On November 18, WashU Law 3L Beverly Lobo argued a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis. Beverly, with the help of fellow 3Ls Ashrakat Hassan and Zachary Irovando, presented a case involving the Prison Litigation Reform Act and the requirement for inmates to exhaust administrative remedies before…
WashU Law congratulates School of Law National Council Member Jerry M. Hunter, JD ’77, on receiving the Richard Sheppard Arnold Award for Distinguished Service from the Eighth Circuit Bar Association. Hunter was honored at the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference, held Aug. 1 in Kansas City, Missouri. Named for the late former chief judge of the…
In the past eight months, students in our Appellate Clinic, directed by Professor Steve Alagna, have argued three federal appeals in three different appellate courts across the country. In March 2025, a team of three Clinic students traveled to Richmond, Virginia for an oral argument before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit….
WashU Law held the final round of the Wiley Rutledge Moot Court Competition on November 13 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom. The event brought together two standout teams for an afternoon of appellate advocacy before a distinguished judicial panel. Ethan Kadet and Christopher Murphy presented arguments for the petitioner, while Zachary Irovando and Sealy…
A team of four WashU Law Appellate Clinic students—Finley Cobb, Ryan McGoffin, Elliot Mermel, and John Young—worked alongside Professor Conor Clarke on an amicus brief filed in the tariffs cases argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, November 5. The brief was also joined by three other law professors: Daniel Hemel, NYU School of Law;…
Students in the Entrepreneurship Clinic, directed by Professor Jonathan Smith, recently led an LLC Bootcamp for startup founders from across the WashU community. The bootcamp, which was hosted by the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation & Entrepreneurship, provided participants with practical guidance on forming and operating limited liability companies, covering topics such as entity selection,…
In October, WashU Law hosted a panel discussion titled “Expanding Legal Enterprise with AI” as part of Legal Tech Weeks. Moderated by Dean Stefanie Lindquist, the conversation brought together leaders in law, technology, and education to explore how emerging tools are reshaping legal practice and legal education. The panel featured Professor Zoe Niesel from Joseph…
WashU Law is proud to welcome four new faculty members to the Legal Clinics, Kate Weaver, Eric Conners, Laura Robb, and Najeebah Hussain. Kate Weaver, Nimick Forbesway Foundation Legal FellowKate Weaver joins WashU Law as the Nimick Forbesway Foundation Legal Fellow in the Immigration Law Clinic, which represents clients in immigration matters such as naturalization,…
WashU Law welcomed scholars and academics for the Third Annual John Mercer Langston Midwest Writing Workshop, co-chaired by Professor Sheldon Evans. The event opened with a Friday evening reception, followed by a full day of scholarly workshops. Designed to foster collaboration and feedback among law faculty, the workshop brought together participants from across the Midwest,…
WashU Law Public Interest Law and Policy Speaker Series recently hosted Critical Race Theory at the Bottom of the Well: Derrick Bell’s ‘Grandchildren’ Reflect on the Future of CRT, a roundtable featuring WashU Law William M. Van Cleve Professor of Law Professor Adrienne Davis, UC Irvine School of Law Professor of Law and Sylvia Mendez Presidential…
Recently WashU Law hosted the third annual JSD Symposium, an event that brings together JSD students from top-ranked law programs across the country to share their research, engage in critical discussions, and build connections across institutions. The day began with welcome remarks from Associate Dean Michael Koby and Assistant Director Rachael Johnson, followed by a…
WashU Law is now accepting applications for the 2026 Model Constitutional Convention (MCC), taking place May 21–24, 2026. This unique three day event brings together undergraduate, law, and master’s students from across the country to explore constitutional law, history, and reform through hands-on experience. The MCC offers participants a learning opportunity focused on the constitutional…