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• Constitutional Law Prof Blog, Jan. 24, 2009
  The blog mentioned Hernandez-Truyol's article, On Disposable People And Human Well-Being: Health, Money And Power, 13 U.C. Davis J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 35 (2006). "In it she argues: An analysis of the gag rule reveals that it can be interpreted as an imperial power move that contributes to the deterioration of health. It deploys economic power to ignore sovereignty and subtract from human well-being. The policy purposely denies access to funds that enable the provision of health education, supplies, and services simply to implement political ideology. Ironically, while claiming a policy of preventing loss of life through prohibition of abortion, the gag rule policy actually costs more lives by not engaging in programs that can reduce maternal and infant mortality. Significantly, the policy also deleteriously results in more orphans (who are usually left in very vulnerable and unstable situations) and in the failure to provide certain services and supplies necessary for HIV/AIDS victims. This reveals a direct link between economic power (quantity of aid) and availability of service."

• Gainesville Sun, Jan. 19, 2009
  Nunn said that if King were present for tomorrow's inaugural events, "I think he would feel that the bulk of his work still remains to be done." Nunn suggested those who assess how far we've come in achieving King's vision should also look at the speech the civil rights leader made at Riverside Church in New York City in the last year of his life. "We still need to come a long way before we step away from the altar of militarism and start doing some concrete things to address poverty," Nunn warned, adding that given the current state of the economy, that will be a pressing issue for President Obama.

• Published "Peru-U.S. Trade Promotion Agreement: The New Economic Model for Civil Society?" in TLC Perú - Estados Unidos: Contenido y Aplicatión (Lima: La Universidad Peruana de Ciencas Aplicadas, Fernando Cantuarias y Pierino López Raygada, eds.)
• Approved by the WTO as a member of its Indicative List of Panelists for Dispute Settlement, and for being appointed as a NAFTA Chapter 19 dispute settlement panelist.

• Gainesville Sun, Jan. 19, 2009
  Russell-Brown said the link between the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and the president-elect is one of hope. "To whom much is given, much is required, and Obama has a big challenge ahead of him dealing with the economy and internationally," Russell-Brown said. "It's like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders and that's a heavy weight." She said Obama's seemingly quick ascension to the national stage has left many African-Americans in shock, having seen so many dreams deferred in the past. "With Obama there in the White House, it gives us hope and inspiration to continue to work on racial issues socially, in the workplace, and individually," she said.

• Sun-Sentinel, Jan. 22, 2009
  Due to the strain on the state budgets, some counties are bringing in young civil attorneys, sponsored by their law firm, to work for free and prosecute less serious crimes. “Private lawyers to relieve strain on state attorney's office in county” However, Seigel said similar programs on the West Coast have been very successful. "In a tough budget time it seems like a very practical solution," Seigel said. "Overall, I really do think that as long as it's properly managed and people are paying attention and these folks are properly trained, it's a very beneficial program."