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 2024
Ready, Set, Mediate!, John Lande
Real Practice Systems Annotated Bibliography, John Lande
Real Practice Systems Project Menu of Checklists for Attorneys in Mediation, John Lande
The Case for Mediation Representation Clinics and Externships, John Lande
The Case for Strategic Case Evaluation and Management Courses, John Lande
The Important Role of Attorneys in Promoting Parties' Self-Determination in Mediation, John Lande
Theory and Practice of Mediation Representation, John Lande
Top Ten Ways to Improve Your Mediation Skills, John Lande
Why Do Mediators Mediate the Way They Do?, John Lande
Petition Power, Erika Lietzan
User Fee Programs, Erika Lietzan
A Comparative Analysis of Third-Party Litigation Funding in the United States and the United Kingdom, Gary Myers
Modernizing the Medical Malpractice Standard of Care, Philip G. Peters Jr.
Caring for the Caregivers: Reimagining Institutional Recognition of Caregiving Work after the COVID Care Crisis, Shruti Rana
Truth in Advertising for Environmental Sustainability, Robin M. Rotman and Aidan David-Pennington
State Constitutional Limitations to Cities Taxing the Digital Economy, Lauren Shores Pelikan
Integrative Highway Rights-of-Way Management to Reduce Stormwater Run-Off and Enhance Habitat, Madeline M. Showers and Robin M. Rotman
A Tribute to Professor Marjorie Corman Aaron upon Her Retirement, Sandra F. Sperino
Bostock and the Forgotten EEOC, Sandra F. Sperino
Irreconcilable: McDonnell Douglas and Summary Judgment, Sandra F. Sperino
Revisiting the Federal Circuit En Banc, Ryan Vacca
Breaking the Vicious Cycle Fragmenting National Law, Ryan Vacca and Peter S. Menell
Intimate Partner Violence: Access to Protection Beyond the Pandemic, Rachel J. Wechsler
Submissions from 2023
Advice about Written Advocacy from the Washington Court of Appeals, Douglas E. Abrams
How Law Students' Part-Time Legal Employment Can Help Employers Improve Their Own Writing Skills, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Beatles Songs in Advocacy and Judicial Opinions, Douglas E. Abrams
References to Classic American Novels in Advocacy and Judicial Opinions, Douglas E. Abrams
What Lawyers can Teach Their Employed Law Students about 'Impactful Legal Writing', Douglas E. Abrams
Writing It Right: Advice About Written Advocacy from the Washington Court of Appeals, Douglas E. Abrams
A Uniform Standard for Certifying Questions to State Courts, Bailey D. Barnes
Contracts for Cohabitating Romantic Partners, Bailey D. Barnes
The Constitution's Waning Enforceability: Constitutional Torts after Egbert & Vega, Bailey D. Barnes
Tort Reform & the Takings Clause, Bailey D. Barnes
Red-Flag Laws, Civilian Firearms Ownership and Measures of Freedom, Royce de R. Barondes
Selections from The Civil Right to Keep and Bear Arms: Federal and Missouri Perspectives (2023 Edition), Royce de R. Barondes
Overcoming Barriers to Documenting Institutional Knowledge, Cynthia Bassett and Lauren Seney
There is No Such Thing as Circuit Law, Thomas B. Bennett
The Shape of Consumer Contracts, Andrea Boyack
Jurisdictional Conflicts in Adult Guardianship, David M. English
Crypto in Real Estate Finance, R. Wilson Freyermuth, Christopher K. Odinet, and Andrea Tosato
Solving the Valuation Challenge: The Ultra Method for Taxing Extreme Wealth, David Gamage, Brian Galle, and Darien Shanske
Why States Should Conform to the New Corporate AMT, David Gamage and Darien Shanske
Did the Washington Supreme Court Rule Correctly on the Capital Gains Tax?, David Gamage and Jared Walczak
Achieving the Achievable: Realistic Labor Law Reform, Rafael Gely
Political Polarization in America: Its Impact on Industrial Democracy and Labor Law, Rafael Gely
Real Mediation Systems to Help Parties and Mediators Achieve Their Goals, John M. Lande
The Respect for Marriage Act: Living Together Despite Our Deepest Differences, Douglas Laycock, Thomas C. Berg, Carl H. Esbeck, and Robin Fretwell Wilson
Solutions Still Searching for a Problem: A Call for Relevant Data to Support "Evergreening" Allegations, Erika Lietzan and Kristina M. L. Acri
The Case of the Missing Device Patents, or: Why Device Patents Matter, Erika Lietzan, Kristina M. L. Acri, and Evan Weidner
Artificial Intelligence and Transformative Use after Warhol, Gary Myers
The Future Is Now: Copyright Protection for Works Created by Artificial Intelligence, Gary Myers
The Mindful First Amendment, Gary Myers
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
Trading Nonenforcement, Ryan Snyder
Escaping Arbitration and Class Action Waivers for Harassment Because of Pregnancy, Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, Sandra F. Sperino
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
A Declaration of Rights Lost: The Diminution of Tennesseans' Civil Rights, Bailey D. Barnes
A Pill's Ransom: Healthcare Liability Litigation for Unnecessary Pelvic Examinations for Birth Control Pills, Bailey D. Barnes
The Havoc Death Wreaks: Civil Rights Challenges to Capital Punishment, Bailey D. Barnes
The Perfect Storm: Substance Abuse, Mental Illness, and Rural America, Bailey D. Barnes
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
Structural Precarity and Potential in Condominium Governance Design, Andrea Boyack
Resorbing Patent Law's Kessler Cat into the General Law of Preclusion, Dennis D. Crouch and Homayoon Rafatijo
The Fourth National Guardianship: An Introduction, David M. English
Protective Orders and Limited Guardianships: Legal Tools for Sidelining Plenary Guardianship, David M. English and Nina Kohn
Billionaire Mark-to-Market Reforms: Response to Susswein and Brown, David Gamage and Reuven S. Avi-Yonah
Taxation and the Constitution, Reconsidered, David Gamage and John R. Brooks
Tax Now or Tax Never: Political Optionality and the Case for Current-Assessment Tax Reform, David Gamage and John R. Brooks
Phased Mark-to-Market for Billionaire Income Tax Reforms, David Gamage and Darien Shanske
Weathering State and Local Budget Storms: Fiscal Federalism with an Uncooperative Congress, David Gamage, Darien Shanske, adam Thimmesch, and Gladriel Shobe
Clouded Precedent: Tandon v. Newsom and Its Implications for the Shadow Docket, Alexander Gouzoules
Going Concerns and Environmental Concerns: Mitigating Climate Change through Bankruptcy Reform, Alexander Gouzoules
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
States Can Infringe upon Your Intellectual Property Rights with Impunity in the Era of "New Federalism", Homayoon Rafatijo and Dennis D. Crouch
Addressing Asian (In)Visiblity in the Academy, Shruti Rana and Cyra Akila Choudhury
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
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Copyright Jurisprudence, Ryan Vacca and Ann Bartow
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
A Reasonable Person Standard for Qualified Immunity, Bailey D. Barnes
The Odious Intellectual Company of Authority Restricting Second Amendment Rights to the “Virtuous”, Royce de R. Barondes