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. 13, 2025

George Washington Law professor to present in tax law colloquium

On Wednesday, February 19th, Jeremy Bearer-Friend (George Washington Law) & Sarah Polcz (UC-Davis Law) will present their draft paper – “Sharing the Algorithm: The Tax Solution to A.I.” – at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. This session will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail Professor Gamage directly at dgamage@missouri.edu for details, the zoom login,…

Feb. 11, 2025

Mizzou 3Ls win National Trial Competition regional tournament

Mizzou 3Ls Ethan Deimeke, Eric Humphrey and Rachel Carlson will compete in the NTC Nationals in Houston this April.

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.

Feb. 7, 2025

Yale and Northwestern professors to present at Mizzou Law tax colloquium

On Wednesday, February 12th, Ari Glogower (Northwestern Law) & Andrew Granato (Yale) will present their draft paper – “Reforming the Taxation of Life Insurance” – at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time.

Feb. 6, 2025

Mizzou 3Ls finish 2nd in national competition

Congratulations to Mizzou Law 3Ls Liz Eastlund and Austin Siener for finishing second place in the MAC CUP II ABA M&A Committee National Invitational! The competition, which took place in Florida, featured teams from top law schools across the country. The Mizzou Law team won several rounds of competition before finishing second to a team from Duke Law School in the finals.Special thanks to the team’s coach Aaron Pawlitz of Lewis Rice for his mentorship.

Feb. 3, 2025

UNC Law Professor to present at Mizzou Law tax colloquium

On Wednesday, February 5th, Leigh Osofsky of the University of North Carolina School of Law will present her draft paper – “WELLNESS AND THE TAX LAW ” – at the Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Tax Policy Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Most sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom, from 2:00 to 3:15 pm Central Time. This session will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail Professor Gamage directly at…

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,…