Publications

Books

Sutton, Law and Bioterrorism, Carolina Academic Press (2003) includes cases, statutes, and materials which address the legal issues that arise in the context of bioterrorism, national security, and public safety.
- Jeffrey Addicott, Book Review, Melbourne Law Review
Sutton, Law and Biotechnology (Carolina Academic Press, 2007) an interdisciplinary book includes biotechnology issues in biologically engineered plants and foods, genetically engineered organisms, cloning, DNA, the Human Genome Project, patenting, property law, criminal law, evidence, and international aspects of law and biotechnology.

Dual Purpose Bioterrorism Investigations in Law Enforcement and Public Health Protection: How to Make Them Work Consistent with the Rule of Law, 6 Houston Journal of Health Law 165-185 (2005). Practitioner’s guide to criminal and public health investigations in a potential bioterrorism event.

Sutton and Bromley, Understanding Technologies of Terror,
Technology in Society, Volume 27, Issue 3, 1 August 2005, Pages 263-285
Sutton, V.; Bromley, D.A. (2005). Overview and examination of the range of technologies which could be used in terrorist activities.

A Multidisciplinary Approach to an Ethic of Biodefense and Bioterrorism, Invited article for the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics. This article explores the many fields of ethics which should be engaged in an examination of a biodefense ethic. 33 American Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 310-322 (Summer 2005).

Law and Science drive technology in the war against bioterrorism, Technology in Society 26 (2004) 287- 301. This was an invited article for the Silver Anniversary Issue, and proposes that in some cases - in biodefense - law has been shaping technologies within the constraints of our legal framework.

Environmental Law and Public Health Law - In a Time of Plague, 30 American Journal of Law and Medicine 217-236 (2004). This article examines the application of environmental law to the problems of bioterrorism preparation, surveillance and response, and the evolving mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Biodefense - Who's In Charge?, 13 Health Matrix 117-158 (2003). Invited article. An analysis of the organization of the federal government surrounding the September 11th attacks in the context of bioterrorism, and the relationship of the federal government with the state governments.

Sutton and Bromley, "The Terrorist's Arsenal - Understanding the Weapons of Mass Destruction," 3 The Politic: Yale College's Journal of Politics 48-51 (Winter 2002).

Biodefense: A Legal Framework Rework - When Peacetime is the Only Time, invited article, 49 The Federal Lawyer 32-38 (October, 2002).

"Bioterrorism - A Change in Our Way of Life, A Change in Our Legal Framework," Op-ed, The Texas Lawyer, November 5, 2001.
"It will be too late for Congress to act after bioterrorism attack is launched," Op- ed, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Sept. 22, 2001.
Bioterrorism Preparation and Response Legislation - the Struggle to Protect States' Sovereignty While Preserving National Security Federalism, Georgetown Pub. Pol. Rev. 6:2 (Spring 2001).
Lead article in a volume featuring bioterrorism. Analysis of the issues of federalism challenging the federal and state governments in the emerging threat of bioterrorism attacks in a domestic context and how best to legislate and regulate within a U.S. constitutional framework. Intent of the framers is examined in an analysis of this topic.
A Precarious Legal 'Hot Zone' --- The President's Plan to Combat Bioterrorism 164 Mil. L. Rev.135-154 (Spring 2000). Assessment of the dangerously inadequate status of preparedness, research and response to bioterrorism in the Clinton Administration, in terms of executive branch responsibilities.

Pale Horse 2002, AMEDDEX Training Exercise, Leader for Legal Issues, Presenter, First Military and Civilian Bioterrorism Exercise of national interest to include legal issues in a formal role in the exercise, San Antonio, TX, August 26-30, 2002.
Sutton, The Academy in a War Mode, selected paper for presentation at the the National Assembly of the American Association of University Administrators, Boston, MA, June 22, 2002.
Sutton, Privacy Issues and Legal Surveillance, invited speaker, DARPA and The Potomac Institute, Arlington, VA, June 4, 2002.
Sutton, Bioterrorism: Implications for our Legal and Domestic Communities Panel, Invited Speaker, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, San Diego, CA , April 2, 2002
Sutton, Legal Impediments to Surveillance for Biological Threats and Countering Terrorism, Selected paper presentation, BTR 2002 Proceedings, Unifed Science & Technology for Reducing Biological Threats & Countering Terrorism, sponsored by Sandia National Laboratories, The University of New Mexico and The University of Texas at Austin, Albuquerque, NM, March 15, 2002.
Sutton, TTU Provost's Lecture, International Week, "A Threat That Knows No Borders - Bioterrorism and Law - An International Examination," March 4, 2002.