College of Law


Professor Paul Cassell speaks to Salt Lake Tribune about Operation Underground Railroad founder investigation

Professor Paul Cassell, an expert in criminal law and a former federal judge, recently spoke to The Salt Lake Tribune about the Utah Attorney General’s investigation of Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) founder Tim Ballard, who is facing sexual assault allegations.

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Professor Amos Guiora quoted in article about California State University misconduct scandals

Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in complicity and director of the S.J. Quinney College of Law Bystander Initiative, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about sexual misconduct scandals at California State University.

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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones profiled about clerking for late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones was profiled in Slate magazine and the Deseret News about clerking for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who recently passed away.

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Pre-trial practice: Find out why students say this class is a “must-take”

Professor Randy Dryer has taught the pre-trial practice class every fall semester at the S.J. Quinney College of Law for 12 years. An alum of the law school himself, Dryer says the most rewarding part of the class is sharing his many years of experience litigating civil cases and giving students a realistic look at the world of litigation.

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Dean Kronk Warner featured in Washington Post article about U.S. News law school rankings

Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner was interviewed in a Washington Post article about U.S. News & World Report’s annual law school rankings and Yale Law School’s 2022 decision to stop cooperating with the publication.

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Adjunct Professor Robert Harrison discusses LABS research and ethics focus

Though Assistant Professor Robert Harrison has taught at Utah Law for just one year, he is excited to continue and says the most rewarding part of teaching here is spending his time learning with students.

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Professor James Holbrook to receive Utah Philanthropy Day Heart and Hands Award

Utah Law is pleased to announce that Jim Holbrook will receive the Utah Philanthropy Day Heart and Hands Award on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at a special luncheon held downtown for Utah Philanthropy Day.

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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones speaks to media about former president Trump’s request for televised federal trial

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, an expert in constitutional and media law, recently spoke to The Detroit News about how news organizations and former president Donald Trump are urging a judge to allow live television coverage of his federal trial in March 2024.

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Professor Teneille Brown’s genetic genealogy research cited in Kohberger judge’s order in University of Idaho murder case

Professor Teneille Brown, an expert in biosciences and medical ethics, wrote a paper in 2020, “Why We Fear Genetic Informants: Using Genetic Genealogy to Catch […]

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Utah Law looks forward to the Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium

The annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, The Criminalization of Care: Health and the Home, will be held at Utah Law on Friday, […]

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Wallace Stegner Center professors file amicus brief in support of Utah youth-led constitutional climate case

Professor Erika George and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, along with Emeritus Professor Robert Adler, recently filed an amicus brief to the Utah Supreme Court in […]

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Professor Amos Guiora speaks to local, national and international media about war in Israel

Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in Israeli politics and national security, has been speaking to both national and local media outlets about his perspective on the Israel-Hamas conflict that began in early October 2023.

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