S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah

10/14/2026

Earn CLE and register now for our annual Fordham Debate on Thursday, Oct. 22! University of Virginia School of Law Professor Saikrishna Prakash and NYU School of Law Scholar Peter Shane will debate about the president's executive power and independent agencies that have substantial authority over areas like labor, communications, securities, consumer protection, and monetary policy.

Professor Paul Cassell will moderate the debate.

A reception will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the debate from 5:30-7 p.m.

https://utahlaw-uofu.nbsstore.net/the-41st-annual-jefferson-b-fordham-debate

10/13/2026

Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora, who directs Utah Law's Bystander Initiative, was interviewed by the Deseret News for his new book about criminalizing those who enable wrongdoing.

University of Utah law professor uses war and politics in Israel to argue that enablers of harm should be prosecuted.

10/07/2026

Congratulations to Professor Teneille Brown, who was elected to The American Law Institute (ALI)! Brown was one of 36 legal scholars and practitioners throughout the U.S. chosen to join ALI this October.

The American Law Institute is the leading U.S. independent organization producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law.

10/01/2026

Save the date! We're holding our annual Pro Bono Initiative (PBI) Bake Sale Thursday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. All proceeds support PBI, where students and legal professionals volunteer to provide free brief legal advice to community members throughout the Salt Lake valley.

We’ll deliver a basket of baked goods to local firms who commit a $500 donation (email [email protected] to sign up)!

09/29/2026

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in an AP article about news organizations asking a court to block Trump from enforcing his White House media ban.

Link to article in our bio or in comments.

09/29/2026

Harvard Law School Assistant Clinical Professor Andrew Mergen will speak about public lands in the Roberts Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 6, from 12:15-1:30 p.m. at our Wallace Stegner Center Greenbag event!

Mergen will analyze Supreme Court opinions under Chief Justice John Roberts that have shaped natural resources law applicable to public lands, including cases involving the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act and the Antiquities Act. He will illustrate how some of those opinions were shaped by the Chief Justice and influenced by his background and judicial philosophy.

Register now via the link in our bio.

09/21/2026

Professor Teneille Brown was quoted in Fox News about the Charlie Kirk family's wrongful death lawsuit against Utah Valley University.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kirk-family-powerful-evidence-utah-law-could-derail-wrongful-death-case

09/16/2026

TOMORROW: Join the Stegner Center and Grow the Flow at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of award-winning film “The Lake,” which addresses the existential threats facing the Great Salt Lake, followed by a panel discussion with Great Salt Lake leaders and scientists featured in the film.

Chris Carlson, who published a Great Salt Lake photography book called "Preserving Greatness," will also give audience members a glimpse into his work as a photographer and the Great Salt Lake fashion designs his photographs inspired.

Register: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/7jg8qzf