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Utah Law looks forward to the Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium

Oct 25, 2023

The annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, The Criminalization of Care: Health and the Home, will be held at Utah Law on Friday, […]

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Wallace Stegner Center professors file amicus brief in support of Utah youth-led constitutional climate case

Oct 10, 2023

Professor Erika George and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, along with Emeritus Professor Robert Adler, recently filed an amicus brief to the Utah Supreme Court in […]

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Professor Amos Guiora speaks to national and international media about war in Israel

Oct 10, 2023

Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in Israeli politics and national security, has been speaking to both national and local media outlets about his perspective on […]

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Professor Brigham Daniels speaks to KSL about heading new initiative to save Great Salt Lake

Oct 05, 2023

Professor Brigham Daniels, an expert in environmental and climate law, recently spoke to KSL about efforts to save the Great Salt Lake through Grow the […]

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Professor Matthew Tokson speaks to media about court case deciding whether felons can own guns

Sep 25, 2023

Professor Matthew Tokson, a criminal and privacy law expert, recently spoke to Utah TV station KUTV about a potential Supreme Court case in which a […]

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Professor Teneille Brown discusses aging leaders’ scrutiny about fitness for office with media

Sep 11, 2023

Professor Teneille Brown, an expert in biosciences and medical ethics, recently spoke to the Wall Street Journal about Washington, D.C.’s, aging leaders (including Senate Minority […]

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Welcome to Utah Law’s new faculty for the 2023 school year

Sep 07, 2023

The S.J. Quinney College of Law has welcomed several new faculty members to our community this year. We also celebrate our faculty who have taken […]

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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones speaks to MSNBC about Rudy Giuliani defamation case

Sep 06, 2023

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, an expert in constitutional and media law, recently spoke to MSNBC about former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s defamation lawsuit. Giuliani was found […]

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Visiting Assistant Professor Mikayla Irvin expresses excitement for new opportunity at S.J. Quinney

Sep 04, 2023

Mikayla Irvin has joined Utah Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor! She most recently worked in private practice, where she specialized in commercial litigation and […]

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Professor Jorge Contreras speaks to media about Michael Oher conservatorship case

Aug 31, 2023

Professor Jorge Contreras, an expert in genetics and intellectual property, recently spoke to Bloomberg Law and coauthored a piece in The Conversation about NFL player Michael […]

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Jill-of-all-trades: Anastasia Boyko returns to her Utah roots

Aug 29, 2023

Anastasia Boyko considers herself a jill-of-all-trades because she’s held many different roles, including law librarian, Supreme Court intern, tax lawyer, banker, yoga teacher, wellness entrepreneur, […]

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Honoring an Indian Law Trailblazer: Colleagues Remember Professor Alex Tallchief Skibine

Aug 21, 2023

The new 1Ls sat in their torts class at Utah Law in 1998, unsure of what to expect. One of them, David Hill ’01, recalls […]

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Signing on the dotted line: Meet Associate Professor Erick Sam

Aug 18, 2023

With a background in tax law and contracts, it’s only fitting that Associate Professor Erick Sam has now signed on the dotted line for a […]

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Professor Jorge Contreras talks to media about Henrietta Lacks’ family’s settlement

Aug 10, 2023

Professor Jorge Contreras, an expert in genetics and intellectual property, recently spoke to The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun about the family of Henrietta Lacks’ […]

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A perfect fit: Associate Professor Daniel Aaron discusses his brand-new position at S.J. Quinney

Aug 09, 2023

Associate Professor Daniel Aaron has accepted a new position at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and will begin teaching this fall. With his expertise […]

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Sharing environmental passions with students: Meet Professor Brig Daniels

Jul 24, 2023

After working one year as a visiting faculty member, Professor Brig Daniels has officially joined the S.J. Quinney College of Law, specifically the Wallace Stegner […]

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Associate Professor Jamie Pleune testifies on permitting process for projects with potential environmental impacts

Jul 19, 2023

Associate Professor Jamie Pleune, a part of the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, recently testified before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on […]

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Prof. Amos Guiora speaks to media about proposed judicial reforms and protests in Israel

Jul 14, 2023

Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in Israeli politics and national security, has been speaking to media outlets about mass protests in Israel, sparked most recently […]

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Professor Chris Peterson speaks to media about Supreme Court’s loan forgiveness decision

Jul 10, 2023

Professor Chris Peterson, an expert in consumer law, has been speaking to media outlets about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision not to grant student loan […]

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Professor Erika George speaks to media about Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling

Jul 06, 2023

Professor Erika George, a constitutional law expert, has been speaking to media outlets about the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down affirmative action […]

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Professor Brigham Daniels featured in Fox 13 article about Supreme Court wetlands ruling

Jul 03, 2023

Professor Brigham Daniels, a visiting professor in the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment, was recently interviewed by Fox 13 News about […]

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