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Throughout the month of February, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for February 1st to February 28th, 2026.

Articles, Books, and More

1. Brian D. Shannon, Improving Texas Statutory Provisions for Persons with Mental Illness, 58 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 135-169 (2025).
2. Gerry W. Beyer, 17 & 18 Probate and Decedents’ Estates (Tex. Prac. 2026 Supp.).
3. Gerry W. Beyer, Texas Notary’s Guide to Estate Planning Documents, Est Plan. Dev. for Tex. Prof., at 1 (2026).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Marmot Day, Paraskevidekatriaphobia, Pathogens ‘R’ Us, andThe Presidential Election of 1789. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.

2. Prof. McDonald, Lubbock’s First Black Physician Overcame Challenges, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal (Lubbock, Tx) (2026).

3. Prof. Cassidy published an article on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog, titled “Boo”lean Should Not Be Scary. Available at: https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/boolean-should-not-be-scary/#comment-8406

Quotations

1. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Hegseth’s Remarks Mirror Those Of Senator, Houston Chronicle (Feb. 1, 2026).
2. Prof. Caudillo is quoted in the following article: Pratheek Rebala, Jeff Ernsthausen, Perla Trevizo Immigrants Who Say Their Detention is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High, ProPublica (Feb. 10, 2026).
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Hegseth Censured Kelly for Things He Himself Said, San Antonio Express-News (Feb. 10, 2026).
4. Prof. Camp is quoted in the following article: Steven H. Sholk, A Guide to the Substantiation Rules for Deductible Charitable Contributions, Journal of Taxation (Dec. 2022).

Citations

1. Prof. Corn’s article Autonomous Weapons Systems: Managing the Inevitability of ‘Taking the Man out of the Loop’ is cited in the following article: Jonathan Kwik, “I Plead Ignorance”: Autonomous Weapons and Criminal Liability for Not Knowing The Knowable, 107 Int’l L. Stud. 256 (2026).
2. Prof. Corn’s article Humanitarian regulation of Hostilities: The Decisive Element of Context is cited in the following article: Zej Moczydlowski, Tipping A Broken Scale: The Legality of U.S. Cluster Munitions in Ukraine, 24 Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 110 (2024).
3. Prof. Valastro’s article Vindicating Retirees is cited in the following case: Williams v. Shapiro, No. 24-11192, 2025 WL 3625999, at *7, — F.4th —- (11th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025).
4. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Jennifer A. Ciarimboli, Honing Homework: Assigning Less and Better to Increase Learning and Quality of Life in Law School, 32 Widener L. Rev. 13 (2026).
5. Prof. Corn’s article 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: Krister Rasmussen, Lawful Ends to Unlawful Wars: Coercion and Voidness in Peacemaking, 135 Yale L.J. 695 (2025).
6. Prof. Soonpaa’s article Using Composition Theory and Scholarship to Teach Legal Writing More Effectively is cited in the following article: Frances DeLaurentis, OH, The Choices You’ll Make: Embracing Choice in Legal Writing Classes, 30 No. 2 Persp: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 92 (2023).
7. Prof. Nie’s article Advancing Student Learning Experience: Peer Assessment in Advanced Legal Research Classes is cited in the following article: Suzanne Miner Darais, Kerry Lohmeier, Efficient Feedback Strategies in a Skills-Based Course, 32 Perspectives: Teaching Legal Research & Writing 16 (2025).
8. Prof. Murphy’s article Democracy, Chevron Deference, and the Major-Questions Anti-Deference is cited in the following article: David S. Rubenstein, Federalism & Algorithms, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 979 (2025).
9. Prof. Bubany’s article Taming the Dragon: An administrative Law for Prosecutorial Decision Making is cited in the following article: Justin D. Levinson, G. Ben Cohen, Kochi Hioki, Racializing Three Strikes, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 919 (2025).

