University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
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The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is a top public law school in Salt Lake City.
Research Professor John Ruple has published an editorial in the
@sltrib.com
about the effects of Congress using the Congressional Review Act to repeal individual land management plans.
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Voices: Congress is setting our entire public land planning landscape ablaze
“Reasonable people can disagree about how best to manage our public lands, but burning down the rules makes the problem worse, not better,” John Ruple writes in an op-ed.
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2026/07/06/voices-congress-is-setting-our/
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Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
, a health law expert, is quoted in
@apnews.com
about an AI chatbot that allows Utah residents to refill their prescriptions without a doctor.
apnews.com/article/ai-p...
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Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, was quoted in the
@apnews.com
about the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk in 2025.
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Prosecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk
Prosecutors will present their case this week against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-preliminary-hearing-91606ff42da6695c4fd482bc3c459493
1 day ago
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@utahnewsdispatch.com
article about laptop and phone restrictions in the courtroom during the Charlie Kirk murder case.
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News cameras can stay, but judge sets other limits in Charlie Kirk murder case • Utah News Dispatch
The question of how much the public should be able to see from inside the courtroom in the criminal case for Tyler Robinson has loomed large.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/07/02/judge-sets-limits-in-charlie-kirk-murder-case/
5 days ago
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Congratulations to Professor Tony Anghie, who was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by the
@eui-eu.bsky.social
in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international law!
www.law.utah.edu/news-article...
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
and Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
have received grants from the NIH and Arnold Ventures for research on medical aid in dying and FDA regulation.
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Professor Teneille Brown and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron receive grants for health research - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Professor Teneille Brown and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron recently received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Arnold Ventures Fund to support their...
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/professor-teneille-brown-and-associate-professor-daniel-aaron-receive-grants-for-health-research/
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Professor
@mtokson.bsky.social
, an information privacy expert, was quoted in
@theguardian.com
about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that law enforcement's smartphone location data warrants require privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.
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US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections
Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rules
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-case-decision
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Research Professor John Ruple is quoted in this Outdoor Life magazine article about an Oregon environmental group suing the Department of the Interior because Congress invalidated the BLM resource management plan.
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Environmentalists Use Congress' Own Public-Land Loophole to Sue Over a Timber Sale
A lawsuit in Oregon is using Congress' past actions as a way to halt a timber sale. Legal experts say this could be the first of many suits.
https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/oregon-lawsuit-uses-congressional-action-to-block-timber-sale/
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We hosted the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) Conference a couple weeks ago and celebrated its 10th anniversary in Olympic style!
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Utah Law hosts NALSAP Conference June 9-11 - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Utah Law hosted the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) Conference June 9-11 for its 10-year anniversary.
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/utah-law-hosts-nalsap-conference-june-9-11/
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Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this
@apnews.com
article about the judge in the Charlie Kirk killing case deciding whether to charge prosecutors for comments to media about a bullet fragment recovered from the body.
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Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media
The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the con...
https://apnews.com/article/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-contempt-decision-0855555e49904792987bbdbfdb520912
15 days ago
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Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@abc4utah.bsky.social
article about the proposed data center project in northern Utah.
www.abc4.com/news/norther...
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Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, an Israeli military expert who lives part-time in Israel, was interviewed by
@kutv2news.bsky.social
about the proposed deal between the U.S. and Iran.
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In-depth on proposed deal between U.S. and Iran
YouTube video by KUTV 2 News Salt Lake City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22cLZ_oUhN0
20 days ago
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Professor
@randersenjones.bsky.social
, a First Amendment law expert, is quoted in this
@nytimes.com
article about FBI Director Kash Patel's defamation lawsuits against the press.
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Kash Patel Keeps Suing the Press
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/business/media/kash-patel-defamation-lawsuits.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this
@newlinesmag.bsky.social
article about opposition to a Box Elder County data center.
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The AI Boom Sparks a Rural Rebellion in Utah
Box Elder County seemed perfect for a hyperscale data center, but Kevin O’Leary’s Stratos project ignited an unusual civic revolt, and a reckoning for Republican lawmakers
https://newlinesmag.com/reportage/the-ai-boom-sparks-a-rural-rebellion-in-utah/
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Learn more about Mary Ellen Sloan (JD '75), Utah's first Native American woman lawyer, and her long career helping to restore tribal rights!
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‘The privilege of my lifetime’: Mary Ellen Sloan recalls restoring tribal rights during her long career in Indian law - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Stories of her father attending the Haskell Institute, a Native American boarding school in Kansas, profoundly affected Mary Ellen Sloan (JD ’75), who knew early...
