University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
@sjquinney.bsky.social
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The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is a top public law school in Salt Lake City.
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 15 hours 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/
4 days 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...
7 days 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/
8 days 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...
10 days 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
10 days 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/
14 days 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
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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
18 days 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-...
21 days 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/
23 days 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
24 days ago
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Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
29 days 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...
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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/
about 1 month ago
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Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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/
about 1 month ago
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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Dean Elizabeth Kronk Warner
about 1 month 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
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics
about 1 month 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
.
#SupportedDecisionMaking
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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reposted by
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Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
about 1 month 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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University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
about 1 month 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...
about 1 month 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
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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/
about 1 month 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....
about 2 months ago
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One week until the Leary Lecture, held Friday, April 10, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.!
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social
Professor
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
will discuss gerontocracy in America, based on his forthcoming book. Register:
events.zoom.us/ev/AnC2wt_RF...
about 2 months ago
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Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this
@sltrib.com
article about Utah County prosecutors declining to charge Tim Ballard after sexual assault allegations.
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
about 2 months ago
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Patagonia
about 2 months ago
Our CEO, Ryan Gellert, joined The Salt Lake Tribune CEO and executive editor Lauren Gustus for a conversation about public lands and our efforts to protect them at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law’s annual Stegner Symposium.
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Professor Cliff Rosky is quoted in this
@sltrib.com
article about a new Utah Law requiring students to study Bible passages in social studies. Rosky says the bill could infringe on students’ and teachers’ constitutional rights.
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As early as third grade, Utah students will need to study Bible passages in social studies lessons under new law
The measure, which Gov. Spencer Cox signed last week, may be the first of its kind in the country, one expert said. “I don’t know that other states have done this.”
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2026/03/30/utah-students-will-need-learn/
about 2 months ago
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
about 2 months ago
NEW): I have a paper in
@jamapediatrics.com
with
@kylegavulic.bsky.social
& John Pachankis describing the harmful history of "conversion therapy" & current efforts to revive it, including a Supreme Court case that may grant constitutional protections to practitioners
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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reposted by
University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
Daniel G. Aaron, MD, JD
about 2 months ago
NEW: Nicole Huberfeld
@bulaw.bsky.social
and I in
@jamahealthforum.com
highlight the importance of physicians and patients having access to the courts ("access to justice") and how this could be impaired after the Supreme Court decision Medina v. Planned Parenthood
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Register now for the Leary lecture on April 10 from 12:15-1:30 p.m.!
@yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social
Professor
@samuelmoyn.bsky.social
will discuss the transfer of power and wealth to the oldest + curtailment of prospects of the young, based on his forthcoming book "Gerontocracy in America."
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The 60th Annual William H. Leary Lecture - S.J. Quinney College of Law
https://www.law.utah.edu/event/the-60th-annual-william-h-leary-lecture/
about 2 months ago
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During Giving Days (March 24-25), your gifts to Utah Law will be tripled thanks to a
@utah.edu
match and class of '77 triple match to support our PAY IT 4WARD scholarship campaign! Donate now:
donate.utah.edu/pay-it-4ward...
about 2 months ago
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Professor Lincoln Davies is quoted in this
@marketplace.org
article about whether prediction markets are considered gambling, which Utah prohibits.
www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...
about 2 months ago
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Professor Cliff Rosky is quoted in this
@fox13news.bsky.social
article about backlash against the Living Planet Aquarium for a Republican Party fundraiser held there.
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Living Planet Aquarium faces backlash over Republican Party fundraiser held at event venue
Saturday night was the Salt Lake County Republican Party’s biggest fundraiser, being held inside the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium. A handful of protesters were waiting outside.
https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/living-planet-aquarium-faces-backlash-over-republican-party-fundraiser-held-at-event-venue
about 2 months ago
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Incoming Associate Professor
@beaubaumann.bsky.social
was quoted in this
@nytimes.com
opinion piece by
@jamellebouie.net
about constitutional politics, which Baumann defines as “a movement or coalition’s core claims about who should wield state power and on what terms.”
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Opinion | What Is the Left’s Theory of Power?
