Faculty Fellow Klein Wins AMP Leadership Award

Faculty Fellow Dr. Roger D. Klein has been awarded the Jeffrey A. Kant Leadership Award by the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP). This award recognizes individuals whose work demonstrates vision and leadership in the field of molecular pathology. Dr. Klein is an active member in the AMP. He has, as noted by AMP, “played a pivotal role in helping to […]

Judge Kavanaugh and Public Health Policy

President Trump has nominated Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. Of particular interest to Professor and Faculty Fellow James G. Hodge, Jr. is how Kavanaugh’s confirmation might affect public health policy in the future. To answer this question, Kavanaugh’s legal philosophy and past work as a judge are worth examining. […]

Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Carpenter v. United States

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States on November 29, 2017. This case has potentially explosive implications for law enforcement surveillance, Fourth Amendment rights, and modern communications technology. In the Carpenter case, suspects were arrested and convicted for a series of store robberies in Detroit. The government used 127 days […]

Legal Fees: “Objectively Baseless” v. “Objectively Low Likelihood”

The Supreme Court will soon consider whether the current Federal Circuit standard of “objectively baseless” should be broadened in the case of prevailing defendants in patent infringement suits.  In this particular case (there are two) the court is being asked to depart from the Federal Circuit standard to allow an award of damages in favor […]