Author: Brian Cassidy

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.

Articles, Books, and More 

1. Gerry w. Beyer, 13, 14, & 15 Real Property (West’s Tex. Forms 2026 Supp.). 
2. Gerry W. Beyer, Potpourri, 64-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 4 (2026). 
3. Gerry W. Beyer, Intestacy, Wills, Estate Administration, and Trusts Update, 64-1 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 5 (2026). 
4. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Mar./Apr. 2026, at 32. (2026). 
5. Erica M. Lux, Put Me In, Coach: Enhancing Foundational Lawyering Skills Across Curriculum With Neurodivergent Law Students in Mind, 52 Mitchell Hamline L. Rev. 345 (2026) 
6. Lauren Valastro, Reevaluating ERISA Fiduciary Duties as Relational Contracts is forthcoming in 64 Hous. L. Rev. __ (2026). (FORTHCOMING)
7. Bryan Camp, The New Forever Rule for Record Retention, Tax Notes Federal (2026). 

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters 

1. Prof. Sutton published 3 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Is Oil Worth More Than Water?, Gas Prices At the Pump, and The Road to Personhood.  
2. Prof. Cassidy published an article on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog, titled Bad Bunny’s (and Puerto Rico’s) Grievances: A Look at the Law.  
3. Geoffrey S. Corn, You Bet This is a War of Choice. Just Not America’s, The Washington Post (2026). Available at:

Quotations 

1. Prof. Camp is quoted in the following article: Support Grows For Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Senate Finance Committee News Release, U.S. Congressional News (Mar. 5, 2026). 
2. Prof. Camp is quoted in the following article: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Crapo: Support Grows for Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, Targeted News Service (Mar. 6, 2026). 
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Luke Peterson, Penn Community Responds to U.S. Military Strikes In Iran, Daily Pennsylvanian (Mar. 4, 2026). 
4. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Collin Binkley, Trump’s Changing Course On Strait Of Hormuz Strategy Raises Serious Questions About US War Preparation, Daily Herald (Mar. 23, 2026). 
5. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Collin Binkley, Trump Ultimatum Shifts To Hitting Infrastructure, Daily Herald (Mar. 23, 2026). 
6. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Collin Binkley, Trump’s Changing Course On Strait Of Hormuz Strategy Raises Serious Questions About US War Preparation At War With Iran, US President Donald Trump Is Cycling Through An Increasingly Desperate List Of Options As He Searches For A Solution To The Crisi…, Western Mail (Mar. 24, 2026).  
7. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Is Trump’s Threat a War Crime?, San Antonio Express-News (Mar. 26, 2026).  
8. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Would Striking Power Plants Be War Crime?, Houston Chronicle (Mar. 27, 2026).  

Citations 

1. Prof. Corn’s book The Law of Armed Conflict: An Operational Approach is cited in the following article: CSIS Issues Commentary: Iran -Relearning the Importance of Waging a War, Not Just Fighting One, Targeted News Service (2026). 
2. Prof. Camp’s article The Failure of Adversarial Process in the Administrative State is cited in §2:13 of the Administrative Law and Practice (March 2026 Update). 
3. Prof. Corn’s article Military Command, Responsibility, and Legitimacy: An Enduring Equation is cited in the following article: Jeffrey Biller, Precautionary Measures and the Risk of Escalation in the Use of Nuclear Weapons, 40 Emory International Law Review 75 (2025). 
4. Prof. Corn’s book The Law of Armed Conflict: An Operational Approach is cited in the following article: Through a Glass Darkly: Targeting Cyber and Space Infrastructure in the Law of War, 29 Chapman Law Review 153 (2026). 
5. Prof. Beyer’s article Simplification of Inter Vivos Instruments-From Incorporation By Reference to Uniform Custodial Trust Act and Beyond is cited in § 3-715 of the Uniform Probate Code (2010).  
6. Prof. Corn’s article Deterring Illegal Firearms in the Community: Special Needs, Special Problems, and Special Limitations is cited in the following article: Maureen Johnson, Garland v. Cargill: It’s A Duck! Except At the Supreme Court …, 28 Chapman Law Review 77 (2024). 
7. Prof. Arrington’s article “Purposefully Vague” or Problematic? Why Lawyers Must Define the Duty of Tech Competence is cited in the following article: Joe Regalia, Lex Ex Machina: Forging A New Ethical Framework For AI and Technology In the Law, 55 Cumberland Law Review 53(2025). 
8. Prof. Baker’s article Beyond the Information Age: The Duty of Technology Competence in the Algorithmic Society is cited in the following article: Joe Regalia, Lex Ex Machina: Forging A New Ethical Framework For AI and Technology In the Law, 55 Cumberland Law Review 53(2025). 

