March 25, 2026

Professor Rhodes Presents at Georgia Law Review Symposium

Professor Charles W. “Rocky” Rhodes and his frequent co-author, Professor Howard M. Wasserman from the Florida International University College of Law, presented the luncheon address at the Georgia Law Review Symposium on Polarized Courts: The New Private Enforcement. Professor Rhodes and Wasserman were invited to discuss their series of five co-authored articles on exclusive private enforcement schemes. These schemes seek to stymie judicial review and to chill the exercise of constitutional rights by prohibiting government officials from enforcing a law that is constitutionally invalid or of dubious constitutional validity in favor of private civil actions brought by “any…

March 23, 2026

Mizzou Law students shine in international negotiation competition

Two teams of Mizzou Law students excelled at the recent National Black Law Students Association Nelson Mandela International Negotiation Competition. The team of Shyann Sampson and Josie Johnson finished in third place out of 20 teams from across the country, while Mackenzie White and Samiat Solebo finished in the quarterfinals.

March 18, 2026

Mizzou Law named to Justice & Opportunity Honor Roll

Mizzou Law has been named to the National Jurist’s preLaw Magazine Opportunity & Justice Honor Roll. Mizzou Law is one of only 41 law schools from across the country that earned at least an A- grade for their commitment to initiatives, partnerships or strategies that reflect the mission of expanding access to legal education. The Justice & Opportunity Honor Roll recognizes law schools for leadership in expanding access to legal education. National Jurist’s criteria places emphasis on the structures, policies and programs law schools support that create pathways into the legal profession. The Honor Roll reflects leadership across four primary…

March 17, 2026

Professor Shores Pelikan presents paper at Arkansas faculty exchange

Professor Lauren Shores Pelikan presented her latest paper, “Toddlers, Investors, and Tax Policy,” at a faculty exchange hosted by the University of Arkansas School of Law. The article, which is forthcoming in the Southern California Law Review, examines U.S. federal childcare tax incentives in light of private equity’s increasing investment in the childcare market. You can read the full paper on SSRN here.

March 17, 2026

Professor Crouch’s work cited in multiple Supreme Court filings

Professor Dennis Crouch, one of the foremost legal scholars in patent and intellectual property law, has been cited in four recent patent-related petitions to the United States Supreme Court: Lynk Labs v. Samsung (25-308) Both the petition and reply brief cite Professor Crouch’s analysis of the Federal Circuit’s temporal gymnastics with “printed publications” under § 311(b), as well as his empirical findings regarding the prevalence of 102(a)(2) “secret” prior art, cited in order to counter the USPTO claim that the issue has “limited practical importance.” Unfortunately, the Supreme Court denied Certiorari earlier in March. Newman v. Moore This…

March 13, 2026

Professor Snyder presents paper at originalism conference

In February, Professor Ryan Snyder presented his paper, “Historical Practice at the Founding,” at the 2026 Originalism Works-in Progress Conference. The conference was hosted by the University of San Diego’s Center for the Study of Constitutional Originalism. Professor Snyder’s paper has been accepted for publication a forthcoming issue of the University of Chicago Law Review. A video of his presentation can be seen here, and the paper can be read here.

March 10, 2026

Professor Gamage Quoted in New Republic article

Professor David Gamage was quoted in an article in the New Republic regarding the “billionaire tax” ballot proposal in California that he and his colleagues helped draft: David Gamage, a professor of law who specializes in tax law at the University of Missouri and helped write the proposal, said that the simplicity of the tax was part of its appeal. The SEIU-UHW wanted to raise money very quickly, and the fact that the tax would affect such a small number of taxpayers means the state could easily conduct hand-audits to collect it. But it also means that the projected revenue—about…

March 9, 2026

Professor Henson Quoted in Bloomberg Law

Professor Renee Henson was quoted last week in a Bloomberg Law article on artificial intelligence and insurance liability. Tech companies may have to seek coverage outside of traditional liability policies, said Renee Henson, an associate professor at the University of Missouri Law School who researches artificial intelligence and insurance. The problem, she said, is that emerging risks such as algorithmic liability are revealing gaps in existing insurance frameworks. “A potential solution would be insurers creating affirmative AI insurance that would cover these gaps,” Henson said. To read the full article, click here.

March 4, 2026

Professor Gouzoules presents at financial restructuring roundtable

Professor Alexander Gouzoules presented in New York City at the 2026 Financial Restructuring Roundtable, which is co-sponsored by the law firm Sidley Austin, the Chicago Booth School of Business, USC Gould School of Law, Duke University School of Law, and Wake Forest School of Law. Professor Gouzoules participated on a panel, titled “Supreme Court: Tectonic Shifts,” which focused on bankruptcy developments and trends at the appellate and Supreme Court level.

March 3, 2026

Mizzou Law teams excel in national moot court competition

Two Mizzou Law teams competed in the Global Antitrust Institute’s Moot Court Competition, which both teams reaching at least the quarterfinals. Competing against teams from some of the top law schools in the country, 2L Andrew Durham and 3L Thomas Yang reached the quarterfinals in the competition and also won the award for best brief in the entire competition. 3Ls Paige Harris and Luke Nutwell defeated a team from the University of Michigan to advance to the semi-finals, where they argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. That team lost to the eventual champion…