Peltz-Steele received his law degree from Duke University and a bachelor’s in journalism and Spanish from Washington & Lee University. Peltz-Steele has won awards in teaching, research, and public service. He practiced commercial law in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and taught law for more than thirteen years before coming to UMass Law in 2011.
Peltz-Steele is author or co-author of qualitative and quantitative research articles in law and mass communication journals, as well as book chapters, a treatise in the law and mass communication field, a casebook in tort law, and a casebook in freedom of information law and policy. He is especially active in international media law and policy, having presented papers in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, and having published in international and foreign journals. His current research focuses on comparative access to information law, especially in developing nations. Peltz-Steele serves in various capacities for the American Bar Association, including the legal education committee of the Section of International Law.
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Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast featuring Richard Peltz-Steele
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Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority [SCOTUSbrief]
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A Jurisprudential Divide in U.S. v. Wong & U.S. v. June
Engage Volume 16, Issue 1
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United States v. Wong and United States v. June - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 5-12-15 featuring Richard Peltz-Steele
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Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 03-30-12 featuring Richard Peltz-Steele
On March 28, 2012 the Supreme Court announced its decision in Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper....