March 12, 2025

$1 million gift to support students in study abroad and public interest programs

As a part of the 2025 Mizzou Giving Day, Professor Emeritus Rodney Uphoff has given a generous gift of $1 million to Mizzou Law to provide important financial support to law students pursuing transformative educational and public service experiences. Professor Uphoff’s gift will create an endowment which will fund student participation in the South Africa study abroad program, offering scholarship support to law school students to help make this invaluable global learning opportunity possible. The Uphoff Scholarship program ensures that students with a passion for legal studies and international experiences can benefit from this unique opportunity.

March 11, 2025

Professor Renee Henson Presents at MU Data Science Week

Professor Renee Henson presented that the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics’ Data Science Week. Of her time presenting, Professor Henson said: “This experience reinforced the importance of collaboration between lawyers and AI developers. It is essential for data scientists to understand the legal and ethical implications of their tools, just as it is crucial for both legal academics researching these issues and practicing lawyers to have a solid grasp of the underlying technology.”…

March 6, 2025

Indiana and UCONN professor to present at Mizzou Law tax colloquium

On Wednesday, March 12th, Goldburn Maynard (Indiana University Kelley School of Business, but moving to the University of Connecticut School of Law) will present his draft paper – “Penalizing Precarity”– 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…

March 6, 2025

Professor Shruti Rana publishes article in international journal

Assistant Provost and Professor Shruti Rana recently had new article, “Reconceiving Engagement with International Law and Institutions in a Populist Era,”accepted for publication in the Melbourne Journal of International Law, Australia’s premier generalist international law journal, forthcoming 2025. Professor Rana co-authored this piece with co-investigators on an Australian Research Council-funded grant project, entitled “Reconceiving Engagement with International Law in a Populist Era,” (https://law.anu.edu.au/reconceiving-engagement-international-law-populist-era; www.reilpop.net). The project seeks to address the fundamental problem of how to re-conceive engagement by states with the international legal order, in the face of sustained populist movements. The article proposes to develop a…

March 5, 2025

Professor Emeritus Esbeck published blog post on church autonomy

Carl Esbeck, the R.B. Price Professor Emeritus of Law, recently published a blog post on the Federalist Society’s website, “Huntsman v. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Church Autonomy is “a Threshold Structural Bar that Must be Reckoned With.” To read the full post, visit: https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/huntsman-v-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-church-autonomy-is-a-threshold-structural-bar-that-must-be-reckoned-with…

Feb. 28, 2025

Professor Renee Henson Speaks on AI panel for ADR

Professor Renee Henson served on a panel with Mizzou Law 1L student Naveen Rau regarding the evolving role of artificial intelligence in alternative dispute resolution. During the presentation, the panel explored key concepts, including: The difference between rule-based algorithms (structured, deterministic models) and machine learning algorithms (adaptive, probabilistic systems.) The power and limitations of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and legal-specific AI tools such as Lexis AI and Westlaw AI. Ethical and confidentiality concerns in legal practice, including discussing ABA Formal Opinion 512. The potential for AI use in dispute resolution—how it can enhance preparation, strategy, and negotiation…

Feb. 27, 2025

Professor Rana presents at symposium

On Feb. 21, Vice provost and professor Shruti Rana participated in the Women’s Leadership in Law and Politics Symposium hosted by the Center for Constitutional Law & The Bliss Institute for Applied Politics, University of Akron, presenting on “Strategies for Enhancing Women’s Representation in the Judiciary in the United States: Lessons from International Fora”, see https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/gender_law/2025/01/virtual-symposium-womens-leadership-in-law-politics-at-the-center-for-constitutional-law-and-bliss-i.html 

Feb. 26, 2025

Associate Dean Sperino Quoted in Bloomberg Law

Associate Dean Sandra Sperino was quoted in Bloomberg Law on a story involving the US Supreme Court case Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services. To read the full story, visit: https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/high-court-weighs-workplace-bias-claim-of-white-straight-woman…

Feb. 26, 2025

Professor Snyder Publishes Blog on the Dept. of Justice deal with Eric Adams

Professor Ryan Snyder recently published a new blog post on the Volokh Conspiracy blog on the U.S. Department of Justice deal with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. In his post, Professor Snyder argues that any quid pro quo deal with between the sides would be unconstitutional. To read the full post, visit: https://reason.com/volokh/2025/02/20/prof-ryan-snyder-on-the-eric-adams-case/?comments=true

Feb. 25, 2025

Professor Boyack reviews article in JOTWELL

Professor Andrea Boyack recently published a review essay, “Äina Lost: Modern Justifications for Native Property Theft” in the JOTWELL blog. In her article, Professor Boyack reviews Ezra Rosser’s forthcoming article on property takings law and the historical indigenous property dispossession by the federal government. To read the full piece, visit: https://property.jotwell.com/aina-lost-modern-justifications-for-native-property-theft/.