New Scholarship on SSRN from Professor Nicole McConlogue

West Virginia University College of Law Professor and Director of the Litigation and Advocacy Clinic, Nicole McConlogue recently posted scholarship to SSRN. The article, titled "Discrimination on Wheels: How Big Data Uses License Plate Surveillance to Put the Brakes on Disadvantaged Drivers", is forthcoming in volume 18 of the Stanford Journal of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.

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Professor Alison Peck Authors Blog Post at American Constitution Society Expert Forum

On May 4, 2021, West Virginia University College of Law Professor Alison Peck published blog post at the American Constitution Society Expert Forum: "Free the Immigration Courts from DOJ to Take Politics Out of Immigration Cases." In this piece Professor Peck discusses the existing structure of immigration courts within the Department of Justice and, ultimately, the need for change to independent Article I immigration courts.

Professor Peck's forthcoming book on this topic will be released on May 28, 2021: “The Accidental History of the U.S. Immigration Courts: War, Fear, and the Roots of Dysfunction.”

Professor Caroline Osborne and Librarian Stephanie Miller Win Outstanding Article Award

West Virginia University College of Law Professor Caroline Osborne and Librarian Stephanie Miller won the Outstanding Article Award from the American Association of Law Libraries, Academic Law Libraries Special Interest Section for their article: "The Scholarly Impact Matrix: An Empirical Study of How Multiple Metrics Create an Informed Story of a Scholar's Work". The article was published in volume 39 of Legal Reference Services Quarterly, a peer-reviewed journal.

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Professor Peck Publishes Op-Ed on Immigration Courts

On April 28, 2021, West Virginia University College of Law Professor Alison Peck published an op-ed with The Hill:  "Biden should call for Article I immigration courts".  In this piece Professor Peck discusses the existing structure of immigration courts within the Department of Justice and the need for change to independent Article I immigration courts.

Professor Peck's forthcoming book on this topic will be released on May 28, 2021: “The Accidental History of the U.S. Immigration Courts: War, Fear, and the Roots of Dysfunction.”

Recent Presentations by Professor Valarie Blake

West Virginia University College of Law Professor Valarie Blake recently spoke at two virtual events: 2021 Virtual Symposium on Health Law and Intellectual Property hosted by DePaul College of Law and the 2021 Employee Benefits & Social Insurance Virtual Conference sponsored jointly by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and Boston College Law School.

On April 29, 2021, the Mary and Michael Jaharis Health Law Institute at DePaul College of Law hosted its annual symposium. Professor Blake was a panelist in a program titled "Changes to Laws and Regulations Governing Telemedicine ".