News  

1. On March 6, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was elected to the Board of Directors of the American College of Trust and Estate Council Foundation. The ACTEC Foundation’s mission is to promote scholarship, education, and community outreach in trust, estate, tax, charitable, and related areas of the law. The Foundation serves professionals, students, and the public by providing grants for an array of educational programs, widely available resources, scholarships, legal research, and scholarly writing competitions, among other activities in these areas of the law. 
2. On March 6, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a speaker/panelist at the American College of Trust and Estate Council’s Symposium at its annual meeting in Tampa, Florida entitled Using AI in Your Practice: A Hands-On Introduction to Incorporating AI into Your Trust and Estate Practice (and How to Supervise Associates Who Are Doing So!). Approximately 500 estate planning attorneys from across the nation attended the program. 
3. On March 25, 2026, Prof. Arrington received the Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award, recognizing faculty who have four years, or fewer, of service at each college and who have earned distinction for dedicated service to Texas Tech. 
4. On March 27, 2026, Prof. Cassidy presented on The Use of Law Reviews in State Supreme Court Decisions at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.  
5. On March 27, 2026, Prof. Cassidy presented on Crowdsourcing a Class at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.  
6. On March 27, 2026, Prof. Jorgensen presented on Confront Imposter Syndrome with Generative AI at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.  
7. On March 27, 2026, Prof. Arrington presented on Let’s Build This Together: NextGen-Style Legal Research Questions at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.  
8. On March 28, 2026, Professors Arrington, Baker, Cassidy, Jorgensen, Nie, and Librarian Barbara Moreno presented on Accessibility Best Practices in Law Libraries: Meeting Title II and Beyond at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries.  
9. On March 27, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a speaker for the Spring 2026 Judicial Education conducted by the Texas Association of Counties in Lubbock. Prof. Beyer’s presentation was entitled Probate 101. 

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

Articles, Books, and More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, Texas Wills, Trusts, and Estates (2^nd ed. 2026).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Another Weapon of Mass Destruction, #575, Law Should Not Get in the Way when “Manifest-ing Destiny”, and All is Fair in…War.

Quotations

1. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Inviting Danger, San Antonio Express-News (Dec. 28, 2005).
2. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: United States/Venezuela: Trump’s Oil Sanctions Test Legal Limits with Venezuela Tanker Blockade, Thai News Service (Dec. 22, 2025).
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Noah Robertson, GOP Signals End to Probes into Killing of Boat Strike Survivors, Washington Post (Dec. 18, 2025).
4. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Ben Finley, Eric Turner, Kevin Freking, and Joshua Goodman, Trump’s Blockade of Sanctioned Venezuelan Oil Raises New Questions About Legality, Tribune-Review (Dec. 18, 2025).
5. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Noah Robertson, Alex Horton, Ellen Nakashima, An Inside Review of the Order to Kill 2 Survivors, Washington Post (Dec.11, 2025).
6. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: US Accused of Piracy After Footage Shows Armed Troops Storm Tanker Off Venezuela, Sky News (UK)  (Dec. 11, 2025).
7. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes, Scrutiny of Second Strike Obscures issue of Legality Some Say Military Attacks on Drug Boats are Criminal, Boston Globe (Dec. 7, 2005).
8. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Scott Lemieux, The Non-Fog of Non-War, Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Blog) (Dec. 5, 2005).
9. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Robert Tait, Killing of Survivors Sparks Outrage – but Entire US Drug Boat War is Legally Shaky, Guardian (UK) (Dec. 5, 2005).
10. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Robert Farley, On Legal Justifications, Lawyers, Guns, and Money (Blog) (Dec. 4, 2005).
11. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Charlie Savage, Julian E. Barnes, Eric Schmidt and John Ismay, Hegseth Ordered a Lethal Attack but not the Killing of Survivors, International New York Times (Dec.4, 2025).
12. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Grace Berry, FBI Opens Probe into Kelly, 5 Others for Video Message to Military Members, Casa Grande Dispatch (Nov. 27, 2005).