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/the-privilege-of-my-lifetime-mary-ellen-sloan-recalls-restoring-tribal-rights-during-her-long-career-in-indian-law/
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Rising 3L James Gee and (holding the Utah sign) and Lucy Christensen (MLS '26) were selected as Utah delegates for the Model Constitutional Convention held at
@washulaw.bsky.social
! The event is modeled after a convention described in the U.S. Constitution.
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Lucy Christensen and James Gee represent Utah at 2026 Model Constitutional Convention - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Lucy Christensen (MLS '26) and rising 3L James Gee were selected to represent Utah at the Model Constitutional Convention hosted by the Washington University (WashU)...
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/lucy-christensen-and-james-gee-represent-utah-at-2026-model-constitution-convention/
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Stephen Dent (JD '14) was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Utah Supreme Court, subject to Senate consent. Dent is an assistant U.S. attorney who previously worked at the D.C. firm Gibson Dunn before joining the Department of Justice.
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Cox picks LDS Church attorney and federal prosecutor to fill new Utah Supreme Court seats
Gov. Spencer Cox nominated an LDS Church attorney and a federal prosecutor to fill two new Utah Supreme Court seats.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2026/06/02/utah-supreme-court-lds-church/
about 1 month ago
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Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, who leads Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, has published an op-ed about the crime of enabling in
@thehill.com
.
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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We must not participate in the crime of enabling
In December 2024, while sitting at home outside Jerusalem, I received the most extraordinary email possible. The subject line was the name of my late grandfather, murdered in Auschwitz in May 1944.…
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5901835-grandfather-books-auschwitz-redemption/
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Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this
@utahnewsdispatch.com
article about Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy's proposal to repeal Biden-era standards for managing Bears Ears National Monument.
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Lee, Maloy’s push to undo Grand Staircase-Escalante plan goes into new territory • Utah News Dispatch
Utah's Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. Celeste Maloy are trying a new strategy to undo a plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/05/28/mike-lee-celeste-maloy-push-to-undo-grand-staircase-escalante/
about 1 month ago
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Professor
@jcontreras.bsky.social
is quoted in the
@nytimes.com
about a U.S. state court in North Dakota that issued an anti-suit injunction against Greenpeace's prosecution of a Dutch freedom of expression action in a U.S. tort case involving protests over a pipeline.
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Greenpeace’s Long War With a Pipeline Titan Enters a Strange New Phase
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/climate/greenpeace-energy-transfer-north-dakota-injunction.html
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Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, who directs Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, is quoted in
@theguardian.com
about Epstein assistant Lesley Groff and whether she knew about Epstein's crimes.
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‘Seriously the best boss ever’: inside the world of Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant
The long read: She was quick, polite, relentlessly positive, military-grade efficient. A trawl through the Epstein files raises the troubling question: what did Lesley Groff know?
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/may/28/inside-the-world-of-jeffrey-epstein-assistant-lesley-groff
about 1 month ago
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
was interviewed on the
@citycastsaltlake.bsky.social
podcast about the effect of politics on Utah's judiciary system.
open.spotify.com/episode/0wrP...
about 1 month ago
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Professor Cliff Rosky, a constitutional law expert, was quoted in this
@abc4utah.bsky.social
article about a Tennessee man who was jailed for posting a meme about Charlie Kirk's death. Rosky weighed in on a lawsuit settlement from the state.
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Utah professor explains legality of settlement granted to Tennessee man jailed for controversial meme
A Tennessee man is about to be $835,000 richer, thanks to a lawsuit settlement from the state that ruled he is not at fault for a meme he posted about Charlie Kirk’s killing. A University of …
https://www.abc4.com/news/local-news/utah-professor-explains-settlement-tenn-man-jailed-controversial-meme/
about 2 months ago
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
, an evidence expert, is quoted in this ABC Listen podcast in Australia about Utah woman Kouri Richins' sentencing. Richins has been sentenced to life in prison for poisoning her husband.
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"This isn’t an environmental problem faced by Utah but is an environmental crisis that will have implications throughout the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere." Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@deseret.com.web.brid.gy
article about saving the Great Salt Lake.
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How a Harvard case study could help save the Great Salt Lake
Grow the Flow, the nonprofit coordinating restoration efforts, visited Cambridge to show how a regional lake is an international problem.
https://www.deseret.com/the-west/2026/05/17/great-salt-lake-harvard-case-study-grow-the-flow-save-restoration/
about 2 months ago
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Associate Dean Louisa Heiny is quoted in this
@kuer.org
article about changes to the Utah Supreme Court.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
about 2 months ago
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Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this
@utahnewsdispatch.com
article about a proposed data center in Box Elder County.
