For the Record: Awards, Expert Insights on US Trade Policy, Telehealth, AI, Immigration Law and More

News 

Tamir Awarded the 2025 Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law by AALS  

Associate Professor of Law Oren Tamir’s has been awarded with the 2025 Mark Tushnet Prize in Comparative Law for his paper “Our Parochial Administrative Law" by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section of Comparative Law. The award will be presented at the AALS Annual Meeting on January 9, 2025.  

Gantz Joins Expert Panel on The Future of US Trade Policy at Rice University  

Samuel M. Fegtly Professor Emeritus David Gantz spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy on September 19, 2024, during “Election Insights: The Future of US Trade Policy.” Gantz spoke on a panel conversation with other trade policy experts about the U.S., Mexico, and Canada.  

IPLP Joins International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Decision in Favor of Batwa People of the DRC 

The Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy Program joined Forest Peoples Program, Rainforest Foundation UK and Amnesty International in a joint statement welcoming a historic decision from the African Commission of Human and Peoples Rights in favor of the Batwa people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, setting a significant precedent for Indigenous peoples' land rights in the context of conservation.  

Sklar Publishes Article for Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation’s Digital Symposium on Telehealth  

Professor Tara Sklar, faculty director of the Health Law & Policy Program, participated in the Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation’s Digital Symposium on "The Future of Telehealth Regulation." Sklar published an article entitled, “Pursuing an Interstate Medical Telemedicine Registration Compact on Bill of Health,” in Harvard Law’s blog Bill of Health. The article argues the need to pursue an interstate medical telemedicine registration compact. 

Media 

The US Is Not Prepared for the AI Electricity Demand Shock 
ProMarket 
Sep. 12, 2024 

Robert H. Mundheim Professor of Law & Business Barak Orbach writes about the impending electricity demand shock driven by the rapid growth of AI technologies. Orbach highlights concerns about the U.S.'s lack of preparedness to handle the significant increase in energy consumption, stressing the need for infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms to meet the future demands of AI-powered systems. 

Latinoamérica y el debate de la no intervención 
DW.com 
Sep. 10, 2024 

Evo DeConcini Professor of Law Sergio Puig discusses the principle of non-intervention in Latin America and how these interventions have shaped Latin America's international relations and legal frameworks. 

Half-million mixed-status families in Arizona will face vastly different realities under Trump or Harris immigration policies 
Cronkite News 
Sep. 9, 2024 

Professor Lynn Marcus, director of the Immigration Law Clinic & Community Immigration Law Placement Clinic, discusses the impact of mixed-status families in Arizona. The article highlights the challenges these families will face regarding immigration policies under a Trump or Harris administration.  

Digital Health Care for the Cognitively Impaired 
AHLA's Speaking of Health Law (podcast) 
Sep. 6, 2024 

Faculty Director of the Health Law & Policy Program Tara Sklar and Professor of Practice Kathryn Huber discuss their recent co-authored article entitled: Regulating Digital Healthcare for the Cognitively Impaired that was published in the Journal of Health and Life Sciences in May 2024. They dive into the challenges older adults with cognitive impairments face in accessing digital healthcare, including informed consent, privacy risks, and the complexity of using telehealth platforms and remote monitoring devices. They also propose regulatory reforms to improve care for this vulnerable population in the digital age. 

Apprentice program to address Arizona lawyer shortage 
KOLD 
Sep. 6, 2024 

Jess Findley, director of bar and academic success and professor of practice discusses the Arizona Lawyer Apprentice Program aimed at addressing the lawyer shortage in Arizona. Findley helped support the Administrative Office of the Court (AOC) in developing the program, and pathways and continues to support the AOC with the development of other program pieces. The story focuses on how this innovative program is helping to fill the gap in legal services, particularly in rural areas, by offering practical, hands-on training for aspiring lawyers. 

Kids create video, write law journal article about Texas Supreme Court 
ABA Journal 
Sep. 5, 2024 

A pair of Texas middle school students conceived and produced a video about how the judiciary branch of government works in their state and the role judges play in the community with the participation of five of the nine Texas Supreme Court justices, including the chief justice. Assistant Vice Provost of Native American Initiatives and Assistant Director of Legal Writing Tessa Dysart, editor in chief of the Journal of Appellate Practice in Process, discusses the unique project that published in the Journal this summer. Dysart highlights the educational value of this initiative, emphasizing how it engages young students in understanding the legal system and contributing to scholarly discourse at an early age. 

Hedge funds and foreign farms get water, rural Arizonans get empty wells 
Arizona Public Media 
Sep. 4, 2024 

Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor Emeritus Robert Glennon, a water policy expert, is quoted addressing the water crisis in rural Arizona, where hedge funds and foreign farms are depleting local water resources, leaving residents with dry wells.  

Law School Update: U of A 
Arizona Attorney Magazine 
September 2024 

University of Arizona Law Dean and Ralph W. Bilby Professor of Law Marc Miller provided updates on Arizona Law. He discussed “A New Day in Court” renovation project, Space Law and Policy, JD-Next, clinic achievements and more in his Q&A. 

Lake Powell: Water Rule Change Could Have Saved 28.5 Billion Gallons 
Newsweek 
Aug. 29, 2024 

Regents Professor and Morris K. Udall Professor Emeritus Robert Glennon is quoted discussing the water crisis at Lake Powell, a key reservoir on the Colorado River.