January 2023 Law Faculty Publications & News

Publications

  • Prof. Victoria Sutton, Lost in Translation: A Translation That Set in Motion the Loss of Native American Spiritual Sites, 7 Indigenous Peoples’ J. L. Culture & Resistance [i] (2022).
  • Prof. Gerry W. Beyer, Probate and Decedents’ Estates (17 & 18 Tex. Prac.) (2022-2023 Supplement).
  • Gerry W. Beyer, Administration of Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships (12, 12A, 12B West’s Tex. Forms 4th ed.) (2022-2023 Supplement).
  • 9 & 10, Gerry W. Beyer, Texas Practice Series: Texas Law of Wills (2022-2023 ed.). This two-volume treatise, published by Thomson Reuters, provides detailed coverage of intestate succession, wills and their construction, and probate avoidance techniques as well as planning for disability and death.
  • Prof. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Jan./Feb. 2023, at 32.
  • Gerry W. Beyer, 19 & 19A West’s Legal Forms – Residential Real Estate (2022-2023 Supps.).
  • Gerry W. Beyer & James M. Kosakow, Revocable Trusts (5th ed. 2022 Supp.).
  • Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn, Military Command, responsibility, and Legitimacy: An Enduring Equation, ABA National Security Law (Jan. 6, 2023). Military Command, Responsibility, and Legitimacy: An Enduring Equation (americanbar.org)
  • Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn, Year Ahead- When You Least Expect It…, Articles of War, Lieber Institute West Point (Jan. 11, 2023). Year Ahead – When You Least Expect It… – Lieber Institute West Point
  • Prof. Gerry W. Beyer, Wills & Trusts, 8 SMU ANN. TEX. SURV. 381 (2022).
  • Prof. Alyson Outenreath, Behind the Label: Exploration of U.S. Wine Label Laws, 21 Va. Sports & Ent. L.J. 197 (2022).
  • Gerry W. Beyer, Danger Ahead! — Will Your New Estate Planning Associate Know Texas Law? 61-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 38 (2023).
  • Gerry W. Beyer, Potpourri, 61-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 4 (2023).
  • Gerry W. Beyer, Intestacy, Wills, Estate Administration, and Trusts Update, 61-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 5 (2023).

