Category: Faculty News
July 8, 2024
Professor Rigel Oliveri Quoted in USA Today
Professor Rigel Oliveri, the Isabelle Wade and Paul C. Lyda Professor of Law, was quoted in a USA Today story about the U.S. Department of Justice pursuing legal action against landlords who sexually harass tenants. Oliveri, an expert in housing discrimination, discussed the hows and whys of the DOJ’s… Read More
July 2, 2024
Professor Emeritus Carl Esbeck publishes blog for Federalist Society on Louisiana’s Ten Commandments Statute
This summer, the governor of Louisiana signed into law House Bill No. 71, requiring all Louisiana K-12 public schools, charter schools, and state post-secondary institutions place in their classrooms a poster-size copy of the Ten Commandments (“10Cs”). Carl Esbeck, the R.B. Price Professor Emeritus and the Isabelle Wade… Read More
June 25, 2024
Professor Boyack to publish article on abuse of boilerplates in contracts
Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Endowed Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, recently had an article, “Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights,” accepted in the Iowa Law Review. In… Read More
June 20, 2024
Professor David Gamage Cited in Supreme Court Concurrence
Professor David Gamage was cited by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson in her concurrence to the decision in the Moore case that was issued on June 20, 2024. In her opinion, Justice Brown Jackson cited the amicus brief co-authored by Professor Gamage and John R. Brooks, which pointed… Read More
June 20, 2024
Professor Andrea Boyack develops a new framework for consumer contracts in Denver Law Review article
Andrea Boyack, the Floyd R. Gibson Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, recently published a new piece, “The Shape of Consumer Contracts,” in the Denver Law Review. In her article, Professor Boyack presents a new approach to consumer contract law that she argues would “treat a consumer’s choice to… Read More
June 17, 2024
Professor Andrea Boyack Quoted in New York Times
Professor Andrea Boyack was quoted in a New York Times article regarding “zombie mortgages.” To read the full story, visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/16/realestate/zombie-second-mortgage-inflation-rates.html.
June 13, 2024
Dean Litton featured on Missouri Lawyers Media
Dean Paul Litton was featured on Missouri Lawyers Media in their Legal Limelight series. In the piece, Dean Litton answers a number of questions about his time at Mizzou Law and his plans as dean. To read the full piece, visit: https://molawyersmedia.com/2024/06/13/legal-limelight-paul-j-litton.
June 13, 2024
Professor David Gamage has article reviewed on JOTWELL
Professor David Gamage recently had his article, The Original Meaning of the Sixteenth Amendment reviewed on the Jotwell blog. To read the full review, click here: https://tax.jotwell.com/an-original-take-on-the-original-meaning-of-the-sixteenth-amendment/… Read More
June 12, 2024
Professor Thom Lambert Quoted in Law.com
Thom Lambert, the Wall Chair in Corporate Law and Governance and Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, was quoted last week in a piece on Law.com about U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies filing complaints against companies using AI. “They want to maintain their reputations for being very aggressive,” law professor… Read More
June 11, 2024
Professor Thom Lambert Discusses Major Antitrust Case
Thom Lambert, the Wall Chair in Corporate Law and Governance and Professor of Law at Mizzou Law, last week discussed U.S. v. Apple, a major antitrust case, with other antitrust experts at the George Mason University Scalia Law School Law & Economics Center. To view the moderated panel, visit:… Read More