University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law
@sjquinney.bsky.social
The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law is a top public law school in Salt Lake City.
Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @bloomberglaw.com article about lawmakers using the Congressional Review Act to get rid of land use plans restricting fossil fuel development.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, is quoted in this @bloomberglaw.com article about lawmakers using the Congressional Review Act to get rid of land use plans restricting fossil fuel development.
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The College of Law and the @utah.edu David Eccles School of Business are both included on @time.com's Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2026 list!
The Best Colleges for Future Leaders 2026
TIME and Statista name the 125 best colleges for future leaders.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Associate Research Professor Jamie Pleune's 2019 paper on expediting mine permitting processes is quoted in this @kuer.org article about Utah expanding its streamlined ‘Permit By Rule.'
Utah expands its streamlined ‘Permit By Rule’ to cover 7 new industrial activities
A House bill from the last legislative session required the Division of Air Quality to assess whether a Permit by Rule process could be applied to additional Utah industries to reduce lengthy approval...
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November 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Associate Research Professor Jamie Pleune's 2019 paper on expediting mine permitting processes is quoted in this @kuer.org article about Utah expanding its streamlined ‘Permit By Rule.'
Alumna Melissa Holyoak (JD '03) was appointed interim U.S. attorney for Utah! Learn more about her career in this @ksl.com article.
Melissa Holyoak appointed interim US attorney for District of Utah
Melissa Holyoak replaces Felice John Viti, who was the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Alumna Melissa Holyoak (JD '03) was appointed interim U.S. attorney for Utah! Learn more about her career in this @ksl.com article.
Congratulations to Associate Professor @jennapro.bsky.social and Clinical Assistant Professor Sam Heppell, who were selected as 2026 faculty mentors for @utah.edu's Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)!
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November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Congratulations to Associate Professor @jennapro.bsky.social and Clinical Assistant Professor Sam Heppell, who were selected as 2026 faculty mentors for @utah.edu's Summer Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)!
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Political impeachment would be a tall order, notes @sjquinney.bsky.social ’s Louisa Heiny, and would set a bad precedent.
Utah courts speak up to denounce ‘dangerous’ threats over redistricting ruling
Threats to judges are nothing new, but political pressure after recent high-profile rulings risks courts becoming “arenas of political retribution,” according to the American Bar Association.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Political impeachment would be a tall order, notes @sjquinney.bsky.social ’s Louisa Heiny, and would set a bad precedent.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Louisa Heiny and Professor Chris Peterson are quoted in this @kuer.org article about threats over Utah Judge Dianna Gibson's redistricting ruling.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Louisa Heiny and Professor Chris Peterson are quoted in this @kuer.org article about threats over Utah Judge Dianna Gibson's redistricting ruling.
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I just posted Ipse Dixit #823, featuring @jcontreras.bsky.social of @sjquinney.bsky.social discussing his draft article "Silly Patents." If you want to learn how to exercise your cat, check it out! shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...
Jorge Contreras on Silly Patents | Ipse Dixit
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November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I just posted Ipse Dixit #823, featuring @jcontreras.bsky.social of @sjquinney.bsky.social discussing his draft article "Silly Patents." If you want to learn how to exercise your cat, check it out! shows.acast.com/ipse-dixit/e...
@deankronkwarner.bsky.social is in a new documentary called “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake." It focuses on Indigenous voices and Indigenous peoples’ traditional connections and ecological knowledge to save the lake.
Learn more in this @sltrib.com article.
Learn more in this @sltrib.com article.
‘Planting seeds’: An Indigenous filmmaker wants to spark new conversations on saving the Great Salt Lake
An Indigenous filmmaker and her crew have spent two years making "Diverted," a documentary with a big goal: Saving the Great Salt Lake by telling its story.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
@deankronkwarner.bsky.social is in a new documentary called “Diverted: Indigenous Stewardship and Saving Great Salt Lake." It focuses on Indigenous voices and Indigenous peoples’ traditional connections and ecological knowledge to save the lake.
Learn more in this @sltrib.com article.
Learn more in this @sltrib.com article.
Check out this @deseret.com.web.brid.gy article about our Veterans Day presentation on how military victory should be defined with Professor Amos Guiora, Professor Jim Holbrook, former prosecutor David Schwendiman + retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Irvine.
