Professor Mirit Eyal-Cohen presented her paper, entitled Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and the Law, at the 2013 Law and Entrepreneurship Retreat. The Retreat took place at George Washington University Law School, in Washington, D.C.
Faculty News
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 11:44am
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 11:31am
Professor David Harris explained why a defendant in a criminal case would, or would not, testify. The question has come to the fore in the last week with the trial of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, which is now in the hands of the jury. Justice Orie Melvin declined to testify during her trial. In an interview on Essential Pittsburgh on WESA public radio, Professor Harris explained that there is much more of a risk in testifying than most people realize.
To hear the full interview, click here and then click the audio bar under "Taking the Stand in Your Own Defense."
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 10:38am
On February 10-14, 2013, Professor Ronald Brand, along with 3Ls Amelia Brett, Eryn Correa, and Brian Fraile, provided oral argument training and helped administer the Third Annual Willem C. Vis Middle East International Commercial Arbitration Pre-Moot in Abu Dhabi, UAE. For seven years, Brand has worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) to use the Vis Moot as a platform for developing the curriculum in international commercial law and arbitration at Middle East Law Schools. Vis Moot teams from seven Middle East law schools participated in the training and argued in the Pre-Moot: the University of Baghdad (Iraq), the University of Bahrain, Dar Al Hekma School of Law & Diplomacy (Saudia Arabia), the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis, the University of Jordan, Sultan Qaboos University (Oman), and UAE University. The teams will be part of the Pitt Law consortium that meets each year to collaborate at the Vis Moot in Vienna on March 22-28.
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:10pm
Professor David Harris's book "Failed Evidence: Why Law Enforcement Resists Science" was reviewed by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, Feb. 17. According to the reviewer, "this book should be required reading for every potential juror." The review was part of the new "Briefing Books" feature.
See the review here.
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 12:07pm
Professor John Burkoff discussed what may happen tomorrow when the jury in the trial of PA Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin resumes deliberations. He was interviewed on KDKA AM, and excerpts of the interview will be heard throughout the day.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 12:19pm
Professor Charles C. Jalloh was the featured "Newsmaker" in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review on February 16, 2013. The article discussed Professor Jalloh's invited lecture at The Hague, given on February 12., about crimes against humanity.
See the "Newsmaker" profile here.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 12:14pm
Professor John Burkoff says that Justice Joan Orie Melvin did not testify in her political corruption case because she and her defense team thought that the case had gone well. “If [the defense lawyers] thought things were going terribly, then they might take the risk of putting their client on the stand."
See the Pittsburgh Tribune Review Story here.
Sunday, February 17, 2013 - 10:13am
On February 15, 2013, Professor John Burkoff delivered a 2-hour lecture to the District Attorneys, Public Defenders, and Pittsburgh criminal defense bar at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh. The title of his lecture was “A Tragic Valentine’s Story: The U.S. Supreme Court & the Fourth Amendment: A Love Affair Gone Bad.”
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 9:19pm
With the conclusion of a rape trial in Pittsburgh in which the defendant represented himself, Professor David Harris explained the right to represent oneself in a criminal case on WESA Public Radio's Essential Pittsburgh show. Professor Harris explained that the Sixth Amendment, which guarantees the right to counsel at trial, also guarantees the right to represent oneself. Professor Harris also explained the limits on the right.
To hear the interview, click here and then click on the audio bar below the words "For the Defense."
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 9:12pm
Professor John Burkoff commented on the seizure of documents from Pittsburgh's police headquarters by the FBI. A federal grand jury has been investigating possible financial improprieties involving the contracting process for police computers. Professor Burkoff said that regardless of reports about the investigation, there is no way to know what was seized or why at this point. “We know at least that federal prosecutors, through the grand jury, are suspicious there's some wrongdoing, but we don't know what it is,”
Read the story in the Pittsburgh Tribune Review here.
