Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Lessons from the Tax Court: Naked Assessments! was cited in the following publication: Harvey Gilmore, The Kinder, Gentler IRS? Where?, 21 DePaul Bus. & Com. L.J. 31 (2022).
Prof. DeLeith D. Gossett’s article “[Take Us to Our] Wretched Refuse”: The Deportation of America’s Adoptees was cited in the following article: Malinda L. Seymore, Adoption Ouroboros: Repeating the Cycle of Adoption as Rescue, 50 Pepp. L. Rev. 229 (2023).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Tax Administration as Inquisitorial Process and the Partial Paradigm Shift in the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 was cited in the following article: Scott A. Schumacher, Taxes, Administrative Law, and the Agency Expertise: Questioning the Orthodoxy, 76 Tax Law. 341 (2023).
Prof. Nancy J. Soonpaa’s article Stress in Law Students: A Comparative Study of First-Year, Second-Year, and Third-Year Students was cited in the following article: Chloe Sovinee-Dyroff, Introverted Lawyers” Agents of Change in the Legal Profession, 36 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 111 (2023).
Prof. Jarod S. Gonzalez’s article A Tale of Two Waivers: Waiver of the Jury Waiver Defense Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Was cited in the following publication: Arthur R. Miller, 9 Fed. Prac. & Proc. Civ. Sec. 2321 (4th ed.) (April 2023 update).
Prof. Victoria Sutton was cited in the following publication: Tessa Dysart, Foreword: Appellate Issues In and Around Indian Country, 23 J. App. Prac. & Proc. (2023).
Prof. Victoria Sutton’s article Native American Exclusion as a Form of Paper Genocide was cited in the following article: Meera E. Deo, Better than BIPOC, 41 Minn. J. L. & Ineq. 71 (2023).
Prof. Arnold H. Loewy’s article The Fourth Amendment: History, Purpose, and Remedies was cited in the following article: Rebecca Laden, Bond Conditions as Fourth Amendment Seizures, 44 Cardozo L. Rev. 1211 (2023).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Proceduralisr Reflections on Home Mortageg Foreclosure was cited in the following article: Vijay Raghavan, The Case Against the Debt Tax, 91 Fordham L. Rev. 1849 (2023).
Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was cited in the following article: Rosemary H. Buhl, The Evolution and Current Trends in Estate Planning, 102 Apr. Mich. B.J. 20 (2023).
Prof. Brie D. Sherwin’s article After the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness was cited in the following article: Luz E. Herrera, Taylor Garner, et. al., Establishing a Conditional Driver Permit in Texas, St. Mary’s L/ Rev/ & Soc. Just. 385 (2023).
On April 26, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer virtually appeared as an invited speaker for the Electronic Signature & Records Association. Two of the main topics he discussed were electronic wills and the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act for which he served as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission.
On April 25,2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer traveled to Dallas to speak for the Probate, Trusts, & Estates Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. To an audience of approximately 150 attorneys, Prof. Beyer presented his paper entitled Case Law Update which discusses recent Texas judicial developments relating to intestate success, wills, estate administration, and trusts.
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Horn Prof. Victoria Sutton was an invited panelist for the Arizona State University, Indigenous Innovation, Data Economies, and AI (IDEAS) Summit, March 31, 2023, speaking on Data Justice. https://sols.asu.edu/ideas#tab-id-3746-3/ .
On April 14, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer traveled to McKinney, Texas where he was the featured speaker for the Collin County Bar Association’s Probate Section at the Collin County Courthouse. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Recent Developments from the Texas Courts which highlighted significant new judicial opinions addressing intestacy, wills, estate administration, and trusts issues. Three opinions from the Supreme Court of Texas were among the important decisions analyzed.
Prof. Sutton moderated a closed discussion on cross cultural views of enhancement at The Ethical and Legal Significance of Super Soldiers workshop, at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, with The Annenberg Public Policy Center & The University Of Massachusetts Lowell, Friday, April 14, 2023. Her paper, “American’s Super Soldiers have always been Native American,” was selected for a chapter in a volume on Super Soldiers to be published by Oxford University Press.
