Nov. 21, 2024

Dean Sperino publishes article in the Texas Law Review

Sandra Sperino, associate dean for research and faculty development and the Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law, this fall published an article, “Bostock and the Forgotten EEOC” in the Texas Law Review. On June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued a historic opinion. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, the SCOTUS formally recognized that federal discrimination law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. The Supreme Court barely mentioned the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with enforcing federal discrimination law. In her article, Dean Sperino argues that…

Nov. 20, 2024

Students Play Key Role in Briefing in Federal Courts 

This semester, students in the Mizzou Law Veterans Clinic have played key roles in advocating for veterans before major courts. Two of the Clinic’s students, Rachel Elliott, 3L, and Brady Hays, 2L, worked on cases in United States federal courts.  Rachel Elliot, who is part of the Advanced Veterans Clinic, recently authored and submitted a brief to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. After completing the necessary paperwork for admission to the Court as a law student and with the approval of the dean, Rachel was able to fully brief the case. Rachel drew on her prior experience…

Nov. 19, 2024

Following family footsteps for child and family justice

By Anna Sago Chuck and Hope Adamson have made the Child and Family Justice Clinic a family affair. Growing up, Hope Adamson has always had a close relationship with her dad, Chuck. It’s a relationship that only deepened after Hope, then a political science major at the University of Missouri, asked to shadow the elder Adamson, who heads the employment trial division at the Missouri Attorney General’s office, during a trial. “She comes out to this trial that ran six, seven days … so this was a long civil trial,” he said. “She saw everything … and at the end…

Nov. 18, 2024

Professor Ryan Vacca presents at University of Iowa conference

On Nov. 15, Professor Ryan Vacca presented on the costs associated with trade secret investigations at the Iowa Intellectual Property Law Association’s annual meeting. The meeting was held at the University of Iowa.

Nov. 15, 2024

David Gamage’s article profiled in Jotwell

Professor David Gamage, along with coauthors Brian Galle and Darien Shanske, had their article, Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level, profiled in the JOTWELL law blog by Kent Schenkel in a piece titled Practical Considerations for State Taxation of Wealth. To view the full profile, visit: https://trustest.jotwell.com/practical-considerations-for-state-taxation-of-wealth/…

Nov. 14, 2024

Emory University law professor to present in Mizzou Health Law Colloquium

Professor Matthew Lawrence of Emory University School of Lawwill present his paper, “Defederalizing Opioid Addiction Care“, as part of the Mizzou Law Health Law Colloquium, on Nov. 20, from 4:20 to 5:20 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Health Law Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Some of the speaker sessions will be closed to only Professor Gamage and his Mizzou health law students. Other sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom. This presentation will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would like to join as a guest participant should e-mail…

Nov. 14, 2024

IP Rights and AI Regulation: Finding the Right Balance

by Dennis Crouch, Judge C.A. Leedy Professor of Law I’m excited to share a new article I recently published examining the relationship between intellectual property rights and artificial intelligence regulation, recently published in Volume 89, Issue 3 of the Missouri Law Review. Before diving into the substance, I want to express my sincere gratitude to the Missouri Law Review editors and staff, not only for their exceptional editorial work on this article but also for their tremendous efforts in organizing our March 2024 symposium that I co-organized on “AI and Society: Government, Policy, and the Law.” The symposium…

Nov. 8, 2024

Indiana University professor to present at Health Law Colloquium

Professor Jody Madeiraof Indiana University Maurer School of Law will present her paper, “UNDERSTANDING ILLICIT INSEMINATION AND FERTILITY FRAUD, FROM PATIENT EXPERIENCE TO LEGAL REFORM“, as part of the Mizzou Law Health Law Colloquium, on November 13, from 4:20 to 5:20 pm Central Time. The Mizzou Law Health Law Colloquium is convened by Professor David Gamage of Mizzou Law. Some of the speaker sessions will be closed to only Professor Gamage and his Mizzou health law students. Other sessions will be open to guest participants via zoom. This presentation will be open to guest participants via zoom. Anyone who would…

Nov. 4, 2024

Mizzou Law students win Premiere Trial Competition

The Mizzou Law trial team of Grayson Henry, 2L, Grant Slusher, 1L, Grace Rowden, 3L, and Dallas Welling, 1L, who won the Premiere Trial Competition hosted by the University of Texas over the Nov. 1 weekend. Additionally, Grace Rowden, 3L, won Top Advocate for her outstanding individual performance! Thanks to Mizzou Law students Jasmine De Los Rios, Silas Glaude and Dan Altmann for serving as outstanding training partners for the team.

Nov. 4, 2024

David Gamage presents at Florida Tax Review symposium

On Nov. 2, Professor David Gamage along with John Brooks from Fordham Law School, presented on their paper “Moore Questions, Some Answers: Fixing the Personal Tax System Despite Constitutional Constraints.”…