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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.
2. Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled A Captivating Lesson on Insurance.
3. Prof. Corn published 1 article alongside co-author John Spencer for Real Clear Defense, titled The Battle for Legitimacy in Urban Warfare.

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).
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).
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).
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).
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). Bruce Brumberg, How the I.R.S. Decides to Audit You: A Tax Expert Explains, Forbes (March 31, 2025; 11:17am).
6. Prof. Camp participated in the following podcast: Trump is Picking Fights He Relishes: Smerconish on CNN, CNN Audio (April 19, 2025).

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.

In March 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

ANIMAL LAW

Kimberly C. Moore, The Case for the Legal Protection of Animals: Humanity’s Shared Destiny with the Animal Kingdom (2023).

Anne M. Wordsworth, Law, Animals and Toxicity Testing: The Case of the Laboratory Mouse (2025).

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

John D. Inazu, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect (2024).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Monica A. Jimenez, Making Never-Never Land: Race and Law in the Creation of Puerto Rico (2024).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Marie da Gloria Ferreira Pinto Dias Garcia, Blue Planet Law: The Ecology of Our Economic and Technological World (2023).

GAMING

Dale Mitchell et.al., Law Video Games, Virtual Realities: Playing Law (2024).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Sara Fovargue et.al., Leading Works in Health Law and Ethics (2024).

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Rogelio Perez-Perdomo, Legal Education in the Western World: A Cultural and Comparative History (2024).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Ray Brescia, Lawyer Nation: The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession (2024).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Monica K. Miller and Brian H. Bornstein, Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System (2013).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Julio Carvalho, A Cultural History of Copyright: From Books to Networks (2023).

WATER LAW

Robert W. Adler, Law and the Living Colorado River (2023).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

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

Articles, Books, & More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, 38 & 39, Marital Property and Homesteads (Tex. Prac. 2025 Supp.).
2. Gerry W. Beyer, 12, 12A, & 12B, Administration of Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).  
3. Ashley Arrington, Will the NextGen Bar Truly Test Legal Research? A Critical Evaluation of Sample Questions, 5:2 Proceedings (2025).
4. Amy Hardberger, Get in the Flow: Policy Changes That Can Increase Texas’s Surface Water Transfers, 12 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 591 (2025).
5. Amy Hardberger & Samantha Tweet, Expanding Emissions Markets to Reduce Agricultural Nitrogen Run-Off, 49 Wm. & Mary Env’t L. & Pol’y Rev. 1 (2024).
6. Gerry W. Beyer, 13, 14, & 15, Real Property (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 5 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as The Empathy of Rats, Scientists who are Biopirates, Forging Law and Indigenous Fire Traditions, Reading as Indian Policy, and Indigenous Nations Rise above Submersion.
2. Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled After Loper-Bright, Hold the Mayo?

Citations

1. Prof. Murphy’s article Due Process and Targeted Killing of Terrorists is cited in the following article: James T. Cambell, The Law of the Territories: Should it Exist?, 134 Yale L.J. Forum 448 (2025).
2. Prof. Camp’s article Lesson from the Tax Court: The IRS’s Substantial Justification Defense to §7430 Fee Awards is cited in the following article: Kevin T. White, Tammy W. Cowart, & Roger Lirely, Unveiling Injustice: An Analysis of IRC Section 7430 and the Quest for Fairness in Taxpayer Administrative and Judicial Proceedings with the IRS, 90 Brook. L. Rev. 473 (2025).
3. 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 Cumb. L. Rev. 53 (2025).
4. Prof. Arrington’s article “Purposely 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 Cumb. L. Rev. 53 (2025).
5. Prof. Murphy’s article Democracy, Chevron Deference, and Major Questions Anti-Deference is cited in the following article: Dylan T. Silver, Dead in the Water: A Critique of the Fourth Circuit’s Major Questions Analysis in North Carolina Coastal Fisheries Reform Group v. Capt. Gaston LLC, 103 N.C. L. Rev. 619 (2025).
6. Prof. Beyer’s article What Estate Planners Need to Know about Cryptocurrency is cited in the following article: Eric D. Chason, Crypto and the Fiduciary Investor, 94 Miss. L.J. 193 (2025).
7. Prof. Corn’s article War, Law, and the Oft Overlooked Value of Process as a Precautionary Measure is cited in the following article: Jens David Ohlin, War’s Rustic Code of Honor, 65 Va. J. Int’l L. 237 (2025).
8. Prof. Rosen’s article America’s Professional Military Ethic and the Treatment of Captured Enemy Combatants in the Global War on Terror is cited in the following article: Jens David Ohlin, War’s Rustic Code of Honor, 65 Va. J. Int’l L. 237 (2025).
9. Prof. Corn’s book U.S. Military Operations: Law, Policy, and Practice is cited in the following article: Major Kier M.S. Elmonairy, Hard Cash and Easy Money: Funding Authority for Security Force Assistance Brigades, 15 J. Nat’l Security L. & Pol’y 1 (2025).
10. Prof. Murphy’s article The DIY Unitary Executive is cited in the following article: Tomás Rios, The New Frontier of Guidance Reviewability, 123 Mich. L. Rev. 563 (2025).

