August 2025 Law Faculty Publications & News

Throughout the month of August, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for August 1st to August 31st, 2025.

Articles, Books, and More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, Potpourri, 63-3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 4 (2025).
2. Gerry W. Beyer, Intestacy, Wills, Estate Administration, and Trusts Update, 63-3 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 5 (2025).
3. Geoffrey S. Corn, Proportionality: Can’t Live With It But Can’t Live Without It, 106 Int’l L. Stud. 515 (2025).
4. Catherine Martin Christopher & Kris Franklin, Defining the Discipline: Six Pillars of Academic Success Programming in Law Schools, 73 J. Legal Educ. 795 (2025).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 5 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Altruism, from Animals to Humans, Making Sense of the Sense of Time, The Righteous Rat, The Loss of Occupations and Identity in a Jobless World, and Artificial Intelligence on Trial. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled The Difference Between Tax Assessments and Tax Liabilities. Available at https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/bryan-camp/.

Quotations

1. Prof. Hardberger was quoted in the following article: Sally Gonzalez Kelly, The population boom in Houston suburbs is straining water systems. Can they keep the taps running?, The Houston Chronicle (Aug 20, 2025; 9:00 am), available at https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/housing/article/houston-suburbs-water-population-boom-20807698.php?utm_content=hed&sid=61b7b17d0a5a8e0cfd7de8cd&ss=P&st_rid=null&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=mornings&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vbmV3cy9ob3VzdG9uLXRleGFzL2hvdXNpbmcvYXJ0aWNsZS9ob3VzdG9uLXN1YnVyYnMtd2F0ZXItcG9wdWxhdGlvbi1ib29tLTIwODA3Njk4LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTc1NTY5NjE4Nzc2Mg%3D%3D&rid=OWQ3NzFkMTAtMjE3MC00NGNiLWEzZDgtNDc3ZDkxMWI3M2I0&sharecount=MA%3D%3D.

Citations

1. Prof. Murphy’s article Separation of Powers and the Horizontal Force of Precedent is cited in the following article: Erin Ryan, The Four Horsemen of the New Separation of Powers: The Environmental Law Implications of West Virginia, Sackett, Loper Bright, And Corner Post, 109 Minn. L. Rev. 2839 (2025).
2. Prof. Beyer’s book West’s Legal Forms 19, Residential Real Estate Transactions is cited in §9 of the Indiana Practice Series: Essential Forms (August 2025 Update).
3. Prof. Murphy’s article Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look” is cited in the following article: Aadhithi Padmanabhan, Abandoning Deportation Adjudication, 77 Stan. L. Rev. 1557 (2025).
4. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in the following article: Sam Heavenrich, Decanonization, 57 Ariz. St. L.J. 513 (2025).
5. Prof. Camp’s article A History of Tax Regulation Prior to the Administrative Procedure Act is cited in the following article: Gray Proctor, Twelve Angry Taxpayers: Why the Constitution Might Guarantee a Jury Trial for Accuracy and Fraud Penalties in Tax Cases After SEC V. Jarkesy, 99-JUN Fla. B.J. 58 (2025).
6. Prof. Beyer’s article Don’t Byte off More Than You Can Chew: Ethical Considerations for the Estate Planner in the World of Generative Artificial Intelligence is cited in the Recent Developments section of Korean Estate, Tax, and Personal Financial Planning (August 2025 Update).
7. Prof. Murphy’s book Federal Practice and Procedure is cited in the following article: Benjamin Sevart, Electoral College Subversion, The Vice President & The Federal Writ of Mandamus, 17 Tenn. J. L. & Pol’y 6 (2025).
8. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Dawn Young, Visible Learning: Adapting Primary and Secondary Pedagogical Approaches to Legal Education, 73 J. Legal Educ. 817 (2025).
9. Prof. Outenreath’s article Taxation of Series LLCs in Texas: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in the Lone Star State is cited in the following article: Joseph K. Leahy, Series LLCs: Statutory Ambiguities, Potential Litigation, and Proposed Clarifications, 27 U. Pa. J. Bus. L. 443 (2025).
10. Prof. Murphy’s article Punitive Damages, Explanatory Verdicts, and the “Hard Look” is cited in §12:3 and §12:4 of the Illinois Civil Jury Instructions Companions Handbook (September 2025 Update).

News

1. On August, 11, 2025, Prof. Williams spoke on a panel of the World Academy of Arts and Sciences Latin American meeting on the “Democratic Crisis in the Americas.”
2. On August 14, 2025, Prof. Shannon was the keynote speaker at the Texas Department of Health & Human Services Commission’s “Summit on Reaching New Heights in Mental Health and Justice Collaboration” (San Marcos); see https://txbhjustice.org/assets/main/the-summit-conference/agenda/the-summit-agenda.pdf?utm_source=SummitConferenceNewsletter_4&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SC25_4_agenda.
3. On August 15, 2025, Prof. Shannon provided a Legislative Update at the Texas Association of Counties Mental Health Conference (Austin).
4. On August 20, 2025, Prof. Shannon presented to the Lubbock Area Bar Association on the implementation of the House v. NCAA settlement and related litigation in a talk entitled A New Season for College Sports & the Law.
5. Prof. Beyer was recently notified that he will be inducted into the Grand Haven High School Hall of Fame in the Career/Academic Achievement category in October 2025.
6. On August 22, 2025, Prof. Beyer was an invited speaker at the Summit 2025 seminar sponsored by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants in Richardson, Texas. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Estate Case Law Update.
7. On August 26, 2025, Prof. Beyer was an invited speaker a second time at the Summit 2025 seminar sponsored by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants in San Antonio, Texas. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Estate Case Law Update.
8. On August 27, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the lead-off speaker for the Annual Meeting of the Texas College of Probate Judges in San Antonio TX, attended by approximately 200 probate judges and their clerks. His presentation and article were entitled Case Law Updates: Intestacy, Wills, Probate, & Trusts.
9. On August 29, 2025, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a virtual speaker for the TexasBarCLE’s 43rd Annual Course — Tax Law in the Digital Age. His presentation was entitled Tax Lawyers Confront Artificial Intelligence: Resistance is Futile.
10. On August 22, 2025, Prof. Keffer spoke at the Dallas Bar Association Energy Section’s Annual Review of Energy Law. His presentation was titled Legislative Review of Energy Bills.
11. On August 6, 2025, Prof. Keffer presented Let’s Cancel Oil & Gas… No, Wait! at the New Mexico Landmen’s Association Annual Conference in Alta, New Mexico.