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/.

Feb. 19, 2025

Professor Boyack publishes op-ed in KC Star

Professor Andrea Boyack, a consumer law expert, published an op-ed in the Kansas City Star this morning advocating for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article300506999.html…

Feb. 10, 2025

Emeritus Professor Esbeck publishes blog post on law of church autonomy

Carl Esbeck, the Isabella Wade and Paul Lyda Professor Emeritus and R.B. Price Professor Emeritus, recently published a blog post on the Federal Society website discussing the recent ruling of Markel v. Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America and its impact on the law of church autonomy.

Jan. 31, 2025

Professor Boyack’s article highlighted on JOTWELL

Professor Andrea Boyack’s recent publication in the Iowa Law Review, Abuse of Contract: Boilerplate Erasure of Consumer Counterparty Rights, was highlighted and reviewed in JOTWELL by Nancy Kim, one of the most well-known of consumer contract scholars. In the article, Kim writes: “Boyack’s article is valuable not only because she examines the terms and conditions of companies in an array of industries but because of her knowledge regarding how they fit within the larger context of consumer rights law.” To read the full JOTWELL article on Professor Boyack’s work, visit: https://contracts.jotwell.com/debunking-the-market-based-myths-of-boilerplate/…

Jan. 16, 2025

Professor Oliveri publishes first-ever casebook on fair housing

Professor Rigel Oliveri, along with coauthors Florence W. Roisman and Stacy E. Seicshnaydre, has published “The Right to Fair Housing: Cases, Statutes, and Context,” the first casebook ever published on fair housing. The new casebook presents constitutional, statutory, regulatory, and sub-regulatory legal standards in the contexts of sales and rentals of housing; lending, appraisals,and homeowners’ insurance; affordable housing and community development; zoning; and related programs. The federally protected characteristics—race, color, national origin,religion, sex, disability, and familial status—are covered extensively, with “sex” including sexual orientation and gender identity. The book presents historical and contemporary perspectives illustrating the ways in which…

Jan. 14, 2025

Professor Rana presents on two AALS panels

Professor Shruti Rana, the assistant provost for strategic faculty initiatives at Mizzou, presented on two panels at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Panel 1: Making 303 Matter: Implementation in a Changing Landscape, AALS Annual Meeting Panel, Jan 8, 2025 Professor Rana participated with fellow panelists Dean Brenda Dantley (SLU School of Law), Dean Patricia K. Kinney (Indiana University McKinney School of Law), Dean Carmia Caesar (GWU Law), Dean Stephanie Pearlman (University of Nebraska College of Law).  Panel 2:  Teaching in the Crosshairs,  AALS Annual Meeting Panel, Jan 8, 2025, Law Professors with Disabilities and Allies Panel, Co-Sponsored by Disability Law,…