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Utah Law to host national traveling exhibit on Native American voting rights
Sep 22, 2024The University of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law will host the American Bar Association’s (ABA) traveling exhibit, “Native American Voting Rights: A History of Struggle and Triumph,” from Sept. 23 to Oct. 4, 2024. Developed by the ABA’s Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress, this free educational exhibit explores the historical and ongoing fight for Native American voting rights in the United States.
U.S. News ranks Utah Law #28—our highest ranking ever
Apr 09, 2024The S. J. Quinney College of Law has been ranked #28 nationally—and #11 among public law schools—in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Law Schools ranking, released this morning. This is the college’s highest ranking ever, the first time we’ve reached the Top 30, and our sixth straight year of gains.
Utah Law holds poverty simulation April 9 to represent low-income families living on limited budget
Apr 02, 2024Utah Law is holding a poverty simulation on Tuesday, April 9, aiming to bridge the gap between understanding and experiencing the daily hurdles faced by those in need. Over the course of an hour, divided into four 15-minute sessions representing a week each, individuals will assume the roles of residents struggling to balance the demands of providing for their family with the limited resources at their disposal.
College of Law mourns passing of Justice O’Connor
Dec 01, 2023The S.J. Quinney College of Law mourns the loss of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, who passed away today. A deeply respected jurist, […]
Utah Law looks forward to the Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium
Oct 25, 2023The annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, The Criminalization of Care: Health and the Home, will be held at Utah Law on Friday, […]
Utah Law ranks No. 10 on preLaw magazine’s list of best value law schools
Oct 12, 2023PreLaw magazine recently ranked S.J. Quinney College of Law no. 10 on its list of best value law schools. Each law school is ranked based […]
Professor Brig Daniels and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune publish NEPA regulations opinion piece in Salt Lake Tribune
Aug 14, 2023Professor Brig Daniels and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune recently published an editorial in The Salt Lake Tribune about new National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations, which […]
Above the Law ranks Utah Law no. 10 among public law schools and no. 25 overall
Jun 30, 2023Above the Law, a website featuring news and insights about the world of law, recently ranked the S.J. Quinney College of Law number 25 on […]
Flash the U on social media this summer!
Jun 26, 2023Summer is in full swing, and we can’t wait to hear what the SJQ community is up to. Outdoor adventures? Big city vacation? Lazy days […]
SJQ on the Road: College of Law leaders meet with alumni and students on the East Coast
May 26, 2023Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner, Assistant Dean Arturo Thompson, and senior director of development Lexie Kite recently met with alumni, students, and friends at Mayer Brown’s […]
Utah Law ranked #32 nationally—our highest ranking ever
May 11, 2023The S. J. Quinney College of Law has been ranked #32 nationally—and #12 among public law schools—in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Law Schools […]
Professor Anna Carpenter receives Ellman Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award
May 02, 2023Professor of Law Anna Carpenter has been awarded the prestigious Ellman Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award by the American Association of Law Schools’ (AALS) Section on […]
New class aims to disrupt regulatory frameworks—for good
Apr 28, 2023To insist that only lawyers can give legal advice, says Deno Himonas, is like saying only highly trained and expensive specialists can take care of […]
SJQ Moot Court Team Roundup 2022-2023
Apr 20, 2023Congratulations to all of our Moot Court team members and coaches! We know a lot of hard work and effort goes in to prepare for […]
College hosts events throughout Judicial Appreciation Week
Apr 03, 2023The S.J. Quinney College of Law is honored to celebrate our alumni on the bench—and all judges—this week during Judicial Appreciation Week. Our college has […]
College of Law to host FTC Commissioner and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust for discussion on consumer welfare
Mar 30, 2023This event will take place on Monday, April 10 between 12:00-2:30 pm and is titled Do Consumers Still Reign Supreme in the Antitrust Hierarchy? How […]
College hosts native law students for unique event focused on entering legal profession
Mar 11, 2023Native law students from around the country joined the S.J. Quinney College of Law on March 3 and 4, 2023, for the first annual “Cutting […]
Stegner Symposium to focus on Great Salt Lake’s future
Feb 25, 2023The 28th Annual Wallace Stegner Center Symposium: The Future of the Great Salt Lake Date: Thursday, March 16 – Friday, March 17, 2023 Location: The […]
College of Law Mourns Passing of Prof. Alexander Tallchief Skibine
Feb 05, 2023It is with the heaviest of hearts that I share the passing of Alexander (Alex) Tallchief Skibine, the S.J. Quinney Endowed Professor of Law at […]
Remembering Chairman Rupert Steele
Feb 02, 2023The S.J. Quinney College of Law joins countless others in mourning the recent passing of Chairman Rupert Steele of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute […]
Duke Law’s Jedediah Purdy to Present “The Possible Futures of American Democracy”
Jan 09, 2023Jedediah Purdy, an internationally renowned scholar of legal and political theory and an expert on constitutional law, will join Utah Law on Friday, January 20 […]