Professor Joseph Mead published an online essay at RegBlog, which is published by University of Pennsylvania Program on Regulation. The essay discusses Professor Mead’s co-authored article entitled Choosing a Court to Review the Executive, which is forthcoming in the Administrative Law Review. In both the essay and the article, Professor Mead analyzes the complicated maze for determining where a lawsuit challenging the actions of the federal government must be filed. Professor Mead concludes that the current system is unjustifiably confusing, and proposes a framework for making clearer and better jurisdictional decisions when it comes to reviewing federal agency decisions.

The online essay can be found at http://www.regblog.org/2014/07/21-fromherz-mead-judicial-review-of-agency-decisions.html

A draft of the forthcoming article can be found at http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2409944&download=yes

Professor John Plecnik’s latest article, “Officers Under the Appointments Clause,” was just published in the Pittsburgh Tax Review. The abstract and article are available on SSRN:

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2467750

Chris Sagers, the James A. Thomas Distinguished Professor of Law at Cleveland-Marshall, is quoted in this week’s “Common Sense” column, by James Stewart, in the New York Times. Stewart’s column is critical of the proposed acquisition by Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment empire of Time-Warner, a deal that would combine major movie studies and television production assets.

An online version of the column is available at: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/26/business/a-21st-century-fox-time-warner-merger-would-narrow-already-dwindling-competition.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&version=HpSum&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0​

Professor Patricia J. Falk was interviewed by Dennis Knowles and David C. Barnett of Ideastream, Northeast Ohio Public Radio and Television, regarding the 60th anniversary of the Sam Sheppard case. Excerpts of her interview appeared on the July 4th edition of the program “Applause” on WVIZ PBS — Channel 25.

Professor Falk’s interview is available via the following link: http://www.ideastream.org/applause/entry/62878

Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Enrichment Milena Sterio signed a book contract with Routledge. Professor Sterio’s book will be entitled “Prosecuting Juvenile Piracy Suspects: The International Legal Framework,” and will likely appear in print in early 2016.