For the Record: Leadership Award, Veteran’s Advocacy Events and Expert Insights on Water Law, Tribal Law and More

News 

Salmon Receives Leadership Award 

Director of Legal Writing Susie Salmon has been named the recipient of the 2023 Alice Truman Leadership Award from the Southern Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association (AWLA). The Alice Truman Leadership Award is given each year to the member of the Southern Arizona Chapter of AWLA who best demonstrates outstanding leadership in her career and community, as a role model for women lawyers and through demonstrated support and encouragement for the advancement of women in the legal profession.  

Huskey Speaks at Various Veteran’s Advocacy Events  

Director of the Veterans' Advocacy Law Clinic and Director of Clinics Kristine Huskey spoke to the University of St. Thomas School of Law on Thursday, November 9 at the A Salute to Veterans in Need of Restorative Justice,  joining panel on expanding veterans' treatment court approaches. Huskey also spoke the next day at the “After Their Service: The Intersection of Veterans and the Law event,” about Native American Veterans and how best to acknowledge their service, address their needs, and learn from their restorative traditions.  

On November 15, Huskey also spoke at Tribal Healing to Wellness Court: Developing a Native Veterans Court virtual event that focused on the potential for creating a Veterans Tribal Healing to Wellness Court. 

Media 

Talk Justice, an LSC Podcast: Momentum and Roadblocks for Regulatory Reform 
Legal Talk Network 
Nov. 28, 2023 

Innovation for Justice Director Stacy Rupprecht Jane discusses the status of alternative legal service delivery models, the various forces pushing regulatory reform forward and the biggest obstacles to legal system innovation. She spoke about regulatory reform and i4J’s field projects, UX4Justice and its recent Benefactor project.  

The Show: Nygren signs University of Arizona law school agreement benefitting Navajo law students 
KNAU-Radio 
Nov. 29,2023 

Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren renewed an agreement with University of Arizona Law to benefit Navajo law students. The memorandum of agreement offers specialized scholarships, internships and mentorship programs specifically tailored for Navajo students who want to pursue a career in the legal field. Dean Marc Miller joined Nygren for the signing. He cited the rich cultural heritage that Navajo students bring to the field of law and highlighted how collaborations like this will create a more inclusive legal profession. 

Arizona alfalfa farmers clash with foreign firms over water use 
PBS NewsHour 
Nov. 28, 2023 

Worries about future water supplies bubbled up in recent months following reports that foreign agribusiness firms were taking advantage of a lack of regulation in Arizona. "Water shortages have driven companies to go where the water is," said Robert Glennon, Regents Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona Law. 

Powerhouse Mother-Daughter Duo Step in as Co-Instructors for January in Tucson 2024 
Native Nations Institute 
Nov. 28, 2023 

Federal Indian law attorney and UArizona Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy Program graduate Akilah Kinnison will team up with her mother, Regents Professor of Law Emerita at Georgia State University  Natsu Taylor Saito, to co-teach a popular course during the annual January in Tucson education session. 

Tensions are bubbling up at thirsty Arizona alfalfa farms as foreign firms exploit unregulated water 
Associated Press 
Nov. 28, 2023 

Worries about future water supplies bubbled up in recent months following reports that foreign agribusiness firms were taking advantage of a lack of regulation in Arizona. "Water shortages have driven companies to go where the water is," said Regents Professor Emeritus Robert Glennon.  

NCAI vote to exclude state recognized nations fails 
Indian Country Today 
Nov. 16, 2023 

Regents Professor Robert A. Williams Jr. weighs in after proposed constitutional amendments to exclude state recognized tribes from voting membership of the National Congress of American Indians fail. 

 
NCAI has an identity issue, not state-recognized tribes 
Indian Country Today  
Nov. 14, 2023 

Regents Professor Robert A. Williams Jr. writes an opinion piece for Indian Country Today (ICT) news as the annual National Congress of American Indians approached and would consider removing state-recognized tribal governments from its voting membership.  

Organization of Tribes Created to Uphold Sovereignty Could Vote to Exclude Members 
Underscore News 
Nov. 14, 2023 

Regents Professor Robert A. Williams Jr. weighs in before members of the National Congress of American Indians vote on a controversial constitutional amendment that would exclude 24 state-recognized tribes from voting membership. 

How UArizona experts 'literally wrote the book' on Native nation building 
UANews 
Nov. 14, 2023 

Tory Fodder, manager of the UArizona Indigenous Governance Program, which operates as a partnership between the university's Native Nations Institute, and the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program at University of Arizona Law, explains the principles that guide successful tribal governance and why the university is a leader at teaching them. 

Oil Fueled the 'Flower Moon' Osage Murders. Now, Tribes Embrace a Clean Energy Boom 
Newsweek 
Nov. 13, 2023 

Just as Indigenous communities are embracing a clean energy boom, one of the year's most acclaimed films has put a spotlight on the horrific toll that fossil fuel exploitation has taken on Native American communities. Torivio Fodder, manager of the UArizona Indigenous Governance Program, which operates as a partnership between the university's Native Nations Institute, and the Indigenous Peoples Law, says the film is typical of how energy resources were taken from native people throughout the 20th century.  

Ex-Arizona AG’s Ethics Probe Follows Him to Boies Schiller Job 
Bloomberg Law 
Nov. 6, 2023 

Former Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich faces an ethics inquiry tied to his past investigation into alleged 2020 voting irregularities in his state. Professor Keith Swisher, an ethics law expert, weighs in.  

En Georgie, Donald Trump « est vraiment dans le pétrin » 
Radio-Canada  
Nov. 2, 2023 

With former President Donald Trump as subject of four criminal trials, Director of Empirical and Policy Research Christopher Griffin comments on what could potentially happen if Trump were convicted of a criminal offense.