News Archive
July 11, 2025
Professor Woods presents on AI
On July 10, Professor Jayne Woods presented on artificial intelligence for the Missouri Capital Chapter of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals. Professor Woods discussed AI generally as well as how it should and should not be used in government work.
July 9, 2025
Professor Henson presents on AI
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July 8, 2025
Professor Gamage publishes article analyzing state business taxation
Professor David Gamage published a University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper examining tax scholar Karl E. Frieden’s arguments against strengthening state corporate income tax. In his article, “Beyond Blinders and Boomerangs: Assessing State Business Taxation,” Gamage argues that while Frieden does raise some valid points about the efficiency of specific tax design choices, his core argument fundamentally misconstrues the central issues: the ultimate incidence of business taxes, the pursuit of equity and efficiency, and the importance of combating harmful tax avoidance. To read the full paper, click here.
July 8, 2025
Professor Gouzoules interviewed on Seattle NPR
Professor Alexander Gouzoules interviewed by Seattle’s NPR station about the Supreme Court’s recent Mahmoud v. Taylor decision. To hear the full interview, visit: https://omny.fm/shows/soundside/how-the-latest-scotus-ruling-on-religous-rights-echoes-the-scopes-trial…
July 7, 2025
Legal lift: Mizzou law clinic helps small business take next step
When Dana Chole, BS ’11, DPT ’14, and her partners at Switched Adapted Toys had taken their small startup as far as they could, the team of two physical therapists and an entrepreneur knew it was time to grow and establish themselves as a nonprofit — but they didn’t have the resources to make that happen on their own. They had already invested everything they had into their online business, which offers tutorials on how to adapt toys for children with disabilities. The demand for their services was clear, and they were determined to meet it. A quick Google search…
July 1, 2025
Professor Gouzoules publishes book on the long-lasting impact of Scopes v. Tennessee
Professor Alexander Gouzoules co-authored a book, “The Hundred Years’ Trial: Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee, which is out for purchase now. According to the publisher, Gouzoules, along with co-author Harold Gouzoules “explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial,” starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of legal history, scientific exploration, and cultural analysis, the authors reexamine how this landmark trial remains a pivotal moment in shaping modern debates on science, religion, and education.
June 26, 2025
Professor Gamage publishes paper on estate taxation
Professor David Gamage has published a new paper in the University of Pennsylvania Law Review discussing policies for estate taxation of mega-wealthy families. In his paper, “Taxing Dynasties,” Gamage and his co-authors analyze proposed tax reforms to prevent estate tax dodging among the super wealthy and find that those reforms would not suffice in curbing intergenerational transmission of vast wealth. The authors also suggest key criteria for transfer-tax reforms that would be successful in preventing estate tax dodging. To read the full article, visit: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5193668…
June 25, 2025
Professor Wechsler quoted in Boston Globe
Professor Rachel Wechsler was recently quoted in a Boston Globe article discussing a case of homicide: Rachel Wechsler, an associate professor at the University of Missouri School of Law who studies gender-based violence, said victims of violent crime often report low levels of satisfaction with the criminal justice system. Incidents like officers failing to arrest Boyette before he allegedly committed murder risk further damage to that relationship, she said.“It certainly can affect the opinion of the competency of people in the system,” Wechsler said. “It sounds like from the report that there…
June 23, 2025
Professor Rana publishes symposium essay on judicial representation
Professor and Assistant Provost Shruti Rana has published an invited symposium essay, Comparative Lessons for Enhancing Representation in the U.S. Judiciary—And Countering Democratic Decline, in Vol. 16 of ConLawNow. The essay argues that efforts to enhance judicial representation and parity in the United States could benefit from further drawing upon and building on international principles and comparative examples from other nations and international fora, and discusses how efforts to ensure greater representation and parity in U.S. Courts could enhance the rule of law and counter democratic decline during periods of intensifying contestation and erosion. This essay is based…