Dec. 20, 2024

Associate Dean Sperino files amicus brief with U.S. Supreme Court

Professor Sandra Sperino co-authored an amicus brief in the case of Ames v. Ohio Dep’t of Youth Services. The brief argues that the statutory text of Title VII should govern the question of whether a plaintiff can prevail on a discrimination claim. Through the McDonnell Douglas framework, some courts have required plaintiffs to prove more than the statutory text demands to proceed on a discrimination claim. The brief is available on the Supreme Court’s docket here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/23-1039.html…

Dec. 19, 2024

Professor Woods publishes book review

Professor Jayne Woods, an associate teaching professor of law at Mizzou Law, has published a new book review, “Process, not Product” in the Fall 2024 Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors:  Legal Communication & Rhetoric. Professor Woods reviews John Warner’s book on writing education, “Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-ParagraphEssay and Other Necessities,” (Johns Hopkins University Press 2018). To read the full review, visit: https://www.alwd.org/lcr-archives/jalwd-blog/92-fall-2024-volume-21/782-process-not-product…

Dec. 18, 2024

Associate Dean Sperino Quoted in Bloomberg Law

Associate Dean Sandra Sperino last week was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding a recent ruling by the US Supreme Court. To read the full story, visit: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/circuit-courts-develop-broader-standard-for-workplace-bias-harm

Dec. 17, 2024

Professor Wechsler’s research aims to elevate the voices of intimate partner violence survivors

By Anna Sago When Mizzou Law professor Rachel Wechsler sat down to write her latest article about how COVID-19 re-shaped access to protective orders for survivors of intimate partner violence, her first priority was to understand the facts on the ground. “In figuring out how to address intimate partner violence and how to best support people who experience it, there’s no perspective that is as valuable as that of the victims and survivors themselves,” she said. “That’s my view.”The resulting research, Intimate Partner Violence: Access to Protection Beyond the Pandemic, which appeared in the second-most recent issue of…

Dec. 16, 2024

Professor Lietzan participates in Biopharma Roundtable

On Nov. 22, Professor Erika Lietzan traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in a “Biopharma Roundtable” hosted by the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School.  This small invitation-only roundtable brought together a group of experts in economics and business, health policy and management, and intellectual property, as well as representatives of industry, and others, to discuss biopharmaceutical intellectual property policy issues, recent scholarship on those issues, and gaps in the scholarship.  Professor Lietzan is a senior scholar with C-IP2 and currently also serves as a distinguished commentator…

Dec. 13, 2024

Professor Gamage Presents on Virtual Panel

Professor David Gamage presented on a panel for Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT) virtually. The panel was called, “Taxing the rich: a protocol on taxing the high-net-worth individuals [ chaired by Jayati Ghosh].”

Dec. 12, 2024

Professor Shruti Rana featured on “The Real Lawyer” podcast

Shruti Rana, professor of law and assistant provost for strategic faculty initiatives, was featured on three episodes of “The Real Lawyer” podcast discussing her career path, advice to law students, and her recent legal research. From “The Real Lawyer” website: Episode One: In this episode, Shruti shares her incredible insights into the intersections of law, global governance, and human rights, and her experiences breaking barriers in the legal field.Join us as we dive deep into Shruti’s story, her advice for aspiring legal professionals, and hervision for the future of the law. This is a conversation you don’t want…

Dec. 11, 2024

Professor Boyack’s work reviewed in blogs

Professor Andrea Boyack had two of her forthcoming articles reviewed in law blogs in recent weeks: Her forthcoming article, “Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights” was blogged about on ContractsProf Blog here: https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2024/06/teaching-assistants-andrea-boyack-on-abuse-of-contract.html Her forthcoming article, “Just Consumer Financial Protection: Prevention or Cure” was profiled by NC Bankruptcy Expert here: https://ncbankruptcyexpert.com/2024/11/22/law-review-boyack-andrea-j-just-consumer-financial-protection-prevention-or-cure-august…

Dec. 10, 2024

Professor Gouzoules quoted in Bloomberg Law

Professor Alexander Gouzoules was quoted in a story in Bloomberg Law on X (i.e. Twitter) attempting to block the sale of Alex Jones’s social media accounts in the Infowars bankruptcy. The bankruptcy system largely relies on nonbankruptcy law to determine property rights, but that doesn’t mean the estate can sell that interest, said Alexander Gouzoules, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law focused on law and bankruptcy. “Restrictions on the transfer of property don’t necessarily vanish just because an interest in that property became…

Dec. 9, 2024

Professor David Gamage presents at Penn conference

Professor David Gamage presented at the University of Pennsylvania Tax Discrimination Conference on Dec. 6-7.