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Media Highlights

American University Washington College of Law faculty experts are often sources for the media. Below are some recent media highlights. If you are interested in interviewing an AUWCL professor or doing a story about one of our programs, please contact Brice Helms at bhelms@american.edu.

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November

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "How to Become A Sports Lawyer"

Mary Mason wrote an article for Lawfare

Robert Goldman was quoted in "Is Russia luring foreigners to the frontline under false pretenses? "

Hilary Allen was quoted in "A Burst AI Bubble is Only the Beginning"

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "The responsibility for the pollution in Bor lies both on Ziđin and on the state of Serbia"

Steve Wermiel wrote an article for SCOTUS Blog

Padideh Ala'i was quoted in "An LL.M. adds an advanced approach to a legal career"

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "When Is It Time to Flee?"

Yael Bromberg was quoted in "The Race for Mikie Sherrill’s House Seat Is On, and It’s Crowded"

David Jaffe was quoted in "A Healthier Legal Future"

October

Jerry Comizio was quoted in "Trump’s new 100% tariffs on China triggered an $18 billion crypto sell-off"

Fernanda Nicola wrote an article for Just Security

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "This is how small-scale gold mining creates "large mercury sacrifice zones" in Latin America"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "The Coming US Financial Crisis"

Steve Wermiel wrote an article for SCOTUS Blog

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "The U.S. Used to Be a Desired Destination for LGBTQ+ Immigrants. Now, Trans Americans Are Fleeing"

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "Special rapporteur on U.S. military base investigation urges countries to address PFAS"

Lewis Grossman wrote an article for JAMA

September

William Snape was quoted in "Navigating Murky Legal Waters of Deep Sea Mining"

Rachel Gordon was quoted in "Legal educators raise concerns with NextGen bar exam: ‘I’d rather not be first’"

Claudio Grossman was quoted in "Claudio Grossman: "The Chilean state should apologize for the lack of protection that allowed children to be stolen.""

Christine Farley was quoted in "Fashion, graphic designers say their work is being stolen, marketed with AI"

William Snape was quoted in "Major US Companies Could Stop Reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under EPA Plan"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Steve Wermiel wrote an article for SCOTUS Blog

Brandon Weiss was quoted in "Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio"

August

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Sudan's humanitarian emergency continues"

Steve Wermeil wrote an article for SCOTUS Blog

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Tokenized stock trading: The huge risks in moving stocks to blockchain"

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "Brian Flores Gets A Victory Against NFL"

Ben Leff wrote an article for New York Times

Steve Wermeil was quoted in "Its Not Always Over When Its Over"

Robert Dinerstein wrote an article for Washington Post

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Why Are Crypto Companies Applying for Bank Charters?"

Steve Shapiro was quoted in "From the Back of the House to the Courtroom"

July

Lise Beske was quoted in "Supreme Court Decisions Open Door to More Title VII Claims"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Eduardo Bertoni wrote an article for Global Freedom of Expression

William Snape was quoted in "EPA Takes Steps to Eliminate Greenhouse Gas Regulations"

Ben Leff was quoted in "How Conservative Christians Cracked a 70-Year-Old Law"

May

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "Racism Accusations Resurface in Trump Migrant Relief Crackdown"

Jerry Comizio was quoted in "What Is a Meme Coin? Trump’s Cryptocurrency Explained"

April

Jeffrey Jacobovitz was quoted in "White House defends Abrego Garcia deportation"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "US cancels visas for South Sudanese nationals as civil war tensions build back home"

William Snape was quoted in "Trump’s Under-the-Radar Executive Orders and Why They Matter"

Robert Dinerstein was quoted in "‘They didn’t give us any heads up . . . so we’re just running into poles’"

March

Jeffrey Jacobovitz was quoted in "Trump Speech at Justice Department"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Trump Eroding Press Freedom"

Brandon Weiss was quoted in "Trump administration backs off mandate addressing housing segregation and discrimination"

William Snape was quoted in "Reversing EPA’s Endangerment Finding Would Be Steep Legal Battle, Experts Say"

Daniela Kraiem was quoted in "Law students mourn loss of ‘dream jobs’ after government offers disappear"

Gustavo Ribiero was quoted in "U.S. judges see risks of Trump breaking the law and disrespecting the Constitution"

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "She did chores for a host family—then ended up in US immigration detention"

Lewis Grossman was quoted in "Why the Right Still Embraces Ivermectin"

February

Charles Duan was quoted in "Gilead’s short-term win threatens the future of pharmaceutical public-private partnerships"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Economics gone wild"

William Snape was quoted in "Environmental Lawyers Decry EPA Spending Freeze"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Trump's anti-media rhetoric turns to action"

Olinda Moyd was quoted in "Military academies review curriculum, clubs as Trump moves to eliminate DEI"

Ezra Rosser was quoted in "Modern Justifications for Native Property Theft"

Jeffrey Lubbers was quoted in "Trump’s executive order on independent agencies"

Jeffrey Lubbers was quoted in "FCC Employees Coping With Latest Workplace Email, Musk Threat"

