The S.J. Quinney College of Law has achieved its highest-ever ranking in the 2024 Scholarly Impact of Law School Faculties study, placing #30 overall. This milestone also positions the College among the top 10 public law schools in the country, highlighting its influence in legal scholarship.
Read MoreEach month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreProfessor Leslie Francis and a group of panelists will discuss her new book “States of Health: The Ethics and Consequences of Policy Variation in a Federal System,” written with Professor John Francis, on Sept. 27.
Read MoreWhen Reyes Aguilar (’92), associate dean of admissions and financial aid, began classes at Utah Law in 1989, he had no idea he would build a career here, let alone in Utah. Originally from New Mexico, Aguilar planned to finish law school and return to his home state to work as an attorney. He committed two years to the law school—but then two years became four years. In July, Aguilar celebrated 32 years with Utah Law shortly after announcing his plans to retire.
Read MoreResearch Professor John Ruple, an expert on public land and resource management and director of the Wallace Stegner Center’s Law and Policy program, is quoted in several media outlets about the lawsuit Utah has filed targeting unappropriated public land.
Read MoreResearch Professor Danya Rumore has been on a mission to figure out how to help people work together since her days as an undergraduate.
Read MoreProfessor Amos Guiora will welcome a group of panelists on Aug. 28 to discuss his new book, “The Complicity of Silence: Confronting Ecosystems of Child Sexual Abuse in Schools.” The panelists include legal experts and law enforcement partners who will discuss institutional complicity in sexual abuse.
Read MoreEach month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Read MoreProfessor Lincoln Davies has returned to Utah Law, where he previously served as the associate dean for academic affairs until 2019 before leaving to serve as dean at The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law.
Read MoreProfessor Jorge Contreras, an expert in intellectual property and technology law, testified before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet at its hearing “IP Litigation and the U.S. International Trade Commission.”
Read MoreThe S.J. Quinney College of Law is pleased to announce that professors of law Brigham Daniels and Lincoln Davies have been named co-directors of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment. Daniels and Davies began jointly leading the Stegner Center on July 1. Together, they will guide the scholarly and educational activities of one of the nation’s top centers for environmental law.
Read MoreChristopher Peterson, John J. Flynn Endowed Professor of Law and a nationally recognized expert in consumer law, has been elected to the American Law Institute. […]
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