Citations

  • Prof. Catherine M. Christopher’s article Will I Pass the Bar Evam? Predicting Student Success Using LSAT Scores and Law School Performance was cited in the following article: Scott Johns, Putting the Bar Exam on Constitutional Notice: Cut Scores, Race & Ethnicity, and the Public Good, 45 Seattle U. L. Rev. 853 (2022).
  • Prof. Walter B. Huffman’s article §9:33 Challenges to Members—Peremptory Challenges was cited in the following article: Captain Nino C. Monea, What’s the Most Defense Friendly Jurisdiction in America? The Military, 49 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 53 (2022).
  • Prof. Richard D. Rosen’s article §9:33 Challenges to Members—Peremptory Challenges was cited in the following article: Captain Nino C. Monea, What’s the Most Defense Friendly Jurisdiction in America? The Military, 49 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 53 (2022).
  • Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s article State Law Pitfalls: Don’t Step in it When Your Clients Step Across State Lines was cited in the following article: Adam J. Hirsch, When Beneficiaries Predecease: An Empirical Analysis, 72 Emory L.J. 307 (2022).
  • Prof. William R. Casto’s article Advising Presidents: Robert Jackson and the Destroyers-for-Bases Deal was cited in the following article: Richard M. Re, Personal Precedent at the Supreme Court, 136 Harv. L. Rev. 824 (2023).
  • Prof. Richard Murphy’s article The Evolution of Law and Policy for CIA Targeted Killing was cited in the following article: Stephen Jackson, An Imperfect War: The Legality of the ‘Soleimani Strike’ and why the Biden Administration Should Adopt its Precedent for Future Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 11 Penn St. J.L. & Int’l Aff. 34 (2022).
  • Prof. Catherine M. Christopher’s article Putting Legal Writing on the Tenure Track: One School’s Experience was cited in the following article: Larry Cunningham, Dividing Law School Faculties into Academic Departments: A Potential Solution to the Gendered Doctrinal/Skills Hierarchy in Legal Education, 67 Vill. L. Rev. 679 (2022).
  • Prof. Arnold H. Loewy’s article The Fourth Amendment as a Device for Protecting the Innocent was cited in the following article: Luiza M. Leao, A Unified Theory of Knowing Exposure: Reconciling Katz and Carpenter, 97 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1669 (2022).
  • Prof. William Casto’s article The Early Supreme Court Justices’ Most Significant Opinion was cited in the following article: Ronald A. Cass, Interpretation, Remedy, and the Rule of Law: Why Courts Should Have the Courage of Their Constitutional Convictions, 74 Admin. L. Rev. 657 (2022).
  • Prof. Catherine M. Christopher’s article Error Correction Mechanisms for Transactional Script Smart Contracts was cited in the following article: Nick Curley, Blockchain Disruption: Digital Assets are Changing how we do Business, 25 SMU Sci. & Tech. L. Rev. 265 (2022).
  • Prof. Wesley J. Cochran’s article It Takes Two to Tango: Problems with Community Property Ownership of Copyrights and Patents in Texas was cited in the following article: Susan Corbett, To Have and to Hold? Intellectual Property as Relationship Property, 30 N.Z. L. Rev. 169 (2022).
  • Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article Politicized Judicial review in Administrative Law: Three Improbable Responses was cited in the following article: Desiree LeClercQ, Judicial Review of Emergency Administration, 72 Am. U. L. Rev. 143 (2022).
  • Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s article Estate Planning Ramifications of Obergefell v. Hodges was cited in the following article: Christine Vanderwater, Don’t Risk, Don’t Dwell: How Employers’ Erisa Benefit Plan Offerings, or Lack Thereof, Routinely Fail LGBTQIA+ Employees and Solutions for Employers, 15 Est. Plan. & Comm. Prop. L.J. 175 (2022).
  • Prof. Jarod S. Gonzalez’s publication Employment Discrimination: A Context and Practice Casebook was cited in the following article: Christine Vanderwater, Don’t Risk, Don’t Dwell: How Employers’ Erisa Benefit Plan Offerings, or Lack Thereof, Routinely Fail LGBTQIA+ Employees and Solutions for Employers, 15 Est. Plan. & Comm. Prop. L.J. 175 (2022).
  • Prof. Arnold H. Loewy’s article Police-Obtained Evidence and the Constitution: Distinguishing Unconstitutionally Obtained Evidence from Unconstitutionally Used Evidence was cited in the following article: Lee Kovarsky, Outcome Sensitivity and the Constitutional Law of Criminal Procedure, 98 Ind. L.J. 429 (2023).
  • Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article The DIY Unitary Executive was cited in the following article: Adam Crews, Interagency Litigation Outside Article III, 55 Conn. L. Rev. 319 (2023).
  • Prof. Jarod S. Gonzalez’s article At the Intersection of religious Organization Missions and Employment Laws: The Case of Minister Employment Suits was cited in the following article: Aimee Wuthrich, Unacceptable Exceptions: Why the Ministerial Exception does not Encompass Hostile Work Environment Claims, 71 U. Kan. L. Rev. 321 (2022).  
  • Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Lessons from the Tax Court: The Turbo-Tax Defense was cited in the following article: Douglas C. Michael, The Guardians of the New Internal Revenue Code, 25 Fla. Tax Rev. 695 (2022).

Notes

  • On January 5, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the virtual guest speaker for the Estate Planning Council of Birmingham, Alabama. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Avoiding the Estate Planning “Blue Screen of Death” with Competent and Ethical Practices.
  • Nancy Soonpaa presented at two programs at AALS and moderated a third:

Arc of Career, “What is AALS and Why does It Matter for My Career?”; New Law Professors, “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings: Ideas for Your Classes and Your Courses”; New Law Professors, “Beginnings, Middles, and Endings:  Planning Your Classes, Your Courses, and Your Career”

  • On January 17, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the virtual guest speaker for the Knoxville Estate Planning Council. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled State Law Pitfalls: Don’t Step in It When Your Client Steps Across State Lines.
  • Prof. Alyson Outenreath continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Federal Tax Institute.
  • The Center for American and International Law recently named Prof. Gerry W. Beyer as the Academic Anchor of its 58th Annual Short Course on Estate Planning. Prof. Beyer replaces Prof. Stanley Johanson of the University of Texas who served in this role for 57 years.
  • Prof Sutton, Texas Tech University School of Law, was selected as a national top ten finalist in innovation in law schools in the category of “innovation and pedagogy” for her work in cutting edge research in online legal education.
  • From January 25-27, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer served as the invited academic anchor for the 58th Annual Program: Short Course on Estate Planning sponsored by the Center for American and International Law. His four virtual presentations and accompanying articles were entitled: Anticipating Will Contests and How to Avoid Them; Intestate Succession: What Every Texas Estate Planner Needs to Know; Fiduciary Selection; and Estate Planning for Cyber Property: Electronic Communications, Non-Fungible Tokens, Cryptocurrency, and the Metaverse.

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