Associate Professor Beau Baumann was quoted in a New York Times article about two Supreme Court decisions on executive power written by Chief Justice John Roberts that reshape the structure of the federal government.
Read MoreProfessor Nancy McLaughlin, whose research focuses on the laws governing charitable gifts, is serving as reporter for the Uniform Law Commission’s Study Committee on Harmonization of the Law Governing Restricted Charitable Gifts.
Read MoreResearch Professor John Ruple was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about how Trump’s resizing of Utah national monuments complicates the legal fight over the president’s power to set aside/reopen sensitive federal land.
Read MoreCongratulations to the 11 graduates from the class of 2026 who were inducted into the Order of the Coif national honor society.
Read MoreAfter graduating from Cornell Law School, Associate Professor Beau Baumann began working as a clerk in a federal district court and then for the civil division of the Department of Justice. Eager to pursue a career as a legal scholar, Baumann earned a Ph.D. in law from Yale Law School.
Read MoreAs a high schooler, Justice Stephen Dent (JD ’14) recalls being very interested in the Constitution and the way the U.S. government works. When a lawyer helped Dent’s family through a difficult time—and when Dent worked for a law firm as an undergraduate—he realized he wanted to set his sights on a career in law.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Daniel Aaron, a health law expert, is quoted in the Associated Press about an AI chatbot that allows Utah residents to refill their prescriptions without a doctor.
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, was quoted in the Associated Press about the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk in 2025.
Read MoreProfessor Tony Anghie was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by the European University Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international law.
Read MoreEach month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreProfessor Teneille Brown and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron recently received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Arnold Ventures Fund to support their health research.
Read MoreProfessor Matthew Tokson, an information privacy expert, was quoted in The Guardian about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that law enforcement’s smartphone location data warrants require privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.
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