News

1. On February 4, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a speaker for the American Bankers Association’s Wealth & Trust 360 Virtual Symposium. His presentation was entitled Estate Planning for Cyber Property: Electronic Communications, Cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens, and the Metaverse.
2. On February 6, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a featured presenter for the Heart of America Fellows Institute sponsored by the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in Des Moines, Iowa. His presentation and accompany paper were entitled Escaping the Blue Screen of Death with Competent and Ethical Practices.
3. On February 13, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was a speaker at the Docket Call in Probate Court seminar in San Antonio, Texas sponsored by the San Antonio Estate Planners Council. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Morals from the Courthouse: Wills, Probate, and Trusts.
4. On February 18, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the virtual speaker for the Los Angeles Estate Counselors Forum. His presentation was entitled Artificial Intelligence and the Estate Planner: Resistance is Futile.
5. On February 19, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the speaker at a meeting of the South Plains Trust and Estate Council in Lubbock, Texas. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Who Gets the Keys? Fiduciary Selection Without Losing Sleep (or the Estate).
6. On February 20, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer spoke at the CLE & Expo sponsored by Tech Law’s Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal. The topic of his presentation and accompanying article was Morals from the Courthouse: A Study of Recent Texas Cases Impacting the Wills, Probate, and Trust Practice.
7. On February 24, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was in Austin, Texas where he spoke for the Estate Planning Council of Central Texas. His presentation was entitled I Prepared the Decedent’s Will: To Tell or Not to Tell? That is the Question.
8. On January 14, 2026, Horn professor Brian Shannon was on the dais as the parliamentarian at the 2026 NCAA Convention’s Division 1 Business Session.
9. The video podcast, How Artificial Intelligence Affects Estate Planning in 2026 by Professor Gerry W. Beyer and Natalie M. Perry was released by the American College of Trust & Estate Counsel. Here is the link.

Throughout the month of January, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for January 1st to January 31st, 2026.

Articles, Books, and More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, Vol. 38 & 39 Marital Property and Homesteads (Tex. Prac. 2026 Supp.)
2. Gerry W. Beyer, Wills & Trusts, 11 SMU Ann. Survey 245 (2025)
3. Amy Hardberger, Improving Texas Water Markets: Policy Reforms to Encourage Conservation by Reducing Barriers to Trading Water, PERC (2026). Available at: https://perc.org/2026/01/22/improving-texas-water-markets/.
4. Barbara Lauriat, Chap. 13: “Samsung v. Apple: Standards Essential Patents at the US International Trade Commission,” inFRAND Cases in Context (Edward Elgar, 2026).
5. Victoria Sutton, The Development of Federal Indian Law (2026).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Denmark’s Genocidal (not so far in the) Past, Superhuman. Should We Be Better Than We Are?, Animal Behavior, A Discipline, and Law of the Screwworm. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Cassidy published 1 article on his blog on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog, titled Another Year…Another War: A Quick Guide to International Law and Related Resources. Available at https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2026/01/09/another-yearanother-war-a-quick-guide-to-international-law-and-related-resources/.

Quotations

1. Prof. Christoper is quoted in the following article: Katherine O. Armstrong, Passing the Bar in and Through Community: The Science Behind Why We Truly Do Better Together, 51 U. Dayton L. Rev. 1 (2025).
2. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Perry Stein, Shayna Jacobs, Ousted Leader and Wife Face Federal Case, Washington Post (Jan. 4, 2026).
3. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Maduro’s Capture Might Have Been Illegal, But That Won’t Stop Charges Against Him, Jerusalem Post Online (Jan. 5, 2026).
4. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Henry Gass, Anna Mulrine, Maduro’s Capture Was Dramatic, But Was It Legal? 4 Questions, Christian Science Monitor (USA) (Jan. 5, 2026).
5. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: The Legal Keys to the Process that Maduro Faces from Today, El Tiempo (Colombia) (Jan. 5, 2026).
6. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Zachary Leeman, Retired JAG Officer Breaks Down for Dan Abrams Why Hegseth Doesn’t Have Authority to Strip Democrat of Military Rank, Mediaite (Blog) (Jan. 6, 2026).
7. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, John Ismay, Julian E. Barnes, Riley Mellen and Christiaan Triebert, U.S. Attacked Boat with Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane, International New York Times (Jan. 14, 2026).
8. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Ben Watson, Bradley Peniston, The D Brief: ‘Perfidy’ In Boat Strike?; Pentagon’s New AI Plan; Venezuela’s Broken Air Defense; Quantum Space Cameras; And A Bit More, Defense One (Jan. 13, 2026).

