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Supreme Court opinion cites work of UT Professor Judy Cornett

May 31, 2017 11:48 am

Associate Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has cited Professors Judy Cornett and Michael Hoffmeier’s article Good-Bye Significant Contacts: General Personal Jurisdiction after Daimler AG v. Bauman, 76 Ohio St. L. J. 101 (2015) in Sotomayor’s opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part in BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell.

New form of price fixing a threat to unsuspecting consumers

May 18, 2017 9:07 am

The trend among consumers to shop for goods and services online has increased the threat of price fixing – and that could significantly impact your wallet.

Professor Wendy Bach selected as Bellow Scholar for her work on Tennesse’s criminalization of in-utero opiate transmission

May 4, 2017 2:40 pm

Professor Wendy Bach was recently selected as a Bellow Scholar for her work on Tennessee’s criminalization of in-utero opiate transmission.

Faculty Notes: March 2017

March 27, 2017 12:05 pm

Professor Zack Buck joins WalletHub panel of experts exploring the potential impact of Trumpcare

March 22, 2017 11:51 am

Zack Buck joins a panel of experts assembled by WalletHub for “2017’s Cities Most Affected by Trumpcare.” The article looks at the potential impact of the proposed American Health Care Act on hundreds of cities across the country.

Faculty Notes: February 2017

March 1, 2017 11:57 am

Professor Ben Barton addresses Stanford Law School and honored guests as visiting scholar

February 10, 2017 2:00 pm

In January UT Law Professor Ben Barton crisscrossed the country speaking to audiences on both the east and west coasts.

Faculty Notes: January 2017

February 8, 2017 2:51 pm

Faculty Notes, compiled and written by Teri Baxter, is a monthly feature highlighting the achievements of faculty at UT Law including publications in academia and the media, speaking engagements, interviews, awards, and other accomplishments. Professor Wendy Bach was appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education.

Professor Penny White joins Erwin Chemerinsky in discussing judicial independence and accountability, Santa Clara Law School

February 7, 2017 8:49 am

UT Law Professor Penny White recently joined renowned Constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky for a discussion on judicial independence and accountability at the thirteenth annual Judge William A. Ingram Memorial Symposium hosted by Santa Clara Law School in California on January 10.

Tennessee Juvenile Justice Realignment Task Force releases final report, UT Law Professor Rivkin contributing member

January 26, 2017 3:43 pm

This week the Tennessee Juvenile Justice Realignment Task Force released its final report for the state legislature and UT Law’s Dean Rivkin was a contributing member. The report offers a number of suggestions for improving the justice system’s approach to juvenile offenders.