Law News
Study: Crop diversity myths persist in media
Published Date:November 2, 2011
The conventional wisdom that says the 20th century was a disaster for crop diversity is nothing more than a myth, says Paul Heald, a University of Illinois expert in intellectual property law.
Published Date: November 2, 2011
Competing GOP tax plans renew debate about value of deductions
Published Date:October 27, 2011
Law professor and taxation expert Richard L. Kaplan says tax deductions have grown like wildfire, and their proliferation has unduly complicated the tax code.
Published Date: October 27, 2011
Carbon sequestration policy must balance property, public good
Published Date:October 10, 2011
The lack of a settled legal framework that balances private property rights while maximizing the public good ultimately hinders the large-scale commercial deployment of geologic carbon sequestration, according to research by A. Bryan Endres, a professor of agricultural law at Illinois.
Published Date: October 10, 2011
Employee health care benefits still a question mark after reform
Published Date:September 20, 2011
Despite recent headline-grabbing surveys that say a significant number of employers will at least consider dropping employee health benefits, no one really knows whats going to happen because of the uncertainties surrounding the Affordable Care Act, the economy and electoral politics, says law professor Richard L. Kaplan, an expert on retirement issues.
Published Date: September 20, 2011
Study: Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels market
Published Date:July 21, 2011
In a new study, University of Illinois law professor Jay P. Kesan and Timothy A. Slating, a regulatory associate with the University of Illinois Energy Biosciences Institute, argue that regulatory innovations are needed to keep pace with technological innovations in the biofuels industry.
Published Date: July 21, 2011
