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Professor Lambert speaks on the Trump administration’s antitrust regulators

Professor Thom Lambert recently appeared on an episode of the Tech Policy Podcast to discuss the Trump II administration’s new right antitrust regulators. The conversation stems from a recent article Professor Lambert wrote on the subject in ProMarket, the publication of the Stigler Center at The University of Chicago… Read More

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Jan. 16, 2026

Mizzou Law faculty present at AALS

Four members of the Mizzou Law faculty presented work or shared their expertise at the 2026 Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting in New Orleans in January. Professor Taylor Gamm presented a draft of her article titled “Wildfire Takings” at the Works in Progress: Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources Joint Program. Professor Shruti Rana gave a presentation for a panel titled “Crisis as a Catalyst: An International & Comparative Law Toolkit for Fostering Dialogue Across Borders.” The panel was sponsored by the Section on International Human Rights, Law in the Americas, and National Security Law.

erika lietzan

Jan. 15, 2026

Professor Lietzan ranked in top 10 for scholarly impact

Professor and Associate Dean Erika Lietzan ranks #9 overall in scholarly impact for her work in Food and Drug Law, according to new rankings by HeinOnline. HeinOnline’s rankings provide monthly updates identifying the most influential legal scholars, journals, and institutions. Developed using HeinOnline’s own ranking methodology, these metrics reflect a comprehensive analysis of citation patterns across the entire corpus of journal content within HeinOnline.

ryan snyder

Jan. 13, 2026

Professor Snyder presents at Federalist Society Faculty Conference

Professor Ryan Snyder presented a paper on the Young Legal Scholars Panel at the 27th Annual Federalist Society Faculty Conference in January. The presenters were all competitively selected as part of the Young Legal Scholars Paper Competition, which is limited to unpublished papers by junior faculty members who have been in tenure-track positions for no more than 10 years. Professor Snyder presented on his paper, “Historical Practice at the Founding.” A video of his presentation can be viewed here.

david gamage

Jan. 12, 2026

Professor Gamage quoted in Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg on tax measure

Professor David Gamage was quoted in the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News on the California Billionaire Wealth Tax ballot measure he co-drafted. “One co-drafter of the tax proposal, David Gamage, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Law, said individuals wouldn’t be forced to liquidate shares, noting that options such as borrowing against assets and deferring payments are available.” — Wall Street Journal “The (taxes) are being raised to address a crisis that’s going to be happening this year,” said David Gamage, a co-author of the ballot proposal and law professor at the University of Missouri.

sandra sperino

Jan. 8, 2026

Professor Sperino’s article highlighted in JOTWELL

Professor Sandra Sperino’s recent article, “When is Discrimination Harmful?,” recently published in the Washington University Law Review, was highlighted in JOTWELL as one of the best works of recent scholarship relating to Legislation by Ian Stephens, professor at the Texas A&M University School of Law. In his review, Stephens wrote: “Sperino makes a compelling case for a more comprehensive approach to discrimination law. In fact, I might even go a step further to argue that Title VII and its sister-statutes double as one of a class of background statutes that provide context to the law more broadly. As…

shruti rana

Dec. 18, 2025

Professor Rana publishes new article on how populist governments engage with international bodies

Assistant provost and professor Shruti Rana recently published a new article in the Melbourne Journal of International Law examining how populist governments in constitutional democracies often challenge, de-legitimize, or withdraw from treaty-based and other international bodies. Rana’s article, written alongside co-authors Peter Danchin, Jeremy Farrall and Imogen Saunders, proposes a conceptual framework for analyzing contemporary patterns of state engagement and disengagement with international law and institutions amid rising populist backlash against the post-1945 liberal order. To read the full article, click here.

andrea boyack

Dec. 18, 2025

Professor Boyack connects scholarship and real-world legal challenges

by Tanner O’Neal Riley Professor Andrea Boyack continues to advance legal scholarship that bridges theory, teaching and practical policy challenges, with a focus on housing, consumer protection and economic inequality. Her work – including her two current book projects, classroom engagement innovations, op-eds, and comparative research – offers insights into how law shapes everyday life. Professor Boyack is writing an ambitious book called Framing Housing Law and Policy, a project based on collaborative research with retired Professor Tim Iglesias of San Francisco. The book will examine how the way legal rules are conceptualized (or “framed”) affects both policy and…