W&L Law Opinions

	10/17/2009 - Prof. Robin Wilson Analyzes Maine's Same-sex Marriage Debate Washington and Lee Professor Robin F. Wilson explores the need for religious protections in same-sex marriage laws being enacted in serveral U.S. states. Read the Opinion
	9/21/2009 - Human-research oversight is too lax In this opinion piece in the Arizona Daily Star, Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson examines oversight of human subject research and the death of Jesse Gelsinger. Read the Opinion
	8/24/2009 - What's in it for you In this opinion piece from the Roanoke Times, Washington and Lee law professor and health care expert Tim Jost argues that all Americans, even those with insurance, will benefit from health care reform. Read the Opinion
	8/10/2009 - Hiding behind the robes If Supreme Court law clerks do not exercise undue influence, why all the secrecy? This is the question pondered by visiting professor Todd C. Peppers and his colleague Artemus Ward in a recent opinion piece published in The National Law Journal. Read the Opinion
	5/3/2009 - The flip-side of same-sex marriage In a recent Op/ed in the Los Angeles Times, Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin F. Wilson urges the growing number of states passing same-sex marriage laws to adopt religious protections as part of their legislation. Read the Opinion
	4/20/2009 - Free Speech Does a Body Good Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla explores free speech issues in the marketplace in this recent commentary from Legal Times. Read the Opinion
	4/1/2009 - Justice Ginsburg's centrist role As rumors swirl regarding a retirement announcement from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Washington and Lee Law Professor Russell A. Miller reflects in this commentary on her centrist legacy. Read the Opinion
	3/19/2009 - Corporate Rules Don't Work Washington and Lee School of Law student Alexandre Rourk '10 argues in this commentary that populist anger directed at CEO's is misplaced. The real problem, he says, is the way corporations are governed. Read the Opinion
	3/6/2009 - Will Law Demand We Support Gay Marriage? In a recent Op/ed, Washington and Lee Law Professor Robin F. Wilson explores a Connecticut General Assembly bill that guarantees same-sex couples equal protection under the state's constitution. Read the Opinion
	1/9/2009 - What Can Taylor Case Tell Us About Our Moral Compass? Washington and Lee Law Professor Mark Drumbl explores what the torture conviction of Charles Taylor Jr., who received 97 years for his crimes, teaches us about the importance of international law. Read the Opinion
	12/26/2008 - Memo to Obama: Remember Promises of Humility In a recent Op/Ed, Washington and Lee Law Professor Russell A. Miller urges President-elect Barack Obama to learn from history and wield his executive power with great care. Read the Opinion
	9/24/2008 - Is the Wall Street Bailout Proposal Unconstitutional? Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla explores in an article for Slate the constitutionality of provisions in Secretary Henry Paulson's $700 billion Wall Street bailout proposal. Read the Opinion
	9/1/2008 - Dean Smolla Discusses Third Year Reform in Legal Times Washington and Lee School of Law Dean Rod Smolla discusses the School of Law's third-year curriculum reform in a Legal Times Op/Ed. Read the Opinion