April Faculty Publications

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 30, 2026.

Articles, Books, and More

1. Barbara Lauriat and Robert Brauneis, Cancelling Copyrights, 49 Colum. J. L. & Arts 435 (2026).
2. Brie Sherwin’s law review article, Anatomy of a Conspiracy Theory, was republished as a chapter in SOWING THE WEST TEXAS WIND (2026).
3. Gerry W. Beyer, Marital Property Systems: A Primer for Estate Planners, 20 WealthCounsel Q. 6 (2026).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 5 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Bridge and Pipeline-eating Microbes, Safe Drinking Water, or is it?, Eco Jurisprudence, Easter and the Law, and The Law of April Fool’s Day.
2. Prof. Cassidy published an article on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog, titled “War Crimes and Misdemeanors: Is a New Impeachment on the Horizon?”

Quotations

1. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Matthew Choi, Dam Merica, Democrats are Using the I-word Again, WahingtonPost.com (April 8, 2026).
2. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Adam Taylor, Ellen Nakashima, Trump threats against civilian targets put military in legal, moral quandary, WashingtonPost.com (April 7, 2026).
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Was the Attack on an Iranian Primary School a War Crime?, Targeted News Service (April 20, 2026).
4. Prof. Hardberger is quoted in the following article: Lana Ferguson,  Why Corpus Christi’s water crisis means ‘no place is safe’ from shortages – even North Texas, Dallas Morning News (April 23, 2026).
5. Prof. Caudillo is quoted in the following article: Immigrant Detainees Face Long Road, Detroit Free Press (April 22, 2026).
6. Prof. Hardberger is quoted in the following article: Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija, Emily Salazar, Disaster Declarations Ripple Through South Texas Amid Water Crisis, The Texas Tribune (April 28, 2026).