News

1. On March 13, 2025, Prof. Shannon spoke on the subject of Criminal Competency at the Capital Defense College MCLE program sponsored by the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas.
2. On March 13, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the featured presenter for a webinar sponsored by the ABA Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section’s Career Development and Wellness Committee. His hour-long presentation was entitled The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence—Part II.
3. On March 14, 2025, Prof. Arrington presented NextGen 2025: What’s New and What’s Next at the Southeastern Chapter of American Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting.
4. On March 27, 28, & 29 2025, the Law Librarian team presented the following at the Southwestern Association of Law Libraries (SWALL) Annual Conference: 

• Ashley Arrington, Jamie Baker, Ross Hinojosa, Barbara Moreno, Dajiang Nie, Institutional Strategies for Effectively Responding to ABA Standard 604. 
• Ashley Arrington & Jamie Baker, Beyond the Basics: Elevating Legal Research Analysis for the AI and NextGen Bar Era.
• Dajiang Nie and Ashley Arrington also presented Lighting Talks.

In February 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

COMPARATIVE AND FOREIGN LAW

Harold Hongju Koh, The National Security Constitution in the Twenty-First Century (2024).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GENERALLY

Michael J.Z. Mannheimer, The Fourth Amendment: Original Understandings and Modern Policing (2023).

COURTS

John O. Newman, “Inferior Courts”: The History of the Existing and Former Federal Trial and Appellate Courts of the United States, 1789-2024 (2024).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Giovanni Antonelli, et.al., Environmental Law Before the Courts: A US-EU Narrative (2023).

ESTATES AND TRUSTS

Simone Degeling, Jessica Hudson, and Irit Samet, Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Express Trusts (2023).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Kay Wilson, et.al., The Future of Mental Health, Disability and Criminal Law: Essays in Honour of Emeritus Professor Bernadette McSherry (2024).

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Scott Leckie, Housing, Land and Property Rights: Residential Justice, Conflict Zones and Climate Change (2024).

Sheryl Lightfoot and Elsa Stamatopoulou, Indigenous Peoples and Borders (2023).

IMMIGRATION LAW

Ana Raquel Minian, In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States (2024).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Brad Sherman, Intangible Intangibles: Patent Law’s Engagement with Dematerialized Subject Matter (2024).

INTERNATIONAL LAW

Richard O. Parry, Internet Law and Business: International Issues (2024).

LEGAL EDUCATION

Jerry H. Robert II, A Daily Reader for 1Ls: Becoming a Better Law Student and Lawyer in Four Minutes a Day (2025).

LEGAL HISTORY

Linda Myrsiades, From Treason to Runaway Slaves: Legal Culture in New Republic Trials, 1783-1808 (2024).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

Sanne Taekema, and Wibren van der Burg, Contextualising Legal Research: A Methodological Guide (2024).

LEGISLATION

Ruben J. Garcia, Critical Wage Theory: Why Wage Justice is Racial Justice (2024).

NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

Lowell E. Baier, John F. Organ, and Christopher E. Segal, The Codex of the Endangered Species Act, Volume II, The Next Fifty Years (2024).

NONPROFIT ORGANZIATIONS

James Ruell, Nonprofit Fundraising Strategies: 7 Strategies to Consistently Secure Funding and Ensure Your Organization Doesn’t Fail, Using Grants, Gifts, Digital, and more… (2023).