Claudio Grossman was quoted in "Musk, Bannon should know better, a Nazi salute is still a Nazi salute"

Jeffrey Jacobovitz was quoted in "Trump warns one million workers on firing bubble"

January

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Trump Taking Office Could Spell Golden Crypto Era, Industry Hopes"

Brandon Weiss was quoted in "Landlords are accused of colluding to increase rent"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Israeli Soldiers on Vacation Are Being Investigated for War Crimes in Gaza"

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "Republican lawmakers echo Trump’s calls to end birthright citizenship"

Jamie Abrams was quoted in "Supreme Court Questions Prosecutors’ Focus on Sex in Capital Case"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Senate Republicans urge Trump to sanction ICC after failed legislation push"

January

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "Black leadership at head coach, QB to be more visible than ever during NFL playoffs"

Robert Goldman was quoted in "Israel is accused of genocide at The Hague. But what happens next? Experts weigh in"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Peek inside the 2024 Emmys gift bag"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "AI fears creep into finance, business and law"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "What Might Happen Next in the Genocide Case Against Israel"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "False claim UN court found Israel violated genocide convention | Fact check"

February

Angi Porter was quoted in "New law could mean hurdles for trooper charged in fatal shooting of motorist"

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "NFL and sports betting - a risky embrace"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "DOJ funding pipeline subsidizes questionable big data surveillance technologies"

David Hunter was quoted in "What happens if states pollute their neighbors’ air? Supreme Court will soon decide"

Christine Farely was quoted in "Are algorithms making trademarks obsolete?"

Ira Robbins was quoted in "In on the Joke at the First-Ever Florida Man Games"

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "North Carolina ‘Forever Chemical’ Plant Violates Human Rights, U.N. Panel Says"

March

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "The I.C.C. Arrest Warrants for Russian Officers Will Echo Beyond Russia"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Cellphone data helped solve a Michigan singer’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limits"

Ira Robbins was quoted in "Why the CJ Rice case is all too common — and his exoneration an anomaly"

April

Jamie Abrams was quoted in "Did Prosecutors’ Sex Shaming Help Send Brenda Andrew to Death Row?"

Brandon Weiss was quoted in "Squatters have become a right-wing talking point. What to know about the rare practice"

Ezra Rosser was quoted in "A Supreme Court case could have major implications for homelessness in Philly region"

Steve Shapiro wrote an article for Hotels

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Trump Jury Selection Latest News"

May

William Snape was quoted in "Center for Biological Diversity Sues Maryland Over Horseshoe Crab Death Data"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Why a Prosecutor Went Public With Arrest Warrant Requests for Hamas and Israeli Leaders"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City’: ‘There’s this constant stalking feeling’"

June

Maya Manian was quoted in "These pending Supreme Court decisions will 'certainly influence the election': legal expert"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Public blockchains too ‘fragile’ for tokenization: Professor tells Congress"

Steve Wermiel was quoted in "SCOTUS Decisions, Hunter Biden, Chicago’s plan to handle the DNC and much more"

Susana SaCouto wrote an article for NewAmerica

Jamie Abrams was quoted in "In Abortion Cases, Legions of ‘Friends’ Seek to Persuade Supreme Court"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "ICC targets top Russian generals with warrants"

July

Steve Shapiro wrote an article for Bloomberg Law

Christine Farely was quoted in "Lamar Jackson disputes Troy Aikman's trademark bid for No. 8"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Olympics’ AI Security Stokes Backlash Over Mass Surveillance"

Steve Wermiel was quoted in "Joe Biden anounces proposal to overhaul supreme court"

September

Fernanda Nicola wrote an article for Verfassungsblog

Eduardo Bertoni wrote an article for TechPolicy.Press

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "Did the N.F.L. Solve Diversity Hiring"

Jerry Comizio was quoted in "Best Low Interest Credit Cards"

Steve Shapiro was quoted in "5 Best Beginner Travel Credit Cards of September 2025"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Christine Farely was quoted in "Who's an Anesthesiologist? Turf War Sparks Trademark Dispute"

October

Maya Manian was quoted in "New report shows more than 200 pregnant people have faced criminal charges since Dobbs decision"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing The Reports Police Write"

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Slate

November

Hilary Allen was quoted in "The impact of crypto in the 2024 election"

Claduio Grossman was quoted in "Trump Presidential Election"

Lise Beske was quoted in "Ted Olson, Former Solicitor General and Gibson Partner, Dies"

Lewis Grossman was quoted in "Scientists Fear What’s Next for Public Health if RFK Jr. Is Allowed To ‘Go Wild’"

William Snape was quoted in "Hopes for a Commanders return to RFK hang in the balance on Tuesday"

Lia Epperson was quoted in "‘This is not his first rodeo’: will federal courts be able to rein in Trump?"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "How the largest gathering of US police chiefs is talking about AI"

December

Fernanda Nicola wrote an article for Just Security

Rebecca Hamilton wrote an article for Just Security

Claduio Grossman was quoted in "Prominent human rights attorney quits international court over failure to prosecute Venezuela"

