For the Record: Faculty Awards, Presentations, Book Reviews and Expert Insights on Telehealth, Antitrust, and More
Catch up on recent University of Arizona Law faculty accomplishments
News
Foley Writes and Presents Draft Chapters from New Book at Harvard Law and Politics Workshop
Visiting Professor Ned Foley contributed a chapter to a just-published volume Reforming Primary Elections: Voters, Campaigns, and the Future of Congressional Politics. His chapter is entitled ‘Holding a Round-Robin Tournament Among All the Candidates: Optimizing Round One of a Two-Round Electoral System.”
Additionally, Foley presented several draft chapters from his new book manuscript “The Real Preference of the Voters”: Madison’s Ultimate Electoral Insight and Its Relevance for Revitalizing America’s Democracy at Harvard’s Law & Politics workshop.
Miguel-Sterns and Laskowski present at SGDE Spring Colloquium
On January 23, Associate Dean of Legal Information Innovation and Director of the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library Teresa M. Miguel-Stearns and Associate Librarian and Head of Research of Data & Instruction Cas Laskowski presented at the University of Arizona College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Geography, Development & Environment Spring Colloquium series talk on the University of Arizona Land Grant Project. They shared how they mapped historical government land patents alongside 19th century Indian land cessions which, together with state financial and archival records, allows us to begin to understand the relationship between the University of Arizona’s land-grant enrichment and the loss Indigenous land and lifeways in Arizona. Watch a recording of the colloquium here.
Miguel-Sterns and Ugstad Named 2026 Haury Indigenous Resilience Leadership Award recipients
Professor Teresa Miguel-Sterns and Jessica Ugstad, Head of Collections, Collections Management Librarian, were named 2026 Haury Indigenous Resilience Leadership Award recipients by the Agnese Nelms Haury Program, which is part of Arizona Institute for Resilience at The University of Arizona.
The award recognizes The Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources Library Preservation Project (NNDWRLPP) Team, which also includes Maurice Upshaw, team project manager and GIS supervisor, Water Management Branch, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources, for their exceptional contributions to Indigenous environmental resilience and respectful tribal engagement. The awardees will be celebrated on April 8, 2026, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. Register to attend in person or via zoom here.
Tsosie to Receive the Lawrence Baca Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law section
Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor of Law Rebecca Tsosie has been named the recipient of the Lawrence Baca Lifetime Achievement Award from the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law section. Each year, Indian law scholars and practitioners nominate lawyers, judges, legislators and professors who have made significant contributions to the field of Indian law. The award reflects the esteem that the national community of scholars and professors has for Tsosie’s work. She will be honored at the Federal Bar Association’s Indian Law Conference on April 9–10 in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Orbach Joins Expert Panel to Discuss a Shift in California Antitrust Law
On February 25, Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law and Business Barak Orbach joined a panel of experts for a Tech in Courts virtual series from Washington Legal Foundation and TechFredom titled, “A Shift in California Antitrust Law: The State’s Single Firm Conduct Proposal.” The California Law Revision Commission has prepared a final recommendation to amend the Cartwright Act to prohibit monopolization and other single-firm restraints of trade. If adopted as drafted, the proposal would guide California courts to develop antitrust law that could diverge significantly from U.S. Supreme Court interpretations of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
Silverman Honored by Arizona Justice Project for Dedication Advocating for Wrongfully Convicted
On February 20, Joseph M. Livermore Professor Emeritus of Law and Director of Clinical Studies Andy Silverman was honored at Arizona Justice Project’s annual One Injustice Is Too Many Gala in Scottsdale, Arizona. Silverman was honored for his decades of dedication advocating for the wrongfully convicted. He was presented with the award by Betty Smithey, who Silverman, along with the help of law students, represented for decades before they were able to get her released through the clemency process after she spent 49 years in prison, and by Khalil Rushdan, who Silverman also represented and was able to secure his release through federal court action.
Simon’s Book Reviewed in Scribes Journal
Clinical Professor of Law Diana Simon’s recent book, “The Case for Effective Legal Writing: Court Opinions, Commentary, and Exercises,” co-authored with Mark Cooney, was reviewed in the latest volume of The Scribes Journal of Legal Writing by Patrick Barry, clinical assistant professor of law and the director of digital academic initiatives at the University of Michigan Law School. Read the review here.
Arizona Law’s Environmental Law, Science & Policy Program Joins Ground Shift as Academic Partner
The University of Arizona College of Law’s Environmental Law, Science and Policy Program is an academic partner in Ground Shift, an independent initiative aimed at generating creative, durable, and transformative ideas to shape the next century of public land and water stewardship in the United States. Other academic partners include Salazar Center at Colorado State, Getches-Wilkinson Center at Colorado Law, Emmet Environmental Law Center at Harvard Law School, Bolle Center at University of Montana, Penn Washington at the University of Pennsylvania, and Stegner Center at the University of Utah.
Media
Trump fast-tracked permitting a Utah uranium mine in record 11 days. Tribes call it a rubber stamp
KJZZ-Radio
Feb. 26, 2027
The U.S. Department of the Interior this week approved a Canadian compan’'s permit for a uranium mine in Utah in record time, just 11 days. That process typically takes years. Professor Justin Pidot, the Ashby Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources, weighs in.
Taking telehealth to the next level
MIT Technology Review
Feb. 24, 2026
Though in-person care remains standard, telehealth has gained a significant place in U.S. medicine. Professor Tara Sklar, faculty director of the health law and policy program, discusses the importance of telehealth.
Uproar over surprise ICE facility prompts Gosar to demand transparency from Noem
Cronkite News
Feb. 4, 2026
More than a thousand people turned out Tuesday at the Surprise City Council meeting to oppose a plan to convert a warehouse into a 1,500-bed immigration detention center. Assistant Director for the Bachelor of Law and Master of Legal Studies Programs Linus Kafka, a part-time zoning hearing officer in Tucson, weighs in.
A monumental mess: The Antiquities Act is at risk
RE:PUBLIC
Feb. 2, 2026
Professor Justin Pidot wrote last summer in Yale Journal on Regulation about the effects of a 2021 majority opinion penned by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts that invited challenges to the scope of the Antiquities Act and made it more difficult to establish national monuments or otherwise protect environmentally sensitive areas.
Risk or resilience? Congress can’t miss its opportunity in major housing legislation
Union of Concerned Scientists
Feb. 1, 2026
An opinion piece examines housing legislation proposals and cites information from the Innovation4Justice program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and the University of Utah David Eccles School of Business.
How direct-to-consumer health tests could impact insurance, mortgages and employment
STAT News
Jan. 30, 2026
Experts say that as more Americans sidestep doctors’ offices to order lab tests and genetic screenings online, privacy experts warn that the new trove of sensitive health data could end up in the hands of companies selling certain types of insurance, lenders, employers or law enforcement. Tara Sklar, faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Program, is interviewed.
Popular online lab tests may not be covered by HIPAA protections
Digitpatrox
Jan. 30, 2026
As more Americans order lab tests and genetic screenings online, privacy experts warn that sensitive health data could end up in the hands of companies selling certain types of insurance, lenders, employers, or law enforcement. Tara Sklar, faculty director of the Health Law and Policy Program, is interviewed.