Citations

1. Prof. Corn’s article The Essential Link between Proportionality and Necessity in the Exercise of Self-Defense’ In Claus Kreb and Robert Lawless (eds), Necessity and Proportionality in International Peace and Security Law is cited in the following article: Fatima Ahdash, Safaa Jaber, Counterterrorism And The Question Of Palestine: Contemporary Delegitimization, Historical Erasure And The Redundancy Of International Humanitarian Law, 13 London Rev. Int’l L. 337 (2025).
2. Prof. Valastro’s article Vindicating Retirees is cited in the following case: Williams v. Shapiro, No. 24-11192, 2025 WL 3625999, at *7, — F.4th —- (11th Cir. Dec. 15, 2025).
3. Prof. Baker’s article 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).
4. Prof. Murphy’s article Eight Things Americans Can’t Figure Out About Controlling Administrative Power is cited in the following article: Aram Gavoor, Steven Platt, Agency Delay and The Courts, 77 Admin. L. Rev. 761 (2025).
5. Prof. Murphy’s article Democracy, Chevron Deference, and the Major-Questions Anti-Deference is cited in the following article: David Rubenstein, Federalism & Algorithms, 67 Ariz. L. Rev. 979 (2025).
6. Prof. Beyer’s article Digital Wills; Has the Time Come for Wills to Join the Digital Revolution? is cited in the following article:Ariel Sweeney, Nevada’s Blockchain Gamble: Can A State Embracing WEB3 Technology Lead Probate Courts into the Digital Age?, 20 FIU L. Rev. 753 (2025).
7. Prof. Beyer’s article Lady Bird and Transfer on Death Deeds is cited in the following article:Alan Clements, Funding Revocable Trusts: Law, Strategy, And Execution, 52 EST. PLAN. 01 (2025).
8. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article:Katherine O. Armstrong, Passing the Bar in and Through Community: The Science Behind Why We Truly Do Better Together, 51 U. Dayton L. Rev. 1 (2025).
9. Prof. Nie’s article Advancing Student Learning Experience: Peer Assessment in Advanced Legal Research Classes is cited in the following article:Suzanne Miner Darais, Kerry Lohmeier, Efficient Feedback Strategies in a Skills-Based Course, 32 No. 1 Persp: Teaching Legal Res. & Writing 16 (2025).  

News

1. On January 8, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the guest speaker for a meeting of the Dallas Estate Planning Council.  His presentation was entitled The Role of AI in Estate Planning.
2. On January 6-9, 2026, Profs. Catherine Christopher and Richard W. Murphy presented at the AALS Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Professor Christopher presented in a session on Academic Support, and Professor Murphy presented in a session on Administrative Law.
3. On January 21, 2026, Prof. Amy Hardberger spoke at the TTU Texas Alliance for Water Conservation annual Water College conference discussing water law and impacts on data centers.
4. On January 22, 2026, Prof. Amy Hardberger was asked to serve as an expert peer reviewer by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review an upcoming report on the energy/water nexus.  
5. On January 30, 2026, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was an invited speaker at the 2026 Seminar sponsored by the Estate Planning Council of Portland. To an audience of approximately 400 attorneys and other professionals, Prof. Beyer presented the topic, Artificial Intelligence and the Estate Planner: Resistance is Futile.

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

Articles, Books, and More

1. Richard W. Murphy, Ultra Vires Review of Federal Agency Action Made Simple(r), 2025 Utah L. Rev. 1201 (2025).
2. Gerry W. Beyer, Summary of Changes to Estate Planning Law Made by the 2025 Texas Legislature, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 43 (2025).
3. Gerry W. Beyer, Potpourri, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 4 (2025).
4. Gerry W. Beyer, Intestacy, Wills, Estate Administration, and Trusts Update, 63-4 Real Est., Prob., & Tr. L. Rep., at 5 (2025).
5. Jamie J. Baker, Critical Library Leadership: Managing Self and Others in Today’s Academic Library Review, 117 Law Libr. J. 435 (2025).
6. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Nov/Dec. 2025, at 28.

