Associate Professor Jenna Prochaska, a property law expert, and Associate Professor Mackenzie Heinrichs, who leads the Immigration Law Clinic, were quoted in local media about a Salt Lake City warehouse set to become a detention center.
Read MoreAdjunct Assistant Professor Ben Miller, who oversees post-conviction cases for the Indigent Appellate Defense Division (IADD), has led the Post-Conviction Clinic since Professor Jensie Anderson’s retirement in 2025.
Read MoreLecturer Professor Amos Guiora was named a 2026-2027 Presidential Societal Impact Scholar by University of Utah President Taylor Randall.
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell, who represented the late Virginia Giuffre and other victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking organization for 12 years, was quoted in The New York Times about why police in Britain repeatedly declined to investigate Epstein after interviewing Giuffre three times.
Read MoreProfessor Robert Keiter has received the 2026 Calvin S. and JeNeal N. Hatch Prize in Teaching, awarded to an outstanding faculty member who has made significant contributions to teaching at the University of Utah for an extended period of time.
Read MoreProfessor Laura Kessler was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship for her book project “Reproducing the State: Family Law and Religion in Israel, the U.S., and Beyond.”
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert who represented Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, is quoted in The New York Times about his efforts to get Scotland Yard to prosecute Prince Andrew, who was arrested in connection with the Epstein files.
Read MoreLecturer Professor Amos Guiora, an Israeli military expert who lives part-time in Israel, was quoted in several local media outlets about the conflict in Iran.
Read MoreEach month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreNow in her ninth year of teaching at Utah Law, Professor RonNell Andersen Jones focuses her research on the role of the press in American democracy. She says the importance of identifying and protecting a healthy press has become more urgent over time.
Read MoreProfessor Teneille Brown is quoted in Associated Press, New York Times, and Guardian articles about defense attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson.
Read MoreProfessor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, was quoted in a CNN article about a possible conflict of interest in the case against Tyler Robinson, who was charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk.
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