The proposed Google Book settlement concerns one of the most complex questions faced by the university community:  What is the future of access to books and digital information? Join Arizona Law on Friday, November 16, 2009, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., The Univ Read more...

International record industry expert Shira Perlmutter will deliver the 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture on Innovation and Communication Policy at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. The lecture, entitled Reconnecting the Copyright Read more...

The runoff round to determine the finalists to represent College of Law in the annual Jenckes Closing Arguments Competition was held on Wednesday, October 28. Ed Hopkins, a third year student, and Jonathan Confer, a second year student, came in first and se Read more...

The Rehnquist Center will Host U.S. Supreme Court Justices Stephen Breyer and Antonin Scalia in a discussion on Principles of Constitutional and Statutory Interpretation, Monday, October 26, at the Leo Rich Theatre, Tucson Convention Center. Ticket Read more...

A panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear two cases, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the Ares Auditorium, James E. Rogers College of Law. Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Retired), Supreme Court of the United States, Read more...

On Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at 10:00 a.m., a panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear two cases in the Ares Auditorium, James E. Rogers College of Law. Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (Retired), Supreme Court of the United States, will Read more...

Joe Nocera, business columnist for the New York Times, will deliver the 2009-2010 McCormick Lecture at the James E. Rogers College of Law, on Monday, November 16, 12:20 - 1:20 p.m., Read more...

The James E. Rogers College of Law has welcomed ten International Trade and Business Law students into the LLM program this fall. Read more about the LLM program here and this year's students&nbs Read more...

The Child Advocacy Law Clinic and the Domestic Violence Law Clinic will be merging this fall to become the Child and Family Law Clinic. The new clinic will be directed by Professors Ze Read more...

Professor Robert Glennon will appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart next Thursday, July 16. He’ll be talking about his new book, Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What to Do Abou Read more...

The Environmental Breakfast Club, a diverse grouping of faculty from various departments, programs and colleges on the campus, who meet monthly at Arizona Law to discuss works in progress on the environment and Read more...

Indian and Indigenous peoples’ issues are increasingly at the forefront of national and international affairs. Less than three weeks after President Obama took office, the First Lady paid an official visit to the Department of Interior and announced t Read more...

Professor William K. Sjostrom is one of only four scholars in the nation selected for a panel on small business capital formation, at a national forum hosted by the Securities and Read more...

Dr. Boris Kozolchyk has been selected by the U.S. Department of State to be the U.S. delegate and expert member to the Organization of American States (OAS) Specia Read more...

As nations around the world grapple with environmental challenges within and across their borders, scholars are working to identify new policy vehicles to help governments meet their environmental objectives. Read more...

S. James Anaya, Arizona Law professor, reflects on his first year as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Read more...

The International Trade and Business Law LLM Program at the James E. Rogers College of Law welcomes the arrival of Altynay Tanasheva, an Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellow from Kazakstan. Ms. T Read more...

John Barwell, a third-year student at Arizona Law and student editor of the American Bar Association's Student Lawyer magazine, was recently interviewed for an article in the National Law Journal entitled The recession Read more...

The Volunteer Lawyers Program has named Laura Corcoran, a 2L student, as its August 2009 Outstanding Law Student Volunteer. Read about Laura here.

Leah Lussier was named 2L of the Year at the NNALSA Annual Meeting in conjunction with the Federal Bar Association's Indian Law Conference at the Hilton Santa Fe at Buffalo Thunder. Read more...

Esther Brilliant, Katherin Elgin, David Lopez-Negrete, and Julian Ross were awarded Equal Justice Works 2009 Summer Corps education awards, which provide a $1,000 AmeriCorps education award Read more...

The Arizona Law Review is pleased to announce its 2009 - 2010 2L Writers. We are excited to have them on board, and we are looking forward to a wonderful year for the Arizona Law Review. Congratulations to all!

Alumni News

Francisco Aguilar ('04) Appointed to Nevada Athletic CommissionPosted: 10/13/2009

Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has announced the appointment of Francisco Aguilar ('04) to the Nevada Athletic Commission on October 12, 2009. The appointment is effective on November 1. Find out more Read more...

