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Faculty in the News

The National Business Review (New Zealand-based) reviewed the book “The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government” which Iowa Law’s own Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Jonathan Carlson each contributed a chapter to

Friday, March 7, 2025
National Business Review

Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Jonathan Carlson each contributed chapters to a volume entitled “The Futures of Democracy, Law and Government” that was recently published by the Te Herenga Waka University Press in Wellington, New Zealand

Friday, March 7, 2025
Te Herenga Waka University Press

Dan Matheson was quoted in an article in The Athletic on the NCAA’s case against the University of Michigan for sign-stealing rules violations in the football program

Friday, March 7, 2025
The Athletic

Professor Gregory Shill joined the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management as a Fellow in the Transportation and Land Use Program

Friday, March 7, 2025
NYU

Samantha Barbas’ book, “Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times v. Sullivan” was named as a finalist for the prestigious Coif Book Award, which recognizes exceptional legal scholarship

Friday, March 7, 2025
Order of the Coif

Pat Cain was the official commentator on a paper “Ten Years After Windsor and Obergefell: The Tax Inequalities of Marriage Equality” presented by Tony Infanti at a conference in Los Angeles

Friday, March 7, 2025
LMU Loyola Law School

Brian Farrell and Amy Weismann of the UICHR have been involved with other Iowa CLAS faculty in the creation of a consortium on the areas of war, genocide, and ethnic and political violence to facilitate collaboration and growth

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

César Rosado Marzán presented parts of his book, "A Baseline of Decency: The Moral Economy of Alt-labor and Worker Centers," at the Gershenson Faculty Workshop Series at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Professor Samantha Barbas was quoted, and her book was mentioned in an article by the New York Times about the defamation case New York Times v. Sullivan

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
NYT

Professor Brian Farrell traveled with the Iowa Law Jessup International Moot Court Team to Charlotte, NC, for the US East Superregional Competition

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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