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A Box Elder County group wants voters there to decide proposed data center’s fate • Utah News Dispatch
Organizers with the Box Elder Accountability Referendum, or BEAR, are pursuing referendums they hope could stop the data center proposal.
https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/05/14/box-elder-county-group-wants-referendum-on-proposed-data-center/
about 2 months ago
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Professor
@mtokson.bsky.social
, an AI law expert, is quoted in this
@en.afp.com
article about whether ChatGPT can be charged in a murder.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
about 2 months ago
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Associate Professor
@jennapro.bsky.social
, a property law professor, is quoted in this
@kuer.org
article about a mobile home park in Provo threatened by the mall expansion.
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Mobile home residents feel ‘stuck’ in the shadow of the Provo mall remodel
As part of the Provo Towne Centre redevelopment plans, developers will raze a nearby mobile home park and replace it with townhomes. But Utah law provides only limited protection for tenants.
https://www.kuer.org/business-economy/2026-05-07/mobile-home-residents-feel-stuck-in-the-shadow-of-the-provo-mall-remodel
about 2 months ago
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Congratulations to the class of 2026! Learn more about our graduates and see photos of today's convocation ceremony.
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Convocation 2026: Learn more about our JD and MLS students - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Congratulations to the S.J. Quinney College of Law class of 2026, who graduated Friday, May 8, at Kingsbury Hall. The class of 2026 includes 106...
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/convocation-2026-learn-more-about-our-jd-and-mls-students/
2 months ago
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Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this
@bloomberglaw.com
article about how some in Utah believe a Civil War-era congressional statute gives Garfield County a special right to control a dirt track road known as Hole-in-the-Rock Road.
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Utah Is Quietly Taking Over Control of Some of Its Federal Lands
A tug-of-war is playing out in a uniquely Utah fight over whether a dirt track road scratched out of the desert by Mormon settlers more than 140 years ago should be smoothed out for travelers. Some pu...
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/utah-is-quietly-taking-over-control-of-some-of-its-federal-lands
2 months ago
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Professor Amos Guiora, who leads Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, was interviewed about his new upcoming book, "Victory, Redemption, and Legal Responsibility: By Bystanding We Enabled," about books he recovered from his grandfather, who died in the Holocaust.
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Amos Guiora, Ph.D., J.D. on Recovered Holocaust Books, Enablers, and Denial
How do recovered Holocaust books connect Amos Guiora’s work on enablers to antisemitism today?
https://vocal.media/history/amos-guiora-ph-d-j-d-on-recovered-holocaust-books-enablers-and-denial
2 months ago
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Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@kuer.org
article about the Utah Medical Licensing Board's suspension of the state’s first-in-the-nation AI-prescription refill program.
www.kuer.org/health/2026-...
2 months ago
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Learn more about our Master of Legal Studies health law concentration in this profile about
@uofuhealth.bsky.social
burn surgeon Dr. Irma Fleming!
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Growing as a leader: Dr. Irma Fleming pursues MLS degree with health law concentration - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Dr. Irma Fleming grew up in Gary, Indiana, and recalls thriving in science and math despite the turbulent social environment around her. She was bolstered...
https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/growing-as-a-leader-dr-irma-fleming-pursues-mls-degree-with-health-law-concentration/
2 months ago
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Professor
@mtokson.bsky.social
, a privacy law expert, is quoted in
@theguardian.com
about the U.S. Supreme Court deciding whether warrants for smartphone location data infringe on Americans’ privacy rights and violate the Constitution.
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US supreme court hears whether smartphone location data warrants infringe users’ privacy
Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacy
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/27/us-supreme-court-smartphone-location-data-privacy
2 months ago
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
3 months ago
I have a new piece in the Yale Journal on Regulation: Notice & Comment discussing the law-policy relationship at the Supreme Court, arguing the Roberts Court is slicing longstanding judicial engagement with policy and turning judging into a free-floating veto.
www.yalejreg.com/untethered-h...