Prof. Brandon Beck had a recent news interview with Voz de America (the Voice of America Spanish language broadcast) regarding Governor Abbott’s proposal to impose mandatory minimum firearms offenses in Texas:
Prof. Victoria Sutton, Appellate Courts: Stop Accepting an “Absurd” First Amendment Analysis for Native Nations’ Sacred Site Destruction, 23 J. App. Prac. & Process 193 (2023).
Prof. Amy Hardberger’s latest article is now officially published. This article was part of an invited symposium that she participated in last year. Meeting Water Affordability Challenges in the Era of the Unexpected, 16 St. Louis U. J. Health L. & Pol’y 61 (2022).
Prof. William Casto was cited in the following publication: Jon O. Newman, A Statutory Oddity: The Different and Sometimes Convoluted Ways That Congress Granted Circuit Court Trial Jurisdiction to the 19th-Century Federal District Courts, 105 Judicature 46 (2022).
Prof. Victoria Sutton’s article Harnessing Wind is Not (By Nature) Environmentally Friendly was cited in the following article: Andrew D. Hersom, Our Biggest Fans: Nuisance Immunity for Grid-Scale Wind Energy Projects in Maine, 75 Me. L. Rev. 117 (2023).
Prof. Brie D. Sherwin’s article Anatomy of a Conspiracy: Law, Politics, and Science Denialism in the Era of COVID-19 was cited in the following article: Rachel Kincaid, Mass Incarceration and Misinformation: The COVID-19 Infodemic Behind Bars, 19 U. St. Thomas L.J. 323 (2023).
Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s publication 9 Texas Practice Series, Texas Law of Wills was cited in the following article: Mark Glover, Conditional Purging of Wills, 57 U. Rich. L. Rev. 275 (2023).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Lessons from the Tax Court: Naked Assessments! was cited in the following publication: Harvey Gilmore, The Kinder, Gentler IRS? Where?, 21 DePaul Bus. & Com. L.J. 31 (2022).
Prof. DeLeith D. Gossett’s article “[Take Us to Our] Wretched Refuse”: The Deportation of America’s Adoptees was cited in the following article: Malinda L. Seymore, Adoption Ouroboros: Repeating the Cycle of Adoption as Rescue, 50 Pepp. L. Rev. 229 (2023).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Tax Administration as Inquisitorial Process and the Partial Paradigm Shift in the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 was cited in the following article: Scott A. Schumacher, Taxes, Administrative Law, and the Agency Expertise: Questioning the Orthodoxy, 76 Tax Law. 341 (2023).
Prof. Nancy J. Soonpaa’s article Stress in Law Students: A Comparative Study of First-Year, Second-Year, and Third-Year Students was cited in the following article: Chloe Sovinee-Dyroff, Introverted Lawyers” Agents of Change in the Legal Profession, 36 Geo. J. Legal Ethics 111 (2023).
Prof. Jarod S. Gonzalez’s article A Tale of Two Waivers: Waiver of the Jury Waiver Defense Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Was cited in the following publication: Arthur R. Miller, 9 Fed. Prac. & Proc. Civ. Sec. 2321 (4th ed.) (April 2023 update).
Prof. Victoria Sutton was cited in the following publication: Tessa Dysart, Foreword: Appellate Issues In and Around Indian Country, 23 J. App. Prac. & Proc. (2023).
Prof. Victoria Sutton’s article Native American Exclusion as a Form of Paper Genocide was cited in the following article: Meera E. Deo, Better than BIPOC, 41 Minn. J. L. & Ineq. 71 (2023).
