Professor Lori Johnson (Law) was elected to the Board of Directors of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI), the leading organization of legal writing professors. LWI supports legal writing teaching and scholarship, as well as works to improve the status of legal writing faculty nationwide.

Nantiya Ruan (Law) was one of eight law professors that submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the City of Grants Pass v. Johnson case, on the compelling history and context necessary for protecting the rights of unhoused people to allow them to live with dignity.

An article, "Cops or Coaches? The Statutory Role of Juvenile Probation Officers in a Transformative Age," co-authored by Justin Iverson (Law) and David Tanenhaus (Law/History) has been published in the Michigan State Law Review. 

Benjamin Edwards (Law) presented a working draft paper at a symposium last week at the University of Illinois College of Law. The co-authored paper is tentatively entitled "NAVIGATING DIVERGENT INSTITUTIONAL INTERESTS ACROSS THE BANKING REGULATORY LANDSCAPE" with Hilary Sledge-Sarnor, a partner at Greenberg Traurig. It is forthcoming in the…

Rachel Anderson (Law) was appointed to the Executive Committee for the Section on Poverty Law for the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). 

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) presented a paper, Preparing children for court: An overview of court preparation programs and essential components of programs for children, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles on March 23, 2024.  

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) chaired a session, Competency Interventions and Restoration, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles. 

Rebecca Nathanson (Law; Education) presented a paper, The Kids’ Court School Competency Remediation Program: Overview and update on analyses of efficacy, at the 2024 American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference in Los Angeles. 

Professor Nachman Gutowski (Law) was a keynote speaker at the International Conference on "The Transformative Potential of Generative Artificial Intelligence, Law, and Legal Education: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Way Forward" hosted by the University Of Central Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan.

Professor Francine Lipman's (Law) article "Is Now A(nother) Teachable Moment? Honoring the Legacy of Dr. William E. Spriggs” was just published in the Pittsburgh Tax Review. 

Professor Courtney Cross (Law) presented on "Parenting Under Siege: Reckoning with Coercive Control" as part of the University of California, Irvine's Initiative to End Family Violence. 

Professor Mary Beth Beazley (Law) gave several workshops on Logic and Opinion Writing for the National Judicial College's training on March 13 and 14 at the Thomas & Mack Moot Court.