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/opinion/democrats-congress-constitution-power-maga.html
about 2 months ago
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Associate Professor
@mackenzieheinrichs.bsky.social
, who leads the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic, is quoted in this
@ksl.com
article about the possible ICE detention center in Salt Lake City.
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Questions grow over possible ICE 'mega center' in Salt Lake City
After DHS purchased a massive warehouse in Salt Lake City, the possibility it could become part of a new, large-scale ICE immigration detention system has raised concern.
https://www.ksl.com/article/51468923/questions-grow-over-possible-ice-mega-center-in-salt-lake-city
2 months ago
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Another Stegner Symposium in the books! Grateful to our speakers, including former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Rancher Heidi Redd,
@sltrib.com
CEO Lauren Gustus, and
@patagonia.com
CEO Ryan Gellert.
2 months ago
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We kicked off the 2026 Stegner Symposium today with a lecture from Professor Robert Keiter about revisiting our public land heritage. This year's symposium focuses on the future of public lands.
2 months ago
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Associate Professor
@jennapro.bsky.social
, a property law expert, is quoted in
@fox13news.bsky.social
about a proposed ICE detention facility in SLC and if the federal government has power to buy property and develop it, potentially overriding local zoning laws.
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Utah law professor says federal property development could face legal challenges from local governments
As more citizens and leaders speak out against an ICE facility in Salt Lake City, some legal questions are arising.
https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-law-professor-says-federal-property-development-could-face-legal-challenges-from-local-governments
2 months ago
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Alum Michael O'Brien (JD '86) wrote a piece in the
@sltrib.com
about Utah Law Dean William H. Leary and his wife, Catherine Mary Flanagan, a famous American suffragist and advocate for Irish freedom.
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Commentary: The Irish Catholic power couple who thrived among Utah’s Latter-day Saints
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, guest columnist Michael O'Brien examines the lives of two influential Irish Utahns — one the former dean of the University of Utah law school and the other a leading suf...
https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2026/03/13/irish-catholic-power-couple-among/
2 months ago
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Professor
@brigdaniels.bsky.social
, who co-directs Utah Law's Great Salt Lake Project, is quoted in this
@abc4utah.bsky.social
article about 2026 legislative moves that affect the Great Salt Lake.
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Yea or Nay: Tracking 2026 legislative moves for the Great Salt Lake
Nearly a $100 million in funding, a partnership with the federal government and at least 11 key legislative bills — was this enough effort put in by our Utah lawmakers during this 2026 Legislative …
https://www.abc4.com/news/great-salt-lake/2026-legislative-session-progess/amp/
2 months ago
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Professor
@teneille.bsky.social
and Professor
@randersenjones.bsky.social
are quoted in this
@kuer.org
article about public access to the Charlie Kirk case.
www.kuer.org/politics-gov...
2 months ago
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Professor Paul Cassell, who represented Virginia Giuffre and other Epstein victims, is quoted in this
@nytimes.com
article about why police in Britain repeatedly declined to investigate Epstein after interviewing Giuffre three times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/w...
2 months ago
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Professor Laura Kessler was awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Fellowship for her book project “Reproducing the State: Family Law and Religion in Israel, the U.S., and Beyond.” Her project explores the contested place of religion in family law in both countries.
2 months ago
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Utah Law's Alexis Holdeman spoke about the Master of Legal Studies program on
@ksl5tv.bsky.social
and
@kutv2news.bsky.social
! Learn more about how you can earn a master's degree in just three semesters.
ksltv.com/education-sc...
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How to further your career with a master's degree in legal studies
You can advance your career in an accessible way with the Master of Legal Studies degree at the University of Utah.Program Coordinator AliHoldeman joined Fresh
https://kutv.com/features/fresh-living/achieve-the-master-of-legal-studies-degree-mls-at-the-university-of-utah
2 months ago
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Associate Professor
@medlawdan.bsky.social
, 3L Taylor Pike and Professor Mary Ann Chirba of
@bostoncollege.bsky.social
Law School published an article in
@pnas.org
about FDA underregulation of stem cell therapies and risks to patients and public health.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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FDA must regulate stem cell therapies to mitigate risks to patients and the public | PNAS
FDA must regulate stem cell therapies to mitigate risks to patients and the public
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2508586123
2 months ago
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