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November 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 topif, “Grand Juries in the United States: A Real or Illusory Check on Prosecutors?” In Tokyo, Professor Trachtenbeg spoke to law faculty… Read More
November 3, 2025
Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts Tulane professor
October 30, 2025
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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.
Oct. 24, 2025
Mizzou Tax Law Colloquium hosts speakers on tariffs
On Oct. 29 (Wednesday), Susie Morse (Texas) + Shuyi Oei (Duke) + Diane Ring (Boston College) will present the draft paper, “The Constitutionality of Trump’s Tariffs: A Tax Analysis”, 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…
Oct. 24, 2025
Professor Woods featured on California Appellate Law podcast
Few lawyers and LRW instructors write and think more about Artificial Intelligence than Professor Jane Woods of Mizzou Law, who offers this most important AI advice: If you haven’t read the case, don’t cite the case. The Boies Schiller Cautionary Tale: That would have saved Boies Schiller’s bacon. We discuss the high-profile Scientology/Masterson appeal, and whether the Court of Appeal is going to strike plaintiff’s respondent’s brief because of the Boies Schiller attorneys hallucinated cases and otherwise wrong legal citations. AI’s Ideal Applications: Most effective AI uses include drafting standard legal sections, style polishing, fact organization, and processing large…
Oct. 23, 2025
Professor Rhodes publishes new constitutional law book
Professor Charles “Rocky” Rhodes and his co-author, Professor Renee Knake Jefferson, have published a new constitutional law book, “Constitutional Law: Foundations, Interpretations, and Commentaries,” through West Academic. Rhodes’ text melds the story of constitutional historical development with modern resulting doctrine by interspersing foundations chapters throughout the book detailing the development of constitutional law across typical doctrinal categories before thoroughly studying the resulting modern doctrine in detail. The book incorporates author commentaries and frameworks that introduce carefully selected and edited Supreme Court cases and explanatory materials. The book includes all the topics typically covered in constitutional law required courses…
Oct. 21, 2025
Professor Lietzan presents on pharmaceutical evergreening
Professor and Associate Dean Erika Lietzan spoke at a conference hosted by the EIRA Initiative and the Berkeley Policy Institute. At the conference, entitled “Bringing Medicines to Life: How IP Impacts Innovation in the Life Sciences,” Professor Lietzan presented a new book chapter entitled “Evergreening’s Empirical Chasm.” For more than two decades, policymakers have been told that pharmaceutical innovators companies engage in a practice that is called, disparagingly, “evergreening.” The basic idea is that companies introduce new versions of their drugs that have later expiring patents or regulatory exclusivity. This way, the claim goes, the companies effectively…
Oct. 17, 2025
Mizzou Law IT pro wins accessibility award
Mizzou Law IT Pro Scott Greathouse, along with his team of fellow IT pros from schools and colleges across campus, won the Lee Henson Access Mizzou Group Award. The IT Pros across campus play an essential role in supporting workplace accommodations for Mizzou faculty and staff. Working closely with the Office of Accessibility and ADA, these professionals help set up and maintain the assistive technologies and devices that make it possible for employees with disabilities to do their work effectively. “Their support ranges from configuring monitors, docking stations and standing desks, to installing and updating assistive…