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May 11, 2026
3L Graduate Spotlight— Meet Jasmine De Los Rios: Survivor. Warrior. Advocate.
By: Tanner O’Neal Riley The first time Mizzou Law 3L Jasmine De Los Rios learned what survival meant, she was a child standing in the aftermath of violence. “When I was a minor, my biological father beat my mom so badly she ended up in the ER—she was nearly dead,” she said. “When the police arrived, they saw me… I had bruises all over my legs.” For a brief stretch of time, there was quiet. “He was gone for about a year… and during that time, we were able to breathe.” But the quiet didn’t last—it rarely does in homes…
April 22, 2026
Mizzou Law 3L wins Leaders of Tomorrow award
Myuah Hamilton, a 3L at Mizzou Law, was recently awarded the Leaders of Tomorrow award from Missouri Lawyers Media. The Leaders of Tomorrow award is a part of the Women’s Justice Awards and is given to women law students who demonstrate leadership, professionalism and a passion for making a difference in the justice system or the legal profession. Read more about why Myuah won the award.
April 17, 2026
From Fieldwork to the Law: 1L Bridges Conservation and People
By: Tanner O’Neal Riley McKenna Thompson did not come to law school by way of a straight line. She came by way of forests and rivers — a path that began in wildlife biology and now runs through Missouri’s most privately held landscapes. A 1L at Mizzou Law, Thompson is the co-author of “Understanding Landowner Perceptions, Enhancing Conservation Easement Adoption in Missouri’s Priority Landscapes,” a peer-reviewed, scientific paper that grew out of her master’s thesis research in the School of Natural Resources. The work sits at the intersection of ecology, property rights and public policy, asking a fundamental question: how…