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Professor Jorge Contreras named distinguished professor of law
Mar 20, 2025Professor Jorge Conteras has been named a distinguished professor of law, effective July 1, 2025.
Law of artificial intelligence: Professor Matthew Tokson prepares students for AI legal issues
Mar 12, 2025Fourth Amendment scholar Professor Matthew Tokson has taught at Utah Law since 2017, focusing on law and technology and originally teaching a cyberlaw seminar. In January, he began teaching a new seminar about what has become a new research interest: artificial intelligence (AI).
Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra’s environmental survey cited in Scientific American article
Mar 10, 2025Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this Scientific American article about chloroprene, a cancer-causing chemical at the center of a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant. The article also cites Nagra’s 2021 study that found higher cancer incidence closer to the Denka plant.
Professor Leslie Francis receives Distinguished Faculty Service Award
Mar 04, 2025Professor Leslie Francis, an expert in health law, ethics, and philosophy, has received the University of Utah’s 2025 Distinguished Faculty Service Award. This recognition honors faculty committed to fostering connection between the campus and wider community through active, unpaid community service and integrate service with research and teaching.
Utah Law faculty updates: February 2025
Mar 03, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Prof. Paul Cassell cited in Supreme Court opinion
Feb 27, 2025In a dissenting opinion in the case Richard Glossip v. State of Oklahoma, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas extensively cited an amicus brief authored by […]
A great journey: Professor Jensie Anderson retires after 25 years at Utah Law
Feb 25, 2025Clinical Professor Jensie Anderson (’93) considers it an honor to have spent her career teaching and helping individuals access justice. Yet, growing up in Logan, Utah, she envisioned quite a different trajectory for herself. Her family was in the theatre business, so stepping out on stage was a natural fit for her.
Professor Chris Peterson speaks to national and local media about deceptive bank practices and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Feb 11, 2025Professor Chris Peterson, a consumer law expert, spoke to The New York Times, Reuters, CNN and Fast Company about consumer protection concerns, including deceptive bank practices and the idling of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Utah Law faculty updates: January 2025
Feb 02, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Professor Jonas Anderson quoted in New York Times article about Utah Hockey Club
Jan 30, 2025Professor Jonas Anderson, a patent law expert, is quoted in a New York Times article about the Utah Hockey Club’s attempts to find a new longterm name that isn’t trademarked.
Research Professor John Ruple authors opinion piece about Congressional Review Act in The Hill
Jan 22, 2025Research Professor John Ruple, a natural resources law expert, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill about the Congressional Review Act, a tool Congress can use to overturn certain federal agency actions.
Associate Professor Jamie Pleune appointed to Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule Advisory Committee
Jan 21, 2025Associate Professor Jamie Pleune has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to serve as alternate public-at-large representative on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule Resource Advisory Committee.
‘He made a difference:’ Professor Amos Guiora visits local junior high to speak about Holocaust
Jan 17, 2025In 2019, Amy Burgon-Hill, a sixth-grade teacher at Eisenhower Junior High School in Taylorsville, Utah, was attending a training session on teaching the Holocaust to students. She recalls sitting behind a woman who had a beautiful wedding ring on and complimenting her on it, unaware that what would happen next would impact her career.
Explore health law topics at the annual Law and Biomedicine Colloquium
Jan 09, 2025Utah Law’s Center for Law and Biomedical Sciences (LABS) is once again hosting the Law and Biomedicine Colloquium, which offers semi-weekly seminar-style health law discussions. The colloquium is free and open to the public, and CLE credit is available.
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones featured in national media about CNN defamation lawsuit
Jan 08, 2025Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment law expert, was quoted in an AP News article about a CNN defamation trial.
Utah Law faculty updates: December 2024
Jan 02, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Professor Jorge Contreras testifies before Senate Judiciary Committee about RESTORE Patent Rights Act
Dec 18, 2024Professor Jorge Contreras, an intellectual law expert, testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at its hearing “The RESTORE Patent Rights Act: Restoring America’s Status as the Global IP Leader” on Dec. 18.
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones quoted in New York Times about ABC defamation lawsuit
Dec 17, 2024Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment expert, was quoted in The New York Times about ABC News paying $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by President-elect Donald Trump.
Professor Paul Cassell quoted in national media about Boeing 737 Max crash case guilty plea
Dec 05, 2024Professor Paul Cassell is quoted in national media about a federal judge’s decision to reject a deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge and be fined for misleading regulators about 737 Max planes.
Associate Professor Daniel Aaron quoted in national media about flavored vape Supreme Court case
Dec 03, 2024Associate Professor Daniel Aaron, a health law expert, was quoted in articles about a U.S. Supreme Court case addressing the Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to youth health risks.
Utah Law faculty updates: November 2024
Dec 02, 2024Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.