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Catch up on recent University of Arizona Law faculty accomplishments
News
Lett Receives University-Wide Make Your Mark Award
Associate Clinical Professor of Law Sylvia Lett recently received the Buffalo Soldier Make Your Mark Award, presented by the University of Arizona Sankofa Black Faculty and Staff Association. The Buffalo Soldier Make Your Mark Award recognizes one staff member and one faculty member each year for their outstanding work making a difference for Black lives on campus.
The award, created in 2023, honors the legacy of the Buffalo Soldiers of the all-Black 10th Cavalry regiment who were among the most loyal, decorated soldiers of their time. They were also among the first protectors of the land destined to become our National Parks.
Coan’s Article Publishes in UC Davis Law Review
Milton O. Riepe Chair in Constitutional Law Andrew Coan’s new article, “Too Much, Too Quickly,” which explores the increasingly common but under-theorized claim that the Supreme Court is changing too much, too quickly, published in the November 2024 issue of the UC David Law Review.
Dean Miller Attends National Convention on Constitution of India
Dean & Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law Marc Miller attended Jindal Global University’s (GCU) National Convention on the Constitution of India from November 23-25. The conference was held to coincide with the inauguration of India’s first Constitution Museum & the Rights and Freedoms Academy established at JGU on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India. Miller was a speaker for a session titled “Global Constitutionalism: Compartative Reflections on the role of Constitution in Building Democratic Institutions.”
Tamir Attends and Presents at Workshops in Australia and Taiwan
During the month of November, Associate Professor of Law Oren Tamir presented a paper at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney, Australia as part of a roundtable hosted by the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the Faculty of Law of UNSW. The roundtable was attended by participants from across the world, including the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada, India, Singapore, Ireland, Taiwan, and Poland.
On December 9-10, Tamir with Professor Janina Boughey and Professor Lisa Burton-Crawford, from UNSW and University of Sydney respectively, hosted a workshop in Sydney for a new edited collection in the Cambridge Handbook on Comparative Statutory Interpretation in Common Law (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2026). In addition to moderating and hosting the workshop, Tamir presented a new paper titled, “The Stakes of Deference,” to be included as a chapter in the Cambridge Handbook.
On December 12-12, Tamir participated in a Comparative Administrative Law Workshop hosted by the Institutum Iurisprudentia of Academia Sinica (IIAS) in Taipei, Taiwan. He presented a new paper and attended discussions with scholars from across the globe, including from the UK, Australia, Brazil, Chile, USA, Japan, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Taiwan.
Media
AI and Constitutional Interpretation: The Law of Conservation of Judgment
Lawfare
Dec. 16, 2024
Professor Andrew Coan, Milton O. Riepe Chair in Constitutional Law, writes how large language models cannot eliminate the need for human judgment in constitutional law.
Lame-duck Biden flooded with monumental requests
E&E News by Politico
Dec. 13, 2024
President Joe Biden is facing a wave of campaigns to create new national monuments in his final weeks in office, but people both inside and outside the administration expect the outgoing president to select just a handful of key sites that have already been thoroughly vetted. Professor Justin Pidot, Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources, who recently served as general counsel for the White House Council on Environmental Quality, noted that Biden has made use of the Antiquities Act more than any other modern president since Jimmy Carter.
Kroger-Albertsons merger is off. What's that mean for Arizona shoppers?
The Arizona Republic
Dec. 12, 2024
Two federal court rulings this week blocked the proposed Kroger-Albertsons $25 billion supermarket megamerger, meaning the chains will continue to operate separately. Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law and Business Barak Orbach says consumers should brace themselves for a loss of some sort, although not necessarily in prices.
Moderation is the cure to the crisis in antitrust expertise
ProMarket
Dec. 10, 2024
Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law and Business Barak Orbach writes intellectual integrity and sound public policy require moderate, technocratic approaches to U.S. antitrust enforcement policies.
University of Arizona Innocence Project Assistant Director Virginia Morris and 2L Sunshine Johnson to discuss the $1.5 million grant the clinic has received on DNA analysis to investigate potential wrongful convictions.
University of Arizona Innocence Project awarded $1.5 million grant for wrongful convictions work
AZPM
Dec. 6, 2024
University of Arizona Innocence Project Director Vanessa Buch talks about the $1.5 million grant from the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance to support investigative work into wrongful convictions using DNA evidence analysis.
NEPA and Loper Deference (Part II)
Legal Planet
Dec. 3, 2024
Professor Justin Pidot, Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources, outlines what losing CEQ’s NEPA authority means for interagency coordination and efficiency.
Happy Native American Heritage Month from the Army that Brough you the Trail of Tears
The Intercept
Nov. 28, 2024
Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program (IPLP) Director Keith Richotte Jr. (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians) addresses the dichotic nature of the US military's message during Native American Heritage month.
University of Arizona Law unveils new high-tech courtrooms, classroom and lobby spaces
National Jurist: PreLaw
Nov. 26, 2024
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law unveiled its newly constructed, state-of-the-art courtrooms, classroom and lobby spaces for students to hone their advocacy skills in a realistic and immersive setting.
Taboo Trades Podcast: Sexual Agreements with Albertina Antognini and Susan Appleton
The Faculty Lounge
Nov. 26, 2024
James E. Rogers Professor of Law Albertina Antognini is a guest on The Faculty Lounge: Taboo Trades Podcast with Washington University School of Law Professor Susan Appleton, they discuss their article, Sexual Agreements.
Coan & Surden on AI and Constitutional Interpretation
Legal Theory Blog
Nov. 13, 2024
Milton O. Riepe Chair in Constitutional Law Andrew Coan and Colorado Law Professor Harry Surden new article, "Artificial Intelligence and Constitutional Interpretation," examines the potential use of large language models like ChatGPT in constitutional interpretation.
Arizonans approved a ballot measure to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and guarantee access to the procedure. University of Arizona Law Professor Emerita Barbara Atwood provides insight into the potential legal implications of the amendment's outcome.
Native Americans and the Supreme Court
National Constitution Center
Nov. 4, 2024
IPLP Director Keith Richotte Jr. discusses Native American history and law through the stories of landmark Supreme Court cases.