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 5 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Halloween and Free Speech, North Korea and its Nuclear Weapons, Foul Farming, The Magnificent Flying Machine – the Bat, and The Lightness of Nuisance. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Corn authored the article Trump’s Latest Military Campaign Tests the Limits of Presidential War Powers, The Cipher Brief (Nov. 4, 2025), available at: https://thecipherbrief.com/war-powers-caribbean-counternarcotics.
3. Prof. Lux published an article to the Law School Academic Support Blog titled “But I Have Always Gotten Good Grades”: Twice Exceptionality in Law Students?.
4. Prof. Stephens authored the article Detecting AI Misconduct by Opposing Counsel is a Lawyer’s Duty, Bloomberg Tax (Nov. 18, 2025), available at: https://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-labor-report/detecting-ai-misconduct-by-opposing-counsel-is-a-lawyers-duty.  

Quotations

1. Prof. Rosen is quoted in the following article: Tim Graham, PolitiFact Carefully Selects ‘Legal Experts’ to Defend Democrats on ‘Illegal Orders’, Newsbusters (Nov. 24, 2025; 4:02pm), available at: https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2025/11/24/politifact-carefully-selects-legal-experts-defend-democrats-illegal
2. Prof. Valastro was interviewed for and quoted in the following article: James Van Bramer, Digital Assets Might Fit Differently in DC Plans Than Other Alternative Assets, Plan Sponsor (Nov. 4,  2025), available at: https://plansponsor.com/digital-assets-might-fit-differently-in-dc-plans-than-other-alternative-assets/.
3. Prof. Corn remains a leading voice on law and national security, with recent commentary featured in The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, Swedish National Television, the BBC, and more. Much of his current analysis centers on the War Powers Resolution and its application to military action against groups designated as narco-terrorist organizations.

Citations

1. 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).
2. Prof. Casto’s article The Federal Courts’ Protective Jurisdiction over Torts Committed in Violation of the Law of Nations is cited in the following article: Curtis A. Bradley, 92 U. Chi. L. Rev. 1807 (2025).
3. Prof. Brie Sherwin’s article After the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness is cited in the following article: Sydney Hoffman, Disaster Strikes Again: The Unfair Treatment of Marginalized Communities in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters, 55 Tex. Envtl. L.J. 95 (2025).
4. Prof. Camp’s article The Play’s the Thing: A Theory of Taxing Virtual Worlds is cited in the following article: Tamir Shanan, Doron Narotzki, & Lior Zaks, Developing a Novel Conceptual Tax Regulatory Framework for Crypto Tokens, 58 Akron L. Rev. 105 (2025).
5. Prof. Lauriat’s book Improving Intellectual Property: A Global Project is cited in the following article: Peter K. Yu, WIPO Negotiations on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge, 57 Akron L. Rev. 277 (2025).
6. Prof. Murphy’s article Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look” is cited in the following article: David A. Weisbach, An APA for Tax, 2024 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1165 (2025).
7. Prof. Casto’s article The Early Supreme Court Justices’ Most Significant Opinion is cited in the following article: Joshua J. Schroeder, Pure//Evil Part One: How Evil is Popularized as Truth in the Marketplace of Ideas, 59 UIC L. Rev. 137 (2025).

