Professor Ben Trachtenberg wrote an article on race and campus discipline that will appear in the Nevada Law Journal in 2018. The article, which is available online in draft form, argues that university discipline procedures likely discriminate against minority students and that increasingly muscular Title IX enforcement — launched with the best of intentions in response to real problems —…
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Professor Schmitz Presents Draft Article on Online Dispute Resolution
Professor Amy J. Schmitz recently presented her draft article, “There’s an ‘App’ for That: Developing Online Dispute (ODR) Resolution that Bridges the Digital Divide,” at the University of Kansas School of Law. In this paper, Professor Schmitz explains how developing nations have lagged in their establishment and use of ODR due in large part to the digital divide and lack…
BYU Radio Show Interviews Dean Lidsky on Free Speech and Social Media
“Top of Mind with Julie Rose,” a show broadcast by Brigham Young University’s radio station BYU Radio, recently interviewed Dean Lyrissa Lidsky to discuss issues of free speech on social media. During the interview, Dean Lidsky, a leading First Amendment scholar, addressed the legal debate surrounding elected government officials blocking their followers from their social media sites. In creating and…
Does University Discipline Discriminate?: Professor Trachtenberg Speaks at Drake Law School
Professor Ben Trachtenberg recently presented to the faculty of Drake Law School in Des Moines, Iowa. His talk, “Does College and University Discipline Discriminate Against Minority Students?,” concerned research related to a forthcoming article that will appear in the Nevada Law Journal. Professor Trachtenberg argues that colleges and universities should collect and publish data on the demographics of students subjected…
Board of Advocates Recognizes Excellence in Polsinelli Moot Court Competition
The Board of Advocates recently named its 2017 Polsinelli Moot Court Finalists and the 2018-2019 Moot Court Team: Cindy Bassett, 1L Heather Booth, 2L Ashlyn Calhoun, 2L Valerie Kimball, 2L Brittain McClurg, 2L Taylor Shortal, 2L They also named the 2017 Polsinelli Moot Court Winners: Best Oral Advocate – Brittain McClurg, 2L Best 2L Brief – Cindy Bassett, 1L Best…
Professor Myers Speaks at SEALS Conference, Missouri Bar Seminar
Professor Gary Myers recently spoke on a panel, “Trademark Morality: The Cultural and Expressive Implications of Regulating Immoral and Offensive Trademarks,” at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS) annual meeting. He also spoke at a Missouri Bar seminar, “2017 United States Supreme Court Highlights.” Professor Myers was named as a new member of the SEALS Moderators Committee, and continues…
Mizzou Law 2017 Graduate Accepts Position at the University of Bonn
Brian Thompson, ’17, recently accepted a two-year contract at the University of Bonn in Bonn, Germany. He will serve as a research assistant and lecturer at the Institute of Private International Law and Comparative Law at the university. Most of his research will focus in the areas of private law, conflicts of laws and banking law, working with Dr. Matthias…
Assistant Dean Bailey Serves on Drafting Committee for Model Veterans Treatment Court Act
Act Passed by Uniform Law Commission Assistant Dean Emeritus Bob Bailey has served on the Model Veterans Treatment Court drafting committee for two years. At the 2017 annual meeting of the Uniform Law Commissioners, the Conference passed the Model Veterans Treatment Court Act. The drafting committee was charged as follows: Veterans’ courts have been created in a number of judicial…
Professor Abrams’ Endowment Buys Therapy Dog For MU Children’s Hospital
With royalties from his Children and the Law and Family Law casebooks, Professor Doug Abrams created the Happiness For Health program at the MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital in 2001. Happiness For Health is a permanent endowment that provides toys, stuffed animals and games for sick and injured children at the Hospital, as well as parties for children who are…
Professor Lietzan testifies before the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee
Professor Erika Lietzan testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on July 27, 2017 in a hearing addressing Antitrust Concerns and the FDA Approval Process. Testimony to House of Representatives Judiciary Committee –…