Nov. 14, 2025

Professor Boyack quoted in article on mobile home property rights

Professor Andrea Boyack was quoted extensively in a feature story in the Columbia Missourian discussing property rights for mobile home owners and the land their homes sit on. Read the full story here.

Nov. 13, 2025

Students compete in national veterans moot court competition

Claire Kelly and Jesse Alford, Mizzou Law students in the Mizzou Law Advanced Veterans Clinic advanced to Washington, DC, for the National Veterans Law Moot Court Competition. After months of preparation, they submitted a written brief that tackled constitutional law issues and an intricate web of federal veterans regulations and statutes.  The team then traveled to George Washington University School of Law to present oral arguments before panels of judges. Over the course of the competition, Claire and Jesse were required to argue both sides of the case—first advocating for the government and then for the veteran. The judges consistently…

Nov. 13, 2025

Scholarship support 150 years in the making

When Dr. Maurine Hoffman Beasley decided to revive a scholarship at the University of Missouri School of Law this year, she wasn’t just making a gift in her father’s name — she was continuing a family legacy that stretches back nearly 150 years at Mizzou. “Our family has always revered the University of Missouri, going back to my grandfather and grandmother, who graduated in 1876,” Beasley said. “It was a way for our family to move up in the world.” Beasley, a 1958 graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism and a retired longtime journalism professor at the University of…

Nov. 10, 2025

Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts professors presenting on taxing AI

On Nov. 12, David Elkins (Netanya) + Mirit Eyal (Alabama) will present the draft paper, “Toward AI Tax Personhood”, 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, and to be sent the draft…

Nov. 10, 2025

Professor Sperino presents on employment discrimination law

Last month, Professor Sandra Sperino gave a presentation on recent changes in employment discrimination law to judges and law clerks in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She also discussed two recent Supreme Court cases and their far-reaching implications for the structure of employment discrimination law as part of the Alabama Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section annual CLE.

Nov. 4, 2025

Professor Trachtenberg lectures his way through Asia

Professor Ben Trachtenberg spent the end of October giving lectures in Seoul, South Korea and Tokyo, Japan. In Korea, Professor Trachtenberg spoke at Seoul National University on the topic, “Grand Juries in the United States: A Real or Illusory Check on Prosecutors?” In Tokyo, Professor Trachtenberg spoke to law faculty at Sophia University on “The Current Situation and Challenges of Legal Education in the United States.”…

Nov. 3, 2025

Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts Tulane professor

On Nov. 5, Steven Sheffrin (Tulane) will present the draft paper, “Taxpayer Realization and Economic Welfare”, 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, and to be sent the draft paper. Anyone who…

Oct. 30, 2025

Law and Learning in the Age of AI

by Tanner O’Neal Riley Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than most professions can keep up. At the University of Missouri School of Law, however, it’s not an afterthought — it’s a foundation. As part of a pioneering group of law schools integrating AI into legal education, the University of Missouri and Mizzou Law are positioned as an “AI-forward institution.” From chatbot tutors to negotiation simulations powered by large language models, the technology transforming the legal industry is also transforming how Mizzou Law students learn. The goal: give students hands-on experience with ethical and effective AI use that is…

Oct. 29, 2025

“Billionare tax” designed by Mizzou Law professor added to California ballot

A tax reform measure designed to tax the ultra wealthy in order to help fund Medicaid has been added to the ballot in California. The measure was developed by Professor David Gamage along with co-designer Professor Darien Shanske of the UC-Davis School of Law. The measure proposes a one-time, emergency 5% tax on billionaires in the state of California. The funds would be used to help prevent a statewide healthcare system collapse and to stop emergency rooms from closing their doors due to pending cuts to federal Medicaid funding.  “With federal tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy now squeezing health…

Oct. 28, 2025

Mizzou Law team wins regional ABA negotiation competition

Mizzou Law 2Ls Jake Hall and Ethan Uhrlaub won the 2025 American Bar Association regional negotiation competition, beating out teams from top law schools across the Midwest. Jake and Ethan’s victory earned them a spot in the national ABA negotiation competition in Chicago in January. The team is coached by Professor Don Seitz.