August 5, 2024

Prof. Gary Myers elected vice president of SEALS

Gary Myers, the Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law at the School of Law, was elected to serve as vice president of the Southeastern Association of Law Schools (SEALS). SEALS is a regional association of law schools which hosts an annual meeting every summer. As a part of… Read More

July 18, 2024

Professor Renee Henson Presents on AI

Professor Renee Henson made a presentation titled “AI: The Next Frontier?” to the National Conference of Court Public Information Officers. Professor Henson co-presented with Judge Scott Schlegel of the Louisiana Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal… Read More

July 17, 2024

Clinical Professor Emerita Angela Drake named GMLF Woman of the Year

Clinical Professor Emerita Angela Drake received a Greater Missouri Leadership Foundation Woman of the Year award this summer. Professor Drake was one of four women celebrated at an awards ceremony in July for their outstanding contributions to citizens of the state. Specifically, the Foundation selected Angela as the 2024 GMLF… Read More

July 17, 2024

Professor Oliveri presents at US HUD leadership meeting

This week, Professor Rigel Oliveri gave a presentation for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2024 Office of General Counsel Leadership Meeting, which was held in St. Louis. Her presentation was entitled “A Brief History of Housing Discrimination, Redlining, and Affordable Housing in St. Louis.”

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.