On Giving Tuesday, we're launching a bold scholarship campaign to help welcome more top students. Our goal: Raise $7 million in scholarship support in five years—with help from Taylor Randall, UofU President's generous match and a triple match from our Board of Trustees.
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Law school was never in the plans for 3L and Student Bar Association (SBA) president Carter Moore.

Moore says he serves as a community builder in his role as SBA president.

Read his story here: bit.ly/3QNoNb3

The fall issue of Res Gestae is out now! In this issue we meet the four Serassio sisters—who all attended Utah Law within a nine-year span. We also honor alumna Beatrice Kroesche, the scholarship named after her, and many more!
Check it out here: bit.ly/3sxQOtY

Professor Teneille Brown is speaking to UCL's London Judgment and Decision Making group Nov. 22 about findings from a mock jury study she ran with social psychologist Francesco Margoni to question whether jurors use mental states to assess negligence. ucl.ac.uk/pals/london-ju…

Today at 12:15! I'm looking forward to discussing my paper 'Laboratories of the Future: Tribes and the Rights of Nature' here at Utah Law as part of our ongoing celebration of Native American Heritage Month.

In-person and virtual—register here: law.utah.edu/event/laborato…

This weekend we had the honor of hosting law schools from all across the west for the Nat'l Moot Court’s Region 13 competition. We are proud of our 2 student teams who between them won 3rd best brief & 2nd best team overall, and of Jasmine Harouny, who won best speaker over all!

In honor of Veteran’s Day today, we’re proud to highlight 3L Michael Meszaros, who received the University of Utah Student Veteran of the Year award for his pro bono work with veterans.

Read his story here: bit.ly/3MDJR1g

'They don't make them like Bruce Jenkins anymore.' That's the consensus in the Utah legal community as we mourn the passing of our alumnus Bruce Jenkins (JD '52), who served as a U.S. district judge for more than 50 years after graduating from Utah Law. sltrib.com/news/2023/11/0…

Prof. James Holbrook is receiving a Utah Philanthropy Day award for his VeteranSupportCenter support + mentorship. The VSC is also opening a satellite campus at Utah Law and holding a grand opening next Monday, Nov. 13! Learn more and RSVP.
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We're honored to welcome Prof. Alex Erwin (Alex Erwin) of FIU College of Law TODAY at 12:15 for the 19th Annual Stegner Center Young Scholar Lecture! Erwin will explore legal challenges to predator hunting.

Registration is free—attend remotely or in person:
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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, an expert in constitutional and media law, was recently quoted in The Washington Post discussing the ongoing debate about whether the Trump trial should be televised.

Read the article here: bit.ly/3FQ6xrk

Raveena Ghag’s Bachelor's in communication gave her a foundation in writing and passion for creating social media content—and the Master’s in Legal Studies degree she’ll earn next year will put her one step closer to law school and a career as an attorney. bit.ly/3MrcFdf

In a new Marquette Law Review article, Utah Law's Prof. Paul Cassell and co-author Edna Erez explore victim impact statements—their content, how victims use them, and their impact on justice in criminal sentencings.

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The judge in the Bryan Kohberger case has issued an order that cites one of Professor Teneille Brown’s law reviews. The review discusses investigative genetic genealogy (IGG), which is the process that the state used to arrest Kohberger.

Read more here: bit.ly/3SsOO0V

SJQ would like to wish you all a very happy Halloween!

The annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium, “The Criminalization of Care: Health and the Home,” will be held at Utah Law on Friday, November 3.

For additional details and registration visit here: bit.ly/473GA33

Thank you to the many generous donors and customers in the Utah Law community for such a successful PBI bake sale!

Every dollar raised will help our Pro Bono Initiative provide free legal advice to those in need.

The results are in for the 2023 Pro Bono Challenge and SJQ swept the floor against BYU law school in both hours volunteered and the number of participating students! We’d like to congratulate our top students, 2L Spencer Williams (22.8 hours), and 3L Ana Hacon (18.8 hours).

It's the National Celebration of Pro Bono this week! We're grateful for the incredible work of our Pro Bono Initiative, which provides hundreds of hours of legal advice to community members each year-and is fearlessly led by this incredible team of student directors.

Stay tuned!