April 2025 Law Faculty Publications & News

Throughout the month of April, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for April 1st to April 30th, 2025.

Articles, Books, & More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, Don’t Byte Off More Than You Can Chew: Ethical Considerations for the Estate Planner in the World of Generative Artificial Intelligence, 15 St. Mary’s J. on Legal Malpractice & Ethics 32 (2025).
2. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Mar./Apr. 2025, at 28.
3. Gerry W. Beyer, 13, 14, 15, Real Property (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as The animal experimentation industry should become our past, The Dire Wolf, The Lab Leaks, and A Guide to Indian Country for Conservatives. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled A Captivating Lesson on Insurance. Available at https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/bryan-camp/.
3. Prof. Corn published 1 article alongside co-author John Spencer for Real Clear Defense, titled The Battle for Legitimacy in Urban Warfare. Available at: https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/03/15/the_battle_for_legitimacy_in_urban_warfare_1097773.html.

Quotations

1. Prof. Rob Sherwin is featured and quoted in the following article: Lucy Greenberg, Texas Tech School of Law Becomes First to Win All ABA Champtionship Competitions, Texas Tech Now (April 14, 2025; 9:00am), available at: https://www.ttu.edu/now/posts/2025/04/texas-tech-school-of-law-becomes-first-to-win-all-aba-championship-competitions.php.
2. Prof. Hardberger is quoted in the following article: Jayme Lozano Carver & Alejandra Martinez, Can Texas Lawmakers Agree on How to Spend Billions to Save the State’s Water Supply?, The Texas Tribune (April 28, 2025; 5:00am), available at: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/28/texas-water-crisis-legislation-debate/.
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Pete Hegseth wants a new name for Defense Department: War Department. Why it matters., San Antonio Express News (April 28, 2025; 9:00am), available at: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/pete-hegseth-rename-defense-department-war-20242899.php.
4. Prof. Camp is quoted in the following article: Ben Blatt, Why I.R.S. Audits, Already at Their Lowest Levels, May Fall Further, The New York Times (April 8, 2025; 9:00am), available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/upshot/irs-tax-audits-cuts.html.
5. Prof. Camp is quoted in the following two-part article: Bruce Brumberg, How the I.R.S. Picks Tax Returns to Audit: A Tax-Law Expert Explains, Forbes (March 26, 2025; 11:16am), available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucebrumberg/2025/03/26/how-the-irs-picks-tax-returns-to-audit-a-tax-law-expert-explains/. Bruce Brumberg, How the I.R.S. Decides to Audit You: A Tax Expert Explains, Forbes (March 31, 2025; 11:17am), available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucebrumberg/2025/03/31/how-the-irs-decides-to-audit-you-a-tax-expert-explains/.
6. Prof. Camp participated in the following podcast: Trump is Picking Fights He Relishes: Smerconish on CNN, CNN Audio (April 19, 2025), available at: https://www.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/smerconish-on-cnn/episodes/41531e74-2cca-11ef-88f0-ffe0c240b3ae

