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…
Earlier this month WashU Law hosted the U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocates for the first annual Opening Statement Competition. The two-day program brought together law students to develop and deliver persuasive opening statements in a courtroom setting, with direct feedback from experienced litigators and Marine Corps legal officers. Day one focused on advocacy fundamentals, where…
WashU Law’s OUTLaw student group welcomed students, attorneys, advocates, and community members to campus for its annual Midwest LGBTQ+ Rights Conference. Organized by OUTLaw President Eliana Jacobsen and a dedicated student planning committee, the conference brought together speakers from across the nation to address pressing legal and policy issues affecting LGBTQ+ communities. Held in the…
New private loan offers up to $25,000 per year at a fixed 7.5% interest rate with guaranteed availability As federal student loan limits increasingly fall short of the full cost of a legal education, Washington University School of Law is launching a new supplemental loan program designed to help incoming JD students bridge the gap….
Daniel Epps will be installed as the Howard and Caroline Cayne Distinguished Professor of Law at WashU Law on February 26 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom in Anheuser-Busch Hall. Professor Epps is a nationally recognized scholar whose work sits at the intersection of constitutional law, federal courts, and criminal procedure. His scholarship has appeared…
WashU Law recently hosted the inaugural Saudi Legal Symposium 2026, the first legal symposium of its kind held in the United States. The virtual program brought together scholars, practitioners, and students from across the globe to examine current issues in Saudi and comparative law. Dean Stefanie Lindquist opened the Symposium and welcomed attendees on behalf…
WashU Law 2L Daryn Rockett has been selected as one of six law students nationwide to work on economic justice issues with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) this summer. She will be based in NCLC’s Washington, D.C. office, marking the first time the organization has placed a legal intern there. Daryn received the Greenfield…
Last Friday, WashU Law hosted the symposium “From Promise to Precarity: Rethinking International Law After a Quarter-Century,” presented by the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute and the Global Studies Law Review. The event convened experts from around the country and abroad, including participants from France and Canada, and opened with remarks from Dean Stefanie…
WashU Law’s course Law and Courts in Authoritarian Regimes, taught by Distinguished Visiting Scholar Julio Rios-Figueroa, examined how legal institutions function under non-democratic rule and in political systems undergoing transition. The course explored how courts operate differently across regime types, moving beyond formal theories to consider the complex realities of countries that fall into the…