Lewis Grossman was quoted in "How ‘Health Freedom’ Became a Winning Rallying Cry"

February

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "European Commission to Set Up Center for Prosecution of Russia's 'Crime of Aggression'  "

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Memphis’s SkyCop cameras couldn’t prevent Tyre Nichols’s beating death"

Citlalli Ochoa was quoted in "Bolivian sex crimes case could have far-reaching effects across region"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Germany Raises Red Flags About Palantir’s Big Data Dragnet"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "The Media’s Effect on Crypto"

March

Micheal Carrol was quoted in "Supreme Court Unlikely to “Break the Internet” With Google, Twitter Cases"

Robert Dinerstein wrote an article for Bloomberg Law

Jerry Comizio was quoted in "Silicon Valley Bank failure raises fear of broader financial contagion"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "The Digital Age Ushers in a Speedier, More Viral Breed of Bank Run"

April

Lewis Grossman was quoted in "Texas abortion pill ruling threatens FDA"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Stablecoins Could Get a Boost From Capitol Hill. Then Again, Don’t Count on It"

Charles Duan was quoted in "Federal Circuit Probe of Judge’s Fitness Risks Protracted Battle"

Ira Robbins was quoted in "Bill banning citizen’s arrests in Florida goes unheard for second straight year"

Lelye Orloff was quoted in "Immigrant Crime Victims Struggle as Special Visa Delays Mount"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Americans Left in Sudan Must Shelter in Place Until Further Notice"

May

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Why are banks like First Republic and Silicon Valley failing?"

Roger Fairfax was quoted in "D.C. Home Rule Discussed at Bar Association Conference"

Christine Farley was quoted in "DeSantis Taunt in Disney Typeface Tempts Trademark Punchback"

Juan Mendez was quoted in "UN Experts Call To End Solitary Confinement for Children"

Jayesh Rathod was quoted in "Transphobia is on the rise in the US"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Realism or ridicule? What ‘Jury Duty’ show says about the system"

David Hunter was quoted in "Students voice concerns over sorority standards board proceedings involving discrimination, bullying"

Olinda Moyd was quoted in "In Maryland, the older a prisoner gets, the less likely he or she will be paroled, report finds"

Alex Joel was quoted in "Meta’s $1.3 Billion Privacy Fine Propels US-EU Data Plan"

Micheal Carrol was quoted in "Carroll on Gonzalez v. Google"

June

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "Biden Administration Urged to Back UN-Sanctioned Tribunal on Russian Aggression"

Hilary Allen wrote an article for Financial Times

Micheal Carrol was quoted in "After the Warhol Decision, Another Major Copyright Case Looms"

Robert Goldman wrote an article for the Conversation

Steve Wermeil was quoted in "Experts Weigh In On SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling and What Happens Next?"

July

Lia Epperson was quoted in "A conservative overhaul of public life: what the supreme court’s term means for the US"

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "The long struggle to save Darfur"

Robert Dinerstein was quoted in "Covid’s Remote Work Experience Is Slowly Changing Disability Law"

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "The Rooney Rule is an NFL institution. But for how much longer?"

Micheal Carrol was quoted in "Judge restricts Biden admin contact with big tech"

Christine Farley wrote an article for Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Hilary Allen wrote an article for The Hill

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "The movement to limit face recognition tech might finally get a win"

Susan Carle was quoted in "Judge's Covington Order May Have 'Chilling Effects' for Attorney-Client Relations"

August

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "South Africa must tackle crude legacy of environmental racism and toxic exposure: UN expert"

Lise Beske was quoted in "DeSantis Wants to ‘Remove’ Trials From D.C. Legal Experts Say It’s a Non-Starter."

September

Olinda Moyd was quoted in "Maryland Attorney General Brown headlines conference to improve state’s correctional system"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Achieving Regulatory Success Through Failure"

Jeremi Duru was quoted in "Congress looks at NFL's gambling policy as new season begins"

Marcos Orellana was quoted in "Decarbonisation and de-pollution strategies must be guided by human rights: UN expert"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "The Maker of ShotSpotter Is Buying the World’s Most Infamous Predictive Policing Tech"

Hilary Allen was quoted in "Dumb Money and what actually happened with GameStop, explained"

November

Rebecca Hamilton was quoted in "The Laws of War Have Limits. What Does That Mean for the Hamas-Israel War?"

Jeffrey Jacobovitz was quoted in "Trump’s Defense in Civil Fraud Trial"

Alex Joel wrote an article for Lawfare

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Does A.I. Lead Police to Ignore Contradictory Evidence?"

Olinda Moyd wrote an article for Maryland Matters

December

Susana SaCouto was quoted in "US Charges Russian-Affiliated Soldiers With War Crimes"

Brenda Smith was quoted in "New Orleans teens convicted as adults force transfer of women prisoners to all-male Angola"

Andrew Ferguson was quoted in "Will an AI-powered robocop keep New York's busiest subway station safe?"

Steve Wermeil was quoted in "John Roberts, Donald Trump and the ghosts of Bush v. Gore"