The Reporter: Law Library News and Information

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

AGRICULTURE LAW

Eisenberg, Ann M., Reviving Rural America: Toward Policies for Resilience (2024).

ANIMAL LAW

Kotzman, Jane and M.B. Rodriguez Ferrere, The Legal Recognition of Animal Sentience: Principles, Approaches, and Application (2024).

BIOGRAPHY

Jackson, Brown Ketanji, Lovely One: A Memoir (2024).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GENERALLY

Breyer, Stephen, Reading the Constitution: Why I chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism (2024).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Stephens, Susan L., Kim D. Connolly, and Sarah P. Jarboe, Wetlands Law and Policy: Understanding Section 404 (2024).

INDIAN AND ABORIGINAL LAW

The Rights of Groups: Understanding Community in the Eyes of the Law (2024).

LEGAL EDUCATION

Dear 1L: Notes to Nurture a New Legal Writer (2024).

OIL, GAS AND MINERAL LAW

Predictability in Oil and Gas Investment Agreements: Balancing Interests for a Stable Investment Environment (2024).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Flannery, Raymond B. Jr., Preventing Youth Violence Before It Begins (2022).

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 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.
2. Prof. Corn authored the article Trump’s Latest Military Campaign Tests the Limits of Presidential War Powers, The Cipher Brief (Nov. 4, 2025).
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).

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).
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).
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.
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.

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

CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW

Staszah, Sarah, Privatizing Justice: Arbitration and the Decline of Public Governance in the U.S. (2024).

COURTS

Hinkle, Rachael K., Selective Publication in the U.S. Courts of Appeals: the Invisible Norm that Perpetuates Inequality (2024).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Kelley, Elizabeth, Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2024).

EVIDENCE

Ball, David, et.al., The Rule-Out Method of Criminal Defense (2024).

JUDGES

Oldfather, Chad M., Judges, Judging, and Judgment: Character, Wisdom, and Humility in a Polarized World (2024).

LEGAL PROFESSION

Miller, Sterling L., The Productive In-House Lawyer: Tips, Hacks, and the Art of Getting Things Done (2024).

Cooper, Sarah L. and Scarlett McArdle, Preparing to Moot: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mooting (2025).

McDonald, James J. Jr., How to be a Star Associate: A Guide to Excelling in your Early Legal Career (2024).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

McConville, Mike and Wing Hong Chui, Research Methods for Law (2024).

POLITICS

Fritz, Christian G., Monitoring American Federalism: The History of State Legislative Resistance (2023).

PROFESSIONAL ETHICS

Stephens, Neal J. and Amanda Stephens James, Prosecutorial Misconduct: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2024).

PROPERTY – PERSONAL AND REAL

Golden, Paul, Litigating Adverse Possession Cases: Pirates v. Zombies (2024).

REPRODUCTION

Howard, Grace E., The Pregnancy Police: Conceiving Crime, Arresting Personhood (2024).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Laidler, Pawel, The U.S. Supreme Court and the Legitimization of Surveillance (2024).

Caruso, Gregg D., Neurolaw (2024).

SPORTS

Wood, Amy, Lawyer like an Athlete: How to Up Your Game at Work and in Life (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.

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

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

Loury, Glenn C., Self-Censorship (2025).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW – GENERALLY

Gienapp, Jonathan, Against Constitutional Originalism: A Historical Critique (2024).

Siegel, Neil S., The Collective-Action Constitution (2024).

Johnson, Kevin A. and Craig R. Smith, Fear and the First Amendment: Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court (2024).

COURTS

Holding, Reynolds, Better Judgment: How Three Judges are bringing Justice back to the Courts (2025).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Lackey, Jennifer, Criminal Testimonial Injustice (2023).

DISABILITY LAW

Danforth, Scot, An Independent Man: Ed Roberts and the Fight for Disability Rights (2025).

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Laufer-Ukeles, Pamela, Families, Relational Attachments, and the Law of Collaborative Family-Making (2025).

EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE

Griffith, Kati L., et.al., Legalized Inequalities: Immigration and Race in the Low-Wage Workplace (2025).

EVIDENCE

Collins, William, The Case for Eyewitness Identification Reform, (2024).

FIRST AMENDMENT

Neier, Aryeh, Defending My Enemy: Skokie and the Legacy of Free Speech in America (2025).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

Ogolla, Christopher, COVID-19 Public Health Laws: A Legal Research Guide (2025).

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

Reglitz, Merten, Free Internet Access as a Human Right (2024).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Lombardi, Ettore M., Digitization, Copyright, and the Law: Copyleft and the Future of Intellectual Property (2025).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

Portwood-Stacy, Laura, Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers (2025).

LEGAL EDUCATION

Shadel, Molly Bishop, Finding Your Voice in Law School: Mastering Classroom Cold Calls, Job Interviews, and Other Verbal Challenges (2025).

LEGAL HISTORY

Dabhoiwala, Fara, What is Free Speech?: The History of a Dangerous Idea (2025).

LEGAL PROFESSION

Reilly, John W., The Brand-New Lawyer’s Guide (2025).

LEGISLATION

Fissell, Mary, Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion (2025).

Cohen, David S. and Carole Joffe, After Dobbs: How the Supreme Court ended Roe but not Abortion (2025).

Ziegler, Mary, Personhood: The New Civil War over Reproduction (2025).

Williams, Daniel K., Abortion and America’s Churches: A Religious History of Roe v. Wade (2025).

PROPERTY – PERSONAL AND REAL

Fishman, Joel and Matthew Regentin, Arson and Fire Investigation: A Legal Research Guide (2025).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

Cantrell, Deborah J., Emotions, Activism, and Social Change (2025).

Kiser, Randall, Well-Being in the Legal Profession: Altruism, Justice, and Legal Reform (2025).

RACE AND ETHNICITY

Bahadur, Rory, A Critical Race Approach to Systemic Inequity (2025).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Bonadio, Enrico and Caterina Sganga, NFTs, Creativity and the Law: Within and Beyond Copyright (2024).

Barfield, Woodrow, et.al., The Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Policy, and Regulation for Human-Robot Interaction (2024).

Rasmussen, Mark W., et.al., Blockchain for Business Lawyers (2024).

Weiser, Joshua, Embryonic Stem Cells and the Law: Crafting a Humane System of Regulation (2024).

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

Cameron, Charles M. and Jonathan P. Kastellec, Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020 (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 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.
2. Prof. Lux published 2 articles on Law School Academic Support Blog, including titles such as The Strength of Neurodivergence.

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).
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).
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).
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).
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.
6. Prof. Corn was a guest TX Spectrum News to discuss deployment of TX National Guard personnel to Chicago.
7. Prof. Corn was quoted by David lgnatious in his Washington Post Op-Ed titled, The Chilling Reason the Military is Silent Now.
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).

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.