News Archive
November 14, 2025
Professor Boyack quoted in article on mobile home property rights
Professor Andrea Boyack was quoted extensively in a feature story in the Columbia Missourian discussing property rights for mobile home owners and the land their homes sit on. Read the full story here.
November 13, 2025
Students compete in national veterans moot court competition
November 13, 2025
Scholarship support 150 years in the making
Recent News
Nov. 10, 2025
Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts professors presenting on taxing AI
On Nov. 12, David Elkins (Netanya) + Mirit Eyal (Alabama) will present the draft paper, “Toward AI Tax Personhood”, at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. This session will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail Professor Gamage directly at dgamage@missouri.edu for details, the zoom login, and to be sent the draft…
Nov. 10, 2025
Professor Sperino presents on employment discrimination law
Last month, Professor Sandra Sperino gave a presentation on recent changes in employment discrimination law to judges and law clerks in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She also discussed two recent Supreme Court cases and their far-reaching implications for the structure of employment discrimination law as part of the Alabama Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section annual CLE.
Nov. 4, 2025
Professor Trachtenberg lectures his way through Asia
Professor Ben Trachtenberg spent the end of October giving lectures in Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan. In Korea, Professor Trachtenberg spoke at Seoul National University on the topif, “Grand Juries in the United States: A Real or Illusory Check on Prosecutors?” In Tokyo, Professor Trachtenbeg spoke to law faculty at Sophia University on “The Current Situation and Challenges of Legal Education in the United States.”…
Nov. 3, 2025
Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts Tulane professor
On Nov. 5, Steven Sheffrin (Tulane) will present the draft paper, “Taxpayer Realization and Economic Welfare”, at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. This session will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail Professor Gamage directly at dgamage@missouri.edu for details, the zoom login, and to be sent the draft paper. Anyone who…
Oct. 30, 2025
Law and Learning in the Age of AI
by Tanner O’Neal Riley Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than most professions can keep up. At the University of Missouri School of Law, however, it’s not an afterthought — it’s a foundation. As part of a pioneering group of law schools integrating AI into legal education, the University of Missouri and Mizzou Law are positioned as an “AI-forward institution.” From chatbot tutors to negotiation simulations powered by large language models, the technology transforming the legal industry is also transforming how Mizzou Law students learn. The goal: give students hands-on experience with ethical and effective AI use that is…
Oct. 29, 2025
“Billionare tax” designed by Mizzou Law professor added to California ballot
A tax reform measure designed to tax the ultra wealthy in order to help fund Medicaid has been added to the ballot in California. The measure was developed by Professor David Gamage along with co-designer Professor Darien Shanske of the UC-Davis School of Law. The measure proposes a one-time, emergency 5% tax on billionaires in the state of California. The funds would be used to help prevent a statewide healthcare system collapse and to stop emergency rooms from closing their doors due to pending cuts to federal Medicaid funding. “With federal tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy now squeezing health…
Oct. 28, 2025
Mizzou Law team wins regional ABA negotiation competition
Mizzou Law 2Ls Jake Hall and Ethan Uhrlaub won the 2025 American Bar Association regional negotiation competition, beating out teams from top law schools across the Midwest. Jake and Ethan’s victory earned them a spot in the national ABA negotiation competition in Chicago in January. The team is coached by Professor Don Seitz.