News

1. On Oct. 11, 2025, Prof. Gonzalez presented his article entitled The WARN Act and Common Law Successor Liability at the Central States Law Schools Association Annual Scholarship conference, hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas.
2. Prof. Shannon presented a webinar entitled, “ADR and Mental Health Legislative Update,” for the Lubbock Dispute Resolution Center on Oct. 17, 2025.
3. Prof. Shannon delivered the inaugural talk in the Signature 12 Law School Lecture Series, “Overlapping Fields: A Law Professor’s Service in Intercollegiate Athletics Governance,” on Oct. 29, 2025.
4. Prof. Shannon was a panelist on the National Center for State Courts webinar: “Competency & Restoration Reimagined from Practice to Possibility: Competency Alternatives,” on Nov. 5, 2025.
5. On November 4, 2025, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was in Las Vegas, Nevada where he was invited to speak at a meeting of the Southern Nevada Estate Planning Council. His presentation was entitled AI for the Estate Planner.
6. On November 7, 2025, Prof. Beyer spoke at the 2025 Tax & Legal Seminar in Scottsdale, Arizona. To an audience of over 350 estate planning professionals, Prof. Beyer gave two presentations: Estate Planning for Cyber Property – Electronic Communications, Cryptocurrency, Non-Fungible Tokens, and the Metaverse and State Law Pitfalls: Don’t Step in It when Your Client Steps Across State Lines.
7. On November 11, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in Little Rock, Arkansas where he spoke at a meeting of the Estate Planning Council of Arkansas. His presentation was entitled Anticipating Will Contests and How to Avoid Them.
8. On November 13, 2025, the National College of Probate Judges presented Prof. Beyer with the Isabella Award for his years of dedicated work in the probate field at its Fall Conference in Galveston, Texas. See https://www.ncpj.org/awards/isabella-award/.
9. On November 14, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in Galveston, Texas where he served as a speaker at the Fall Conference of the National College of Probate Judges. His presentation was entitled I Drafted the Will, So What’s Next? To Tell or Not to Tell? That Is the Question.
10. On November 21, 2025, Prof. Beyer was in New Orleans where he spoke at Loyola University’s 2025 Estate Planning Conference. His presentation was entitled AI Meets Estate Planning: Leveraging Interactive Technology in Planning.
11. The Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Council of the State Bar of Texas recently appointed Prof. Beyer to the Texas Title Examination Standards Editorial Board.

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

Articles, Books, and More

1. Gerry W. Beyer (with James M. Kosakow), Revocable Trusts (5^th ed. 2025)
2. Gerry W. Beyer, Beyer’s Texas Property Code Annotated (2025 ed.)
3. Gerry W. Beyer, Estate Planning Highlights of the 2025 Texas Legislature and Recent Cases, Est. Plan. Dev. for Tex. Prof., at 1 (Sept. 2025).
4. Catherine M. Christopher, Suing a Dao: Articulations of Legal Personhood and Service of Process in Recent Litigation, 21 N.Y.U. J.L. & Bus. 669 (2025).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as The War on Diesel, Columbus and his Day, Law of Samhain and Pigs, and Martial Law in an American City – 1929, some of which have been republished on Yahoo News and Native News Online. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Lux published 2 articles on Law School Academic Support Blog, including titles such as The Strength of Neurodivergence. Available at https://lawschoolaspblog.com/.

Quotations

1. Prof. Valastro was quoted in the following article: Robert Powell, These Trump policies put your retirement at risk. Here’s how to plan for the worst., MarketWatch (Sept. 23, 2025; 11:30am), available at https://www.marketwatch.com/story/these-trump-policies-put-your-retirement-at-risk-heres-how-to-plan-for-the-worst-3a12e38b.
2. Prof. Williams was quoted in the following article: Kevin Krause, How Robert Robertson’s ‘shaken baby’ death penalty became like no other in Texas History, Dallas Morning News (Oct. 9, 2025; 6:00am), available at https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2025/10/09/how-robert-robersons-shaken-baby-death-penalty-became-like-no-other-in-texas-history/.
3. Prof. Rosen was quoted in the following article: Noah Davila, Texas universities face free speech debates after Charlie Kirk memorials, protests, The Daily Toreador (Sept. 30, 2025; Updated Oct. 1, 2025; 9:00am), available at: https://www.dailytoreador.com/news/texas-universities-face-free-speech-debates-after-charlie-kirk-memorials-protests/article_aaf0440f-4a72-4acc-be4b-18a2df458417.html.
4. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Sig Christenson, Hegseth says the titles secretary of war and War Department better reflect the military’s mission to fight and win wars. But it’s not his call. Or Trump’s., San Antonio Express News (Oct 11, 2025), available at: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/hegseth-secretarv-of-defense-war-name-change-trump-21089264.php.
5. Prof. Corn was featured as a guest on Canadian Global News Sunday program (Canada’s 60 minutes) to discuss President Trump’s decisions to use the U.S. military for actions against Venezuelan drug boats and in U.S. cities, available at: https://globalnews.ca/video/11465349/a%C2%ADcloser-look-at-trumps-war-on-dissent-drug-cartels.
6. Prof. Corn was a guest TX Spectrum News to discuss deployment of TX National Guard personnel to Chicago, available at: https://pilot.latakoo.com/asset/21941383?share=43jen24g4kfoz3wyztoqnep5jgk7upjz.
7. Prof. Corn was quoted by David lgnatious in his Washington Post Op-Ed titled, The Chilling Reason the Military is Silent Now, available at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/09/19/hegseth-national-guard-military-lawyer­purge/.
8. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Ellie Cook, How Pete Hegseth ‘s Cull of Military Lawyers Could Hurt US Soldiers, Newsweek (Oct. 7, 2025; 5:00 AM), available at: https://www.newsweek.com/how-pete-hegseths-cull-of-military-lawyers-could-hurt-us-soldiers­l0819597.
9. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Tom Wright-Piersanti, President Trump’s War on Cartels, The New York Times (Oct. 3, 2025), available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/briefing/president-trumps-war-on-cartels.html.
10. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: Ethan Caldwell, Trump Declares War on Drug Cartels: US Military Action Justified, World News Today (Oct. 3, 2025), available at: https://www.world­today-news.com/trump-declares-war-on-drug-cartels-us-military-action-justified/. 
11. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: M Dowling, The US War with “Unlawful Combatants” in the Caribbean, Independent Sentinel (Oct. 2, 2025), available at: https://www.independentsentinel.com/the-us-war-with-unlawful-combatants-in-the-caribbean/.
12. Prof. Geoff Corn was quoted in the following article: Matthew Cullen, Trump Decided the US. is in a War with Drug Cartels, The New York Times (Oct. 2, 2025; 4:41 PM), available at: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/I 0/02/us/politics/trump-drug-cartels-war.html.