Citations

3. Prof. Corn’s article What Happens when Service-Members, Past or Present, Breach their Sacred Oath is cited in the following article: Artem M. Joukov, Thomas Godfrey, Should the Army be Involved in Divorce? Re-Examining the Pre-Divorce Defaults for Spousal Support, 43 Miss. C. L. Rev. 1 (2025).
4. Prof. Casto’s book The Supreme Court in the Early Republic: The Chief Justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth is cited in the following article: Jonathan Gienapp, The Constitution and Historical Rupture, 36 Yale J.L. & Human. 551(2026).
5. Prof. Baker’s article The Intersectionality of Law Librarianship & Gender, is citedin the following article: Laura J. Ax-Fultz, Why Academic Law Librarians Quit: Results of the Law Librarian Exit Survey, 117 Law Libr. J. 84 (2025).
6. Prof. Camp’s article A History of Tax Regulation Prior to the Administrative Procedure Act, is cited in the following article: Stephanie Hunter McMahon, The Application of the Severability Doctrine to Tax: Revenue-Raising as Necessary to Reconciliation, 78 Tax Law 1 (Summer 2025).
7. Prof. Soonpaa’s article Using Composition Theory and Scholarship to Teach Legal Writing More Effectively, is citedin the following article: Jonathan E. Moore, Guided Autonomy: A Research-Based Approach to Improving Students’ Wellbeing and Decision-Making in the Development of Problem Solving Skills, 29 Legal Writing: J. Legal Writing Inst. 201 (2025).
8. Prof. Valastro’s article Reevaluating ERISA Fiduciary Relationships as Relational Contracts, is cited in the following article: Grace Schuette, Atinuke Lardner, and Evelyn Woo, Justifying the Cost of Voluntary Benefits, The Regulatory Review (April 4, 2026).
9. Prof. Beyer’s article Target Best Practices for Guns Included in an Estate, is cited in the following article: Carter Horton, In Guns We Trust: NFA Firearm Trusts and Silencing the Hazards of NFA Firearm Ownership, 78 Ark. L. Rev. 663 (2026).
10. Prof. Sutton’s article Constitutional Takings Doctrine–Did Lucas Really Make a Difference?, is cited in the following article: Timothy M. Harris, The Takings Clause and The Environment, 99 St. John’s L. Rev. 543 (2026).
11. Prof. Rosen’s article Deterring Pre-Viability Abortions in Texas Through Private Lawsuits, is cited in the following article: Lawrence Rosenthal, Closing the Remedial Gap After Whole Woman’s Health, 34 S. Cal. Rev. L. & Soc. Just. 67 (Summer 2025).
12. Prof. Corn’s article Losing the Forest for the Trees: Syria, Law, and the Pragmatics of Conflict Recognition, is cited in the following article: Major Nicholas Mahanic, To Serve Man: How Legal Review Requirements of Space Weapons Can (Help) Limit Their Use, 232 Mil. L. Rev. 229 (2026).
13. Prof. Corn’s chapter The Essential Link Between Proportionality and Necessity in the Exercise of Self Defense, in NECESSITY AND PROPORTIONALITY IN INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY LAW, is cited in the following article: Jared Dass, Unpacking Jus Ad Bellum Proportionality and Examining its Relationship with the Jus In Bello in Light of the Equal Application Principle, 108 Int’l L. Stud. 75 (2026).
14. Professor Christopher’s article Will I pass the Bar Exam?: Predicting Student Success Using LSAT Scores and Law School Performance, is cited in the following article: Kari E. Milligan, Ryan Jerome LeCount, When LSAT Doesn’t Matter and Other Surprising Finds from a Deep Dive into Academic Probation in Law School, 62 Cal. W. L. Rev. 231(Winter 2025).
15. Prof. Lauriat’s article FRAND Arbitration Will Destroy FRAND, is cited in the following article: Alexandra Perez, The Role of Antitrust in Innovation: Standard Essential Patents, 30 Marq. Intell. Prop. & Innovation L. Rev. 131(Fall 2025).
16. Prof. Casto’s article Serving a Lawless President is cited in the following article: Michael R. Dreeben, Robert Jackson’s The Federal Prosecutor Revisited, 139 Harv. L. Rev. F. 173 (March 2026).
17. Prof. Beyer’s article Lady Bird and Transfer on Death Deeds is cited in the following article: Alan B. Clements, Funding Revocable Trusts: Law, Strategy, and Execution, 52 Est. Plan. 01 (October 2025).
18. Prof. Murphy’s chapter Procedural Due Process in WRIGHT & MILLER’S FEDERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE, is cited in the following article: Shelby Stansbury, No Shelter: The Criminalization of Homelessness and the Gaps in Constitutional Protections if Robinson is Overruled, 78 Okla. L. Rev. 433 (Spring 2026).
19. Prof. Murphy’s article A Zone for Nonstatutory Review of Constitutional Claims, is cited in the following article: Christian Davis, Or Else: Statutes Without Sanctions and the Doctrine of Meaningful Interpretation, 83 Wash. & Lee L. Rev. Online 340 (April 22, 2026).
20. Prof. Casto’s article The First Congress’s Understanding of Its Authority over the Federal Courts’ Jurisdiction, is cited in the following article: Jennifer L. Selin, Pamela J. Clouser McCann, The First Branch: How Congress Manipulates Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 111 Iowa L. Rev. 1123 (March, 2026).
21. Prof. Murphy’s article, Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look,” is cited in the following article: Todd Phillips, Anthony Moffa, Regulatory History and Judicial Review, 110 Minn. L. Rev. 1259 (February, 2026).

News

1. On April 10, 2026, Prof. Barbara Lauriat gave a presentation entitled Baseball’s Role in the History of NIL at the Dickinson Law Review Symposium.
2. Prof. Valastro’s project on Retirement Savings Rollovers was accepted after a competitive application process to be workshopped at Washington & Lee Law’s Blue Mountain Writing Retreat in June, 2026.
3. Professor Outenreath serves in various leadership positions in the State Bar of Texas Tax Section: Co-Chair, Law School Outreach, Council Member, Law School Representative, Past Chair Advisory Board and continues to serve on the Board of Directors of the Texas Federal Tax Institute.
4. On April 10, 2026, Prof. Beyer was the invited guest speaker at a meeting of the Estate Planning & Probate Section of the Collin County Bar Association in Plano, Texas. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Morals from the Courthouse: A Study of Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice.
5. On April 16, 2026, Prof. Beyer was the virtual guest speaker for the Corpus Christi Estate Planning Council. His presentation was entitled The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Estate Planning Practice.
6. On April 23, 2026, Prof. Beyer was the lead-off speaker for the 2026 Kansas City Estate Planning Annual Symposium in Kansas City. His presentation was entitled The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Estate Planning Practice.
7. On April 25, 2026, Prof. Beyer was in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he was an invited speaker at the Conner-Zaritsky 47^th Annual Estate Planning and Administration Seminar. His presentation was titled Artificial Intelligence and the Estate Planner: Resistance is Futile.
8. On April 25, 2026, Prof. Corn appeared on CNN to talk about the U.S. Soldier arrested for using insider information about the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to win a bet on prediction market.