SWLAW Blog | Faculty Features
March 1, 2016
Faculty in the News
Several media outlets, from the Huffington Post to the Los Angeles Times, recently sought the expert commentary of Southwestern professors regarding criminal law issues in the news:
Professor John Heilman commented on the difficulties some victims of sexual assault often face in the courtroom in the , 鈥淲hat Kesha鈥檚 unbreakable contract says about how courts approach rape cases."
Professor Robert Pugsley explained how the credibility of a witness could be undermined if she sold her story to the media in , 鈥淲ould O.J. Have Been Found Guilty If One Witness Never Sold Her Story?鈥 prompted by the airing of FX鈥檚 鈥淎merican Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson.鈥
In the , 鈥淢urder charges against rehab center are a first in California,鈥 Professor Kelly Strader explained why the Attorney General鈥檚 office may have filed charges against an alcohol abuse treatment center.
The , 鈥溾楽erial鈥 podcast takes on Bergdahl case,鈥 announced an upcoming panel to be presented by 鈥淪erial鈥 broadcaster WHYY Radio that will feature Professor Rachel VanLandingham in discussion about the case.