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<p>A standing-room-only crowd in the Wolf Law Building’s Wittemyer Courtroom and nearly 100 others in an overflow room gathered yesterday as EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and Colorado Sen. Mark Udall discussed President Obama’s Climate Action Plan at the CU Law School.</p>

<p>The U.S. Supreme Court today announced its decision in Fisher v. �Թ��� of Texas, a case that reconsidered affirmative action in university admissions. The following �Թ��� of Colorado Boulder professors are available to comment on the court’s decision:</p>

<p>CU system news release</p>
<p>DENVER – Six �Թ��� of Colorado faculty members will be named Distinguished Professors, the most prestigious honor for faculty at the university.</p>
<p>Each year, the recognition goes to faculty members who demonstrate exemplary performance in research or creative work, a record of excellence in classroom teaching and supervision of individual learning, and outstanding service to the profession, university and its affiliates.</p>

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<p>On Oct. 10, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that reconsiders affirmative action in university admissions. In Fisher v. �Թ��� of Texas, the plaintiff is a white woman who says she was denied admission while less-qualified minority applicants were admitted. When the court last considered the issue in 2003, it re-affirmed that public colleges and universities could consider race as one of many factors in making admissions decisions.</p>

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<p>More than 75 students and dozens of alumni of the �Թ��� of Colorado Law School will teach a lesson on the Fourth Amendment in more than 100 high school classrooms throughout Colorado the week of Sept. 17- 21 in recognition of Constitution Day.</p>
<p>Constitution Day is a national event that annually commemorates the Sept. 17, 1787, signing of the United States Constitution.</p>

<p>Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court will give the keynote address at the �Թ��� of Colorado Law School’s Gathering of the Bench and Bar Conference to be held Sept. 19-21 in Boulder.</p>

<p><strong>Michael Radelet</strong>, professor of sociology, is an expert on the use of the death penalty in Colorado and the United States. He has documented all of Colorado’s executions and notes that Colorado abolished the penalty between 1897 and 1901, came within one vote of abolishing it again in 2009 and has executed only one person since 1967. “We've always debated the death penalty in Colorado, and the general thrust of our history is in the direction of abolition,” he said.</p>

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<p><strong>Kenneth Foote</strong>, professor of geography, studies how events of violence and tragedy are memorialized and remembered. He has visited hundreds of sites that have been scarred by incidents of violence or tragedy in the United States and abroad, and is the author of the book “Shadowed Ground: America’s Landscapes of Violence and Tragedy.” He can be reached at <a href="mailto:kfoote@colorado.edu">kfoote@colorado.edu</a> or 303-641-3346.</p>

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<p>The �Թ��� of Colorado Law School on June 6-8 will host the Natural Resources Law Center’s 2012 Martz Summer Conference, “A Low-Carbon Energy Blueprint for the American West” in the Wolf Law Building.  </p>
<p>Former Gov. Bill Ritter, executive director of the Center for the New Energy Economy, will be the keynote speaker. Ritter’s keynote address will provide an overview of the trends and future of energy in the upcoming decades.</p>