May 7, 2025

Professor Emeritus Esbeck publishes blog on First Amendment church autonomy

Carl Esbeck, the R.B. Price Professor Emeritus and the Isabella Wade & Paul C. Lyda Professor Emeritus at Mizzou Law, published a new blog post regarding the First Amendment and church autonomy. The piece, titled “The Ministerial Exception’s Unrealized Promise of Early and Straightforward Resolution of Church Autonomy Matters” was posted on The Federalist Society’s website. To read the full piece, visit: https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/the-ministerial-exception-s-unrealized-promise-of-early-and-straightforward-resolution-of-church-autonomy-matters.

May 2, 2025

Professor Oliveri authors op-ed on affordable housing

Professor Rigel Oliveri, a fair housing law expert, published an op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about potential legislation interacting with local communities’ efforts to create affordable housing. Read the op-ed on the Post-Dispatch site…

May 1, 2025

Professor Oliveri publishes article on housing sexual harassment

Professor Rigel Oliveri published an article on housing sexual harassment in the latest issue of the Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Law. Her article, titled “Housing Sexual Harassment: A Department of Justice Case Study” analyzes every housing sexual harassment case filed by the U.S. Department of Justice. To read her article in the journal, visit: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/journal_of_affordable_housing/ahv33n2-3.pdf…

April 29, 2025

Professor Oliveri speaks on fair housing law

Professor Rigel Oliveri served as keynote speaker for the Missouri Women’s Council of Realtors annual meeting where she spoke on issues in Fair Housing Law. https://thelanding.missourirealtor.org/spring/special-events/wcr-meeting…

April 24, 2025

Professor Renee Henson publishes article on insurance and AI

Professor Renee Henson recently published “Government-Backed Insurance for Artificial Intelligence Technologies” in the Georgia State University Law Review, where she examines the widening gap between rapidly advancing artificial intelligence technologies and existing insurance frameworks. Focusing on high-risk applications such as autonomous vehicles and AI-driven healthcare systems, she argues that traditional insurance models provide inadequate liability coverage. Drawing on the precedent of the Price-Anderson Act—which created a federal insurance scheme for the nuclear energy sector—Henson proposes a government-backed model to address limitations in existing liability coverage for AI-related harms. To read the full article, visit: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5226107…

April 21, 2025

Professor Oliveri speaks at Columbia housing event

Professor Rigel Oliveri served as the keynote speaker at a City of Columbia event on fair and affordable housing. Professor Oliveri is a nationally recognized expert on fair housing law and her presentation discussed recent fair housing trends.

April 17, 2025

Professor Lietzan wins Women’s Justice Award

Professor Erika Lietzan, the William H. Pittman and Timothy J. Heinsz Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, was honored this month with a 2025 Women’s Justice Award in the Public Service category. The Women’s Justice Awards are presented by Missouri Lawyers Media. They recognize women across Missouri who have demonstrated leadership, integrity, service, sacrifice and accomplishment in improving the quality of justice and exemplifying the highest ideals of the legal profession. The awards reach out to women in various segments of the legal community, including the bar, the bench, public office, business, academia, nonprofits and the state…

April 16, 2025

Professor Renee Henson publishes blog on AI in the classroom

Professor Henson published a guest blog for the Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) website, discussing the integration of artificial intelligence into classroom instruction. “While AI is not without its concerns, it is a powerful tool that can enrich legal education and the practice of law. Rather than replacing analytical work, AI should be used to enhance students’ skills and understanding. A well-rounded attorney must not only comprehend AI’s capabilities but also recognize its limitations. As AI continues to evolve, so must our approach to legal education. By integrating AI tools like Toby, we are not just keeping up…

April 3, 2025

Professors Wechsler, Rana present at United Nations event

Professors Rachel Wechsler and Shruti Rana presented at a parallel event panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women NGO CSW Forum on March 20, 2025. Professor Rana presented her recent work on women in the U.S. judiciary through an international and comparative lens and Professor Wechsler presented her recent work on human trafficking victims who are prosecuted for criminal conduct related to their victimization. 

April 1, 2025

Professor Gamage testifies on wealth tax reforms before the Washington State Senate

Professor David Gamage, one of the most cited tax scholars in the world, testified this week before the Washington State Senate on proposed wealth tax reforms. “Senate Bill 5797 represents a sound policy direction for Washington State. Taxing extraordinary wealth is not only feasible but is also a necessary tool for achieving a fairer tax system and securing sustainable revenue for vital public investments like education,” Gamage said in his testimony. “The arguments against such taxes based on taxpayer flight are empirically weak and largely ignore the effectiveness of modern design features in addressing avoidance and administrative challenges.