We are pleased to share that several members of our community will be honored at the upcoming 25th Annual Women’s Justice Awards, presented by Missouri Lawyers Media! Alumna and former St. Louis County Circuit Judge Barbara W. Wallace (JD ’76) was named 2023 Woman of the Year. Judge Wallace was appointed to the bench in 1995…
Congratulations to Professor Dan Keating, who will receive a Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award, sponsored by the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement. Honorees from the university community are chosen each year, recognized for their “character of service and engagement with the St. Louis region.” Professor Keating has long embodied a…
Professor Neil Richards was announced the winner of the 2022 Palmer Civil Liberties Prize for his book, “Why Privacy Matters,” given by the Chicago-Kent College of Law to “honor a work of scholarship exploring the tension between civil liberties and national security in contemporary American society.” He also gave a guest lecture at Chicago-Kent on…
Congratulations to alumna Jessica Kronstadt, JD ’09, who was recently appointed by California Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Judge Kronstadt had served as a Deputy District Attorney at the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office since 2013. Full press release here.
We are pleased and honored to share that alumnus Cash Nickerson (JD ’85, MBA ’93) and his wife, Evie Nickerson, have pledged $5 million to endow the School of Law’s Nickerson deanship. This generous investment will allow leadership to continue advancing the Law School’s academic profile and support our top-tier students, faculty, and staff. As…
Professor Leila Sadat, a world expert on international criminal law, was interviewed for a segment on CNN about the arrest charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin, brought by the International Criminal Court. The segment aired this morning. “I think this is just the tip of the iceberg. I think we’re going to see a lot…
Our faculty have been busy researching, writing, and publishing new papers. Here is a roundup of their recent scholarship: Professor Travis Crum’s paper “The Unabridged Fifteenth Amendment” is forthcoming in the Yale Law Journal. Professor Dan Epps and Professor Daniel D’Onfro’s paper “The Fourth Amendment and General Law” was published last month in the Yale…
Professors Dan Epps and Danielle D’Onfro’s paper, “The Fourth Amendment and General Law,” was published in The Yale Law Journal last month. Read here.
We are pleased to announce Professor Peter Joy has been selected by the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) to receive the Bernie Edelman Tradition Award, honoring a criminal defense attorney who prioritizes mentorship of younger attorneys. Per the MACDL website, “The award recipient is an attorney who graciously shares his or her experience,…
Professor Greg Magarian‘s paper, “Centering Noncitizens’ Free Speech,” has been published in the Georgia Law Review. Read it in full here.
Read below for a roundup of our recent student successes! Congratulations to 2L students Emily Fox, Hannah Greggs, and Matt Nussbaum on their second-place finish in the William B. Spong Invitational Moot Court Competition! They argued in front of an impressive panel of judges that included Cleo E. Powell, Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia; Eugene…
Don’t miss Professor Rachel Sach’s op-ed in the Washington Post, cowritten with Professor Greer Donley of the University of Pittsburgh, titled “The stakes in the Texas abortion medication suit are broader than just one pill.”