Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West’s articles – “The U.S. Supreme Court’s Characterizations of the Press: An Empirical Study” (North Carolina Law Review, 2021) and “Abandoning Press Freedom” (Iowa Law Review, 2026) – were featured by The New York Times regarding court protections for freedom of the press. The article titled “Search of Reporter’s Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper’s Suit" was written by Adam Liptak and published 1/19/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by Legal Newsline regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The article titled “Law professor’s book unmasks ugly underside of mass torts” was written by Daniel Fisher and published 1/12/26.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured by WSFK’s “What’s the 411?” regarding her new book, The Pain Brokers: How Con Men, Call Centers, and Rogue Doctors Fuel America’s Lawsuit Factory (Atria/One Signal Publishers, 2026). The segment was hosted by Sharon Kay and broadcast 1/14/26.
Rogers Chair of Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law Joseph S. Miller published "Perfecting Our Submission? Mann and Trump, Ruffin and Roberts" in 29 Lewis & Clark Law Review 295 (2025).
Chaffin Chair of Fiduciary Law Victoria J. Haneman presented as part of the panel “Business Law Works-In-Progress” at the Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting during January in New Orleans.