The faculty at the University of Missouri School of Law research, publish and teach in a wide variety of disciplines of the law. Where possible, the Law Library has provided open access to this body of work.
Submissions from 2023
References to Classic American Novels in Advocacy and Judicial Opinions, Douglas E. Abrams
Red-Flag Laws, Civilian Firearms Ownership and Measures of Freedom, Royce de R. Barondes
The Respect for Marriage Act: Living Together Despite Our Deepest Differences, Douglas Laycock, Thomas C. Berg, Carl H. Esbeck, and Robin Fretwell Wilson
The Case of the Missing Device Patents, or: Why Device Patents Matter, Erika Lietzan, Kristina M. L. Acri, and Evan Weidner
Conservation Easements: A Tool For Preserving Wildlife Habitat on Private Lands, Robin M. Rotman, Sarah A. Brown, Michael A. Powell, and Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis
Burning Questions: Changing Legal Narratives on Cannabis in Indian Country, Robin M. Rotman and Sam J. Carter
Does the Community Choice Aggregation Approach Advance Distributed Generation Development? A Case Study of Municipalities in California, Robin M. Rotman and Jun Deng
Intersectional Management: An Analysis of Cooperation and Competition on American Public Lands, Robin M. Rotman and Abigail M. Hunt
Policy Comparison of Lead Hunting Ammunition Bans and Voluntary Nonlead Programs for California Condors, Robin M. Rotman, John H. Schulz, Samantha Totoni, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Christine Jie Li, Mark Morgan, Damon M. Hall, and Elisabeth B. Webb
The Causation Canon, Sandra F. Sperino
Submissions from 2022
Charles Dickens' Novels in the Courts, Douglas E. Abrams
Improved Writing From Reading Other Writers, Douglas E. Abrams
Legal Citations: A Foundation of Written Advocacy, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Babe Ruth in Advocacy and Judicial Opinions, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Robert Frost's Poetry in Advocacy and Judicial Opinions, Douglas E. Abrams
Writing by Presidential Example: The First Inaugural Addresses of Reagan and Obama, Douglas E. Abrams
New York's Requirements for Contractual Definiteness with Application to the Formation of Investment Vehicles, Royce de R. Barondes
State Rejection of Federal Law, Thomas B. Bennett
Resorbing Patent Law's Kessler Cat into the General Law of Preclusion, Dennis D. Crouch and Homayoon Rafatijo
Addressing Big Tech's Market Power: A Comparative Institutional Analysis, Thomas A. Lambert
Muddy Waters: Fair Use Implications of Google v. Oracle America, Inc., Gary Myers
Resurfacing Sovereignty: Who Regulates Surface Mining In Indian Country After McGirt?, Robin M. Rotman and Sam J. Carter
Food, Freedom, Fairness, and the Family Farm, Robin M. Rotman and Sophie Mendelson
Victims as Instruments, Rachel J. Wechsler
Public Schools to Public Services, Laura Wilcoxon
Submissions from 2021
Eight Strategies That Enhance Legal Writing, Douglas E. Abrams
Eleven Observations about Legal Writing, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Aesop's Fables in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy, Douglas E. Abrams
Shakespeare in the Courts, Douglas E. Abrams
"Yogi-isms" in the Courts, Douglas E. Abrams
The Odious Intellectual Company of Authority Restricting Second Amendment Rights to the “Virtuous”, Royce de R. Barondes
Book Review: Social Media and Democracy: The State of the Field and Prospects for Reform, Cynthia W. Bassett
Tough Conversations about Race: Let the Book Start the Discussion, Cynthia W. Bassett and Kara Phillips
The Paradox of Exclusive State-Court Jurisdiction over Federal Claims, Thomas B. Bennett
The Federal Sentencing Guidelines: Some Valedictory Reflections Twenty Years after Apprendi, Frank O. Bowman III
So Many Have Died: COVID-19 in America's Nursing Homes, David M. English
An Extended Essay on Church Autonomy, Carl H. Esbeck
The Establishment Clause: Its Original Public Meaning and What We Can Learn From the Plain Text, Carl H. Esbeck
The World War I Memorial Cross Case: U.S. Supreme Court Takes a New Approach with the Establishment Clause, Carl H. Esbeck
Ignoring Drug Trademarks, Erika Lietzan
On the Cusp of the Next Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis, Philip G. Peters Jr.