PROPERTY – PERSONAL AND REAL

Julie A. Tappendorf, Cecily Barclay, and Matthew Gray, Development by Agreement: A Tool Kit for Land Developers and Local Governments (2024).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Cynthia H. Cwik, Christopher A. Suarez, and Lucy L. Thomson, Artificial Intelligence: Legal Issues, Policy, and Practical Strategies (2024).

All of these books are available from the Law Library.  If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu.  Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

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, 2025.

Articles, Books, and More

1. Gerry W. Beyer, 17 & 18 Probate and Decedents’ Estates (Tex. Prac. 2025 Supp.).
2. Sally McDonald Henry, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law, 10 SMU ANN. TEX. SURV. 3 (2024).

Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters

1. Prof. Sutton published 4 articles on her blog unintended consequences, including titles such as The Laws of Societies, Beware the Fountain of Youth, Biopharming, and Transgenic Animals.
2. Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled The Difficult Path to Equitable Tolling.
3. Prof. McDonald published a two-part article with Chuck Lanehart in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal titled Caprock Chronicles: Overcoming Early Lubbock’s Shameful Treatment of Black Residents.

Quotations

1. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Alejandro Serrano, Texas National Guard to make immigration arrests under agreement with Trump administration, Abbott says, Texas Tribune (5:00 pm; Feb. 3, 2025)
2. Prof. Beyer is quoted in the following article: Lois M. Collins, Lost in the Cloud: What happens to your digital assets when you die?, Deseret News (9:01 pm; Feb. 21, 2025).

Citations

1. Prof. Casto’s article The Origins of Federal Admiralty Jurisdiction in the Age of Privateers, Smugglers, and Pirates is cited in the following article: Alexander Gouzoules, Choosing Your Judge, 77 SMU L. Rev. 699 (2024).
2. Prof. Corn’s article Humanitarian Regulation of Hostilities: The Decisive Element of Context is cited in the following article: Zej Moczydłowski, Tipping a Broken Scale: The Legality of U.S. Cluster Munitions in Ukraine, 24 Wash. U. Global Stud. L. Rev. 110 (2024).
3. Prof. Camp’s blog post Lesson from the Tax Court: § 280E Does Not Violate The Eighth Amendment is cited in the following article: Doron Narotzki & Tamir Shanan, A Comprehensive, And a Joint, Marijuana Tax, 44 Va. Tax Rev. 303 (2025).
4. Prof. Camp’s article The Play’s the Thing: A Theory of Taxing Virtual Worlds is cited in the following article: Charles Delmotte, Beyond the Wealth Tax, 76 Ala. L. Rev. 325 (2024).
5. Prof. Sutton’s article Asynchronous, E-Learning in Legal Education: A Comparative Study with the Traditional Classroom is cited in the following article: Melissa L. Kidder, Fostering A Law Student’s Professional Identity: How Law School Field Placements and Online Programming Can Develop the Next Generation of Rural Lawyers, 69 S.D. L. Rev. 590 (2024).
6. Prof. Murphy’s article Separation of Powers and the Horizontal Force of Precedent is cited in the following article: John O. McGinnis & Michael B. Rappaport, What is Original Public Meaning?, 76 Ala. L. Rev. 223 (2024).
7. Prof. Metze’s article Speaking Truth to Power: The Obligation of the Courts to Enforce the Right to Counsel is cited in the following article: Brooklyn Bollweg & Neil Fulton, The Future of Indigent Defense in South Dakota, 69 S.D. L. Rev. 551 (2024).
8. Prof. Metze’s article Troy Davis, Lawrence Brewer, and Timothy Mcveigh Should Still Be Alive: Certainty, Innocence, and the High Cost of Death and Immorality is cited in the following article: Russell D. Covey, Manufacturing False Convictions: Lies and the Corrupt Use of Jailhouse Informants, 96 U. Colo. L. Rev. 131 (2025).
9. Prof. Murphy’s article Punitive Damages, Explanatory Verdicts, and the Hard Look is cited in § 4:32 of Toxic Torts Litigation Guide (February 2025 Update).
10. Prof. Pawlowic’s article Framework for Analysis of Transfer, Assignment, Negotiation and Transfer by Operation of Law is cited in multiple sections within § 5 of Uniform Laws Annotated Uniform Commercial Code (2025 Update).
11. Prof. Beyer’s book Texas Practice Series: Probate and Decedents’ Estates is cited in the following article: R. Shaun Rainey, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Interstate Multijurisdictional Estate Administration, 17 Est. Plan. & Community Prop. L.J. 57 (2024).
12. Prof. Corn’s article Regulating Hostilities in Non-International Armed Conflicts: Thoughts on Bridging the Divide Between Tadic Aspiration and Conflict Realities is cited in the following article: Charles P. Trumbull IV, Collateral Damage and Individual Rights in Armed Conflict, 48 Fordham Int’l L.J. 521 (2025).
13. Prof. Beck’s article Just Visiting: Health Care Liability Claims and Nonpatient Injuries in a Health Care Setting is cited in the following article: Sydney Dumas, Sharpening the Focus: Rethinking the Safety Prong in Health Care Liability Claims, 57 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 243 (2025).
14. 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 Chap. L. Rev. 77 (2024).
15. Prof. Watts’ article To Tell the Truth: A Qui Tam Action for Perjury in Civil Proceeding is Necessary to Protect the Integrity of the Civil Judicial System is cited in the following article: Doron Menashe & Guy Alon, Do Lies Matter? Underenforcement in Offenses of Perjury and Obstruction of Justice, 46 Hous. J. Int’l L. 271 (2024).