Prof. Arnold H. Loewy’s article The Fourth Amendment: History, Purpose, and Remedies was cited in the following article: Rebecca Laden, Bond Conditions as Fourth Amendment Seizures, 44 Cardozo L. Rev. 1211 (2023).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article Proceduralist Reflections on Home Mortgage Foreclosure was cited in the following article: Vijay Raghavan, The Case Against the Debt Tax, 91 Fordham L. Rev. 1849 (2023).
Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was cited in the following article: Rosemary H. Buhl, The Evolution and Current Trends in Estate Planning, 102 Apr. Mich. B.J. 20 (2023).
Prof. Brie D. Sherwin’s article After the Storm: The Importance of Acknowledging Environmental Justice in Sustainable Development and Disaster Preparedness was cited in the following article: Luz E. Herrera, Taylor Garner, et. al., Establishing a Conditional Driver Permit in Texas, St. Mary’s L. Rev. & Soc. Just. 385 (2023).
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Prof. Alyson Outenreath was invited to serve on the planning committee for TexasBarCLE’s 41st Annual Tax Law CLE to be held in August 2023.
Prof. Amy Handberger was recently selected to be the Chair of the Groundwater Task Force of the International Water Resources Association, which is an non-profit, with members around the world, that provides a research based forum working at the nexus of science and policy for focusing on sustainable management of the world’s water resources.
On April 14, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer traveled to McKinney, Texas where he was the featured speaker for the Collin County Bar Association’s Probate Section at the Collin County Courthouse. His presentation and accompanying article were entitled Recent Developments from the Texas Courts which highlighted significant new judicial opinions addressing intestacy, wills, estate administration, and trusts issues. Three opinions from the Supreme Court of Texas were among the important decisions analyzed.
On April 20, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer presented a virtual lecture for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas entitled Recent Estate Planning Developments from the Texas Courts. During the presentation, he stressed the important lessons from judicial opinions addressing intestacy, wills, probate, and trusts issues that impact the clients which LANWT serves.
On April 21, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer was an invited presenter for UCLA’s Continuing Education of the Bar’s 45th Annual Estate Planning Institute. His virtual presentation viewed statewide in California was entitled Multi-State Estate Planning Techniques. He also prepared an article with the same name to accompany his presentation.
On April 25, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer traveled to Dallas to speak for the Probate, Trusts, & Estates Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. To an audience of approximately 150 attorneys, Prof. Beyer presented his paper entitled Case Law Update which discusses recent Texas judicial developments relating to intestate success, wills, estate administration, and trusts.
On April 26, 2023, Prof. Gerry W. Beyer virtually appeared as an invited speaker for the Electronic Signature & Records Association. Two of the main topics he discussed were electronic wills and the Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act for which he served as the Reporter for the Uniform Law Commission.
Horn Prof. Victoria Sutton was an invited panelist for the Arizona State University, Indigenous Innovation, Data Economies, and AI (IDEAS) Summit, March 31, 2023, speaking on Data Justice. https://sols.asu.edu/ideas#tab-id-3746-3/ .
Prof. Sutton moderated a closed discussion on cross cultural views of enhancement at The Ethical and Legal Significance of Super Soldiers workshop, at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law, with The Annenberg Public Policy Center & the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Friday, April 14, 2023. Her paper, “American’s Super Soldiers have always been Native American,” was selected for a chapter in a volume on Super Soldiers to be published by Oxford University Press. https://www.penncerl.org/conferences/the-ethical-and-legal-significance-of-super-soldiers/
In May 2023, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.
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.
In April 2023, the Law Library added the following new resources to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.
New Resources
1. Law Library of Congress Reports (HeinOnline) The Law Library produces reports on foreign, comparative, and international law in response to requests from Members of Congress, Congressional staff and committees, the federal courts, executive branch agencies, and others. Selected reports are provided for the public for reference purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. The information provided reflects research undertaken as of the date of writing, which has not been updated unless specifically noted. Current and historical reports are released periodically. The reports as hosted by the Law Library of Congress can be accessed at its website.