Citations

1. Prof. Murphy’s article The DIY Unitary Executive is cited in the following article: Eli Nachmany, The Original FTC, 77 Ala. L. Rev. 1 (2025).
2. Prof. Cristopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Dawn Young, Applying Education Research to Improve Law School Feedback, 103 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev 1 (2025).
3. Prof. Corn’s article Deterring Illegal Firearms in the Community: Special Needs, Special Problems, and Special Limitations is cited in the following article: Abby Schaefer, The Future of Extreme Risk Laws: Does Enforcement Raise Red Flags that Warrant a Closer Look?, 103 U. Det. Mercy L. Rev. 77 (2025).
4. Prof. Vaughn’s article No Help for the Helpless: How the Law Has Failed to Serve and Protect Persons Suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease is cited in the following article: Sharona Hoffman & Cassandra Burke Robertson, Patient Autonomy, Public Safety, and Drivers with Cognitive Decline 15 UC Irvine L. Rev. 925 (2025).
5. Prof. Murphy’s article Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State is cited in the following article: Leo Rassieur, Characterizing Agency Determinations After Loper Bright, 18 N.Y.U. J. L. & Liberty 273 (2025).
6. Prof. Bubany’s article Mistakes with the Mistake Defense in Texas Criminal Law is cited in the following article: Samuel Pritchard, Don’t Let an Empire Create an Emperor: The Conundrum of Presidential War Powers, 36 U. Fla. J.L. & Pub. Pol’y 1 (2025).
7. Prof. Camp’s articles The Failure of the Adversarial Process in the Administrative State and Tax Administration as Inquisitorial Process and the Partial Paradigm Shift in the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998  are cited in the following article: Bryce Hull, Don’t Treaty Me Like That: Why Taxpayers with Canadian Tax Liabilities Being Collected by the IRS Should be Entitled to CDP Hearings, 59 Ind. L. Rev. 469 (2025).
8. Prof. Baker’s article 2018: A Legal Research Odyssey: Artificial Intelligence as Disruptor is cited in the following article: Bakht Munir, Integrating Generative AI in Legal Pedagogy: A Case Study, 53 Int’l J. Legal Info. 272 (2025).
9. Prof. Valastro is cited in the following case: Milano v. Cognizant Tech Solutions, Docket No. 20-cv-17793 2025 WL 3002178 (D. N.J. Oct. 27, 2025), citing her article Misapplying Twombly extensively.
10. Prof. Corn’s article Improving Compliance with International Humanitarian Law in an Era of Maneuver War and Mission Command is cited in the following article: Naz Khatoon Modirzadeh, “Violent, Vicious, and Fast”: LSCO Lawyering and the Transformation of American IHL, 17 Harv. Nat’l Sec. J. 1 (2025).
11. 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 (2025).

News

1. On December 11, 2025, Prof. Beyer was an invited speaker in South Dakota for the Sioux Falls Estate Planning Council. His presentation was entitled Estate Planning for Cyber Property: Electronic Communications, Cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens, and the Metaverse.