From Vietnam to Gaza: Experts question the meaning of 'victory' in modern war
University of Utah law professors who are also veterans discuss what military victory means today
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November 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Check out this @deseret.com.web.brid.gy article about our Veterans Day presentation on how military victory should be defined with Professor Amos Guiora, Professor Jim Holbrook, former prosecutor David Schwendiman + retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Irvine.
Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in this @nytimes.com article about President Trump's threat to sue the BBC.
A Trump Lawsuit Against the BBC Would Face Serious Hurdles
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November 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Professor @randersenjones.bsky.social, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in this @nytimes.com article about President Trump's threat to sue the BBC.
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In honor of Veterans Day, we hosted a thought-provoking panel called “Defining Military Victory: From Vietnam to Iraq/Afghanistan to the Gaza Strip.” A big thank you to Professor Jim Holbrook, Professor Amos Guiora, Brig. Gen. David Irvine, and Lieut. Cmdr. David Schwendiman for their presentations.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
In honor of Veterans Day, we hosted a thought-provoking panel called “Defining Military Victory: From Vietnam to Iraq/Afghanistan to the Gaza Strip.” A big thank you to Professor Jim Holbrook, Professor Amos Guiora, Brig. Gen. David Irvine, and Lieut. Cmdr. David Schwendiman for their presentations.
Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert who also represents the families of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, is quoted in this @bbcnewsi.bsky.social article about the judge's decision to drop the criminal case against Boeing.
Boeing criminal case linked to fatal 737 crashes dropped
The judge said he did not believe the decision was in the public interest but he did not have authority to deny the request.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Professor Paul Cassell, a criminal law expert who also represents the families of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes, is quoted in this @bbcnewsi.bsky.social article about the judge's decision to drop the criminal case against Boeing.
Watch yesterday's panel on press freedom under Trump with
@randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social. Thanks to @knightcolumbia.org for hosting!
@randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social. Thanks to @knightcolumbia.org for hosting!
The Future of Press Freedom in an Era of Democratic Backsliding
YouTube video by Knight First Amendment Institute
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November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Watch yesterday's panel on press freedom under Trump with
@randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social. Thanks to @knightcolumbia.org for hosting!
@randersenjones.bsky.social, @sonjawest.bsky.social, @attorneynora.bsky.social, @azmatzahra.bsky.social, @joelsimonsays.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social. Thanks to @knightcolumbia.org for hosting!
Celebrate Veterans Day, earn ethics CLE + hear veterans discuss how "military victory” evolved across conflicts and what it means in today’s global context. Speakers include Prof. Amos Guiora, Prof. James Holbrook, Prosecutor David Schwendiman + U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Irvine.
RSVP for lunch!
RSVP for lunch!
Defining Military Victory: From Vietnam to Iraq/Afghanistan to the Gaza Strip
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November 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Celebrate Veterans Day, earn ethics CLE + hear veterans discuss how "military victory” evolved across conflicts and what it means in today’s global context. Speakers include Prof. Amos Guiora, Prof. James Holbrook, Prosecutor David Schwendiman + U.S. Army Brig. Gen. David Irvine.
RSVP for lunch!
RSVP for lunch!
Professor @mtokson.bsky.social, a Fourth amendment expert, is quoted in this @apnews.com article about Afa Ah Loo's death in June at a No Kings march in Salt Lake City. Laura Ah Loo, Afa's widow, says no one is being held accountable for Ah Loo's death.
Months after a man was killed at a 'No Kings' march in Utah, his wife still seeks answers
The widow of a beloved Utah fashion designer who was fatally shot during the June “No Kings” protest in Salt Lake City wants someone held accountable for her husband’s death.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Professor @mtokson.bsky.social, a Fourth amendment expert, is quoted in this @apnews.com article about Afa Ah Loo's death in June at a No Kings march in Salt Lake City. Laura Ah Loo, Afa's widow, says no one is being held accountable for Ah Loo's death.
Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora and students Sophia Gulgulian, Gianna LaRoche, and Lindsay Allan spoke to @krclradio.bsky.social about their new law review papers exploring "enabling culture" within universities and their work in Utah Law's Bystander Initiative.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora and students Sophia Gulgulian, Gianna LaRoche, and Lindsay Allan spoke to @krclradio.bsky.social about their new law review papers exploring "enabling culture" within universities and their work in Utah Law's Bystander Initiative.
