Accomplishments: William S. Boyd School of Law

Joan Howarth (Law) has been announced as a speaker at the AccessLex Legal Education Research Symposium in Chicago on November 7-8. 
Nancy Rapoport (Law) was recently published in the American Bankruptcy Law Journal (volume 97, issue 2) for an article she co-wrote with Joseph R. Tiano, Jr. titled, "Reimagining "Reasonableness" Under Section 330(a) in a World of Technology, Data, and Artificial Intelligence." The article discusses the differences people will see in job…
Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented on, "The Cutting Edge: AI and Fee Application Issues," at the 2023 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference in Portland, Oregon. 
David Orentlicher (Law) was the lead author for "Limiting Overall Hospital Costs by Capping Out-of-Network Rates," published in Annals of Health Law. The article discusses how states can use basic contract law principles to prevent hospitals from charging unfair rates.
Leslie C. Griffin (Law) co-authored a new textbook, Learning Constitutional Law (First Edition), which was just released through Cognella. The textbook gives a comprehensive exploration of the core articles and amendments of the U.S. Constitution establishing the structure of the federal and state governments and select rights.
Professor Benjamin Edwards (Law) recently authored an op-ed that appeared in The Daily Beast. The op-ed addressed recent claims by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis about how he would possibly file a shareholder derivative suit against Bud Light's parent company. 
Heather Rappaport (Law), Ph.D., represented the William S. Boyd School of Law on a panel presentation titled, "What’s on the Menu? Alumni-Student Dining Programs," for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Institutional Advancement.
Frank Rudy Cooper (Law) discussed his article, "Cop Fragility and Blue Lives Matter," with the Cleveland Heights Public Library. Professor Cooper discusses how after the rise of Black Lives Matter protests and reform efforts, police responded with a varied and detailed list of their own grievances.
The Oxford Handbook of Feminism and Law in the United States was just published. This edited volume contains 36 original chapters authored by a highly esteemed group of contributors, including Ann McGinley (Law). The book focuses on theory, doctrine, and feminism as a social movement offers a critical examination of the influence of…
Keith Rowley (Law) was appointed to the Uniform Law Commission's Drafting Committee for the Virtual Currency Customer Protection Act. Professor Rowley also provided critical assistance in the 2023 NV Legislative session on the issue of amending Nevada’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code to include the UCC's 2022 Amendments, which he helped…
Michael Kagan's (Law) article titled, "U.S. v. Texas and the Many Shades of Prosecutorial Discretion," was published in the Yale Journal on Regulation. The article shares his thoughts on the implications of U.S. v Texas for different kinds of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law.
David Tanenhaus (Law) is delivering a plenary address on Juvenile and Family Case Law since Dobbs at the 86th Annual Conference of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges on July 19.