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Loyola law professors are leaders not only in the
classroom, but also in the legal scholarship arena.
Following is a sampling of Loyola faculty—and
student—publications, presentations, and academic
honors from the past year.
HAPPINESS
&
THE LAW
JOHN BRONSTEEN
CHRISTOPHER BUCCAFUSCO
JONATHAN S. MASUR
Advancing
legal
scholarship
A new book,
Learning Together: The Law,
Policy, Economics, Pedagogy, and Neuroscience
of Early Childhood Education,
by
Associate
Dean Michael Kaufman
(Rowman &
Littlefield, 2015) (with
Sherelyn Kaufman
and Elizabeth Chase Nelson (JD ‘10)
offers
a comprehensive analysis of legal, economic,
philosophical, and psychological foundations
of early childhood education.
A new book coedited by
Sacha Coupet,
Children, Sexuality, and the Law
(NYU Press,
2015) (with Ellen Marrus), addresses some
of the unique challenges that accompany
children in the broader context of sex. The
book explores the diverse perspectives in
which children emerge in sexually related
dimensions of law and contemporary life.
The Beazley Institute for Health Law and
Policy’s Larry Singer, Megan Bess, and
Kristin Finn (JD ‘11)
have published a new
book,
Careers in Health Law
(American Bar
Association, 2014), which discusses the
development of health law and where to
find jobs in this growing area.
Spencer Waller, director of Loyola’s
Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies,
coauthored both the fourth edition of
Antitrust and American Business Abroad
(Thomson/West, 2015) (Cambridge
University Press, 2015) and
Brands,
Competition Law and IP
(Cambridge
University Press).
John Bronsteen’s
new book,
Happiness
and the Law
(University of Chicago Press,
2014) (with Buccafusco and Masur) assesses
how the law affects people’s quality
of life. Judge Richard Posner of the US
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
cited Bronsteen’s article “Happiness and
Punishment” in his opinion for the court in
United States v. Presley
(June 11, 2015).
HOW THE LAW AFFECTS
PEOPLE’S QUALITY OF LIFE
PERSPECTIVES ON EARLY
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
LEGAL ISSUES AND
CHILDREN’S SEXUALITY
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
IN HEALTH LAW
COMPETITION LAW
LEARNING
TOGETHER
THE LAW, POLICY, ECONOMICS, PEDAGOGY,
AND NEUROSCIENCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
MICHAEL J. KAUFMAN, SHERELYN R. KAUFMAN,
and
ELIZABETH CHASE NELSON
A sought-
after voice
Professor Nadia Sawicki,
below, continues to publish
and speak nationally on
health law-related issues
including the death penalty
and lethal injections,
informed consent as
compelled professional
speech, tort liability and
end-of-life care, and
the fight for control of
reproductive health.
Forthcoming books
Cynthia Ho, Clifford E.
Vickrey Research Professor,
Civil Procedure: An Interactive
Guide
(Carolina Press,
forthcoming 2016) (with
Upchurch and Gilles).
Jeffrey Kwall, Kathleen and
Bernard Beazley Research
Professor,
The Federal Income
Taxation of Corporations,
Partnerships, Limited Liability
Companies, and Their Owners
(5th ed., University Casebook
Series, Foundation Press,
forthcoming 2016).
Alexander Tsesis,
Constitutional Design
(Oxford University Press,
forthcoming 2016).
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