Although Pitt law professor Arthur Hellman and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor both are concerned about threats to judicial independence in the United States, they disagree about what poses a threat. While her 25 years’ experience on the Supreme Court and her retired status make the issue of threats to judicial independence an […]
Ridgway Center director reflects on Iraq, Iran >
April 5th, 2007“I didn’t come here today to tell you I told you so. I came here to say it’s crucial to learn from our mistakes and cut our losses now if we possibly can,” William W. Keller said in a March 23 address to the Honors College in which he called for a withdrawal of American […]
JURIST Conference: Celebrating 10 years >
April 5th, 2007Pitt’s law school held a day-long birthday party last week to celebrate 10 years of the JURIST web site (http://jurist.law.pitt.edu), the brainchild of law professor Bernard Hibbitts, who is the site’s publisher and editor-in-chief. Launched as an academic clearinghouse of online legal materials for law professors, the site has evolved into a real-time, dynamic news […]
JURIST Conference: Law & media in the age of the Internet >
April 5th, 2007How has the introduction of new media — the Internet, online publications, blogging — affected the way the law is decided, disseminated and reported? That was the main theme of a panel discussion, “Law and Media in the Age of the Internet,” that was part of the day-long conference celebrating 10 years of JURIST, Pitt’s […]
JURIST Conference: Law & the media: Convergence or collision? >
April 5th, 2007“As a matter of process, the law and the web are a wonderful blend of content and technology, perhaps one of the best examples of the merit of the Internet: The law is vast and the Internet is endless,” said Emmy Award-winning former CNN broadcast journalist Charles Bierbauer. Now dean of the College of Mass […]
Pittsburgh pulls in new car-sharing program >
April 5th, 2007Borrowing the car soon could have a new meaning in Pittsburgh and it doesn’t involve asking Dad for the keys. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership (PDP) is taking the lead in bringing car-sharing to town. Seattle-based Flexcar anticipates a spring launch of its service as part of its plan to expand its business in the eastern […]
Books, Journals & More >
April 5th, 2007BOOKS ARTS and SCIENCES The Architecture of Aftermath by Terry Smith, history of art and architecture. The University of Chicago Press. Before Renaissance: Planning in Pittsburgh, 1889-1943 by Edward Muller, history, and John F. Bauman, University of Southern Maine. University of Pittsburgh Press. This book examines a half-century during which progressive planners, public officials and […]