Category: Faculty News
February 3, 2022
Mizzou Law Announces New Faculty Hires for Fall 2022
Officials at the University of Missouri School of Law are kicking off the 150th anniversary of the school by announcing two exciting new faculty hires joining the ranks of the nationally renowned faculty scholars and teachers at Mizzou Law. Sandra Sperino, a professor at the University of Cincinnati College of… Read More
December 7, 2021
MU researchers say it’s time to clean up the Clean Water Act
By Kenny Gerling, MU News Bureau In 1969, the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland was so polluted that it caught fire, helping to launch the modern environmental movement and prompting Congress to pass the Clean Water Act three years later. It was one of the first laws to safeguard waterways… Read More
December 2, 2021
Mizzou Law professor weighs in on implications of challenge to Roe v. Wade
Rigel Oliveri, the Isabelle Wade and Paul C. Lyda Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, spoke with KOMU 8 News in Columbia about the ongoing Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case currently before the US Supreme Court. To read the full question and answer session with Prof. Oliveri, visit:… Read More
November 2, 2021
Prof. Frank Bowman Speak at England Conference on Impeachment
Frank Bowman, F.L. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law and Curator’s Distinguished Professor at the MU School of Law, is appearing virtually at the International Conference: Questions of Accountability in England to discuss impeachment. He will take part in the keynote panel discussion from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Thursday,… Read More
November 1, 2021
Prof. Christina Wells Quoted in Springfield First Amendment Story
Christina Wells, the Enoch H. Crowder Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, was quoted last week by KY3 television news in Springfield, Missouri regarding the government’s ability to regulate profane and offensive political signs, especially with children present. “Use it as an opportunity to engage with our children. And it… Read More
October 15, 2021
Professor Frank Bowman Quoted in Washington Post and Slate Regarding Bannon Subpoenas
Frank Bowman, the Floyd Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law and Curator’s Distinguished Professor at Mizzou Law, was quoted in the Washington Post and Slate about a recent subpoena for former President Trump aide Steve Bannon. “The objective in this case — for Bannon and for anybody similarly situated —… Read More
September 29, 2021
Paul Litton co-authors research study on how past suffering can result in future praise
A team of researchers at Mizzou, including Paul Litton, the associate dean for faculty research and R. B. Price Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, have discovered that people tend to give more praise to someone for their good deeds as an adult after discovering that person has also had… Read More
September 20, 2021
Mizzou Law Professor Participates in Panel on Presidential Pardons
Frank Bowman, the Floyd R. Gibson Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, participated in a panel on the future of the presidential pardon power at Ohio State University in September. The panel: “Set the stage for the two subsequent panels about the future of presidential pardoning, by asking… Read More
September 14, 2021
Prof. David Mitchell Honored with the Spurgeon Smithson Award by the Missouri Bar Foundation
S. David Mitchell, the Ruth L. Hulston Professor of Law and co-director of the Michael A. Middleton Center for Race, Citizenship and Justice, was one of three people honored with the 2021 Spurgeon Smithson Award by the Missouri Bar Foundation. Established in 1976, the Spurgeon Smithson Awards recognize judges,… Read More
August 30, 2021
Prof. Lietzen named Best Lawyer in America in FDA and Biotechnology & Life Sciences Law
Professor Erika Lietzan has again been named a “Best Lawyer in America” in both FDA Law and Biotechnology & Life Sciences. This marks the eighth year in a row for FDA Law and the fourteenth year in a row for Biotechnology Law. The Best Lawyers honor is meant to identify… Read More