President Obama today (May 10) nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the U.S. Supreme Court. Law professors at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington and the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis are available to comment.
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Talks and colloquia by visiting scholars and researchers, a reading by Polish writer Andrzej Stasiuk and the 2010 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecture by IU Professor Dror Wahrman are among the events in Lecture Notes for April 23-May 7, 2010.
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Indiana University health and accessibility experts discuss the newly approved HPV vaccine for boys and men, the unhealthy relationship between cigarette smoking and drug use, and a home design movement geared toward making homes more welcoming and functional for all abilities and lifestyles.
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Justice John Paul Stevens announced today (April 9) that he will retire after serving over 34 years on the U.S. Supreme Court. His retirement gives President Barack Obama a second appointment to the court. Professors at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law-Bloomington and the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis are available to comment.
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The March 26-April 2, 2010, issue of Lecture Notes highlights several events at IU, including Scott Russell Sanders' upcoming reading from his most recent book, a talk entitled "From the Cradle to College: Building an Empowered Black Community in the Harlem Children's Zone," and details on the Third Annual International Public Affairs Association Spring Conference.
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Sunday's vote on health reform may be good news for President Obama in the near-term, but it would be dangerous to rely on a purely partisan strategy in the future," said John Graham, dean of the IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. "Defections by some Democrats may be more likely on issues such as immigration," he said. "In addition, the Democratic margins in Congress could diminish in 2010 and 2012."
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Vice President Joe Biden's rebuke of Israel over proposed settlement expansion in Greater East Jerusalem is not only ineffective, it's hypocritical, said Professor Rafael Reuveny, a researcher on Middle East violence and political economy at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington.
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Upcoming Indiana University lectures include talks by Harvard University professor Eric Mazur, journalist Sheryl WuDunn and Trinity College President Sir Ivor Roberts, along with a concert and poetry reading to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti.
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John Graham, dean of the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs, said he is not surprised that there was little progress made to break the gridlock on health care reform after Thursday's televised summit. According to Graham, a televised discussion is not an effective way for the Democratic president to enlist a small number of Republican senators to support his proposed bill.
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