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Walker Article Publishes in UC Davis Law Review 

Associate Professor of Law and Psychology Tammi Walker’s new article, “No Department, No Enforcement: Title IX After the Collapse of the Department of Education,” recently published in the UC Davis Law Review. The article explores the impact of the ongoing closure of the Department of Education combined with courts striking down Title IX regulations and ending Chevron. Who will enforce nondiscrimination in education? 

Whiteman Runs Him Joins AALS Panel on The Rule of Law, Lawyers, and Indigenous Rights 

Heather Whiteman Runs Him, associate clinical professor and director of the Tribal Justice Clinic, joined an AALS panel on October 22 titled, “The Rule of Law, Lawyers, and Indigenous Rights,” to discuss the rights of Indigenous nations and their citizens to consider what the American rule of law has meant and how the assertion of Indigenous sovereignty is fundamentally changing those historical (mis-)conceptions. 

Coan Republished in Romanian Judges Forum Review, Publishes New Article and Guest Blogs 

Milton O. Riepe Chair in Constitutional Law Andrew Coan’s article, “Artificial Intelligence and Constitutional Interpretation,” co-authored by Professor Harry Surden from the University of Colorado, was reprinted in the Romanian Judges’ Forum Review. The magazine includes articles about the judicial system and is written in Romanian/English. 

His new article, “The Appellate Void,” was published in SSRN and was named “Download of the Week” by Legal Theory Blog. Coan’s new article describes a situation in which the president could ignore a lower court’s ruling and choose not to appeal it, creating an “appellate void,” meaning higher courts, including the Supreme Court, would have no easy way to step in or enforce the law. The article explains how this could happen, why a president might use this tactic for political reasons, and how it could seriously weaken the courts’ ability to check presidential power. 

Milczarek-Desai Publishes New Paper on Patents, Advertising and Consumer Indifference 

Associate Clinical Professor of Law and the Executive Director of the Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Clinic Gavin Milczarek-Desai new paper, “The Apathy Economy,” co-authored with Derek Bambauer from the University of Florida, has published in SSRN. The article, forthcoming in the Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal, is an empirical study of advertising that emphasizes a product’s patented or patent pending status. 

Innovation for Justice Team Awards and Recent Papers 

UX4Justice Director and Professor of Practice Sarah Mauet won the Educator Award at the 2025 American Legal Technology Awards in Boston this month. Mauet was recognized for her outstanding use of innovation in legal education. The American Legal Technology Association was established to hold up examples of excellence in creative innovation and technology in the legal industry.  

Director of Innovation for Justice Stacy Rupprecht Jane and Professor of Practice Cayley Balser’s first peer-reviewed piece, “An Innovative Approach to Medical-Legal Partnership: Unauthorized Practice of Law Reform as a Civil Justice Pathway in Patient Care,” was posted to SSRN last month and published in the American Journal of Law and Medicine.  

Balser and i4J Lead Antonio Coronado on “Power-Conscious Legal Work: Building a Roadmap for Rural Access to Justice Through Trust, Accountability, & Trauma-Informed Practices,” was published in Alaska Law Review.  

Coronado and Post-Graduate Fellow Gabriela Elizondo-Craig’s, “Demanding More from Distance Learning: The Virtual & Democratized Futures of Legal Education,” was published in Seattle University Law Review Online.  

Media 

The Juice Is Loose 
The Baffler 
Oct. 16, 2025 

The article dives into the world of biohacking, people experimenting with their own bodies, implants, DIY biology, longevity tech, and how that once-underground scene is increasingly influenced by venture capital, startups, and consumer wellness culture. Faculty Director of the Health Law & Policy Program Tara Sklar comments on online telehealth clinics and anti-aging/prescription-drug-for-longevity businesses.  

Tucson pushes cash bail, voting rights reform 
Tucson Spotlight 
Oct. 15, 2025 

Advocates for cash bail reform and automatic voting rights restoration for the formerly incarcerated cite the current system’s disproportionate effect on low-income residents and people of color. Professor Emeritus Andy Silverman, director of the Civil Rights Restoration Clinic, says in most states, including Arizona, the process for civil rights restoration can be confusing. Applications can take up to a month to process, and a judicial ruling another two or three months with no guarantee the application will be granted. 

Why a President Might Decline to Appeal 
Balkinization 
Oct. 13, 2025 

Professor Andrew Coan explains why a president might purposely choose not to appeal a court ruling that goes against them — even though the federal government usually wins most appeals — as a strategic way to dodge both legal defeat and public backlash and how doing so could undermine the rule of law by weakening the courts’ ability to check presidential power. 

Democratic Antitrust Is Impractical. Enforcers Can Push Boundaries Without Overreach 
ProMarket 
Oct. 1, 2025 

Recent years have witnessed a significant wave of initiatives aimed at expanding antitrust’s substantive reach and reinvigorating enforcement, both to counter decades of weakened enforcement and to address contemporary economic realities. These efforts have coincided with calls to “democratize” antitrust by engaging the public in policymaking. Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law & Business Barak Orbach argues that such “democratized antitrust” is impractical, but boundary-pushing dynamics are central to the evolution of antitrust. He offers a conceptual guide for antitrust boundary pushing. 

Gaming Out the Appellate Void 
Balkinization  
Oct. 7, 2025 

Professor Andrew Coan explores how a president might legally sidestep higher court review and warns that such a move could weaken the courts’ ability to check presidential power. 

Beyond the page: How three alumni are shaping the next generation of libraries in the burgeoning world of AI. 
Richmond Law Magazine 
Sept. 30, 2025 

Teresa Miguel-Stearns, associate dean of legal information innovation and director of the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, is a featured in her alumni magazine and her work to increase accessibility not just to the library itself, but to careers in law librarianship. Miguel-Stearns believes the prevalence of AI, especially in the legal sphere, makes librarians and legal information professionals more important than ever. 

A new generation rallies to preserve the Boundary Waters wilderness 
The Washington Post 
Sept. 29, 2025 

The Trump administration is moving rapidly to approve a copper-nickel mine next to Minnesota’s Boundary Waters that many fear will pollute the pristine wilderness area. Professor Justin Pidot, Ashby Lohse Chair in Water & Natural Resources and co-director of the Environmental Law Program, weighs in.