Albany Law School

Stephen Gottlieb: The Environmental Action Agenda

Stephen Gottlieb — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:07:06 +0000

A few months ago, both Steve Leibo and I brought attention to an MIT study that suggested that a carbon tax could be a win-win-win solution. It would meet some Republican and some Democratic objectives, by allowing Congress to keep income taxes low, allow the Bush tax cuts to remain, yet fund Democratic social policies, all the while reducing our use and dependence on carbon based energy, which is destroying the environment, and is likely to leave an uninhabitable earth for our grandchildren.

"Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food" by Timothy D. Lytton

Joe Donahue — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:12:00 +0000

The $12-billion-a-year kosher food industry is the subject of Albany Law School Professor Timothy Lytton’s latest book, Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food .

Professor Lytton examines the kosher industry as a model of private sector regulation in the midst of growing public concern over the government’s ability to regulate the food industry.

Prof. Robert Heverly, Albany Law School – Who Controls the Internet?

Bradley Cornelius — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:00:00 +0000

In today’s Academic Minute, Professor Robert Heverly of Albany Law School explores the legal implications surrounding differing definitions of the Internet.

"From Cape Town to Kabul: Rethinking Strategies for Pursuing Women’s Human Rights"

Joe Donahue — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:10:00 +0000

Albany Law School President and Dean Penelope Andrews is the author of the new book From Cape Town to Kabul: Rethinking Strategies for Pursuing Women’s Human Rights, which advances a new approach to pursuing human rights for women in developing democracies.

Vox Pop : Open Forum – The U.S. Supreme Court with Vince Bonventre : 6/28/12

Patrick Donges — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court announced their majority decision to uphold most of the provisions of President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform policy, including the mandate that all citizens purchase health insurance.

What does this ruling mean for the health, economy, and presidential politics of the country?