Citations

1. 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).
2. Prof. Baker’s article The Intersectionality of Law Librarianship & Gender is cited in the following article: Kristen K. Tiscione, Gender Inequality Updates: Recent Surveys of Dean and Law Faculty Positions Reveal Persistent and Significant Occupational Segregation by Gender, 64 Washburn L.J. 419 (2025).
3. Prof. Pawlowic’s article Framework for Analysis of Transfer, Assignment, Negotiation and Transfer by Operation of Law is cited in multiple sections of the Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Commercial Code (October 2025 Update).
4. Prof. Black’s article Weaponizing AI is cited in the following article: Alice E. Keane, Carlos Ferran, & Robert Garcia, AI and the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act: An Overview, 35 Midwest L.J. 1 (2025).
5. Prof. Beyer’s article Simplification of Inter Vivos Trust Instruments- From Incorporation By Reference to Uniform Custodial Trust Act and Beyond is cited in § 3-715 of Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Probate Code (October 2025 Update).
6. Prof. Murphy’s article The Last Shall Be First- Flip the Order of the Chevron Two Step is cited in the following article: William D. Araiza, Gun Regulation After Loper Bright: The Statutory Interpretation/Policymaking Continuum, 73 Buff. L. Rev. 711 (2025).
7. Prof. Murphy’s book Federal Practice and Procedure is cited in the following article: Adam N. Steinman, Joinder, Not Jurisdiction: Toward a New Theory of Standing, 60 Wake Forest L. Rev. 743 (2025).
8. Prof. Baker’s article The Intersectionality of Law Librarianship & Gender is cited in the following article: David Whelan, Adjusting the Law Librarian Pipeline, 117 Law Libr. J. 416 (2025).
9. Prof. Corn’s article Congress Needs to Amend the War Crimes act of 1996 is cited in the following article: Dr. Mark Ellis & Yannic Kortgen, Accountability and Justice—The Application of Principle of Universal Jurisdiction to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, 56 Cornell Int’l L.J. 445 (2025).
10. Prof. Murphy’s article Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State is cited in the following article: Daniel T. Deacon, Statutory Liquidation, 77 Admin L. Rev. 503 (2025).
11. Prof. Corn’s article Military Jury Sentencing and Practice is cited in the following article: Jen Jenkins, Indicting a Ham Sandwich and Other Deficiencies: How the Military Justice System Can Help the Civilian Criminal Justice System Shape Up, 55 Stetson L. Rev. 51 (2025).
12. Prof. Beyer’s article Pre-Mortem Probate is cited in multiple sections of Redfearn Wills and Administration in Georgia (November 2025 Update).
13. Prof. Christopher’s article Normalizing Struggle is cited in the following article: Sara J. Berman & Barrett L. Schreiner, Teaching Strategies for Building Belonging and Creating Community in Online and In-Person Legal Education, 57 St. Mary’s L.J. 1 (2025).
14. Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in the following article: Rachel Layne, How Long is Long Enough? Judicial Review of Agency Comment Periods, 93 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1238 (2025).

