30 Sep 2014
Several professors from the University of Nebraska College of Law spoke across the country in the late summer months of 2014. Professors Berger, Duncan, Moberly, Schaefer, Shavers and Thimmesch each presented topics specific to their respective areas of expertise.
Eric Berger
Professor Eric Berger presented his paper “Lethal Injection Secrecy and Eighth Amendment Due Process” to the faculty at Drake University Law School on September 8. The paper argues that inmates challenging the constitutionality of the execution procedure by which they will be executed should have a due process right to information about the procedure. While there, Berger also gave a talk to the students, faculty, and local bar about recent developments in lethal injection litigation.
Richard Duncan
Professor Rick Duncan took his religious liberty insights across America in September 2014, from the East Coast to the West Coast. He spoke on the Supreme Court's recent decision in the Hobby Lobby case at University of Pittsburgh School of Law on September 16, Duquesne University School of Law on September 17, UC Davis School of Law on September 23, and BYU Law on September 29.
Richard Moberly
Professor Richard Moberly served as a panelist on the National Security Whistleblowing for a Workshop on National Security Law, at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Conference in Amelia Island, Florida on August 5.
Matthew Schaefer
Professor Matthew Schaefer moderated the only legal panel at Newspace 2014 on July 25, 2014 in the heart of Silicon Valley. The panel focused on property rights issues, in particular the recent bill introduced by Rep. Posey called the ASTEROIDS Act, how property rights are linked to the issue of on-orbit jurisdiction, and the consistency of proposed US legislation with US international obligations.
Professor Schaefer also presented a paper arguing that space act agreements for space debris remediation technology companies should be explored by NASA in the future at the AIAA Space 2014 in San Diego on August 6.
Anna Shavers
Professor Shavers spoke on the topic "Negotiating the Power of Words: Creating Space for Human Trafficking in Management Discourse Space for Human Trafficking" at the 74th annual conference in Philadelphia, PA.
Adam Thimmesch
Professor Adam Thimmesch presented his paper “Testing the Models of Tax Compliance: The Use-Tax Experiment” at the Oklahoma University Junior Scholars Conference in July and at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting in August.
Professor Thimmesch also presented his paper “Taxing Honesty” at the at the Big Ten Junior Scholars Conference, also held in August.