University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

Stone statue of Greek philosopher Plato

Mark your calendars for the 60th annual William H. Leary lecture on Friday, April 10, from 12:15-1:30 p.m.! @yalelawschool-yls.bsky.social Professor @samuelmoyn.bsky.social will deliver the lecture, based on his forthcoming book "Gerontocracy in America."

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AnC2wt_RF...

RonNell Andersen Jones, Sonja West, Christina Koningisor, Helen Norton, Victor Pickard, and image of "The Future of Press Freedom" book.

TOMORROW: Join @randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @ckoningisor.bsky.social, Helen Norton and @victorpickard.bsky.social on Zoom from 12-1:30 p.m. to discuss "The Future of Press Freedom."

Register: events.zoom.us/ev/AmsN0eMJS...

Paramount-Warner Bros. deal stirs fears about what it means for CNN What the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal means for the cable network CNN.

Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in this @latimes.com article about what the Paramount-Warner Brothers deal will mean for the future of CNN.

The U.S. Released the Epstein Files. The Arrests Are Overseas.

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @nytimes.com article about his efforts to get Scotland Yard to prosecute Prince Andrew, who was arrested in connection with the Epstein files.

Utah wants more control over federal lands. Here’s how lawmakers are advancing the fight. From reducing Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments to more logging in national forests, these bills and funding requests moving through the Utah Legislature show lawmakers’ prio...

Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @sltrib.com article about Utah's HB546, which asserts that Utah has “legislative jurisdiction” over 96% of federal land in the state.

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones

Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in this @slate.com article about the press clause of the First Amendment.

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YouTube video by University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law What Does the Law Say About Minneapolis? A Big 12 Law School Discussion

Did you miss last week's presentation on what the law says about Minneapolis? Check out this YouTube recording (plus earn CLE credit).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=04CU...

Professor Matt Tokson

Professor @mtokson.bsky.social is quoted in this @kuer.org article about how habeas corpus petitions are used to fight ICE detentions.

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Asylum seekers, who came to U.S. legally, navigate unexpected ICE detainments A phone call, a detainment and weeks of worry: a two-week odyssey for a beloved preschool handyman.

Associate Professor @mackenzieheinrichs.bsky.social Heinrichs is quoted in this @startribune.com article about asylum seekers who are being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Associate Research Professor Beth Parker (left) and Professor Brigham Daniels

Associate Research Professor Beth Parker and Professor @brigdaniels.bsky.social are quoted in this @abc4utah.bsky.social article highlighting Utah Law's Great Salt Lake Project and its new report on legislature introduced to help save the lake.

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What Does the Law Say About Minneapolis? A Big 12 Law School Discussion

Join us Feb. 18 from 5-6 p.m. on Zoom for a panel of legal perspectives on events in Minneapolis. Speakers include Utah Law's @mtokson.bsky.social, Emily Berman of
@uhlaw.bsky.social, Jacqueline Greene of Friedman, Gilbert + Gerhardstein + Mayor Quinton Lucas of @kulawschool.bsky.social.

Professor Paul Cassell

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @deseret.com.web.brid.gy article about his work representing two of Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

www.deseret.com/u-s-world/20...

The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law, and the News in Changing Times

Register now to hear Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social discuss her new book "The Future of Press Freedom" March 4 from 12-1:30 p.m. on Zoom. She'll be joined by co-editor @sonjawest.bsky.social and contributors Helen Norton, @ckoningisor.bsky.social, and @victorpickard.bsky.social.

An auditorium of Kennedy Junior High School students listens to Professor Amos Guiora speak about the Holocaust.

Professor Amos Guiora stands on a stage at Kennedy Junior High School.

Professor Amos Guiora, who directs Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, spoke to Kennedy Junior High School students in West Valley City, Utah, Feb. 9 about the Holocaust and his family's experiences.

Is the Trump administration eroding freedom of the press? | The Excerpt While Trump wasn’t particularly friendly to the press in his first term, he’s been downright hostile toward specific reporters in his second term.

Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social, a First Amendment expert, was interviewed on a @usatoday.com podcast about whether the FBI's search of a @washingtonpost.com reporter's home was legal.

A quiet Biden-era student-loan bankruptcy tweak is working for more borrowers Biden's reforms to the bankruptcy process for student-loan borrowers are working. The main issue: not enough people know about it.

