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Meet students and alumni through our brand-new video spotlights
Sep 22, 2023We’ve been spotlighting Utah Law students and alumni throughout the years and sharing their stories and passions. Now we have a new way to help […]
Find out which unexpected hobby cemented 3L Joey Sandres’ decision to attend law school
Sep 20, 20233L Joey Sandres knew he wanted to be a lawyer ever since he was 13 years old, though he did consider pursuing a PhD in […]
Grow as you go: Bethany Hardwig expresses gratitude for MLS program
Sep 15, 2023Bethany Hardwig was working in the University of Utah’s University Advancement office and began looking into graduate programs. A webinar about the Master of Legal […]
Professor Teneille Brown discusses aging leaders’ scrutiny about fitness for office with media
Sep 11, 2023Professor 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 […]
Welcome to Utah Law’s new faculty for the 2023 school year
Sep 07, 2023The 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 […]
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones speaks to MSNBC about Rudy Giuliani defamation case
Sep 06, 2023Professor 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 […]
Wallace Stegner Center and EDI team up for Latinx Heritage Month
Sep 05, 2023The Wallace Stegner Center kicks off the year in a collaboration with Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) at Utah Law on Sept. 7 in a […]
Visiting Assistant Professor Mikayla Irvin expresses excitement for new opportunity at S.J. Quinney
Sep 04, 2023Mikayla Irvin has joined Utah Law as a Visiting Assistant Professor! She most recently worked in private practice, where she specialized in commercial litigation and […]
Compassion: A Prerequisite for Calm, Curiosity, and Creativity When Dealing with Conflict
Sep 01, 2023My past blogs have made the case that three basic ingredients are key to making conflict productive: calm, curiosity, and creativity. If making conflict productive […]
Professor Jorge Contreras speaks to media about Michael Oher conservatorship case
Aug 31, 2023Professor 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 […]
Jill-of-all-trades: Anastasia Boyko returns to her Utah roots
Aug 29, 2023Anastasia 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, […]
Determining the reasonableness of permitting timeframes: Lessons from the Canadian criminal justice system
Aug 28, 2023It has been almost a year since Senator Manchin thrust the phrase “permit reform” onto center stage, arguing that the permitting process for energy projects […]
Helping people retain freedoms: Meet 3L Brooklyn Lindsey
Aug 25, 20233L Brooklyn Lindsey has just returned from a field placement as the Ronald Reagan fellow at the Goldwater Institute, a nonprofit that defends Americans’ rights […]
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law DEI Update
Aug 23, 2023Dear SJQ Community: One of our top goals is to create an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible (IDEA) community at the S.J. Quinney College of […]
Honoring an Indian Law Trailblazer: Colleagues Remember Professor Alex Tallchief Skibine
Aug 21, 2023The new 1Ls sat in their torts class at Utah Law in 1998, unsure of what to expect. One of them, David Hill ’01, recalls […]
Signing on the dotted line: Meet Associate Professor Erick Sam
Aug 18, 2023With 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 […]
Planning a future in reproductive justice: Meet 3L Layne Huff
Aug 16, 2023Layne Huff studied language arts and once considered technical writing as a career but ultimately decided it was not the most rewarding way to spend […]
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 […]
From real estate to post-conviction relief: Learn more about 3L David Ostrowski’s path to law school
Aug 11, 2023When 3L David Ostrowski started his career in secondary education, teaching French and Italian at middle and high schools in Pennsylvania for six years, he […]
Professor Jorge Contreras talks to media about Henrietta Lacks’ family’s settlement
Aug 10, 2023Professor 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’ […]
A perfect fit: Associate Professor Daniel Aaron discusses his brand-new position at S.J. Quinney
Aug 09, 2023Associate 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 […]