Students present Legal research to officials at NASA
Top government attorneys heard four University of Mississippi law students present legal research at NASA's annual General Counsels Meeting, April 7-9, in Nashville, Tenn.
The work requested by NASA officials resulted from a critique last fall of UM law student research by NASA General Counsel Paul G. Pastorek.
"Pastorek was so impressed with our students and their research capabilities that he decided NASA could benefit from their research," says Professor Joanne Gabrynowicz.
Working under the auspices of the National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center, directed by Gabrynowicz, the students presenting to NASA were Smith Boykin of Jackson; Brent McBride of Marietta, Ga.; Kevin Melchi of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Sherlock Grigsby of Enterprise.
Their research probed into such issues as Fourth Amendment implications of remote sensing, legalities of some remote sensing business ventures, and the legalities of transferring and disposing of certain government property.