Citations

1. Prof. Beyer’s book Texas Practice Series: Texas Law of Wills is cited in the following article: Joseph William Padjune III, A Constructive Trust is Not Enough – Enacting a Slayer Statute to Better Protect a Decedent’s Heirs, 11 Tex. A&M J. Prop. L. 411 (2025).
2. Prof. Beyer’s article Avoid Being a Defendant: Estate Planning Malpractice and Ethical Concerns is cited in §2:4 Texas Practice Series: Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics (April 2025 Update).
3. Prof. Murphy’s article Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State is cited in the following article: Jennifer L. Mascott & Eli Nachmany, Answered by Text, 48 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 33 (2025).
4. Prof. Corn’s articles Ukraine Symposium – Effects-Based Enforcement of Targeting Law and Contemplating the True Nature of the Notion of “Responsibility” in Responsible Command are cited in the following article: Hitoshi Nasu, The Rule of Law in Armed Conflict, 34 Minn. J. Int’l L. 237 (2025).
5. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in the following article: Jeffrey Manns, The Case for Contingent Regulatory Sunsets, 100 Ind. L.J. 409 (2025).
6. Prof. Baker’s article Beyond the Information Age: The Duty of Technology Competence in the Algorithmic Society is cited in the following article: Natalie A. Pierce & Stephanie L. Goutos, Why Lawyers Must Responsibly Embrace Generative AI, 21 Berkeley Bus. L.J. 469 (2025).
7. Prof. Watts’ article Differences Without Distinctions: Boyle’s Government Contractor Defense Fails to Recognize the Critical Differences Between Civilian and Military Plaintiffs and Between Military and Non-Military Procurement is cited in §352 of Dobbs’ Law of Torts (April 2025 Update).
8. Prof. Beyer’s article Avoiding the Estate Planning “Blue Screen of Death”- Common Non-Tax Errors and How to Prevent Them is cited in the following article: Mark Glover, The Unconventional Wisdom of Fragmented Wills, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 61 (2025).
9. Prof. Beyer’s article Pet Animals – What Happens When Their Humans Die? is cited in multiple sections of Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers (May 2025 Update).
10. Prof. Nie’s article Advancing Student Learning Experience: Peer Assessment in Advanced Legal Research Classes is cited in the following article: Elissa Jacob, Mistaken About Mistakes: Error Analysis as an Untapped Tool for Law School Success, 45 Pace L. Rev. 445 (2025).
11. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Elissa Jacob, Mistaken About Mistakes: Error Analysis as an Untapped Tool for Law School Success, 45 Pace L. Rev. 445 (2025).
12. Prof. Camp’s article “Loving” Return Preparer Regulation is cited in the following article: Linda Galler & Jay A. Soled, AI and the Regulation of Tax Return Preparers, 28 Fla. Tax Rev. 1 (2025).
13. Prof. Murphy’s article A “New” Counter-Marbury: Reconciling Skidmore Deference and Agency Interpretive Freedom is cited in the following article: Kristin E. Hickman, Anticipating a New Modern Skidmore Standard, 74 Duke L.J. Online 111 (2025).
14. Prof. Corn’s article Making the Case for Conflict Bifurcation in Afghanistan: Transnational Armed Conflict, al Qaida, and the Limits of Associated Militia Concept is cited in the following article: Joyce Claudia Choo, Unmasking the “Admixture” War Paradigm: An Analysis of “Invisible” Violations of Jus In Bello Within Signature Drone Strikes, 57 N.Y.U. J. Int’l L. & Pol. 225 (2025).
15. Prof. Metze’s article Speaking Truth to Power: The Obligation of the Courts to Enforce the Right to Counsel at Trial is cited in the following article: Zamir Ben-Dan, The Pro-Defense Constitution, 2025 Utah L. Rev. 385 (2025).
16. Prof. Casto’s article The Origins of Federal Admiralty Jurisdiction in an Age of Privateers, Smugglers, and Pirates is cited in the following article: Lumen N. Mulligan, Is Federal Question Jurisdiction Arising or Setting?, 104 B.U. L. Rev. 2207 (2025).
17. Prof. Casto’s article The First Congress’s Understanding of its Authority over the Federal Courts’ Jurisdiction is cited in the following article: Arthur D. Hellman, The Federal Question Jurisdiction Under Article III: “First in the Mind of the Framers,” But Today, Perhaps, Falling Short of the Framers’ Expectations, 104 B.U. L. Rev. 2143 (2025).
18. Prof. Corn’s article Presidential War Power: Do the Courts Offer Any Answers? is cited in the following article: Dan Maurer, Congress and the Operational Disciplining of the Use of Armed Force, Part II: Rules of Engagement and a “Military-Agency Test” For the Separation of War Powers, 85 Ohio St. L.J. 893 (2025).
19. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in the following article: Gwendolyn Savitz, Adjudication Hiding in Plain Sight: Rethinking Standing in Rulemaking Petition Cases, 32 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 57 (2025).
20. Prof. Beyer’s book Texas Estate Planning Statutes With Commentary is cited in the following article: Garrett Couts & Emily Daniel, Ancillary Probate: “There’s No Place Like Home”, 29 Drake J. Agric. L. 299 (2025).
21. Prof. Beyer’s article Digital Wills: Has the Time Come for Wills to Join the Digital Revolution? is cited in the following article: James Toomey, Executor Discretion, 110 Iowa L. Rev. 1323 (2025).
22. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in multiple sections of Massachusetts Practice Series (May 2025 Update).

News

1. On April 3, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the virtual guest speaker for the St. Mary’s University School of Law’s chapter of the Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. He gave a presentation entitled Companion Animal Trusts: Providing for Non-Human Family Members.
2. On April 9, 2025, Prof. Keffer presented in Midland at the annual seminar hosted by the Permian Area Lease Title Analysts and the Permian Basin Association of Division Order Analysts. His presentation was entitled Energy Bills in the Texas Legislative Session.
3. On April 11, 2025, Prof. Arrington presented Beyond the Basics: Elevating Legal Research Analysis for the AI and NextGen Bar Era and NextGen 2025: What’s New & What’s Next at the Lone Star Legal Writing Conference at Baylor University School of Law.
4. On April 12, 2025, Prof. Outenreath was invited to serve on the planning committee for the 43rd annual Tax Law CLE course, presented by TexasBarCLE and co-sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Tax Section
5. Prof. Beck’s article The Federal War on Guns was cited multiple times in the Firearms Regulatory Accountability Association’s amicus brief before the Supreme Court in Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
6. Prof. Beck received the 2025 Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award, an award that recognizes faculty members with four years or less of services who have distinguished themselves through dedicated service to Texas Tech.