University of Utah Law shares updates from faculty for January 2025

February 26, 2025

THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW — Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.

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Vanderbilt Law hosts Emory University professor Crystal Sanders to discuss the history of segregation scholarships

February 20, 2025

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL — Last month, the George Barrett Social Justice Program hosted Crystal Sanders, Associate Professor of African American Studies at Emory University, to discuss her new book A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to the Public HBCUs.  

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Yale Law dean Heather Gerken visits China and Japan to strengthen international connections

February 20, 2025

YALE NEWS — From Jan. 6 through 10, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken traveled to China and Japan for the Law School’s first official visit to Asia in over two decades.

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A profile on Yale Law professor David Schleicher 

February 20, 2025

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Professor David Schleicher, an expert in local government law, land use, federalism, state and local finance, and urban development, joined the Law School faculty in 2015 and was named Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law in 2024.

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Podcast: St. Louis University Law dean Twinette Johnson discusses the importance of finding mentors

February 13, 2025

ASPEN LEADING EDGE — Twinette Johnson, Dean of St. Louis University School of Law, reflects on her journey to legal education and her first semester as Dean. She also shares her path to returning to SLU after receiving her bachelor’s degree and what she loves about the university and the community.

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American University Law professor Jamie Abrams contributes to amicus brief on prejudicial use of personal information

February 13, 2025

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY — The U.S. Supreme Court granted a new hearing to Brenda Andrew, an Oklahoma woman on death row for the 2001 murder of her husband.

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A profile on Boston University Law professor Weijia Rao  

February 13, 2025

THE RECORD — Weijia Rao’s research applies empirical methods to the study of international and comparative law, with a focus on legal institutions governing global trade and investment.

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BYU Law Women in Law Luncheon connects students with alumni

February 13, 2025

THE DAILY UNIVERSE — BYU Law professor Catherine Bramble connects with prospective law students at annual Women in Law Luncheon. Bramble expressed pursuing a career in law was one of the most influential decisions of her life.

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Brooklyn Law professor Joy Kanwar discusses her book on legal writing

February 13, 2025

BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL — Professor of Legal Writing Joy Kanwar has been a longtime fan of the standard-bearing textbook Writing and Analysis in the Law, written by pioneers in the field whose ideas about the impact of words in the legal field inspired her own career.

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UC Davis Law professor Nila Bala to publish article on parent-child privilege

February 13, 2025

UC DAVIS SCHOOL OF LAW — Professor Nila Bala’s forthcoming Boston College Law Review article “Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance” received a highly positive and expansive review in Jotwell from Rutgers Law School Professor Anibal Rosario-Lebrón.

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