News

1. On February 5, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the invited dinner speaker for the Estate Planning Council of Delaware in Wilmington, Delaware. His presentation was entitled Use of AI in Estate Planning.
2. On February 10, 2025, Prof. Beck gave a guest lecture, by Zoom, to Professor William Baude’s “Litigating Originalism Seminar” at the University of Chicago Law School (1 hour).
3. Prof. Beck won a case titled United States v. Tavarez at the Fifth Circuit. Prof. Beck briefed an argument, on plain error, that his client’s aggregate 248-month sentence, across 3 counts, was technically in excess of the statutory maximum. On February 10, 2025, the government conceded error and filed a motion to remand for resentencing.
4. On February 13, 2025, Prof. Beyer spoke in Waco, Texas at the County Court Assistants Training Conference sponsored by the Texas Association of Counties. To an audience of over 100 county court assistants, Prof. Beyer’s Probate 101 presentation explained the basics of the probate process, how property passes by intestate succession, and the requirements of a valid Texas will.
5. On February 14, 2025, Prof. Beyer was appointed to the Decedents’ Estate Committee of the Texas Real Estate and Probate Institute.
6. On February 15, 2025, Prof. Beyer was a guest on radio station KFYO’s hour-long legal program entitled Shooter and the Law hosted by Tech Law grad, Cole Shooter. The focus of their discussion was on the importance of estate planning.
7. Prof. Beyer was awarded the Judge Isabella Horton Grant Guardianship Award by the president of the National College of Probate Judges, The Honorable Amy W. McCulloch, for his outstanding contributions to the legal profession, and specifically his education and mentorship in the areas of probate, estate planning, and guardianships.
8. On February 18, 2025, Prof. Beyer was the invited speaker for the February meeting of the San Antonio Estate Planners Council. To an audience of over 100 attorneys, CPAs, trust officers, and other estate planning professionals, Prof. Beyer spoke about Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Today’s Estate Planner.
9. On February 21, 2025, Prof. Beyer was a speaker at the Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal 2025 Seminar at the Texas Tech University School of Law. To an audience of approximately 100 in-person attendees and over 240 Zoom attendees, Prof. Beyer presented his paper entitled Case Law Update: Intestacy, Wills, Probate, and Trusts.
10. On February 27, 2025, Prof. Beyer was an invited speaker for a meeting of the Estate Planning Counsel of Central Texas in Austin, Texas. Prof. Beyer’s presentation was entitled Artificial Intelligence and the Estate Planner: Resistance is Futile.
11. Several faculty members have been honored by the University for their exceptional contributions in student engagement, research, teaching, and service. These prestigious awards recognize faculty who go above and beyond in their commitment to excellence. Award winners include: Prof. Benham (Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching), Prof. Hardberger (Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Distinguished Research Award), Prof. Brie Sherwin (Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award), and Prof. Rob Sherwin (Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award).