The Reporter: Law Library News and Information

Throughout the month of July, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for July 1st to July 31st, 2024.

Publications

1. Jack Wade Nowlin, Dean Debbie Bell: Extraordinary Administrator, 93 Miss. L.J. 595 (2024).

Op-Eds

1. Prof. Sutton, Whales, Native Alaskans, and Environmentalists, Native News Online (July 21, 2024).

Quotations

1. Prof. Corn is quoted in the following article: Marley Malenfant, What is a squatter and can you forcefully remove them? A quick guide to Texas law, Austin American-Statesman, (July 18, 2024; 6:03am).

Citations

1. Prof. Black’s article Where Does Data Live? is cited in the following article: Cody Deterding, On the Hook: Venue, Vicinage, and Double Jeopardy’s Relationship with Modern Data Crimes, 89 Mo. L. Rev. 655 (2024).
2. Prof. Lauriat’s article “Pay No Attention to the Comparable Behind the Curtain!” The Harms of Opacity in Standard Essential Patent Licensing is cited in the following bibliography: Fifty-Fifth Selected Bibliography on Computers, Technology, and the Law, 50 Rutgers Computer & Tech L.J. 411 (2024).
3. Prof. Camp’s article A History of Tax Regulation Prior to the Administrative Procedure Act is cited in the following article: Susan C. Morse, Old Regs: The Default Six-Year Time Bar for Administrative Procedure Claims, 31 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 191 (2024).
4. Prof. Camp’s blog post Lesson from the Tax Court: The Role of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights is cited in the following article: Karie Davis-Nozemack & Sarah Webber, No Appeal for You: Reforming Access to Appeals for Tax Whistleblowers, 75 Tax Law. 637 (2024).
5. Prof. Rosen’s article Deterring Pre-Viability Abortions in Texas Through Private Lawsuits is cited in the following article: Alexander Gouzoules, The Success of Pre-Enforcement Challenges to Antidiscrimination Laws, 55 Colum. Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 571 (2024).
6. Prof. Murphy’s article Arbitrariness Review Made Reasonable: Structural and Conceptual Reform of the “Hard Look” is cited in the following article: Braden Currey, Rationalizing the Administrative Record for Equitable Constitutional Claims, 133 Yale L.J. 2017 (2024).
7. Prof. Murphy’s article A “New” Counter-Marbury: Reconciling Skidmore Deference and Agency Interpretive Freedom is cited in § 8119 of West’s Federal Administrative Practice (July 2024 Update).
8. Prof. Murphy’s article The Last Should be First—Flip the Order of the Chevron Two-Step is cited in the following article: James Ming Chen, Doctrinal Destruction and Chevron’s Extinction Debt, 51 Fla. St. U. L. Rev. 61 (2023).

Notes

1. Prof. McDonald was recently honored with the Texas State Bar Judge Sam Williams Award at the organization’s annual meeting in Dallas. Prof. McDonald, who earned his law degree from Tech in 1993, was recognized for his efforts as the 2022-2023 president of the Lubbock Area Bar Association, according to a state bar news release.
2. On July 18, 2024, Brandon Beck gave a CLE presentation titled “Federal Criminal Restitution” at the 2024 Annual Federal Criminal Practice Seminar in Dallas, Texas (1 hr.).
3. On July 19, 2024, Brandon Beck participated in a panel titled “Litigating the Second Amendment in Federal Criminal Cases: A Panel Discussion by the Team that Represented Rahimi” at the 2024 Annual Federal Criminal Practice Seminar in Dallas, Texas (1 hr.).
4. On July 24, 2024, the chair-elect of the American Bar Association’s Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law appointed Prof. Gerry W. Beyer as the editor of the Keeping Current—Probate column of the Section’s official publication, Probate & Property Magazine.

Throughout the month of June, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for June 1st to June 30th, 2024.

Publications

1. Prof. Richard W. Murphy, DEMOCRACY, CHEVRON DEFERENCE, AND MAJOR QUESTIONS ANTI-DEFERENCE, 58 Ga. L. Rev. 987 (2024).

Quotations

1. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following article: Alejandra Martinez & Bernice Garcia, U.S. Supreme Court blocks the state’s Rio Grande water deal with New Mexico, The Texas Tribute (Jun. 21, 2024). U.S Supreme Court rejects Texas-New Mexico water deal | The Texas Tribune

Citations

1. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article The Political Balance of Power over the Military: Rethinking the Relationship between the Armed Forces, the President, and Congress was cited in the following article: Lindsay L. Rodman, Doing Away with the Military Deference Doctrine: Applying Lessons from Civil-Military Relations Theory to the Supreme Court, 99 n.d. L. Rev. 327 (2024).
   
2. Prof. Richard D. Rosen’s article Civilian Courts and the Military Justice System: Collateral Review of Courts-Martial was cited in the following article: Rinat Kitai-Sangero, Enhancing Fairness and Compassion in Military Disciplinary Proceedings, 7 Cardozo Int’l & Comp. L. Rev. 377 (2024).
   
3. Prof. Jamie J. Baker’s article Keeping Up with New Legal Titles was cited in the following article: Nic Rossio, Judge Tim Connors, et. al., Restructuring American Law Schools: Peacemaking in First Year Curriculum, 69 Wayne L. Rev. 635 (2024).
   
4. Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s article Max’s Taxes: A Tax-Based Analysis of Pet Trusts was cited in the following article: Laura J. Martin, Pet Trust Taxation, 34 No. 5 Ohio Prob. L.J. NL 10 (2024).
   
5. Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s publication Cyber Est. Plan. & Admin was cited in the following article: Kylie Riordan, Properly Securing Digital Legacies: A Proposal to Amend the Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act to Enhance Fiduciary Access and Adhere to Traditional Principles of the Florida Probate Code, 53 Seton L. Rev. 741 (2024).
   
6. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article The Law of Armed Conflict: An Operational Approach was cited in the following article: Yang Liu, A Modified Functionalist Theory of the Constitutional Separation of War-Making Powers, 85 Mont. L. Rev. 1 (2024).
   
7. Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s article Cyber Estate Planning and Administration was cited in the following article: Max Angel , Decoding Cryptocurrency Taxes: The Challenges for Estate Planners, 23 Duke L. & Tech. Rev. 137 (2024).
   
8. Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article The DIY Executive was cited in the following article: Joseph Postell, Does American History Legitimize the Administrative State?, 36 Regent U. L. Rev. 321 (2024).
   
9. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article ‘Light Him Up’: Addressing the Dangerous Intersection of Traffic Stops and Consent was cited in the following article: Kenneth Williams, If Black Lives Really Matter, We Must End Traffic Stops!, 30 Wm. & Mary J. Race, Gender & Soc. Just. 309 (2024).
   
10. Prof. John L. Watts’ article Fairness and Utility in Products Liability: Balancing Individual Rights and Social Welfare was cited in the following article: Luke Meier, Achieving True Strict Product Liability (But Not For Plaintiffs With Fault), 57 U. Mich. J.L. Reform 301 (2024).
    
11. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article Making the Case for Conflict Bifurcation in Afghanistan: Transnational Armed Conflict, Al Qaeda, and the Limits of the Associated Militia Concept was cited in the following article: Joyce C. Choo, Restructuring Hidden International Humanitarian Law Violations Through Digital Forensics: Case Studying Palestine and the Greater Middle East, 27 Gonz. J. Int’l L. 174 (2024).

Notes

1. On June 6, 2024, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was in Indianapolis, Indiana where he spoke at the Midwest Estate, Tax, & Business Planning Institute sponsored by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. His presentation was entitled Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Estate Planning.
   
2. On June 12, 2024, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was the lead-off speaker for the 48^th Annual Advanced Estate Planning & Probate Course sponsored by TexasBarCLE in Houston. His presentation was entitled Case Law Update and he analyzed recent Texas appellate cases dealing with intestate succession, wills, estate administration, trusts, and other estate planning issues.

Throughout the month of May, the Law Library received alerts for full-time TTU Law Faculty publications and news. Below is a compilation of those daily alerts for May 1st to May 31st, 2024.

Publications

1. Gerry W. Beyer, Administration of Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships (12, 12A, & 12B West’s Tex. Forms, 2024 Supp.).

2. Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., May/June 2024, at 34.

3. Prof. Victoria Sutton, A Day to Remember Centuries of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, NATIVE NEWS ONLINE (May 6, 2024). MMIW Awareness: A Day to Remember Centuries of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women | Opinion (nativenewsonline.net)

4. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn, Fourth Amendment and the Independent Source Doctrine: Enhancing Deterrence of Bad Faith by Omission, 56 TEX. TECH L. REV. 563 (2024).

Quotations

1. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following article: Lindsey Carnett, SAWS plans to do away with city-issued citations for water use, billing violators directly, SAN ANTONIO REPORT (May 7, 2024). SAWS to do away with city-issued citations, billing violators directly (sanantonioreport.org).

2. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following article: Forrest Wilder, Texas Developers Love Big Thirsty Lawns. That’s a Huge Problem for the State’s Water Supply, TEXASMONTHLY (Apr. 30, 2024). Thanks to Newcomers, Texas Is Losing Ground on Water Conservation (texasmonthly.com)

3. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following article: Michael Phillis & Matthew Daly, US says cyberattacks against water supplies are rising and utilities need to do more to stop them, AP NEWS (May 20, 2024). EPA warns of increasing cyberattacks on water systems | AP News

4. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following publication: Lindsey Carnett, SAWS board Approves new stricter drought rules, SAN ANTONIO REPORT (May 23, 2024). SAWS board approves new stricter drought rules (sanantonioreport.org)

5. Prof. Amy Hardberger was quoted in the following publication: https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/san-antonio-water-system-drought-watering-rules-19470805.php

Citations

1. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article A Military Justice Solution in Search of a Problem: A Response to Vladeck was cited in the following article: John M. Bickers, The Cartoon Physics of the Court-Marital, 126 W. VA. L. REV. 487 (2024).

2. Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article The Play’s the Thing: A Theory of Taxing Virtual Worlds was cited in the following article: Andrew T. Hayashi, Technology, Markets, and the Income Tax Frontier, 96 S. CAL. REV. 1371 (2024).

3. Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s article Modern Dictionary for the Legal Profession was cited in the following publication: Lye Lin-Heng, 2 COMPARATIVE ENVIRN. LAW & REG. § 59:20 (May 2024).

4. Prof. Eric A. Chiappinelli’s article Red October: Its Origins, Consequences, and the Need to Revive the National Market System was cited in the following publication: Thomas L. Hazen, 1 LAW SEC. REG. § 1:76 (May 2024).

5. Prof. Richard Rosen’s article Liability for “Soft Information”: New Developments and Emerging Trends was cited in the following publication: Thomas L. Hazen, 1 LAW SEC. REG. § 12:68 (May 2024).

6. Prof. Geoffrey S. Corn’s article National Security Law and the Constitution was cited in the following article: Tyler R. Smotherman, Greytown, Great Power Politics, and History’s Grey Areas, 14 J. NAT’L SECURITY L. & POL’Y 269 (2024).

7. Prof. Richard D. Rosen’s article Drones and the U.S. Courts was cited in the following article: Austin Tarullo, Shock & Awe: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems and the Erosion of Military Autonomy, B.C. INTELL. PROP. & TECH. F. 1 (2024).