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Utah Law faculty updates: April 2025
May 01, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
My survival guide for these “interesting times”
May 01, 2025In these times of major uncertainty and rapid change, most of us—no matter our political orientation, values, or beliefs—are worried about shifts that could affect the things we love and care about. Some of us are already feeling the impacts. Here are a few insights that are my “survival guide” for navigating these wild times.
Why the Great Salt Lake’s decline could force a financial reckoning
Apr 29, 2025What do stocks and bonds have to do with the shrinking Great Salt Lake? A lot more than you might think. In a new Environmental Law Reporter article, Great Salt Lake Project co-leads Elisabeth Parker and Brigham Daniels collaborate with coauthors Abigail Allen and Corinne Doerner to explore a consequential but often overlooked angle of the lake’s decline: securities liability.
Professor Brigham Daniels and Kyle Lowe publish opinion pieces for Great Salt Lake Project
Apr 25, 2025Professor Brigham Daniels recently co-wrote opinion pieces with 2L Kyle Lowe for the Deseret News and the Daily Herald about the future of the Great Salt Lake and changing water rates in Provo.
Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra quoted in Reuters article about the impact of ending EPA environmental justice programs
Apr 23, 2025Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra, an environmental law expert, is quoted in a Reuters article about the Trump administration’s withdrawal from a lawsuit against a chloropene-emitting plant.
Utah Law holds annual counter-terrorism simulation
Apr 11, 2025Students engaged in three-hour backroom crisis simulations at the S.J. Quinney College of Law’s two-day counterterrorism simulation last Thursday and Friday as part of the law school’s Global Perspectives on Counterterrorism course. After each simulation, students were questioned by an expert panel of political and legal scholars.
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones quoted in New York Times, Reuters articles about defamation cases
Apr 09, 2025Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment expert, was quoted in New York Times and Reuters articles about a National Guard pilot defamation case and Sarah Palin’s defamation retrial.
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner interviewed in Reuters article about U.S. Department of Education
Apr 03, 2025Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner was interviewed for a Reuters article about the Trump administration’s moves to close the U.S. Department of Education and how it could affect law school finances.
Utah Law faculty updates: March 2025
Apr 01, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Professor Jorge Contreras named distinguished professor of law
Mar 20, 2025Professor Jorge Conteras has been named a distinguished professor of law, effective July 1, 2025.
Law of artificial intelligence: Professor Matthew Tokson prepares students for AI legal issues
Mar 12, 2025Fourth Amendment scholar Professor Matthew Tokson has taught at Utah Law since 2017, focusing on law and technology and originally teaching a cyberlaw seminar. In January, he began teaching a new seminar about what has become a new research interest: artificial intelligence (AI).
Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra’s environmental survey cited in Scientific American article
Mar 10, 2025Associate Professor Ruhan Nagra, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this Scientific American article about chloroprene, a cancer-causing chemical at the center of a federal lawsuit against a petrochemical plant. The article also cites Nagra’s 2021 study that found higher cancer incidence closer to the Denka plant.
Professor Leslie Francis receives Distinguished Faculty Service Award
Mar 04, 2025Professor Leslie Francis, an expert in health law, ethics, and philosophy, has received the University of Utah’s 2025 Distinguished Faculty Service Award. This recognition honors faculty committed to fostering connection between the campus and wider community through active, unpaid community service and integrate service with research and teaching.
Utah Law faculty updates: February 2025
Mar 03, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Prof. Paul Cassell cited in Supreme Court opinion
Feb 27, 2025In a dissenting opinion in the case Richard Glossip v. State of Oklahoma, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas extensively cited an amicus brief authored by […]
A great journey: Professor Jensie Anderson retires after 25 years at Utah Law
Feb 25, 2025Clinical Professor Jensie Anderson (’93) considers it an honor to have spent her career teaching and helping individuals access justice. Yet, growing up in Logan, Utah, she envisioned quite a different trajectory for herself. Her family was in the theatre business, so stepping out on stage was a natural fit for her.
Professor Chris Peterson speaks to national and local media about deceptive bank practices and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau
Feb 11, 2025Professor Chris Peterson, a consumer law expert, spoke to The New York Times, Reuters, CNN and Fast Company about consumer protection concerns, including deceptive bank practices and the idling of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau.
Utah Law faculty updates: January 2025
Feb 02, 2025Each month, we share notable updates—including presentations, publications, panels, and other accomplishments—from Utah Law faculty members.
Professor Jonas Anderson quoted in New York Times article about Utah Hockey Club
Jan 30, 2025Professor Jonas Anderson, a patent law expert, is quoted in a New York Times article about the Utah Hockey Club’s attempts to find a new longterm name that isn’t trademarked.
Research Professor John Ruple authors opinion piece about Congressional Review Act in The Hill
Jan 22, 2025Research Professor John Ruple, a natural resources law expert, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill about the Congressional Review Act, a tool Congress can use to overturn certain federal agency actions.
Associate Professor Jamie Pleune appointed to Bureau of Land Management Public Lands Rule Advisory Committee
Jan 21, 2025Associate Professor Jamie Pleune has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to serve as alternate public-at-large representative on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Public Lands Rule Resource Advisory Committee.