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May 2021
Justice Thomas, the First Amendment & Media Freedoms – A CLE Webinar
12:00-1:00 p.m., Zoom Link - Register here » Justice Clarence Thomas, the longest-serving Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, has in recent years expressed idiosyncratic views on some key First Amendment issues. He has gained particular attention for staking out bold new positions on the free-speech treatment of both the press and social media. Justice Thomas urged, in one instance, that the Court reconsider the watershed media-law case of New York Times v. Sullivan, which interprets the First Amendment to make it difficult…
Find out more »Commencement – Class of 2020 & 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed our student’s learning experience. The class of 2020 and 2021 have managed these many changes with perseverance and resilience. The convocation will feature the student speakers from each class, recognition of special student achievements, and the individual recognition of each graduate. This year’s convocation attendance will be limited to necessary staff, law faculty, and graduates from the classes of 2020 and 2021. There will be no audiences allowed at the event. Family and friends of…
Find out more »Trying Times: Conservation Easements and Federal Tax Law 2021
Online Program – Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:00am-3:00pm ET/10:00am-2:00pm CT/9:00am-1:00pm MT/8am-Noon PT This four-hour program will address the latest case law and IRS guidance impacting conservation easements. Experts will offer practical advice to land trust staff and board members, government employees, attorneys, appraisers, and landowners. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear the IRS’s perspective and ask questions of a diverse group of panelists who collectively have almost 200 years of experience with conservation easements and tax incentives. Each of…
Find out more »Where Is My Case: Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District
12:00-1:00 p.m., Zoom Link – Register here » Panelists: Robert Adler, Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Eric Olson, Partner, Eisenberg, Cutt, Kendell and Olson 1 hour CLE credit (pending). For questions about this event contact Lori (801) 587-0059. SUBSCRIBE to the S.J. Quinney College of Law event lists to stay current on upcoming College of Law events. You may unsubscribe at anytime.
Find out more »Dean’s Book Review – May 2021
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., MDT, Zoom Link - Register here » Please join Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner for her monthly dean’s book review. The book to be reviewed will be, Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong, the book was selected in celebration of May being Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Poet and essayist Cathy Park Hong fearlessly and provocatively blends memoir, cultural criticism, and history to expose fresh truths about racialized consciousness in America. Part memoir…
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