November–December 2005

“Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor”— December 30, 2005, Washington Post  
Afsheen John Radsan, William Mitchell professor, comments on covert CIA efforts, known by the initials GST, composed of highly classified programs that allow the CIA to do such things as maintain secret prisons abroad and use interrogation techniques.

“State moves to keep up fee”— December 22, 2005, St. Paul Pioneer Press  
Doug Blanke, director of the Tobacco Law Center at William Mitchell, predicts the state can win it's appeal, which seeks to reinstate the health impact fee of 75-cents-a-pack.  Judge Michael Fetsch, Ramsey County district judge, who ruled against the fee, is a '66 graduate of William Mitchell. 

“Judge's cohorts say he's fair, with a quiet toughness”— December 22, 2005, Star Tribune  
William Mitchell graduate, Judge Michael Fetsch '66, regarded as tough but fair by colleagues, ruled against a Minnesota state tobacco fee counted on to raise $401 million.  

“Eavesdropping debate touches local case”— December 22, 2005, Star Tribune  
William Mitchell professors, Peter Erlinder and C. Paul Jones, comment on  the use of FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) and the national debate regarding spying and surveillance authorizations, which is currently playing a role in a Minneapolis terrorism case.

“Al & Alma's lawyer was ready for high-profile case”— December 18, 2005, Star Tribune  
William Mitchell grad, Stephen Doyle '74, will be representing the boat company, Al & Alma's, that hosted a cruise for Minnesota Vikings players, four of whom have since been charged with lewd, disorderly, and indecent conduct on the boats.

“President backs McCain measure on inmate abuse”— December 16, 2005, New York Times (also reported in The Sacramento Bee and The Gainesville Sun)  
Associate Professor Afsheen John Radsan comments on President Bush's support for a law banning cruel and inhumane treatment for prisoners in American custody, as proposed by Sen. John McCain.

“The world news segment”— December 7, 2005, NPR  
Associate Professor Afsheen John Radsan discusses interrogation techniques on National Public Radio's "The World" segment with Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down."

“Kerri Miller Show”— December 7, 2005, 10:15 a.m., Minnesota Public Radio 
Associate Professor Afsheen John Radsan discusses terrorism and the status of the war in Iraq after President George W. Bush's speech on the state of the war in Iraq.

“Ron Rosenbaum and Mark O'Connell Show”— December 6, 2005, 11:05 a.m., KSTP AM1500 Minneapolis 
President and Dean Allen K. Easley discusses the Solomon Amendment and William Mitchell's refusal to allow military recruiter's on campus because of the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding homosexuals and the conflict of that policy with the college's non-discrimination policy.

“Law students help save Nigerian school's legal program”— November 21, 2005, Minnesota Lawyer
William Mitchell's chapter of the Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) was featured for the organization's successful legal book drive to assist in re-establishing a law library at the University of Abuja in Nigeria. The group will mail the 8,000 books in December.

“Timing may be Passaro's enemy”— December 1, 2005, Fayetteville Online
Afsheen John Radsan, professor at William Mitchell, comments on the situation surrounding former CIA contract worker, David Passaro, who is awaiting trial on federal charges of assaulting an Afghan prisoner.

“Guidant settlement likely first of many”— November 23, 2005, Star Tribune
J. David Prince, product liability law professor at William Mitchell, comments on settlement in the case of a faulty cardiac defibrillator produced by Guidant Corp., which will be acquired by Johnson & Johnson in the near future.

“No seven-year itch”— November 7, 2005, Minnesota Lawyer
Jill Flaskamp Halbrooks, '85 graduate of William Mitchell, discusses her position on the Minnesota Court of Appeals and her role as chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Civil Litigation Section.

“Jury holds Weaver's fate”— November 15, 2005, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Dawn Burlingame, '00 graduate of William Mitchell and assistant Ramsey County attorney, is quoted from her closing arguments in the murder trial of Gordon Weaver, who was accused of killing his wife.

“The real debate: What is torture?”— November 13, 2005, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Afsheen John Radsan, professor at William Mitchell, comments on the use of torture in interrogation situations and the need for the Bush administration to implement definitions of torture. Radsan was also quoted in "U.S. struggles to set interrogation limits" in the November 13, 2005 edition of the Sacramento Bee.

“Novel recruiting”— November 14, 2005, St. Paul Pioneer Press
John Stemper, vice president of marketing at William Mitchell, comments on the unique advertising campaign targeted at nontraditional students. These ads are placed on billboards, as well as in print publications, around the Twin Cities.

“Classified report warned on C.I.A.'s tactics in interrogation”— November 9, 2005, New York Times
Afsheen John Radsan, professor at William Mitchell, comments on interrogation techniques used by the CIA, which may violate some provisions of the international Convention Against Torture as a new report suggests.

“For Wahl, this honor stands out above all”— November 9, 2005, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Rosalie Wahl, a William Mitchell graduate and former justice of the Minnesota State Supreme Court, has new Lake Elmo library named in her honor.