For the Record: Expert Insights in Long-term Care, Honorable Mention by the World Justice Project, Women’s History Month and More

News 

Bambauer Publishes in Washington Post, Lawfare 

Professor of Law Jane Bambauer writes a perspective piece in the Washington Post on how letting police access Google location data can help solve crimes. Bambauer writes about a 2019 bank robbery in which location data helped solve the crime but a U.S. District Court judge said the sifting of cellphone location databases was not constitutionally permissible and violated the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable searches. 

“Clearly, some judges are uncomfortable with giving police any access, absent a finding of probable cause, to the gobs of data that are collected on law-abiding Americans. But while some civil-liberties advocates hailed the decision, it may reflect a too-cramped view of how to balance a right to privacy against the effective maintenance of public security. In truth, geofence warrants present an opportunity for sound policing that is consistent with constitutional principles,” writes Bambauer.  

Bambauer also wrote a post in Lawfare proposing ways to deter the extremism of radical online networks. Neither policymakers nor large tech companies have figured out how to temper the extremism that breeds on social media without messing up social media.  

Licensed Legal Advocate Pilot Honored at World Justice Challenge 

University of Arizona Law’s Innovation for Justice (i4J) Licensed Legal Advocate (LLA) Pilot received an honorable mention from the World Justice Project 2022 World Justice Challenge, a global competition to identify, recognize and promote good practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance the rule of law. 

The LLA Pilot, created in partnership with the Arizona Supreme Court and Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse, authorizes non-lawyer community advocates to give legal advice with delivery of social services. The pilot was selected for its "innovative approach and demonstrated impact towards solving a pressing rule of law challenge.” The LLA pilot will be exhibited at the World Justice Forum 2022: Building More Just Communities occurring May 31 to June 2 in The Hague, Netherlands. 

Learn more about the LLA Pilot program.

Sklar Featured in Expert Insights Series, Discusses Long-term Care 

Tara Sklar, an expert in aging law and policy, was featured in the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Expert Insights series in a video titled, “What a legal expert wants you to know about long-term care,” In the clip, Sklar advises how best to care for loved ones as they get older.  

Sklar is a senior faculty advisor for the University of Arizona Health Sciences’ Innovation in Healthy Aging initiative and leads efforts to incorporate aging law and policy into training future health care professionals. 

Whiteman Runs Him Writes About Double-jeopardy Case in SCOTUS Blog  

Heather Whiteman Runs Him, director of the Tribal Justice Clinic at University of Arizona Law, writes a case preview and an argument analysis in SCOTUS blog on Denezpi v. United States. The Supreme Court heard argument on the case which examines whether the federal government can bring criminal charges in federal court against a defendant previously found guilty in a Court of Indian Offenses for an offense stemming from the same act. Whiteman Runs Him writes how the case shines a spotlight on prosecutorial issues faced by Native tribes and reinforces calls for additional federal funding for tribal courts and tribal prosecution.  

Laskowski Selected  for Inaugural Summer Conference on Applied Data Science 

Cas Laskowski, technology and empirical services librarian at the Daniel F. Cracchiolo Law Library, has been selected as a researcher for the inaugural Summer Conference on Applied Data Science (SCADS) at the Laboratory for Analytic Sciences at North Carolina State University. SCADS will bring together experts from academia, industry and government to collaboratively address a data science challenge problem. 

Laskowski’s  research interests are improving legal data infrastructures and the ethical use of machine learning applications in legal systems and governance. She regularly teaches and writes about the intersection of artificial intelligence and law. 

In the Media 

Women in climate change: Kirsten Engel 
University of Arizona News 
March 23, 2022 

The University of Arizona is celebrating Women's History Month by highlighting a few climate researchers across campus who hope to create a better future for everyone. Professor Kirsten Engel researches the role of state and local governments in catalyzing climate action at a larger geographic scale. 

Unfair Housing Law with Xiaoqian Hu 
Voices in Vulnerability Podcast 
March 18, 2022 

University of Arizona Law Associate Professor Xiaoqian Hu is interviewed on the latest Voices in Vulnerability podcast. Hu discusses fair housing, the uses of property, and her strategy for creating incremental change. 

Wide Shot newsletter: 'Batman' price hikes. Disney+ discounts. What is entertainment worth to you? 
Los Angeles Times 
March 8, 2022 

Movie theaters routinely charge more for IMAX and Dolby screenings and offer discounts for seniors. But until recently, uniform pricing ruled in ticket land. According to a 2007 paper by University of Arizona Law Professor Barak Y. Orbach and Stanford economics Professor Liran Einav, variable pricing was employed in prior decades, but that changed as the industry transitioned to one dominated by multiplexes. 

Pinal County farmers are the first to feel the pain of Colorado River cuts 
KJZZ 
March 7, 2022 

With less water available for irrigation, many farmers and experts anticipate a decline in agricultural production in Pinal County in 2022. University of Arizona Law Regents Professor Emeritus Robert Glennon weighs in. 

Why the Census Invented Nine Fake People in One House 
Slate  
March 7, 2022 

University of Arizona Law Professor Jane Bambauer discusses the U.S. Census Bureau’s efforts to protect Americans’ privacy.  

Supreme Court Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Harvard Service Raises Questions for Admissions Cases 
Wall Street Journal 
March 4, 2022 

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson's Harvard service raises questions for admissions cases. University Arizona Law Professor Keith Swisher, an ethics expert, weighs in. 

Legal paraprofessional program helping fill Arizona 'legal deserts' 
Fronteras KJZZ 
March 2, 2022 

According to a 2020 ABA report, AZ ranks last per capita in the number of legal resources available to residents. Legal Paraprofessional Program Coordinator Kristy Clairmont explains how the legal paraprofessional program will help fill AZ 'legal deserts.'