2. Military Legal Resources (U.S. JAG School) (HeinOnline) HeinOnline has developed the Military Legal Resources (U.S. Army JAG School) in conjunction with the William Winthrop Memorial Library of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s School to replace the Winthrop Library’s Military Legal Resources collection previously hosted by the Library of Congress. The goal of the collection is exhaustiveness. It aims to collect every current and historical military legal document and resource needed by judge advocates, law school professors, and members of the general public interested in military law. New materials will be added to the collection on a regular basis.
All resources 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 or helping you contact the Librarian on call for questions about electronic resources.
Prof. Dajiang Nie, Advancing Student Learning Experience: Peer Assessment in Advanced Legal Research Classes, 114 Law Libr. J. 369 (2023).
Prof. Brandon Beck, Judge Higginson and the Role of the Solicitor General in United States v. Quiroz, Duke Ctr. for Firearms Law: Second Thoughts Blog (Feb. 22, 2023).
Prof. Brie D. Sherwin’s article Chocolate, Coca-Cola, and Fracturing Fluid: A Story of Unfettered Secrecy, Toxicology, and the Resulting Public Health Implications of Natural Gas Development was cited in the following article: Trevor Gruwell, Promoting Industry Transparency in the Field of Hydraulic Fracturing to Facilitate Equitable Balancing of Economic Interests and Public Health, 10 LSU J. Energy L. Resources 119 (2022).
Prof. Victoria Sutton’s article The Electoral College—Now, More Than Ever was cited in the following article: Paul Boudreaux, No More January Sixths: A Constitutional Proposal to Take Politics Out of Presidential Election Mechanics, 24 U. Pa. J. Const. L. 1029 (2022).
Prof. Wendy Ross’ article The Terrible Toll of Covid-19 on People with Intellectual Disabilities was cited in the following article: Arlene S. Kanter, Remote Work and the Future of Disability Accommodation, 107 Cornell L. Rev. 1927 (2022).
Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article The DIY Executive was cited in the following article: Tristan Radtke, Disclosure Requirements for Influencer Marketing in the U.S. and Germany, 12 NYU J. Intell. Prop. & Ent. L. 141 (2022).
Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s memorandum was cited in the following article: Vincent R. Johnson, The First Woman Dean of a Texas Law School: Barbara Bader Aldave at St. Mary’s University, 54 St. Mary’s L.J. 153 (2022).
Prof. Dustin B. Benham’s article Foundational and Contemporary Court Confidentiality was cited in the following article: Gustavo Ribeiro, [Marked Confidential]: Negative Externalities of Discovery Secrecy, 100 Denv. L. Rev. 171 (2022).
Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article Eight Things Americans Can’t Figure Out About Controlling Administrative Power was cited in the following article: Emily S. Bremer, The Undemocratic Roots of Agency Rulemaking, 108 Cornell L. Rev. 69 (2022).
Prof. Richard W. Murphy’s article Abandon Chevron and Modernize Stare Decisis for the Administrative State was cited in the following article: Emily S. Bremer, Blame (or Thank) the Administrative Procedure Act for Florida East Coast Railway, 97 Chi. Kent L. Rev. 79 (2022).
Prof. Bryan T. Camp’s article The Failure of the Adversarial Process in the Administrative State was cited in the following article: Leslie Book, Collection Due Process at Twenty-Five: A Still Important and Needed Check on IRS Collection Power, 20 Pitt. Tax Rev. 145 (2022).
Prof. Gerry W. Beyer’s interview with the co-hosts of Digital Planning Podcast was reproduced in the March/April 2023 issue of Probate & Property, an official publication of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section.
The Uniform Electronic Estate Planning Documents Act: An Interview with Suzanne Brown Walsh and Professor Gerry W. Beyer, PROB. & PROP., Mar./Apr. 2023, at 56.
What is the Goal of Legal Writing?, 21st Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference, UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 25, 2023 (25 min.)
Prof. Amy Hardberger was accepted into a summer fellowship program at the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), which is a research institute dedicated to achieving positive environmental and water outcomes through markets.
