In May 2025, 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.
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
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).
Gerry W. Beyer, ed., Keeping Current—Probate, Prob. & Prop., Mar./Apr. 2025, at 28.
Gerry W. Beyer, 13, 14, 15, Real Property (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).
Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters
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.
Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled A Captivating Lesson on Insurance.
Prof. Corn published 1 article alongside co-author John Spencer for Real Clear Defense, titled The Battle for Legitimacy in Urban Warfare.
Quotations
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Prof. Camp participated in the following podcast: Trump is Picking Fights He Relishes: Smerconish on CNN, CNN Audio (April 19, 2025).
Citations
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
Prof. Murphy’s book Administrative Law and Practice is cited in multiple sections of Massachusetts Practice Series (May 2025 Update).
News
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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 April 2025, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.
The bibliography encompasses a vast range of articles, including those from various law reviews and journals, covering a wide spectrum of topics within law librarianship.
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
Gerry W. Beyer, 38 & 39, Marital Property and Homesteads (Tex. Prac. 2025 Supp.).
Gerry W. Beyer, 12, 12A, & 12B, Administration of Decedents’ Estates and Guardianships (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).
Ashley Arrington, Will the NextGen Bar Truly Test Legal Research? A Critical Evaluation of Sample Questions, 5:2 Proceedings (2025).
Amy Hardberger, Get in the Flow: Policy Changes That Can Increase Texas’s Surface Water Transfers, 12 Tex. A&M L. Rev. 591 (2025).
Amy Hardberger & Samantha Tweet, Expanding Emissions Markets to Reduce Agricultural Nitrogen Run-Off, 49 Wm. & Mary Env’t L. & Pol’y Rev. 1 (2024).
Gerry W. Beyer, 13, 14, & 15, Real Property (West’s Tex. Forms 2025 Supp.).
Blogs, Op-Eds, and Newsletters
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.
Prof. Camp published 1 article on his blog Lessons from the Tax Court, titled After Loper-Bright, Hold the Mayo?
Citations
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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