Utah Law faculty updates: March 2026

Apr 01, 2026 | Faculty

Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.

Professor RonNell Andersen JonesPhoto of Professor RonNell Andersen Jones

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in KUER, “Judge in Charlie Kirk case denies defense efforts to limit some public access” (Mar. 13, 2026).

 

a photo of Teneille BrownProfessor Teneille Brown

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in KUER, “Judge in Charlie Kirk case denies defense efforts to limit some public access” (Mar. 13, 2026).

 

Professor Paul CassellA portrait of Professor Paul Cassell

  • Publications
    • Paul G. Cassell, “Dead But Not Forgotten: Defending Deceased Victims’ Rights in Criminal Justice,” 17 U.C. IRINE L. REV. (forthcoming 2026) with Peter Reilly.
  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in N.Y. Times, “Police in Britain Repeatedly Declined to Investigate Epstein. Why?” (Mar. 11, 2026).
    • Quoted in N.Y. Times, “The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.” (Mar. 1, 2026).

 

Associate Professor Lingxi Chenyanga photo of Professor Lingxi Chenyang

  • Presentations/panels
    • Will present at the 2026 Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT (May 21-22, 2026).

 

Portrait of Professor Jorge ContrerasProfessor Jorge Contreras

  • Presentations/panels
    • “FRAND Cases in Context” (online), Chinese University of Hong Kong Centre for Legal Innovation and Digital Soc’y, 16th IP Law Book Talk (Mar. 2026).
    • “FRAND Cases in Context,” City St. George’s Univ. of London, London, England (Mar. 2026).
  • Media Appearances
    • Quoted in Bloomberg, “Apple Watch Patent Rulings Reflect Force, Failings of Import Ban” (Mar. 24, 2026).

Professor Brigham DanielsProfessor Brigham Daniels

  • Media appearances
    • Wrote opinion piece for the Deseret News, “Opinion: Cutting red tape could help solve the Great Salt Lake’s blues” (Mar. 6, 2026).
    • Wrote opinion piece for The Hill, “How Trump can make a deal to save the Great Salt Lake” (Mar. 7, 2026).
    • Quoted in ABC4, “Yea or Nay: Tracking 2026 legislative moves for the Great Salt Lake” (Mar. 13, 2026).
    • Quoted in KSL, “2026 session was good for Great Salt Lake, but it could have been great, group says” (Mar. 14, 2026).

A photo of Lincoln Davies, co-director of the Wallace Stegner Center and Professor of Law at the S.J. Quinney College of LawProfessor Lincoln Davies

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in Marketplace, “Are prediction markets gambling? Utah and the CFTC disagree” (Mar. 23, 2026).

 

Professor Amos GuioraLecturer Professor Amos Guiora

  • Publications
    • Amos N. Guiora, “I Thought I Found My One True Love: Enabling a Web of Exploitation on Social Media,” SEATTLE J. SOCIAL JUSTICE (2026) with Rosalie Rawlins Greenberg.
  • Presentations/panels
    • “Enablers Across the Ages: Normalizing the Unimaginable,” Jewish Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, (Mar. 22, 2026).
    • “Lessons Learned From the Holocaust,” Eisenhower Junior High, Salt Lake City, UT (Mar. 20, 2026).
    • “Enablers and Ethics in Business Decisions,” University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business, Pittsburgh, PA (Mar. 16, 2026).
    • “Middle East to Where,” Brigham Young University, J. Reuben School of Law, Provo, UT (Mar. 2, 2026).
    • “From Utah to DC to Jerusalem: What Will 2026 Bring in Israel Politics?” J Street Utah Panel, Salt Lake City, UT (Mar. 1, 2026).
    • “Collaborators and Enablers of the Crimes of Communism,” Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (Feb. 20, 2026).
  • Awards/formal recognitions
  • Legislative/judicial engagement
    • Submitted public of support on behalf of California Assembly Bill (AB) 1739 strengthening protections against sexual exploitation by expanding California law to explicitly include members of the clergy within the state’s sexual exploitation statute. Letter based on law review article.
  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in various news sources about the conflict in Iran. 

Mackenzie HeinrichsAssociate Professor Mackenzie Heinrichs

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in KSL, “Questions grow over possible ICE ‘mega center’ in Salt Lake City” (Mar. 20, 2026).

 

Associate professor Beth ParkerAssociate Research Professor Beth Parker

  • Media appearances
    • Wrote opinion piece for the Deseret News, “Opinion: Cutting red tape could help solve the Great Salt Lake’s blues” (Mar. 6, 2026).
    • Wrote opinion piece for The Hill, “How Trump can make a deal to save the Great Salt Lake” (Mar. 7, 2026).

Jenna ProchaskaAssociate Professor Jenna Prochaska

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in Fox 13, “Utah law professor says federal property development could face legal challenges from local governments” (Mar. 17, 2026).
    • Quoted in Utah News Dispatch, “ICE warehouse deal was news to Utah’s GOP governor, congressional delegation” (Mar. 19, 2026).

Professor Clifford Rosky head shotProfessor Clifford Rosky

  • Media appearances
    • Quoted in the College Fix, “Utah college religious exemptions bill prompts academic freedom concerns” (Mar. 12, 2026).
    • Quoted in Fox 13, “Living Planet Aquarium faces backlash over Republican Party fundraiser held at event venue” (Mar. 21, 2026).
    • Quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune, “As early as third grade, Utah students will need to study Bible passages in social studies lessons under new law” (Mar. 30, 2026).

Dean Elizabeth Kronk WarnerPhoto of Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner

  • Presentations/panels
    • Deans Panel, 9th Annual Legal Masters Conference, San Francisco, CA (Mar. 3, 2026).
  • Legislative/judicial engagement
    • Attended Four Corners Supreme Court Convening (plus Nevada), Phoenix, AZ (Feb. 24, 2026).

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