Faculty Activities

Constitutional law tends to focus on the rules that apply to what the government does—like the rules that apply to the laws that the government enacts to the government’s taxes and the government’s decisions to arrest and imprison. What’s less clear are the constitutional rules that apply to what the government says. In her new book, The Government’s Speech and the Constitution, constitutional law scholar and Professor Helen Norton investigates the variety and abundance of government speech.

The U.S. Supreme Court begins hearing oral arguments for the fall term on Monday, Oct. 7. Colorado Law faculty are available for media interviews on upcoming cases in front of the Court.

Helen Norton, professor and Ira C. Rothgerber, Jr. Chair in Constitutional Law, will present her paper, "Discrimination and the Speech That Enables It," at an Oct. 25 symposium at the University of Chicago titled "What’s the Harm? The Future of the First Amendment."

People applying for U.S. citizenship have seen application wait times double since 2016, according to a new report from the Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights prepared in part by University of Colorado Law School faculty and students.

The University of Colorado Law School congratulates Associate Professor Margot Kaminski for receiving the Provost's Faculty Achievement Award for her work on artificial intelligence (AI), data privacy, and human decision making.

Several Colorado Law faculty members hosted workshops and conferences on campus this summer, convening top scholars to share innovative research on legal issues against the scenic backdrop of the Rocky Mountains.

On March 21-24, 2019, University of Colorado Law School Professor Suzette Malveaux and Associate Professor Craig Konnoth attended the Fourth National People of Color (NPOC) Legal Scholarship Conference , the largest gathering of legal scholars of color in history. Approximately 600 law professors and scholars from across the United States...

Suzette Malveaux, Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and Director of the Byron R. White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law , joined African-American women law professors from across the country for the 13th Annual Lutie A. Lytle Black Women Law Faculty Workshop and Writing Retreat , held...

A CU Boulder delegation comprising University of Colorado Law School Dean S. James Anaya, Associate Professor Brad Bernthal ('01), CU Global Ambassador Alan Heath ('68), and representatives from the Chancellor’s Office and schools of education and business, headed to Mexico City June 3-8 to explore opportunities for collaboration in academic programs, student exchanges, internships, executive and continuing education, and constituent engagement.