Born and raised in Italy, Alessandra Amato moved to the United States when she was 17 to study abroad and has been living here ever since. After earning a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a minor in French from Westminster University, Amato worked in social services for seven years with newly resettled refugees and later with human trafficking survivors.
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell is quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, and other national publications about the Department of Justice’s May 14 court filing, which ruled that Boeing breached the terms of a federal government settlement to resolve a charge linked to the deadly crashes of two 737 Max aircraft.
Read MoreEach month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreCongratulations to the S.J. Quinney College of Law Class of 2024, who graduated Friday, May 10, at Kingsbury Hall.
Read More“Within about six months of passing the bar and starting work at the firm, I found myself second-seating a complex commercial trial in federal court,” Burbidge recalls. “I felt like a kid in a candy store.”
Read MoreDr. Caisa Royer, director of the Pro Bono Initiative, was recently interviewed on the U Rising podcast about the Pro Bono Initiative’s (PBI) 13 legal advice sites throughout the Salt Lake valley and how students and alumni can get involved.
Read MoreConvocation is a time for graduates to reflect on their first day embarking on their law school experience—and it’s also a time to recall the class word that Reyes Aguilar bestows upon the incoming class at orientation to describe the unique energy the students bring to the College of Law community.
Read MoreAssociate Professor Daniel Aaron, an expert in tort and health law, and 2L Avery Emery recently co-authored an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) entitled “U.S. Supreme Court Limits on the Power of U.S. Health Agencies.” They also collaborated on an opinion editorial for the Deseret News.
Read MoreFind out why Jade Trinh, Arin Perkins, Anthony Tenney, and McKaela Dangerfield have enjoyed their Utah Law experience.
Read MoreIn this blog, I want to build on those ideas by explaining a key source of power in negotiation and conflict situations: your ability to understand and exercise what I call the BOP–your “best option possible.”
Read More2L Becca Huber was one of 14 law students chosen for the 2024 Law Program of the Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE). She joins a diverse group of 84 FASPE fellows who participate in a two-week program in Germany and Poland.
Read MoreThis post is an excerpt from a larger work-in-progress examining the history of the administration of Utah’s trust lands and the contexts in which that administration has been legitimately advanced and at other times impaired by non-trust considerations.
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