News

1. Prof. Arrington presented AI in the Clerk’s Office: Opportunities and Risks at the Clerks’ & District Clerks’ Fall Regional Meeting in Levelland, TX on Friday, October 3.
2. Prof. Shannon presented on recent mental health legislation at the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health Summit in Houston on October 8.
3. Prof. Shannon presented on recent mental health legislation to the National Alliance on Mental Illness Central Texas on October 10.
4. On October 11, 2025, Prof. Gonzalez presented his article entitled The WARN Act and Common Law Successor Liability at the Central States Law Schools Association Annual Scholarship Conference hosted by the University of Kansas School of Law in Lawrence, Kansas. 
5. On October 18, 2025, Prof. Beyer was inducted into the Grand Haven (Michigan) High School’s Hall of Fame for his career and academic achievements.
6. On October 29, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the guest speaker for the student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund at University of Texas School of Law. His virtual presentation was entitled Companion Animal Trusts: Providing for Non-Human Family Members.
7. On October 30, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the guest speaker for the Trust & Estate Think Tank (New York). His virtual presentation was entitled The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Trusts & Estates Law.
8. On October 5, 2025, Prof. Corn presented a lecture on how to assess compliance with law in war to a group of scholars preparing for an academic exchange visit to Israel.
9. Prof. Corn was a guest on WBUR Point to Point discussing President Trump’s use of the military, available at: https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/10/09/trump-military-political-agenda.

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

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as Nuclear Reactors, We Want You Back, The University and Free Speech, Uranium, and Free Speech and its Prior Restraint. Available at https://profvictoria.substack.com/.
2. Prof. Camp published his 360^th and final article on TaxProf Blog, which shut down at the end of September. His last post, Lesson from the Tax Court: Grab That Apple! was published on Sept. 2, 2025.
3. Prof. Corn published 1 article on The Cipher Brief, titled A Dangerous Precedent: What Happens if Military Lawyers Go Silent. Available at https://www.thecipherbrief.com/a-dangerous-precedent-what-happens-when-military-lawyers-go-silent.
4. Prof. Lux published 3 articles on Law School Academic Support Blog on topics including neurodivergence and professional development, and is now a weekly contributing editor for the blog. Available here: https://lawschoolaspblog.com/.

Quotations

1. Prof. Camp was quoted in the following article: Christine Charnosky, Eulogy to a Blog: Paul Caron Ends TaxProf Blog, Law.com (Sept. 8, 2025; 11:49am), available at: https://www.law.com/2025/09/08/eulogy-to-a-blog-paul-caron-ends-taxprof-blog-/?slreturn=20251001120358.
2. Prof. Corn was quoted in the following article: Vera Bergengruen, Michael R. Gordon, & Jose de Cordoba, Did a Boat Strike in Caribbean Exceed Trump’s Authority to Use Military Force?, Wall Street Journal (Sept. 4, 2025; 10:44pm), available at: https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/did-a-boat-strike-in-caribbean-exceed-trumps-authority-to-use-military-force-828db8c6?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgmJ3R7Vyhu4_lnQzV0DA7B4KzW7XxA8uVzPvDm7tMiPSSYp3bzHmx25f6CwUo%3D&gaa_ts=68dd84db&gaa_sig=V4g6jyB61d9BnuPbT3Fv410rU9aW-mIjzbu357R3B3x0o6Za0XP4_iNtcviYqXfNxtJvDuhDtBCV5BZj8bk1Bg%3D%3D.

