Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Associate Professor Daniel Aaron
- Publications
- Daniel G. Aaron, “Secretary Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism Is Misplaced: Try Cancer Drugs Instead,” HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT (2025).
- Daniel G. Aaron, “The Supreme Court’s 2024-2025 Term: Eroding Public Health, Health Equity, and Access to Justice,” 115 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1773 (2025) with Wendy Parmet.
- Daniel G. Aaron, “As an Alternative to Federally Funded Research, Private Investment Brings Significant Risks,” HEALTH AFFAIRS FOREFRONT (2025) with Michael S. Sinha.
- Daniel G. Aaron, “FDA’s Leucovorin Approval: A Departure from Evidentiary Standards,” JAMA (2025) with I. Glenn Cohen and Michael S. Sinha.
- Presentations/panels
- “FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes,” Health Policy and Bioethics Seminar, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA (Sep. 12, 2025).
- “A Relational Approach to Public Private Contracts for Health Innovation: The Example of ARPA-H” (paper by Liza Vertinsky), Wiet Life Science Law Scholars Workshop, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, IL (Sep. 19, 2025).
- “Law-Policy Tethering,” Rocky Mountain Junior Scholars Forum, Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, UT (Oct. 17, 2025).
- “Law-Policy Tethering,” AALS 2026 Annual Meeting: New Voices in Legislation, New Orleans, LA (Jan. 7, 2026).
- “COVID-19, Public Health, and Politics,” Rule of Law Group (Jan. 18, 2026).
- “The Legal Political Economy of the FDA,” 2026 Charity Scott Endowed Lecture, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA (Jan. 22, 2026) with I. Glenn Cohen.
- “Law-Policy Tethering: Mediating Between Legal Claims and Public Policy,” 2026 Charity Scott Lunch Presentation, Georgia State University College of Law, Atlanta, GA (Jan. 22, 2026).
- Legislative/judicial engagement
- Provided expert witness testimony in United States ex rel. Long v. Janssen Biotech, Inc. about reach of FDA regulation (Nov. 2025 to present).
- Signatory and Reviser, Amicus Brief, Amici Curiae Brief of Professors of Law, Medicine, and Public Health in Support of Appellee and Affirmance, Vanda v. United States, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Oct. 2025).
- Signatory, Comment to Meeting of Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, September 2025 Docket No. CDC-2025-0454, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Sep. 2025).
- Signatory and Reviser, Amicus Brief, Brief of Experts in Health Care Practice, Health Law, and Bioethics As Amici Curiae, Chiles v. Salazar, U.S. Supreme Court (Aug. 26, 2025).
- Media appearances
- Quoted in Salon, “Nicotine’s comeback is the latest wellness scam” (Jan. 13, 2026).
- Other accomplishments
- Symposium host for the Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, Fireproofing the FDA: Public Health, Politics, and Power, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, UT (Sep. 26, 2025).
Professor Tony Anghie
- Awards
- Received the 2025-2026 International Law Career Achievement Award from the Association of American Law Schools’ Section on International Law.
Professor Paul Cassell
- Presentations/panels
- Accepted invitation to present at the National Crime Victims Law Institute annual conference in May 2026. Topic: History of the Victims’ Rights Movement.
- Legislative/judicial engagement
- Filed reply brief in the Fifth Circuit in the Boeing case (In re Naoise Ryan). Oral argument set for Feb. 5, 2026.
Professor Jorge Contreras
- Publications
- FRAND CASES IN CONTEXT (Jorge L. Contreras, ed. 2026).
- Presentations/panels
- “Emerging Voices in Remedies Law and Remedies in Tech” (organizer, moderator, presenter), Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting 2026 – Section on Remedies, New Orleans, LA (Jan. 2026).
- “Academic Technology Transfer: Origins and Trajectory in the U.S. and Beyond” (speaker), Intl. Assn. for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) Mid-Year Webinar (online) (Jan. 2026).
- “Silly Patents,” Chicago IP Colloquium (online), Chicago-Kent College of Law (Jan. 2026).
- Appointments
- Appointed to the PhD committee for Rong Hu at the Université de Montréal.
James E. Faust Law Library Director Suzanne Darais
- Publications
- Suzanne Miner Darais, “Efficient Feedback Strategies in a Skills-Based Course,” 32 PERSPECTIVES: TEACHING LEGAL RESEARCH & WRITING 16-21 (2025) with Kerry Lohmeier.
Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora
- Presentations/panels
- “Enablement and Intervention: A Conversation on Accountability,” Lexipol Webinar (Jan. 20, 2026).
- “The Dangers of Institutional Complicity: Failing to Protect the Vulnerable,” Haim Stricks Law Faculty (Israel) (Dec. 23, 2025).
- Appointments
- Appointed to the Advisory Committee for the Lauren McCluskey Foundation.
Associate Professor Mackenzie Heinrichs
- Media appearances
- Quoted in KUER, “Asked to prove your citizenship? For Utahns with no passport, it takes more effort” (Jan. 29, 2026)
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones
- Media appearances
- Quoted in The New York Times, “Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit” (Jan. 19, 2026).
Professor Chris Peterson
- Media appearances
- Quoted in the Associated Press, “Utah’s chief justice speaks out as Republicans look to expand the state Supreme Court” (Jan. 20, 2026).
- Quoted in KUER, “Should lawmakers expand the Utah Supreme Court, or aim a little lower?” (Jan. 5, 2026).
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner
- Media appearances
- Quoted in the ABA Journal, “Speculation swirls over what law school accreditation might look like if states break away” (Jan. 13, 2026).
- Awards
- Included on National Jurist magazine’s list of the 25 most influential people in legal education.