Beyond Stress Reduction: Mindfulness as a Skill for Developing Authentic Professional Identity, Richard C. Reuben
It's None of Your Business: State Regulation of Tribal Business Undermines Sovereignty and Justice, Robin M. Rotman and Sam J. Carter
Realigning the Clean Water Act: Comprehensive Treatment of Nonpoint Source Pollution, Robin M. Rotman, Ashley A. Hollis, and Kathleen M. Trauth
Arbitration in the Age of Covid: Examining Arbitration's Move Online, Amy J. Schmitz
Arbitration in the Age of COVID: Examining Arbitration's Move Online, Amy J. Schmitz
Evidentiary Inequality, Sandra F. Sperino
Submissions from 2020
Amicus Curiae Briefs: A Message from the 7th Circuit, Douglas E. Abrams
Generalist Judges and Advocates' Jargon, Douglas E. Abrams
Mincing No Words: When the Court's Opinion Criticizes an Advocate's Writing, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Children's Stories and Fairy Tales in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy, Douglas E. Abrams
Missouri's Residency Restrictions for Medical Marijuana Use, Royce de R. Barondes
COVID-19 and Its Impact on America's Retirement System, David M. English
After Espinoza: What's Left of the Establishment Clause?, Carl H. Esbeck
A No-Contest Discharge for Uncollectible Student Loans, Brook E. Gotberg, Matthew Bruckner, Dalie Jimenez, and Chrystin Ondersma
The Origins and Future of Global Health Law: Regulation, Security, and Pluralism, Sam F. Halabi
The Nagoya Protocol and the Legal Structure of Global Biogenomic Research, Sam F. Halabi, Michelle Rourke, Gian Luca Burci, and Rebecca Katz
Reflections on COVID-19, Insurance, Business Interruption, Systemic Risk, and the Future, Robert H. Jerry II
Mere Common Ownership and the Antitrust Laws, Thomas A. Lambert
The Limits of Antitrust in the 21st Century, Thomas A. Lambert
Distorted Drug Patents, Erika Lietzan
Early Access to Unapproved Medicines in the United States and France, Erika Lietzan
Greenwashing No More: The Case for Stronger Regulation of Environmental Marketing, Robin M. Rotman, Chloe J. Gossett, and Hope D. Goldman
Use of Multiple Stream Temperature Logger Models Can Alter Conclusions, Robin M. Rotman, Joanna B. Whittier, Jacob T. Westhoff, and Craig P. Paukert
Addressing the Class Claim Conundrum with Online Dispute Resolution, Amy J. Schmitz
Measuring "Access to Justice" in the Rush to Digitize, Amy J. Schmitz
Co-Worker Evidence in Court, Sandra F. Sperino
Into the Weeds: Modern Discrimination Law, Sandra F. Sperino
Killing the Cat's Paw, Sandra F. Sperino
The Emerging Statutory Proximate Cause Doctrine, Sandra F. Sperino
Deliberating at a Crossroads: Sex Trafficking Victims’ Decisions About Participating in the Criminal Justice Process, Rachel J. Wechsler
Submissions from 2019
America's Founding Editors: Writing the Declaration of Independence, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Movies in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy, Part 1, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Movies in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy, Part 2, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Television Shows in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy (Part I), Douglas E. Abrams
References to Television Shows in Judicial Opinions and Written Advocacy (Part II), Douglas E. Abrams
Frozen Pre-Embryo Practice in Missouri, Mary M. Beck and L. "Joanna" Beck Wilkinson
British Impeachments (1376-1787) and the Preservation of the American Constitutional Order, Frank O. Bowman III
Stating a Claim Under the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses: What Trump v. Hawaii Can Teach Us, Carl H. Esbeck
Residential Mortgage Default and the Constraints of Junior Liens, R. Wilson Freyermuth and Dale A. Whitman
Relational Preferences in Chapter 11 Proceedings, Brook E. Gotberg
Moving beyond Medical Debt, Brook E. Gotberg and Michael D. Sousa
Does TRIPS Stop International IP Free-Riders, Sam F. Halabi
Viral Sovereignty, Intellectual Property, and the Changing Global System for Sharing Pathogens for Infectious Disease Research, Sam F. Halabi
The Purposes of Title VII, Chuck Henson
Understanding How to Regulate: A Response to Professor Heinzerling, Thomas A. Lambert
The Case for Doing Nothing about Institutional Investors' Common Ownership of Small Stakes in Competing Firms, Thomas A. Lambert and Michael E. Sykuta
Access before Evidence and the Price of the FDA's New Drug Authorities, Erika Lietzan
The "Evergreening" Metaphor in Intellectual Property Scholarship, Erika Lietzan
The Surprising Reach of FDA Regulation of Cannabis, Even after Descheduling, Erika Lietzan and Sean M. O'Connor
Vouchers and Affordable Housing: The Limits of Choice in the Political Economy of Place, Rigel C. Oliveri
Can Mindfulness Help Law Students with Stress, Focus, and Well-Being: An Empirical Study of 1Ls at a Midwestern Law School, Richard C. Reuben and Kennon M. Sheldon
Expanding Access to Remedies Through E-Court Initiatives, Amy J. Schmitz
Online Dispute Resolution for Smart Contracts, Amy J. Schmitz and Colin Rule
Caught by the Cat's Paw, Sandra F. Sperino
Harassment: A Separate Claim?, Sandra F. Sperino
The People v. Their Universities: How Popular Discontent Is Reshaping Higher Education Law, Ben L. Trachtenberg
Assumptions about Terrorism and the Brandenburg Incitement Test, Christina E. Wells
Submissions from 2018
"Fear Itself": What Legal Writers Can Learn From FDR's Iconic Moment, Douglas E. Abrams
Judges and Their Editors, Douglas E. Abrams