Published: March 13, 2024
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Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly round up.

Faculty Publications  

Jonathon Booth (joining Colorado Law Summer 2024), The Cycle of Delegitimization: Lessons from Dred Scott on the Relationship Between the Supreme Court and the Nation, 51 UC L. Const. Q. 5 (2024). 

Dean Lolita Buckner InnissSocial Movements and the Law: Talking About Black Lives Matter and #MeToo, SSRN.com(forthcoming, University of California Press, 2024)(with Bridget J. Crawford). 

Margot Kaminski, From Gods to Google, SSRN.com (forthcoming, Yale L. J.)(with Rebecca Aviel, Toni M. Massaro, & Andrew Keane Woods). 

Mark LoewensteinReflections on the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing Under Delaware Law: The Case of Sandbagging,  SSRN.com(forthcoming, Del. J. Corp. L., 2024). 

Daria RoithmayrDetecting the Network Spread of Police Shooting in the Chicago Police Department, SSRN.com (with Thibaut Horel, Lorenzo Masoero, Raj Agrawal, & Trevor Campbell). 

Notable mentions, news articles, and blog posts 

[Jonathon Booth, joining Colorado Law Summer 2024], Emily Battaglia, Getting to Know Prof. Jonathon Booth, Colorado Law (Feb. 26, 2024). 

Paul Campos, Lawyers, Guns, & Money (Feb. 24-March 8, 2024), blog posts available here

Violeta ChapinCU Law Prof. Violeta Chapin on SCOTUS Blocking Texas Migrant Deportation Law, KOA Newradio (March 5, 2024).  

[Violeta Chapin], Analisa Romano, 'There's Still This Gap': Latinas Make Slow Progress in Colorado Law Professions, Denver Business Journal (March 5, 2024).  

[Violeta Chapin], Kyla Pearce, As Denver's Sanctuary City Crisis Spirals, Nearby Communities and Nonprofits Struggle to Respond, Denver Gazette (March 8, 2024). 

[Laura Dolbow, joining Colorado Law Summer 2024], Dean Inniss Announces New Faculty Appointment, Colorado Law (March 5, 2024). 

T. Markus Funk [Colorado Law Adjunct], Stand Your Ground Laws Don’t Mean You Can Fire Blindly Into A Crowd, The Daily Caller (March 4, 2024). 

T. Markus Funk, Cross-Border Evidence Gathering: A Primer on Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties and Letters Rogatory (Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, Forthcoming, co-authored with US District Judge Virginia M. Kendall) was listed in SSRNs Top Articles Ten list for Conflict Studies: International Cooperation eJournal and PSN: Other International Cooperation. 

T. Markus Funk ,The Development of Victims’ Rights Under International Law was listed in SSRNs Top Articles Ten list for PSN: Courts of Human Rights (Topic) and PSN: Human Rights Networks (Topic) Top Ten. 

T. Markus Funk, Understanding a Nation’s Right to Defensive Force During Turbulent Times (Berkeley J. Int'l L.) was listed in SSRNs Top Articles Ten list for MRN Negotiations & Dispute Resolution Network and NEG Subject Matter eJournals. 

[Jennifer Hendricks], Trevor Hughes & Minnah Arsad, Alabama Justice Invoked the 'Wrath of a Holy God' in an Opinion. Is That Allowed? USA Today (Feb. 22, 2024). 

[Dean Lolita Buckner Inniss], Emily Battaglia, John Echohawk to Deliver 2024 Commencement Ceremony Remarks, Colorado Law (March 5, 2024). 

Vivek KrishnamurthyCanada's New Online Harms Legislation (panelist)(McGill University, March 1, 2024). 

[Vivek Krishnamurthy], Daniel Duke & Lorri Anne Meils, Are We Ready for the Quantum Age? Preparing for the Risks of Quantum Technologies with Rights-Respecting Policy Frameworks, Tech Policy Press (March 5, 2024). 

[Gregor MacGregor (pictured), Acequia Assistance Project, Colorado Law 3L Mary Slosson, Sarah Krakoff, & Colorado Law alum Peter Nichols], Sarah Kuta, How Law Students Are Keeping a Historic Water Distribution Tradition Alive in Southern Colorado, The Coloradan (March 4, 2024). 

[Vanessa Racehorse, joining Colorado Law August 2024], Emily Battaglia, Getting to Know Prof. Vanessa Racehorse, Colorado Law (Feb. 28, 2024). 

[Blake Reid], Isaiah Poritz, Justices Question Big Tech Immunity Amid Free Speech Court Fight,Bloomberg Law (March 4, 2024).  

[Blake Reid], Section 230's Debts makes SSRN's Top Ten download list for: Antitrust & Regulated Industries eJournals and Cyberspace Law eJournal. 

Colene Robinson2024 BFA Excellence Award Winners Announced, Boulder Faculty Assembly (Feb. 22, 2024)(Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient). 

[Wadie Said], Melissa Henry, Legal Expert Weighs in on Case of Colorado Mother Facing Extradition, KKTV Colorado (Feb. 29, 2024). 

[Andrew Schwartz], Emily Battaglia, Professor Andrew Schwartz to Deliver 2024 Scott Lecture, Colorado Law (March 4, 2024). 

[Doug Spencer], Jennifer Soules, Now That Trump's on the Colorado Ballot, Here's What's Next, CU Boulder Today (March 4, 2024). 

[Harry Surden], Lene Powell, Beyond Chat GPT: Using Generative AI in Legal Practice, Wolters Kluwer Vital Briefing (Feb. 22, 2024). 

Technology Law and Policy Clinic report on election disinformation in Pakistan featured in the Pakistani media (DawnNews English, Feb. 27, 2024). 

Student Attorneys Examine Human Rights Challenges Posed by Pakistan's E-Safety Bill, TLPC (March 7, 2024).