 9 of 195 among institutions educating public interest lawyers. More than 12 percent of Lewis & Clark students enter government positions and around 12 percent pursue public interest law.

National Jurist (Arlington, Va.) Debt salvation

1 March 2008

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Todd Lochner, assistant professor of political science, remarks on top obscenity prosecutor

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Todd Lochner, feels that United States attorney for Western Pennsylvania, Mary Beth Buchanan, has established herself as the nation’s top obscenity prosecutor.

The New York Times (New York, N.Y.): A prosecution tests the definition of obscenity

28 September 2007

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