WashU Law is pleased to welcome outstanding additions to our faculty: Professor Sepehr Shahshahani, Lecturer Anselm Dannecker, and Associate Professor of Practice Stacie Reardon joining us this fall, with Professors Lawrence Liu and Jonathan Choi set to arrive in 2026. Their diverse expertise reflects the law school’s continued commitment to academic excellence and impactful scholarship….
Last week Professors Ben Levin, Sheldon Evans, and Vice Dean of Research and Faculty Development Trevor Gardner represented WashU Law at CrimFest, the largest annual gathering of criminal law scholars in the country, hosted this year at the University of Pennsylvania. Professor Levin, one of two national co-organizers of the conference, helped lead the event,…
James Carr Professor of International Criminal Law Leila Sadat has been awarded a one-year partial Transcend Initiative Grant through WashU’s Here & Next research seed funding program. The Transcend Initiative provides infrastructure support to cross-school, interdisciplinary teams to grow the research enterprise around topics of broad societal concern and importance. Professor Sadat is part of…
Aimee Oravec, JD ’98, was formally sworn in as the 28th justice of the Alaska Supreme Court, marking a historic moment as the court now holds a majority of women justices for the first time in state history. More than 200 guests gathered at the Rabinowitz Courthouse in Fairbanks to celebrate the occasion, including Oravec’s…
WashU Law’s Lecturer in Law and Co-Director of the WashU Law AI Collaborative Ryan Durrie recently participated in the Unpacking Relational Approaches to AI Accountability conference at Boston University. The conference brought together legal scholars from across the country to explore how emerging AI technologies challenge and reshape legal relationships, responsibilities, and remedies. WashU Law…
Celebrating a year of exceptional oral advocacy at WashU Law! Jessup US West Regional – 3Ls Mina Nur Basmac, Sophia Crain, Nareh Derhartounian, Victor Allison, and 2L Nish Shetty pictured with team coach is the Hon. Gilbert C. Sison, United States Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of Illinois. Jessup World Cup Rounds, Washington, D.C….
When Susan Appleton graduated law school in the early 1970s, she was part of a generation shaped by protest, reform, and a reimagining of American institutions of race and gender. It was through this lens that she saw the law as a tool for changing the world, a lens that continues to inform her work…
Looking for your next summer read? WashU Law faculty have you covered. From gripping legal thrillers and classic literature to thought-provoking nonfiction, their recommendations offer something for every reader. Judge David Tatel’s Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice Recommended by Travis Crum, Professor of Law A memoir by one of America’s most accomplished public…
By the end of their first year, every first year JD student starting in 2025 at WashU Law will be proficient not only in traditional legal research but also in the fundamentals of generative AI, a dual fluency that sets them apart at summer placements and beyond. Through the yearlong, one-credit Legal Research course, 1Ls gain a…
WashU Law Associate Professor Brenda Dvoskin has been honored with the 2025 Joel R. Reidenberg Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference (PLSC) for her paper “The Erotic Interest in Privacy.” The award recognizes outstanding scholarship by a pre-tenure scholar. The PLSC is a leading academic conference designed to support in-progress scholarship in information privacy…
At its 2025 Annual Meeting, the American Law Institute (ALI) gave final approval to Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, marking a milestone in the Institute’s comprehensive effort to modernize tort law. This latest volume fills essential gaps left by prior Restatement projects, addressing a broad range of legal doctrines. Among them are vicarious…
Sandra M. Moore, AB ’76, JD ’79, was honored June 6 with the inaugural Pinwheel of Excellence Award from Flance Early Learning Center, a St. Louis early childhood education provider. She accepted the recognition as part of Flance Fest, a community celebration held at the center’s campus in North St. Louis featuring circus-themed entertainment, crafts,…