Utah Law faculty updates: December 2025
Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
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Research Professor John Ruple quoted in Bloomberg Law about resource management plan rollback
Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in a Bloomberg Law article about lawmakers using the Congressional Review Act to get rid of land use plans restricting fossil fuel development.
Read MoreHeidi Nestel celebrates 20 years at Utah Crime Victims Legal Clinic
When Heidi Nestel (JD ’97) entered the S.J. Quinney College of Law, she initially wanted to be a defense attorney. She was passionate about the constitution and felt her calling lay in defending it. During her second and third years of law school, however, Nestel became interested in a brand-new area of criminal law.
Read MoreUtah Law faculty updates: October 2025
Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreHelping her hometown: Lindsey Blake leads prosecution in small-town Idaho homicide case
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Growing up in the small town of St. Anthony, Idaho, Lindsey Blake (JD ’08) never expected that a homicide case in the area would make international headlines and inspire a movie and documentary—or that she would be a prosecutor on that case.
Read MoreUtah Law faculty updates: September 2025
Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreMLS alum Norma Erekson begins her third act
Norma Erekson, a 2025 graduate of the Master of Legal Studies (MLS) program, has raised her family, nurtured a love for lifelong learning and education, pursued a jack-of-all-trades career, and aided in various humanitarian projects. Now at retirement age, Erekson shows no signs of slowing down.
Read MoreUtah Law faculty updates: August 2025
Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreProfessor Chris Peterson quoted in Newsweek article about voters suing Elon Musk for petition giveaway
Professor Chris Peterson, a consumer finance expert, is quoted in this Newsweek article about a proposed class-action lawsuit against Elon Musk from voters who were misled by a competition to win $1 million daily before the 2024 presidential election.
Read MoreUtah Law recognizes 2025 Order of the Coif inductees
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Congratulations to the nine graduates from the class of 2025 who were inducted into the Order of the Coif national honor society.
Read MoreUtah Law alumnae recognized as Utah’s Most Influential Women of 2025
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Utah Law alumnae Charlotte Miller (JD ’83) and Hope Eccles (JD ’91) were recognized as Utah’s Most Influential Women of 2025 by Utah Business magazine.
Read More‘A tremendous responsibility’: Michelle Oldroyd cultivates connection through Utah State Bar
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As a young child, Michelle Oldroyd (JD ’00) already knew she would be a lawyer, a history professor, and an entrepreneur—because the lawyers she knew growing up in Washington, D.C., had achieved these goals.
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