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College of Law mourns passing of Justice O’Connor

Dec 01, 2023

The 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, […]

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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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Utah Law ranks No. 10 on preLaw magazine’s list of best value law schools

Oct 12, 2023

PreLaw 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 […]

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Professor Brig Daniels and Associate Professor Jamie Pleune publish NEPA regulations opinion piece in Salt Lake Tribune

Aug 14, 2023

Professor 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 […]

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Above the Law ranks Utah Law no. 10 among public law schools and no. 25 overall

Jun 30, 2023

Above 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 […]

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Flash the U on social media this summer!

Jun 26, 2023

Summer 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 […]

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SJQ on the Road: College of Law leaders meet with alumni and students on the East Coast

May 26, 2023

Dean 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 […]

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Utah Law ranked #32 nationally—our highest ranking ever

May 11, 2023

The 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 […]

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Professor Anna Carpenter receives Ellman Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award

May 02, 2023

Professor of Law Anna Carpenter has been awarded the prestigious Ellman Memorial Clinical Scholarship Award by the American Association of Law Schools’ (AALS) Section on […]

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New class aims to disrupt regulatory frameworks—for good

Apr 28, 2023

To insist that only lawyers can give legal advice, says Deno Himonas, is like saying only highly trained and expensive specialists can take care of […]

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SJQ Moot Court Team Roundup 2022-2023

Apr 20, 2023

Congratulations to all of our Moot Court team members and coaches! We know a lot of hard work and effort goes in to prepare for […]

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College hosts events throughout Judicial Appreciation Week

Apr 03, 2023

The 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 […]

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College of Law to host FTC Commissioner and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust for discussion on consumer welfare

Mar 30, 2023

This 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 […]

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College hosts native law students for unique event focused on entering legal profession

Mar 11, 2023

Native 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 […]

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Stegner Symposium to focus on Great Salt Lake’s future

Feb 25, 2023

The 28th Annual Wallace Stegner Center Symposium: The Future of the Great Salt Lake Date: Thursday, March 16 – Friday, March 17, 2023 Location: The […]

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College of Law Mourns Passing of Prof. Alexander Tallchief Skibine

Feb 05, 2023

It 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 […]

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Remembering Chairman Rupert Steele

Feb 02, 2023

The 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 […]

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Duke Law’s Jedediah Purdy to Present “The Possible Futures of American Democracy”

Jan 09, 2023

Jedediah Purdy, an internationally renowned scholar of legal and political theory and an expert on constitutional law, will join Utah Law on Friday, January 20 […]

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University of Utah Law hosts symposium on consumer protection law featuring FTC Chair Lina Khan

Nov 10, 2022

Utah Law recently hosted a symposium focused on antitrust and consumer protection law, with the keynote address given by Federal Trace Commission Chair Lina Khan. […]

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Utah Law recognized as leader in legal tech

Oct 13, 2022

preLaw Magazine recently featured the S.J. Quinney College of Law as a leader in legal technology. Utah Law was one of 20 law schools featured […]

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Utah Law hosts debate focused on abortion shield laws

Sep 28, 2022

Are abortion shield laws unconstitutional? That controversial question will be the subject of the 39th Annual Jefferson B. Fordham Debate on Monday, Oct. 17 sponsored […]

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