Law Experts

2008 Supreme Court Cases

OCT. 6: Vaden v. Discover Bank (07-773) — Federal jurisdiction, arbitration

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu. She is an expert on all things water.

OCT. 7: Herring v. United States (07-513) — Fourth Amendment, police error

• Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Wayne Logan can be reached at (850) 644-4759 or wlogan@law.fsu.edu. He teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing and torts.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

OCT. 7: Arizona v. Gant (07-542) — Fourth Amendment, car searches

• Wayne Logan, Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, can be reached at (850) 644-4759 or wlogan@law.fsu.edu. He teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing and torts.

OCT. 8: Winter, et al. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., et al. (07-1239) — Navy sonar, separation of powers

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu. She is an expert on all things water and is presenting a paper about this case in October.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

OCT. 8: Summers, et al. v. Earth Island Institute, et al. (07-463) — Environmental, justiciability

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor and an expert on all things water, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu.

• Jim Rossi, Harry M. Walborsky Professor and Associate Dean for Research, can be reached at (850)644-6022 or jrossi@law.fsu.edu. His research focuses on the economic, institutional and governance concerns behind sound energy and natural resource policy.

OCT. 14: Bartlett v. Strickland (07-689) — Voting Rights Act, minority districts

• Visiting Associate Professor Michael Dimino can be reached at (850) 644-8308 or mdimino@law.fsu.edu. Dimino concentrates on criminal law.

OCT. 14: Pearson v. Callahan (07-751) — Fourth Amendment, qualified immunity

• Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Wayne Logan can be reached at (850) 644-4759 or wlogan@law.fsu.edu. He teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing and torts.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

OCT. 14: Oregon v. Ice (07-901) — Sixth Amendment, consecutive sentences

• Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Wayne Logan can be reached at (850) 644-4759 or wlogan@law.fsu.edu. He teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing and torts.

• Assistant Professor Dan Markel can be reached at (850) 644-3831 or dmarkel@law.fsu.edu. He is a criminal law expert.

NOV. 3: Wyeth v. Levine (06-1249) — Pre-emption, drug labels

• Assistant Professor Elizabeth Chamblee Burch can be reached at (850) 644-7474 or eburch@law.fsu.edu. Her areas of expertise include mass tort cases (both medical devices and pharmaceuticals), class action procedures and multidistrict litigation.

• Assistant Professor Brian Galle can be reached at bgalle@law.fsu.edu. He is an expert in tax and broader administrative law issues.

• Jim Rossi, Harry M. Walborsky Professor and Associate Dean for Research, can be reached at (850) 644-6022 or jrossi@law.fsu.edu. His research focuses on the economic, institutional and governance concerns behind sound energy and natural resource policy.

NOV. 3: Ysursa v. Pocatello Education Association (07-869) — First Amendment, payroll deductions

• Nat Stern, John W. & Ashley E. Frost Professor, is a constitutional law expert. He can be reached at (850) 644-1801 or nstern@law.fsu.edu.

NOV. 3: Carcieri v. Kempthorne (07-526) — Indian law, federal-state power

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

NOV. 4: FCC v. Fox Television Stations (07-582) — Administrative law, “fleeting expletives”

• Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida Scott Makar can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

• Jim Rossi, Harry M. Walborsky Professor and Associate Dean for Research, can be reached at (850)644-6022 or jrossi@law.fsu.edu. His research focuses on the economic, institutional and governance concerns behind sound energy and natural resource policy.

NOV. 10: Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts (07-591) — Confrontation Clause, forensic analysts

• Emeritus Professor Chuck Ehrhardt – an expert on evidence – can be reached at (850) 644-5240 or ehrhardt@law.fsu.edu.

NOV. 12: Pleasant Grove City, UT v. Summum (07-665) — First Amendment, public monuments

• Nat Stern, John W. & Ashley E. Frost Professor, is a constitutional law expert. He can be reached at (850) 644-1801 or nstern@law.fsu.edu.

DEC. 1: Kansas v. Colorado (105, Orig.) — Arkansas River

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu. She is an expert on all things water.

DEC. 2: Entergy Corp. v. EPA (07-588) and consolidated cases — Clean Water Act, cooling structures

• Jim Rossi, Harry M. Walborsky Professor and Associate Dean for Research, can be reached at (850) 644-6022 or jrossi@law.fsu.edu. His research focuses on the economic, institutional and governance concerns behind sound energy and natural resource policy.

DEC. 2: Fitzgerald, et vir v. Barnstable School Committee, et al. (07-1125) — Sex discrimination, Title IX

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

DEC. 3: Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. Williams (07-1216) — Punitive damages, state bars

• Assistant Professor Dan Markel can be reached at (850) 644-3831 or dmarkel@law.fsu.edu. He is a criminal law expert.

DEC. 3: Haywood v. Drown (07-10374) — State court jurisdiction, federal constitutional claims

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu. She is an expert on all things water.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

DEC. 8: Pacific Bell Telephone Co., dba AT&T California v. linkLine Communications (07-512) — Antitrust, “price squeeze” claims

• Jim Rossi, Harry M. Walborsky Professor and Associate Dean for Research, can be reached at (850)644-6022 or jrossi@law.fsu.edu. His research focuses on the economic, institutional and governance concerns behind sound energy and natural resource policy.

DEC. 9: Arizona v. Johnson (07-1122) — Fourth Amendment, passenger searches

• Gary & Sallyn Pajcic Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Wayne Logan can be reached at (850) 644-4759 or wlogan@law.fsu.edu. He teaches and writes in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure, sentencing and torts.

• Scott Makar, Richard W. Ervin Visiting Professor and Solicitor General for Florida, can be reached at smakar@law.fsu.edu.

UNSCHEDULED: Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. and Alaska v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, et al. (07-984/07-990) — Clean Water Act, fill permits

• Robin Kundis Craig, Attorneys’ Title Insurance Fund Professor, can be reached at (850) 644-0726 or rcraig@law.fsu.edu. She is an expert on all things water.

Other Available Experts:

• Tobias Simon Eminent Scholar Fernando Tesón — a leading moral philosopher of international law — can be reached at (850) 644-4287 or fteson@law.fsu.edu. He can comment on all cases involving foreign relations.