Citations

1. Prof. Casto’s article The Early Supreme Court Justices’ Most Significant Opinion is cited in the following article: Joshua J. Shroeder, Courting Oblivion Part III: Enacting a Chelsea Manning Act of Oblivion and Amnesty, 73 Clev. St. L. Rev. 857 (2025).
2. Prof. Beyer’s articles Statutory Fill-In-the-Blank Will Forms, Statutory Fill-in Will Forms – The First Decade: Theoretical Constructs and Empirical Findings, and Statutory Will Methodologies – Incorporated Forms vs. Fill-in Forms: Rivalry or Peaceful Coexistence are cited in Restatement (Third) of Property (Wills & Don. Trans.), (September 2025 Update).
3. Prof. Corn’s article Thinking the Unthinkable: Has the Time Come to Offer Combatant Immunity to Non-State Actors? is cited in the following article: Eric Talbot Jensen & J. Stone Wilson, Common Article 2 and Non-State Reciprocity in the Law of Armed Conflict, 39 Emory Int’l L. Rev. 525 (2025).
4. Prof. Beyer’s articles Non-Fungible Tokens: What Every Estate Planner Needs to Know and Estate Planning in the Digital Age are cited in Georgia Guardianship and Conservatorship (September 2025 Update).
5. Prof. Murphy’s article Abandoning Standing: Trading a Rule of Access for a Rule of Difference is cited in the following article: Nicholas J. Carroll, Heavy Considerations: How the Gravity of an Inconsistent Supreme Court is Too Strong for us to Keep Our Democracy Standing, 49 T. Marshall L. Rev. 1 (2025).
6. Prof. Casto’s article The Tort Liability of Insane Persons for Negligence: A Critique is cited in Restatement (Third) of Torts: Liability for Physical Harm (September 2025 Update).
7. Prof. Murphy’s book Federal Practice and Procedure is cited in the following article: Ryan P. Simoneaux, A New Moon for the “Twilight Zone”: Arguments for Federal Preemption, 27 Loy. Mar. L.J. 144 (2025).
8. Prof. Beyer’s article Transfer on Death Deeds Survey is cited in the following article: Maryann Fremion Thomas, Strope-Robinson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company: Caselaw Highlights Lack of Insurance Coverage for TOD Beneficiaries, 36 No. 1 Ohio Prob. L.J. NL 2 (2025).
9. Prof. Camp’s article The Impact of SEC v. Jarkesy on Civil Tax Fraud Penalties is cited in the following article: Tracey M. Roberts, The Tax Trench Deepens, 28 Fla. Tax Rev. 577 (2025).

News

1. On September 4, 2025, Prof. Beyer spoke in Fort Worth, Texas to about 140 members of the Tarrant County Probate Bar Association. His topic and accompanying article were entitled Estate Planning Highlights of the 2025 Texas Legislature and Recent Cases.
2. On September 5, 2025, Prof. Beyer was a guest speaker at the Amarillo Area Bar Association’s 2025 Trust & Estates CLE Seminar. His topic was entitled Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Today’s Estate Planner.
3. To an audience of approximately 400 estate planning attorneys and other professionals, Prof. Beyer spoke in San Antonio, Texas on September 10, 2025 at WealthCounsel’s 2025 Symposium. His topic was entitled Navigating Legal Quicksand: Avoiding State Law Traps When Clients Cross Borders.
4. On September 10, 2025, Dean Nowlin presented The State of the Law School: Progress and Priorities at the Lubbock Area Bar Association Luncheon.
5. On September 11, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the leadoff speaker at the 55th Annual Estate Planning Conference sponsored by the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at the Louisiana State University. To an audience of approximately 200 attorneys, Prof. Beyer spoke on Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Today’s Estate Planner.
6. On September 13, 2025, Prof. Beyer was a featured speaker at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel in Salt Lake City, Utah. His presentation was entitled Artificial Intelligence in the Trusts & Estates Field.
7. On September 17, 2025, Prof. Keffer spoke at the West Texas Geological Society’s Fall Symposium in Midland. His presentation was titled A Lawyer Talks Ethics.
8. Prof. Corn was interviewed on NewsNation with Nichole Berlie (Sept. 3, 2025), where he discussed the immigration judge shortage and the Department of Defense’s decision to send military lawyers to the Department of Justice.