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Untethered: How the Roberts Court is Rethinking the Law-Policy Relationship by Bennett Johnson and Daniel G. Aaron - Yale Journal on Regulation
The traditional conception of the judicial role in the U.S. government is to decide “cases” and “controversies” by “say[ing] what the law is.” Yet, an enduring question is to what extent consideration...
https://www.yalejreg.com/untethered-how-the-roberts-court-is-rethinking-the-law-policy-relationship-by-bennett-johnson-and-daniel-g-aaron/
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Happy Earth Day! Professors
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
and
@alejandrocamacho.bsky.social
's book "Lessons for a Warming Planet: A Vital History of U.S. Environmental Law" is out now from
@nyupress.bsky.social
. Learn more:
nyupress.org/978147980285...
3 months ago
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Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@washingtonpost.com
article about Utah's partnership with a company called Doctronic that empowers an “AI doctor" to refill medication prescriptions.
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Opinion | An ‘AI doctor’? An experiment in Utah raises urgent questions.
Utah’s experiment with AI-generated prescriptions won’t be the last. It raises urgent regulatory questions that needs answers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/21/utah-program-let-ai-refill-prescriptions-is-not-crazy-idea/
3 months ago
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
3 months ago
Announcing my latest law review article, Law-Policy Tethering, will be published in Iowa Law Review. The Supreme Court is transforming the law-policy relationship, with big implications for health, environment, labor, and voting. Judicial review is too strict & too deferential. (1/2)
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
is quoted in this
@apnews.com
article about the push to ban cameras from the courtroom during the Charlie Kirk case.
apnews.com/article/tyle...
3 months ago
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Utah Law was the top-ranked school on National Jurist's list of the best law schools, which highlights campuses that support students in studying and training and combine technology, experiential learning spaces, and student-focused amenities.
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Best law school buildings
Law school buildings have long been judged by their architecture, natural light and the impression they make on prospective students. Those qualities still matter, but the newest Best Law School Build...
https://nationaljurist.com/best-law-school-buildings/
3 months ago
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner
3 months ago
Had fun filming with
@utah.edu
's Swoop today! It’s not every day you get to hang with a celebrity.
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Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
, a health law expert, is quoted in this
@medscape.com
article about a Utah pilot program that will allow an AI-powered system to authorize prescription refills.
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AI Chatbot Prescribing Psychiatric Meds Raises Red Flags
A pilot program that will allow a chatbot to authorize select psychiatric prescription refills while state regulators suspend enforcement of some licensure rules is raising legal and safety concerns.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ai-chatbot-prescribing-psychiatric-medications-raises-red-2026a1000blh?form=fpf
3 months ago
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
3 months ago
New open-access: "From Decision Supporter to Informed Surrogate: An Improved Approach to Enrolling Cognitively Impaired Subjects in Clinical Research" by Robert Randolph Harrison and Alannah Trombetta of
@sjquinney.bsky.social
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#SupportedDecisionMaking
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
3 months ago
NEW: I have a paper in
@amjpublichealth.bsky.social
with Dr. Carol Vidal at Johns Hopkins Med and student Hayden Kent
@sjquinney.bsky.social
- "The Public Health Potential of Social Media Litigation" describes how lawsuits, though flawed, can spur legislative activity and deliver some change.
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
3 months ago
.
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
presenting at
@sjquinney.bsky.social
on his forthcoming book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It Argues older adults have disproportionate $/political power, which hurts public policy and thus all generations
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Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, an Israeli-American citizen, is quoted in this
@ksl.com
article about the new College Republicans of America director and his controversial remarks.
www.ksl.com/article/5147...
3 months ago
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Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
, a land-use law expert, is quoted in this
@theatlantic.com
article about a Utah warehouse the Department of Homeland Security bought in March for an ICE detention center.
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The $97 Million Utah Warehouse ICE Bought for $145 Million
Trump wants industrial-size immigration jails, and money is no obstacle.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/utah-ice-dhs-warehouse/686706/?gift=WeR-BEum5bIY99uOPfwdNqtf8z3kGacGkLDZP_BQu3g
3 months ago
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Register now for our Dean’s Debate on Thursday, April 9, from 12:15-1:15 p.m. on Zoom! Stewart Forbes of
@hoganlovells.bsky.social
(and former senior counsel at the U.S. Department of Energy) and Lexi Tuddenham of
@healutah.bsky.social
will discuss the future of nuclear energy.
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The Future of Nuclear Energy - S.J. Quinney College of Law
https://www.law.utah.edu/event/the-future-of-nuclear-energy/
3 months ago
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Associate Professor
@lingxichenyang.bsky.social
was selected to present her paper "Feasting on Fish: The Egalitarian Origins of the Public Trust Doctrine" at the annual Harvard-Yale-Stanford Junior Faculty Forum in May! Read her paper:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
3 months ago
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