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Policing the Open Road Named One of the Ten Best History Books of 2019

Smithsonian magazine recently named Policing the Open Road: How Cars Transformed American Freedom by Professor Sarah A. Seo one of the ten best history books of 2019. Professor Seo’s book explores how the rise of the car, which many consider the symbol of American personal freedom, inadvertently...

Professor Thomas Gallanis Delivering the 2019 Amakasu Lectures

Professor Thomas Gallanis Delivers the 2019 Amakasu Lectures

Thomas P. Gallanis delivered the 2019 Amakasu Lectures in Trust Law on November 25 and 28 in Tokyo. Professor Gallanis is the Allan D. Vestal Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research. The Amakasu Lectures bring world-leading scholars to Tokyo to deliver lectures on trust law. The lectures are...

The Tort of Outrage and Some Objectivity about Subjectivity

Professor Cristina Carmody Tilley recently published an article in the Journal of Tort Law , titled “The Tort of Outrage and Some Objectivity about Subjectivity.” From the abstract: The tort of outrage has been sidelined in recent decades by judges and academics who question its legitimacy. This...

Professor Gowder Awarded Grant

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation recently awarded a grant to Paul Gowder, Professor and O.K. Patton Fellow in Law. The grant to Professor Gowder is part of a larger funding to help universities, think tanks, and advocacy groups fill gaps in research on issues at the forefront of national...

Insincere Evidence

Professor Sean Sullivan recently published an article in the Virginia Law Review with Professor Michael Gilbert of the University of Virginia School of Law, titled “Insincere Evidence.” From the abstract: Proving a violation of law is costly. Because of the cost, minor violations of law often go...

Prosecution and Punishment of Corporate Criminality

Professor Mihailis Diamantis recently published an article in the Annual Review of Law and Social Science with Professor William Laufer of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, titled “Prosecution and Punishment of Corporate Criminality.” From the abstract: This article offers an...

Administering Patent Law

In October 2018, Iowa Law Review and the Iowa Innovation, Business and Law Center, directed by Professor Jason Rantanen, hosted the “Administering Patent Law” symposium. Iowa Law Review recently published an issue with articles from the symposium, including an essay by Professor Rantanen.

A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa

Professor Leonard Sandler recently published an article in the Washington University Journal of Law & Policy with Professor Brian Kaskie of the University of Iowa College of Public Health, titled “A Protocol for Examining and Mapping Elder Abuse Pathways in Iowa.”

Professor Maya Steinitz Authors Lead Article in Harvard Law's The Practice

Maya Steinitz, Professor and Bouma Family Fellow in Law at the University of Iowa College of Law, authored the lead article in the latest issue of The Practice , a publication of Harvard Law School’s Center on the Legal Profession. Professor Steinitz is one of the nation’s leading experts on...

Patents as Credentials

Professor Rantanen recently published an article in the Washington & Lee Law Review with Sarah E. Jack, titled “Patents as Credentials.”

The Guide to Monitorships: An Academic Perspective

Professor Diamantis recently published a chapter in The Guide to Monitorships, titled “An Academic Perspective.”

The N.R.A.’s Strict-Scrutiny Amendments

Professor Pettys recently published an article in the Iowa Law Review, titled “The N.R.A.’s Strict-Scrutiny Amendments.”

Consent for Clinical Genome Sequencing: Considerations from the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium

Professor Anya E. R. Prince recently published an article in Personalized Medicine, along with Joon-Ho Yu and other co-authors, titled “Consent for Clinical Genome Sequencing: Considerations from the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium.”

Cases and Materials on American Property Law

Professor Kurtz recently published a new edition of his casebook Cases and Materials on American Property Law, with Herbert Hovenkamp, Carol Necole Brown, and Christopher K. Odinet.

The Global Flock and the Beautiful Soul

Global Affiliated Professor Alexander Somek recently published an article in the Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law, titled “The Global Flock and the Beautiful Soul,” as part of the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context’s symposium on Hans Lindahl’s book Authority and the Globalisation of Inclusion and Exclusion.

Political Economy, Stakeholder Voices, and Saliency: Lessons from International Policies Regulating Insurer Use of Genetic Information

Professor Prince recently published an article in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences, titled “Political Economy, Stakeholder Voices, and Saliency: Lessons from International Policies Regulating Insurer Use of Genetic Information.”

Challenges for Comparative Fact-Finding

Professor Sullivan recently published an article in The International Journal of Evidence and Proof, titled “Challenges for Comparative Fact-Finding.”

Gene Therapy’s Field of Dreams: If You Build It, Will We Pay?

Professor Prince recently published an article, co-authored with Laura Hercher, in the North Carolina Law Review, titled “Gene Therapy’s Field of Dreams: If You Build It, Will We Pay?”

Rule 10b-5 and Business Combination Transactions

Professor Miller recently published an article in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, titled “Rule 10b-5 and Business Combination Transactions.”

On the Road, Police Power Has Few Limits

Professor Seo recently published an article in The Atlantic, titled “On the Road, Police Power Has Few Limits.”

Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It

Professor Shill recently published an article in The Atlantic, titled “Americans Shouldn’t Have to Drive, but the Law Insists on It.”

Servitude and Captivity in the Common Law of Master-Servant: Judicial Interpretations of the Thirteenth Amendment’s Labor Vision Immediately After Its Enactment

Professor VanderVelde recently published an article in the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, titled “Servitude and Captivity in the Common Law of Master-Servant: Judicial Interpretations of the Thirteenth Amendment’s Labor Vision Immediately After Its Enactment.”

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