Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Associate Professor & Veterans Legal Clinic Director Alexander W. Scherr and his Hastings Law Journal article titled "Daubert & Danger: The 'Fit' of Expert Predictions in Civil Commitments" were featured on Reason.com regarding the prediction of danger relating to one's mental health. The article titled "To Stop Mass Shooters, Trumps Says, We Should Make Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Easier. No, We Shouldn't." was written by Jacob Sullum and published 8/6/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in The New York Times regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "States Clash With Cities Over Potential Opioids Settlement Payouts" was written by Jan Hoffman and published 8/5/19.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in the Daily Beast regarding multidistrict litigation practices. The article titled "Women Hurt by Mesh Implants Face Off With Their Former Lawyers" was written by Alicia Mundy and published 8/2/19.
Hosch Professor Lori A. Ringhand presented "Election Law: Looking Back at 2018 and ahead to 2020," "New and Established Voices in Constitutional Law," "Justice Kavanaugh's Impact on the Court" and "The Mueller Investigation" at the Southeastern Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting during July.
Callaway Chair Elizabeth Chamblee Burch was featured in an Associated Press article regarding Arizona's U.S. Supreme Court request related to opioid maker Purdue Pharma. The article titled "Arizona asks for US Supreme Court involvement in opioid case" was written by Anita Snow and Geoff Mulvihill and published 7/31/19. The story aired on WSB-TV and in the Seattle Times and other media outlets.