Professor Jason Iuliano, whose research focuses on student loan debt, is quoted in this @businessinsider.com article referencing his new study about student-loan borrowers seeking relief through bankruptcy.

Tyler Robinson’s Lawyers Press to Remove Prosecutors From Kirk Murder Case

Professor @teneille.bsky.social is quoted in this @nytimes.com article about Tyler Robinson's lawyers arguing a conflict of interest on the prosecution team because one prosecutor’s daughter was present when Charlie Kirk was killed.

Professor Paul Cassell

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert who frequently represents crime victims in court, is quoted in this @abc4utah.bsky.social article about the identity release of many of Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

www.abc4.com/news/digital...

Professor Teneille Brown

Professor @teneille.bsky.social is quoted in this @apnews.com article about defense attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk that are trying to block videos of the shooting, claiming bias.

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A prosecutor’s 18-year-old child was there when Charlie Kirk was shot. Is that a conflict of interest? | CNN The 22-year-old man charged with the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk is due back court this week in Utah in his bid to get the prosecutor’s office tossed from the case.

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @cnn.com article about Tyler Robinson, charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, whose team argues there is a conflict of interest because a deputy prosecutor’s child was at event where Kirk died.

Undoing Utah National Monument Protections Risks Legal Chaos (1) Republicans have a clear path to open national monuments to mining and fossil fuels by tossing out Biden-era conservation plans, but legal analysts say such a move would risk legal chaos.

Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @bloomberglaw.com article about a Utah representative who wants to remove the 2025 Bureau of Land Management plan for Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

UPDATE: This event will be held from 12-1:30 p.m. on March 4 on Zoom!

Mackenzie Heinrichs

Associate Professor @mackenzieheinrichs.bsky.social, who directs Utah Law's Immigration Law Clinic, is interviewed in this @kuer.org story about the effort it takes to prove your citizenship with no passport.

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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones and her book "The Future of Press Freedom: Democracy, Law and the News in Changing Times"

Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social will discuss her book "The Future of Press Freedom" March 4 from 12-1 p.m. on Zoom with co-editor @sonjawest.bsky.social + contributors Helen Norton, Christina Koningisor, and @victorpickard.bsky.social.

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Professor Amos Guiora

Professor Amos Guiora, an expert in institutional complicity who leads Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, was interviewed by @krclradio.bsky.social (30-minute mark) about his upcoming Feb. 8 presentation on the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism.

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Lawmakers say Utah's courts are overwhelmed. Will adding more justices help? Utah lawmakers are advancing a plan to add two justices to the state Supreme Court, though some Republicans question whether it will actually improve efficiency.

Associate Dean @teneille.bsky.social is quoted in this @ksl.com article about whether adding more justices to the Utah Supreme Court will help.

Utah Law IP Program Newsletter: January 2026 Email from S.J. Quinney College of Law The latest updates from Utah Law's IP program.     The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Program on Intellectual Property and Technology Law IP @ th

The Program on IP and Technology Law at @sjquinney.bsky.social of Law has been busy! See our latest newsletter for updates on our new IP Clinic, guest speakers, faculty scholarship and new publications.

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Wallace Stegner Center Symposium - S.J. Quinney College of Law The Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Resources and the Environment 31st Annual Symposium America’s Public Lands: At a Crossroads? March 19-20, 2026 11 hours Utah CLE...

Register now for our annual Stegner Symposium March 19-20, 2026, to discuss the future of public lands! Lincoln Davies, John Ruple, Jamie Pleune and @brigdaniels.bsky.social will moderate, and @patagonia.com CEO and Utah Law alum Ryan Gellert (JD '05) will deliver the keynote.

Utah's chief justice speaks out as Republicans look to expand the state Supreme Court Utah's Republican legislative leaders and Gov. Spencer Cox are saying they support a proposal to expand the state Supreme Court's five-judge panel to seven.

Professor Chris Peterson, a constitutional law expert, was quoted in an @apnews.com article about the Utah legislature's consideration for expanding the state Supreme Court.

Professor Jorge Contreras

Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social's new book "FRAND Cases in Context" with @mcarrier.bsky.social, @wsurferesq.bsky.social, @proftomcotter.bsky.social + more is available from @elgarpublishing.bsky.social! It summarizes 28 licensing standards-essential patents cases.
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