Media Advisory: USC Legal Experts on Supreme Court Cases
June 13, 2007
USC Gould School of Law professors are available to discuss the following cases:
Free Speech
Morse v. Frederick. May students carry signs at school-sponsored events
that may offend the principal? This case involves a student group that
was punished for waving a banner reading "Bong Hits 4 Jesus."
Michael Shapiro, constitutional law professor, (213) 740-2516
David Cruz, constitutional law professor, (213) 740-6830
Car Searches
Brendlin
v. California. Are passengers who are riding in a car stopped by police
within their rights to walk away from the scene or are they legally
bound to stay as police question the driver?
Charles Whitebread, constitutional law professor, (310) 245-2102
David Cruz, constitutional law professor, (213) 740-6830 or 323-497-6611 (cell)
Race
Parents Involved in Community School v. Seattle School District, and
Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education. Two cases ask whether
public school systems can take race into account in maintaining balance
in individual schools.
Daria Roithmayr, law professor specializing in race and the law, (213) 740-6228
Kareem Crayton, law and politics professor, (213) 740-2516 or (213) 446-8800 (cell)
David Cruz, constitutional law professor, (213) 740-6830
Campaign Spending
Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life. May groups use
corporate dollars to sponsor political advertisements before an
election (prohibited under the McCain-Feingold Act)?
Elizabeth Garrett, law and politics professor, (213) 740-0064
Kareem Crayton, law and politics professor, (213) 740-2516 or (213) 446-8800 (cell)
IPOs
Credit Suisse v. Billing. A case looks at antitrust immunity in the setting of SEC-regulated stock offerings.
James Spindler, business law professor, (213) 740-6372
Patents
Microsoft v. AT&T.
Daniel Klerman, law professor, (213) 740-7973
Jennifer Urban, director of the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, (213) 740-1538