Faculty Spotlights

Brilliant minds making a positive difference in teaching, research, and outreach.

Laurent Sacharoff

Laurent Sacharoff

University of Arkansas law professor Laurent Sacharoff's Miranda's Hidden Right was selected best paper for the Southeastern Association of Law Schools' (SEALS) annual call for papers.

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Brian Gallini

GalliniProfessor Brian Gallini's article "To Serve and Protect? Officers as Expert Witnesses in Federal Drug Prosecutions" is the subject of the April 12 "Article of Interest" in the EvidenceProf Blog.

Uche Ewelukwa

EwelukwaSchool of Law professor Uche Ewelukwa will deliver a lecture as part of a two-day workshop in intellectual property for diplomats accredited to the United Nations at the UN headquarters in New York on Feb. 24.

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Dustin Buehler

Dustin BuehlerJust in time for the World Series, a University of Arkansas law professor weighs in on a classic American debate: Should baseball get rid of the designated hitter rule? In "Baseball's Moral Hazard: Law, Economics, and the Designated Hitter Rule," published this month in the Boston University Law Review, University of Arkansas law professor Dustin Buehler and University of Washington professor Steve Calandrillo apply a law-and-economics approach to one of baseball's greatest controversies.

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Karen Koch

Karen KochProfessor Karen Koch's article "Animal Cruelty Laws in Arkansas in the Wake of Act 33 (S.B. 77): An Overview of the New State Animal Cruelty Legislation and Its Possible Effect on City Animal Cruelty Ordinances," originally printed in Arkansas Law Notes, was reprinted at the website of the Animal & Legal Historical Center of the Michigan State School of Law.

Robert B. Moberly

Robert MoberlyRobert B. Moberly, dean emeritus and professor of law, examined the rapid expansion of court mediation around the globe and issues affecting mediators, attorneys and clients involved in a lecture at the University of Hong Kong.

Robert B Leflar

Robert LeflarRob Leflar, Arkansas Bar Foundation Professor of Law, presented a paper titled "The Evolution of Japanese Patient Safety Policy" at the Inaugural East Asian Law and Society Conference on February 5. Leflar also chaired a panel on the impact of legal issues on environmental, social and political practices in Asia, and served as discussant for papers on Iranian child guardianship law, Taiwanese rape trials, and euthanasia in East Asia. The conference took place at the University of Hong Kong.

Mark Killenbeck

Mark KillenbeckMark R. Killenbeck, Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law, provided expert commentary to the story "Another Health-Care Obstacle Awaits in States," which appeared in the Wednesday, January 20, edition of The Wall Street Journal.

Steve Sheppard

Steve SheppardSteve Sheppard, author of I Do Solemnly Swear, the Moral Obligations of Legal Officials, recently released by Cambridge University Press, argued this week in the Cardozo Law Review that the oaths of office had a religious meaning to the framers, but the religious significance of the oath was less important than the personal commitment of good faith in carrying out the office.