Professors Leila Sadat and Kim Thuy Seelinger were recently nominated to serve on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)’s Moscow Mechanism panel of experts, which has been invoked five times to address human rights abuses since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Professor Sadat is a world-renowned authority on public international law,…
We are pleased to announce that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabriel Gore will address incoming students at the Law School’s 2023 Convocation on Monday, August 21. Mr. Gore was appointed by Governor Mike Parsons and sworn in on May 30, 2023. An experienced prosecutor and trial attorney, Mr. Gore has been practicing for nearly 30…
New Roles: New Staff and Fellows: Staff Highlights: Many of our staff members have worked at the Law School for years, and we are glad to recognize their employment milestones, from five to 50 years.
We are pleased to share that Tanya Bishop, recruiting and operations manager, who was recently named a 2023 Unsung Legal Hero by Missouri Lawyers Media. Tanya coordinates our Employer Showcase and Diversity Expo, two of our largest initiatives that connect students with employers. Congratulations, Tanya! Read more here.
Professor Ron Levin’s paper, “Vacatur, Nationwide Injunctions, and the Evolving APA,” has been published in the Notre Dame Law Review. In the abstract, he writes: “The courts’ growing use of universal or nationwide injunctions to invalidate agency rules that they find to be unlawful has given rise to concern that such injunctions circumvent dialogue among…
The U.S. Supreme Court referenced the academic work of Professors Travis Crum and Joel Seligman in opinions in two major cases this term. The court cited Professor Travis Crum’s paper “Reconstructing Racially Polarized Voting,” published in the Duke Law Journal in 2020, in the case Allen v. Milligan. With a narrow margin, the court ruled that…
The online forum Just Security recently translated a piece by Professor Leila Sadat, an international criminal law expert, into Ukrainian. Read here in English. Professor Sadat has written and spoken at length about the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s arrest warrants against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova. She also currently…
We are pleased to announce Brayden Basch and Hillary Ping, both 2024 JD candidates, have been awarded fellowships through the Peggy Browning Fund. Congratulations!
Incoming associate professor Conor Clarke recently penned a new op-ed in The Atlantic titled “There Is No Constitutional End Run Around the Debt Ceiling.” “Congress has maintained some form of a debt limit, without constitutional controversy, since the dawn of the republic. According to widely held legal principles, its existence creates no conflict with the…
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa J. (MJ) Durkee, Professor of Law, beginning July 1, 2023. She joins us from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she serves as associate dean for international programs, the Allen Post Professor, and directs the Dean Rusk International Law Center. Her research explores international…
Very proud of WashULaw graduate Nicholas Armstrong, JD ’23, who addressed the Class of 2023 at WashU’s University-Wide Commencement as the graduate student speaker. You may read his full remarks here, and watch the recorded livestream of the ceremony here.
We are pleased to share that Washington University in St. Louis’ Association for Women Faculty has named School of Law Professor Adrienne Davis the 2023 winner of the Mary Ann Dzuback Award, given annually to a faculty member who has advocated strongly for gender equality. Professor Davis holds a dual appointment as the William M….