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Sklar Presents at Annual Health Law Conferences at Harvard Law and Boston University 

On June 6, Faculty Director of the Health Law & Policy Program Tara Sklar presented at Harvard Law School as part of the 2025 Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics Annual Conference with this year’s theme on Law, Health Care, and the Aging Brain and Body. Her paper is entitled, From Care to Technology-Facilitated Threats and Abuse: Legal and Regulatory Approaches to Safeguard Against Age Tech Misuse. The conference and forthcoming book with the presenters’ papers is to address how health care systems and political structures need to adapt to the new reality of increased longevity. Current legal, policy, and regulatory approaches seem poorly matched to address these emerging issues. 

On June 9, Sklar presented at Boston University School of Law and School of Public Health for the 2025 Annual Health Law Professors Conference with the American Society for Law, Medicine & Ethics. She participated on a panel entitled, Navigating Telehealth’s Crossroads: Access, Quality, and the Push for Parity, and presented my latest work in progress that explores, ‘Financing Telehealth: Looking Beyond Parity.’ 

Richotte 2nd Edition Textbook Published 

Professor Keith Richotte, Jr., Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Program, second edition textbook, Richotte's Federal Indian Law and Policy: An Introduction, 2d, has published. The textbook is designed to help students, instructors, and others without a legal background to learn and teach about the legal landscape that shapes Native America. Covering both the historical foundations that continue to inform the present as well as hot button issues facing Native America today.   

Woods Article Published in Georgetown Law Journal 

Professor Jordan Blair Woods, interim associate dean for Academic Affairs, latest publication titled, The New Sexual Deviancy, has been published in the Georgetown Law Journal. His article argues that modern laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community are founded on outdated conceptions of "deviant" behavior. It outlines how this threatens the LGBTQ+ community and envisions strategies for reform. 

Huskey Article Published in University of St. Thomas Law Journal 

Director of the Veterans' Advocacy Law Clinic Kristine Huskey has co-authored, Native American Veterans: Acknowledging Their Service, Recognizing Their Needs, and Learning from Their Tribal Restorative Tradition, it was recently published in the University of St. Thomas Law Journal. Rising third-year student Jacquelyn Francisco was also a contributor to the article. 

Bergman Receives Judicial Education Award  

Director of Advocacy Barbara Bergman has received the inaugural Rozier E. Sanchez CEI Faculty Award for excellence in judicial education from the New Mexico Court Education Institute (CEI). The award was presented at the annual training conference for state court judges in Albuquerque. Bergman taught at the University of New Mexico School of Law for 28 years before joining the faculty at Arizona Law in 2016.  

Lett Receives John Strong Teaching Award 

Associate Clinical Professor of Law Sylvia Lett received the John W. Strong Teaching Award, elected by students at the end of 2024-25 academic year. Lett was also the recipient of this award in 2023. 

Simon Speaks at National Association of Court Staff Attorneys 2025 Conference and Book Reviewed in the Law Library Journal 

On July 11, Clinical Professor of Law Diana Simon was a speaker at the National Association of Court Staff Attorneys 2025 Conference in Salt Lake City. The conference is attended by staff attorneys from all around the country from appellate courts in both the federal and state courts. Simon’s presentation highlighted five areas where staff attorneys can hone their skills and make their writing products more effective. 

Additionally, Simon’s book, “The (Not Too Serious) Guide to Legal Writing,” was recently reviewed by Angela Maani, Law Library Services Librarian at the Department of Justice, in the Law Library Journal (LLJ). Since 1908, LLJ has been the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Association of Law Libraries.  

Media  

Maricopans to vote on Martinez-backed terrorist label for drug cartels 
InMaricopa.com 
June 30, 2025 

A suspected Sinaloa Cartel scout was arrested in the mountains of unincorporated Maricopa, now a resolution on next year’s ballot, Arizona voters will decide whether to label such operatives as foreign terrorist organizations under state law. Professor Lynn Marcus, director of the Immigration Law Clinics and an expert in federal immigration law, is quoted.  
 

DeSantis: There is 'zero impact' from 'Alligator Alcatraz' on the Florida Everglades 
Politifact 
July 11, 2025  

Conservation groups last week filed a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for failing to conduct an environmental assessment ahead of constructing the migrant detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" atop an idle airstrip in the Florida Everglades. DeSantis provided no support for his claims the project will have "zero impact" on the surrounding ecosystem. Professor Justin Pidot, co-director of the Environmental Law Program, weighs in. 

New Law School Deans Take the Helm, Most Leading a Law School for the First Time 
Law.com 
July 9, 2025 

Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law Marc Miller, who served as dean for 12 years, weighs in on seventeen law schools with new deans.  

“Vesting” v. “Appropriating” in the Constitution, by Shalev Gad Roisman 
Notice & Comment: A blog from the Yale Journal on Regulation and ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice 
July 1, 2025 

Professor of Law Shalev Gad Roisman writes a blog post drawing a connection between Congress’s power to “appropriate” and the three “vesting” clauses of the Constitution. 

Addressing America’s Migrant Child Labor Crisis 
Global Workplace Law & Policy 
June 26, 2025 

Professor Shefali Milczarek-Desai, co-director of the Bacon Immigration Law and Policy Program, writes about America's migrant child labor crisis, failures of existing legal solutions, and proposes policy changes aimed at improving migrant children’s on-the-ground reality.  

All Things Considered: Immigration officials are going after people seeking asylum 
NPR 
June 23, 2025  

Professor Lynn Marcus, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, discusses the Trump administration's crackdown on migrants of all kinds, including asylum seekers who say they're fleeing persecution. 

After promising to deport criminals, Trump targets asylum seekers instead 
KJZZ-Radio 
June 23, 2025 

On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump promised to carry out the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, focused on deporting people with criminal records. But now, immigration officials are also going after the hundreds of thousands of people who have sought asylum in the U.S. in recent years, a legal process intended to protect those fleeing persecution. Professor Lynn Marcus, director of the Immigration Law Clinic, is interviewed.  

State Bar of Arizona clashes with allies of lawyer suing Phoenix Suns over discrimination claims 
The Arizona Republic 
June 23, 2025 

An Arizona state senator and a civil rights group have accused the State Bar of Arizona of discriminating and retaliating against an attorney suing the Phoenix Suns. Professor Keith Swisher, a legal ethics expert, weighs in. 

DOJ finds Trump can abolish areas protected as national monuments 
The Washington Post 
June 10, 2025 

An opinion released by the Office of Legal Counsel concludes the president can abolish national monuments declared by past administrations. Professor Justin Pidot weighs in.