Professor Gamage presents two papers at UCI Tax Symposium

Professor David Gamage presented two papers he coauthored at the 6th Annual UCI Law – Taylor Nelson Amitrano, LLP Tax Symposium on April 18. Prof. Gamage’s papers, “What is Income Under the Constitution?” and “Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level” look at the constitutional definition of income and outline frameworks for state-level wealth taxes.

Professor Emeritus John Lande wins ABA award for scholarly work

On April 13, John Lande, the Isidor Loeb Professor Emeritus and former director of the LLM Program in Dispute Resolution at Mizzou Law, was awarded the American Bar Association Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Dispute Resolution. Professor Lande was given the award for his lifetime of scholarship which has contributed significantly to the dispute resolution field. Professor Lande’s scholarship focuses on dispute system design including practitioners’ and courts’ real practice systems, planned early dispute resolution, improving the quality of mediation practice, designing court-connected mediation programs, negotiation theory and practice, and legal education. Professor Lande blogged about his experience,…

Professor Renee Henson Presents on AI at North Dakota Law Review Symposium

Renee Henson, visiting assistant professor of law at Mizzou Law, presented at North Dakota Law Review’s Symposium on Technology and Innovation at the North Dakota Law School. She presented her forthcoming article, Bridging the Divide: Does the EU’s AI Act Offer Code for Regulating Emergent Technologies in America? …

Professor David Gamage publishes forthcoming article on Sixteenth Amendment

Professor David Gamage has published an article in a forthcoming issue of the Washington University Law Review. Gamage’s article, “The Original Meaning of the Sixteenth Amendment,” he argues that according to the original meaning of the Sixteenth Amendment, current approaches to constitutional tax questions are wrong. He says focus of the Sixteenth Amendment and of the Congressional income tax power is not “income” per se, but rather “taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived.” The article was co-authored by John Brooks of the Fordham University School of Law. To read the full article, visit: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4737106

Dean Trachtenberg Moderates Panel at Countering Antisemitism Conference

Associate Dean Ben Trachtenberg is moderating a panel today at the third annual Countering Antisemitism conference. Dean Trachtenberg will moderate a panel titled “Crisis on Campus: What Can Be Done?” which will explore ways to fight antisemitism on college campuses.

Professor Meyer Publishes Article in SLU Law Journal

Anthony Meyer ’18, a visiting associate professor at Mizzou Law, published an article in the Saint Louis University Law Journal this spring regarding the use of the phrase “white collar crime.” In his piece, Professor Meyer argues that although the phrase “white collar crime” is ubiquitous among lawyers, it is a euphemism that creates an arbitrary distinction among crimes and perpetuates an upper-class bias for certain types of criminal conduct while simultaneously denigrating others. To read the full article, visit: https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/127/.

Professor Andrea Boyack Publishes Article in JOTWELL

Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, published an article in the prestigious JOTWELL blog examining recent scholarly work related revisiting single-family zoning and property rights. To read the full article, visit: https://property.jotwell.com/one-hundred-years-of-solitude-a-reconsideration-of-single-family-zoning/. 

Professor Rachel Wechsler Speaks with Good Morning America

Mizzou Law professor and family law expert Rachel Wechsler spoke with Good Morning America about a Missouri law regarding divorce and pregnancy. Read that story here: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/missouri-law-puts-spotlight-divorce-pregnancy-amid-abortion-107819960

Professor David Gamage Publishes Article in California Law Review

David Gamage, the Law School Foundation Distinguished Professor of Law, has had a forthcoming article accepted for publication in the California Law Review. The article, “Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level,” relates to Professor Gamage’s work on state-level tax reforms for which he testified recently in front of the Vermont House Committee of Ways and Means. His article is co-written by Brian Galle of the Georgetown University Law Center and Darien Shanske of the UC-Davis School of Law. The full article is available to be read here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4722043.

Professor Boyack Publishes Article in Attorney at Law Magazine

Professor Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Professor of Law at Mizzou Law published an article in Attorney at Law Magazine where she discussed a new plan to change consumer contract law. Read the full article here: https://attorneyatlawmagazine.com/legal/opinion/the-need-to-reshape-consumer-contract-law.