Professor @mtokson.bsky.social was quoted in a SLC @axios.com article about license plate readers that could infringe on privacy and allow data to be shared with federal agencies, including ICE.

Salt Lake City weighs limits on license plate readers

Residents have raised concerns that ALPRs could be misused and infringe on privacy.

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“I was assigned to the SNP Consortium as a corporate associate. It was a big job, and I learned a lot about genetics and genomics. The work was incredible, and other projects flowed out of it for many years.” Learn about Professor @jcontreras.bsky.social's IP law career + current research projects!

Engineering a fulfilling career: Professor Jorge Contreras researches IP and AI law - S.J. Quinney College of Law

After two years as an electrical engineering major at Rice University in Houston, Texas, Professor Jorge Contreras landed a summer job at AT&T Bell Laboratories,...

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Associate Professor @medlawdan.bsky.social and Research Associate Avery Emery (JD '25) published an article in the @petrieflomcenter.bsky.social blog about innovation politics at the FDA. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/07/31/i...

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @apnews.com article about what the Fifth Amendment means in court cases.

Donald Trump 'took the Fifth.' What does it actually mean?

Former President Donald Trump has shown up for questioning under oath in New York’s civil investigation into his business practices.

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Professor Chris Peterson was nominated to serve as the director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs! He'll begin serving as acting director on Aug. 3 and continue at Utah Law, teaching his consumer protection seminar remotely during the fall semester. www.njoag.gov/governor-she...

Congratulations to Professor Lincoln Davies, who received the Clyde Martz Teaching Award from The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law!

Associate Professor @beaubaumann.bsky.social is quoted in the @nytimes.com about two Supreme Court decisions on executive power.

Supreme Court Turbocharges Presidential Power

A pair of decisions reshaped the structure of the federal government.

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Each year, my Torts students create podcasts about the intersections of Tort law with social policy. Below are this past year's podcasts. Most of them are stunningly good and cover important topics like AI, wildfires, medmal, and deepfakes. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Professor @mtokson.bsky.social discussed the Supreme Court ruling on geofencing, a controversial investigative tool, on the Dateline True Crime podcast. Listen to the full episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Congratulations to Professor Nancy McLaughlin, who is serving as reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee on Harmonization of the Law Governing Restricted Charitable Gifts! Learn more about her research and this opportunity.

Professor Nancy McLaughlin chosen as reporter for Uniform Law Commission study on charitable gifts - S.J. Quinney College of Law

Professor Nancy McLaughlin, whose research focuses on the laws governing charitable gifts, is serving as reporter for the Uniform Law Commission's Study Committee on Harmonization...

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Professor Amos Guiora who leads Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, is quoted with rising 3L Elizabeth Maldonado in this @abovethelaw.com article about lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler’s Epstein testimony.

Kathryn Ruemmler's Epstein Testimony Is 'Classic Gaslighting' According To Legal Scholars - Above the Law

Accountability? LOL, not quite.

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Research Professor John Ruple is quoted in this @bloomberglaw.com article about how Trump's resizing of Utah national monuments complicates the legal fight over the president’s power to set aside/reopen sensitive federal land.

Trump’s Monument Moves Set Up Twisted Route Through Courts

President Donald Trump’s resizing of two giant Utah national monuments complicates the legal fight over the president’s power under the Antiquities Act to set aside or reopen sensitive federal land.

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Professor @brigdaniels.bsky.social, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @fox13news.bsky.social article about a public forum on the proposed data center in Box Elder County with a member of the Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA) board.

MIDA Board member faces questions at Box Elder data center forum

For the fourth time since mid-May, the group “Grow the Flow” sponsored a public forum on the proposed data center in Box Elder County.

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Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @outdoorlife.com article about Trump's executive order cutting the size of two popular Utah national monuments.

Trump Cuts 2 Popular Utah National Monuments by 90 Percent — About 3 Million Acres

The president's executive reduces the size of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante by about 3 million acres.

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Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @apnews.com article about the defense in the Tyler Robinson court case trying to sow doubt about evidence. apnews.com/article/char...

Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirk's killing

Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk are trying to sow doubt about the case.

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Repping @sjquinney.bsky.social and @utah.edu Down Under!

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this article about "Reckless Ben" Lego videos accusing the American Fork Police Department of misconduct and of bias. www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07...

Get to know alum Stephen Dent (JD '14), who was just appointed as a Utah Supreme Court justice!

Alum Stephen Dent appointed as new Utah Supreme Court justice - S.J. Quinney College of Law

As a high schooler, Justice Stephen Dent (JD '14) recalls being very interested in the Constitution and the way the U.S. government works. When a...

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Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, an Israeli military expert who lives part-time in Israel, was interviewed by @kutv2news.bsky.social about the U.S./Iran ceasefire ending. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlNw...

Research Professor John Ruple has published an editorial in the @sltrib.com about the effects of Congress using the Congressional Review Act to repeal individual land management plans.

Voices: Congress is setting our entire public land planning landscape ablaze

“Reasonable people can disagree about how best to manage our public lands, but burning down the rules makes the problem worse, not better,” John Ruple writes in an op-ed.

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Associate Professor @medlawdan.bsky.social, a health law expert, is quoted in @apnews.com about an AI chatbot that allows Utah residents to refill their prescriptions without a doctor. apnews.com/article/ai-p...

Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, was quoted in the @apnews.com about the preliminary hearing for Tyler Robinson, accused of killing conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk in 2025.

Prosecutors to lay out their case against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

Prosecutors will present their case this week against the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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Professor @teneille.bsky.social is quoted in this @utahnewsdispatch.com article about laptop and phone restrictions in the courtroom during the Charlie Kirk murder case.

News cameras can stay, but judge sets other limits in Charlie Kirk murder case • Utah News Dispatch

The question of how much the public should be able to see from inside the courtroom in the criminal case for Tyler Robinson has loomed large.

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Congratulations to Professor Tony Anghie, who was awarded an honorary doctorate in law by the @eui-eu.bsky.social in recognition of his outstanding contribution to international law! www.law.utah.edu/news-article...

Professor @teneille.bsky.social and Associate Professor @medlawdan.bsky.social have received grants from the NIH and Arnold Ventures for research on medical aid in dying and FDA regulation.

Professor Teneille Brown and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron receive grants for health research - S.J. Quinney College of Law

Professor Teneille Brown and Associate Professor Daniel Aaron recently received grants from the National Institutes of Health and the Arnold Ventures Fund to support their...

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Professor @mtokson.bsky.social, an information privacy expert, was quoted in @theguardian.com about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that law enforcement's smartphone location data warrants require privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.

US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections

Law enforcement’s use of warrants sweeping smartphone location data requires privacy protections, court rules

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Research Professor John Ruple is quoted in this Outdoor Life magazine article about an Oregon environmental group suing the Department of the Interior because Congress invalidated the BLM resource management plan.

Environmentalists Use Congress' Own Public-Land Loophole to Sue Over a Timber Sale

A lawsuit in Oregon is using Congress' past actions as a way to halt a timber sale. Legal experts say this could be the first of many suits.

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We hosted the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) Conference a couple weeks ago and celebrated its 10th anniversary in Olympic style!

Utah Law hosts NALSAP Conference June 9-11 - S.J. Quinney College of Law

Utah Law hosted the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals (NALSAP) Conference June 9-11 for its 10-year anniversary.

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Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert, is quoted in this @apnews.com article about the judge in the Charlie Kirk killing case deciding whether to charge prosecutors for comments to media about a bullet fragment recovered from the body.

Judge in Charlie Kirk killing case to decide if prosecutors could be punished for comments in media

The Utah judge in the murder case over Charlie Kirk’s killing says he will rule Monday whether prosecutors could face sanctions for comments to the media about a bullet fragment recovered from the con...

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Professor @brigdaniels.bsky.social is quoted in this @abc4utah.bsky.social article about the proposed data center project in northern Utah. www.abc4.com/news/norther...