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The Trials and Tribulations of a Thirteen Year Conservatorship
Jonathan Martinis, senior director for law and policy at the Burton Blatt Institute was interviewed for The New Yorker article “Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Nightmare.” Martinis provides context for the lack of rights given to those in conservatorships, saying, “The rights…
BBI Chairman Peter Blanck Guest Edits Journal of Disability Policy Studies
Supported decision-making (SDM) is a paradigm in which people use friends, family and professionals to help them address the situations and choices they encounter in everyday life. To examine emergent issues in SDM in research, law, and policy, the Journal…
“Did Illinois get bail reform right? Criminal justice advocates are optimistic.”
Lauryn Gouldin, Crandall Melvin Associate Professor Law and director of the Syracuse Civics Initiative in the College of Law, was quoted by NBC for the story “Did Illinois get bail reform right? Criminal justice advocates are optimistic.” Gouldin, an expert…
What’s Next For Facebook? Legal and Social Media Experts Weigh In
Nearly 50 U.S. attorneys general have filed an antitrust suit against Facebook, making it the second Big Tech company to face the legal allegations. The AGs say Facebook’s practice of buying up competitors, such as WhatsApp and Instagram, removes alternatives…
Gene-Editing Oversight Needed, But Ban On Research Should Be Lifted
A portion of the fiscal 2020 Agriculture spending bill continues a ban on research that involves gene-editing of human embryos. The field of genetic modification garnered international attention after a Chinese scientist announced last fall that he had created the…
Syracuse University Law School Receives Major Donation for Library
Jan Fleckenstein, director of the law library and associate teaching professor of law at the College of Law, was interviewed by News Channel 9 for the story “Big donation to SU Law includes special RFK autographed book.” Fleckenstein told News Channel…
Ignoring humanitarian law is an open sore for the international community
Syracuse University College of Law Professor David Crane, a former war crimes prosecutor, offers insight on the latest round of deadly bombings, killing civilians and children, by the government-back Syrian forces. “The continued ignoring of international humanitarian law by all…
Someday Assad Will Be Held Accountable, Says War Crimes Prosecutor David Crane
Syracuse University College of Law Professor David Crane, a former war crimes prosecutor, reacts to the recent UN report that Syria used chemical weapons against citizens. “The indiscriminate use of a prohibited weapon system such as a nerve agent like sarin if inconceivable…