Christina Schulz Reiss ('89) to be Nominated to Federal BenchPosted: 10/09/2009

President Obama announced his intent to nominate Christina Schulz Reiss ('89) to the United States District Court for the District of Vermont on October 9, 2009. Judge Reiss currently serves as a State Judge in the Lamoille District of the Vermont Superior Read more...

In Memoriam - Ira Tepper, Class of 1990Posted: 09/14/2009

Ira Tepper, originally of Brooklyn and Roslyn, New York, lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer January 13, 2009, in Tucson, Arizona. He was 79. Ira possessed a remarkable intelligence, charm and precision, which he brought to his practice of obstetrics and Read more...

Alumni Named to Position in the U.S. Department of the InteriorPosted: 08/07/2009

Wizipan Garriott ('08) has been named as the Policy Advisor to the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. Read the press release here. Read more...

James E. Rogers Lauded as One of Las Vegas’ Philanthropic “Titans.”Posted: 08/05/2009

Mr Rogers ('62) was featured in a series of brief bios in the Luxury Las Vegas Magazine for his philanthopic contributions to educational institutions. Read the article here. Read more...

Governor appoints Judge John Pelander ('76) to Arizona Supreme CourtPosted: 07/29/2009

Governor Jan Brewer announced the appointment of Arizona Law alum Judge John Pelander to become the newest justice on the Arizona Supreme Court on July 28, 2009. Read about the appointment: Read more...

Alum Gabriel “Gabe” Galanda ('00) named as one of Puget Sound Business Journal's "40 Under 40" Posted: 07/28/2009

Gabriel "Gabe" Galanda, Arizona Law alum and Member in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner, has been named and honored in the Puget Read more...

Phoenix City Councilwoman Maria Baier (’92) named Arizona State Land Commissioner.Posted: 07/27/2009

Governor Brewer recently named Phoenix City Councilwoman Maria Baier, class of 1992, as the new state land commissioner. Read more...

Alumna Profiled in Arizona Daily StarPosted: 07/20/2009

Retired Superior Court Judge Lina Rodriguez ('77) was profiled in a July 19, 2009, column in the Arizona Daily Star. Ernesto Portillo, Jr., wrote the column noting that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayo is not the only "wise Latina& Read more...

Alumna Nominated for Federal BenchPosted: 07/14/2009

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) has nominated Christina Schulz Reiss ('89) to be a judge in Vermont's U.S. Distric Read more...

Alumni Nominated for United State Attorney for ArizonaPosted: 07/13/2009

President Obama has nominated Dennis Burke ('88) as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. Mr. Burke would replace current U.S. Attorney Diane Humetewa, the first female Native American U.S. Attorney. Read the White House Press Rele Read more...

Las Vegas Sun Article Discusses James E. Rogers' LegacyPosted: 07/13/2009

The July 5, 2009,  Las Vegas Sun article covers Mr Rogers ('62) career and legacy as Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, Read more...

Alumna Writes Op-Ed in Alaskan NewspaperPosted: 07/10/2009

Izetta Chambers ('08) has written an op-ed in the Homer (Alaska) Tribune concerning the recent Supreme Court case, Coeur Alaska, Inc. v. Southeast Alaska Conservation Cou Read more...

Alumni Writes Article for ABA JournalPosted: 07/06/2009

The ABA Journal published an article in its June 2009 issue by C. Bradley Vynalek ('99), a partner at Quarles & Brady in Phoenix and a representative of the State Bar of Arizona in the ABA House of Delegates. The article, H Read more...

In Memoriam - Former Congressman and Alum Jim McNultyPosted: 07/01/2009

Jim McNulty, Class of '51, died Tuesday, June 30, in Tucson, of complications of Parkinson's disease. He represented Arizona's 5t Read more...

Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy News

IPLP Provides Support for Native Eyes 09 Film FestivalPosted: 11/03/2009

The Arizona State Museum and the Hanson Film Institute, in collaboration with the National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, are presenting Read more...

Dr Burton to Speak as Part of Fall 2009 IPLP Colloquium SeriesPosted: 10/14/2009

The theme of the Fall 2009 IPLP Colloquium series is “Connecting with Culture.” The next speaker in the series will be  Read more...