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krcl.org/blog/campaig...
Congratulations to 2025 alumnae Kaite Hogan and Jessica Guardiola Hamilton, who joined Wasatch Immigration Project in Park City!
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October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Congratulations to 2025 alumnae Kaite Hogan and Jessica Guardiola Hamilton, who joined Wasatch Immigration Project in Park City!
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Register for our 40th annual Fordham Debate, held Nov. 20 from 12-1:30 p.m. Earn CLE and hear @jameeljaffer.bsky.social and Professor Nadine Strossen debate merits, drawbacks + dimensions of institutional neutrality and related academic freedom issues.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Register for our 40th annual Fordham Debate, held Nov. 20 from 12-1:30 p.m. Earn CLE and hear @jameeljaffer.bsky.social and Professor Nadine Strossen debate merits, drawbacks + dimensions of institutional neutrality and related academic freedom issues.
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"Although I did not speak English very well, I navigated the American criminal justice system. As an immigrant, I had to figure out not only how to survive but how to find my place and succeed in a system not built for people like me."
Learn more about 1L Barbara Czaja and how she found Utah Law!
Learn more about 1L Barbara Czaja and how she found Utah Law!
Law as a tool of empowerment: Meet Arc Fellow Barbara Czaja - S.J. Quinney College of Law
Barbara Czaja was born and raised in Kielce, Poland, and came to New York City at 18 with two suitcases, a few hundred dollars and...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Although I did not speak English very well, I navigated the American criminal justice system. As an immigrant, I had to figure out not only how to survive but how to find my place and succeed in a system not built for people like me."
Learn more about 1L Barbara Czaja and how she found Utah Law!
Learn more about 1L Barbara Czaja and how she found Utah Law!
Professor @brigdaniels.bsky.social and Assistant Research Professor Beth Parker, who both lead Utah Law's Great Salt Lake Project, are quoted in this @sltrib.com article about what it will take to save the Great Salt Lake.
What will it take to save the Great Salt Lake by the 2034 Winter Olympics? It depends on who you ask
Utah pledged to save the Great Salt Lake by the 2034 Winter Olympics. To reach a "healthy" level, it needs to rise 7 feet. That may require cutting water use in half. How will that happen so that Utah...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Professor @brigdaniels.bsky.social and Assistant Research Professor Beth Parker, who both lead Utah Law's Great Salt Lake Project, are quoted in this @sltrib.com article about what it will take to save the Great Salt Lake.
Thanks, @deankronkwarner.bsky.social, for being a good sport even though the Utes lost!
Unfortunately, the Utah Utes did not win Saturday's game against the BYU Cougars, so I wore the promised BYU shirt today. A bet is a bet!
October 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Thanks, @deankronkwarner.bsky.social, for being a good sport even though the Utes lost!
We loved having @debhaalandnm.bsky.social here for Cutting Sign this weekend!
A big thank you to former Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, the first Native Secretary of the Interior, for taking time to talk to students attending the Cutting Sign to the Legal Profession conference this weekend! This event helps students network with leaders who practice Indian law.
October 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
We loved having @debhaalandnm.bsky.social here for Cutting Sign this weekend!
In a new article in @eliorg.bsky.social's Environmental Law Reporter, our Stegner fellows Tom Mitchell & Wesley Peebles examine the authorities claimed in a recent executive order on mineral production—and argue that the order will likely face legal challenges.
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Read the full article:
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October 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In a new article in @eliorg.bsky.social's Environmental Law Reporter, our Stegner fellows Tom Mitchell & Wesley Peebles examine the authorities claimed in a recent executive order on mineral production—and argue that the order will likely face legal challenges.
Read the full article:
Read the full article:
Professor Bob Keiter and Jennifer Napier-Pearce of the Eccles Foundation will discuss Keiter's new book "Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone" Nov. 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. at @nhmu.bsky.social. The event is free to attend + $15 for one hour CLE.
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October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Professor Bob Keiter and Jennifer Napier-Pearce of the Eccles Foundation will discuss Keiter's new book "Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone" Nov. 10 from 7-8:30 p.m. at @nhmu.bsky.social. The event is free to attend + $15 for one hour CLE.
Register: lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/xwf44d8
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