WashU Law has named Montrece Ransom as the new Executive Director of the Cordell Institute. The Cordell Institute for Policy in Medicine & Law is a first-of-its-kind collaboration established to facilitate the emergence of ethical data-driven healthcare. By bringing together medical and health experts with legal and policy experts, the Cordell Institute seeks to reimagine…
Utah has enacted a first-of-its-kind digital identity law that includes a “duty of loyalty,” requiring companies and government actors to act in the best interests of individuals when handling their data. In addition to the duty of loyalty, the framework also allows people holding a digital ID to selectively reveal some rather than all of…
WashU Law’s Post Conviction Relief Clinical Practicum’s co-director, Professor Joseph Perkovich, stood before the Supreme Court of the United States this week, marking his first appearance at the nation’s highest court as he argued on behalf of death row inmate Terry Pitchford. Perkovich, with the assistance of his students in the Post-Conviction Relief Clinical Practicum…
WashU Law’s recent Spring 2026 On-Campus Immersion welcomed 13 online students, representing 10 states and an overseas military base in Okinawa, Japan, to St. Louis for an in-person experience centered on connection and collaboration. The weekend began with a welcome reception at The Bear Pub, where Dean Stefanie Lindquist addressed attendees alongside faculty and staff,…
WashU Law and the university’s board of trustees recently granted tenure to Professor Andrea Katz. Andrea Scoseria Katz’s teaching and scholarship focus on constitutional law, particularly presidential power and the development of the modern administrative state. Drawing on legal history, political theory, and comparative politics, her work has appeared in leading journals such as the Columbia…
WashU Law and the university’s board of trustees has granted tenure to Jens Frankenreiter, recognizing his contributions to scholarship and teaching in business and contract law. Professor Frankenreiter’s research uses tools from economics, statistics, and data science to study how legal rules and governance practices emerge, spread, and shape economic behavior. Much of his recent…
Brian Z. Tamanaha, John S. Lehmann University Professor, recently delivered the 2026 Dewey Lecture in the Philosophy of Law at University of Minnesota Law School. The lecture honors the legacy of John Dewey and showcases significant contributions to jurisprudence. Professor Tamanaha organized his lecture around three core themes. He first examined the enduring tension between…
The WashU Law Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic announced the release of Environmental Racism in St. Louis 2026, a follow-up to their 2019 report. The new study expands the data analysis to address the concerns raised in the earlier report and adds evidence-based, community-supported recommendations for action. The 2026 report features updated findings, deeper insight into environmental…
The Divided Argument podcast, co-hosted by Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law Daniel Epps, has joined the podcast lineup at SCOTUSblog, expanding the site’s extensive coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court. The show will appear alongside Advisory Opinions and Amarica’s Constitution as part of SCOTUSblog’s podcast offerings. “We are thrilled with this new partnership…
Students from WashU Law earned top honors at the 2026 UNLV Pro Football Mock Trade Competition, hosted at the William S. Boyd School of Law. Organized by the Sports & Entertainment Law Association at William S. Boyd School of Law, the annual competition offers law students a chance to learn strategic planning in a realistic, competitive…
Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute has appointed Adjunct Professor M. Imad Khan as its Harris Institute Distinguished Fellow in International Disputes and Arbitration, recognizing his leadership in global dispute resolution and his sustained engagement with the WashU Law community. Khan is a Partner at Winston & Strawn in its International Arbitration practice. He represents…
WashU Law Black Law Students Association has been named the 2025–2026 Midwest Large Chapter of the Year by the Midwest Black Law Students Association, marking the third consecutive year the chapter has earned the region’s highest honor. The Midwest region is the largest within the National Black Law Students Association, bringing together chapters from 14…