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Faculty News

Prof. Smith Co-Authors Article in TaxNotes on Economic Impact Payments and College-Aged Dependents

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Prof. Smith published a joint article in TaxNotes with Dylan Bellisle, a public policy and administration researcher at the University of Chicago, on Economic Impact Payments (commonly referred to as stimulus…

Prof. Carol Chomsky Co-authors Article on Racial Disparities in Bar Exam Results for Bloomberg Law

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Bloomberg Law recently published an Insight article by Professor Carol Chomsky and three co-authors from the Collaboratory on Legal Education, titled “Racial Disparities in Bar Exam Results—Causes and Remedies."…

Prof. Smith Quoted in LAW360 discussing IRS Offer in Compromise Tax Settlement Program.  

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The National Taxpayer Advocate's Objectives Report to Congress noted a decrease in the number of Offer in Compromise submissions to settle back tax debts. Professor Smith was quoted discussing the opportunities…

Prof. Turoski Elected as President of National Association of Patent Practitioners

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Professor Christopher M. Turoski was elected president of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP). NAPP is a nonprofit trade organization dedicated to supporting patent practitioners in patent…

Prof. McDonnell Receives ComplianceNet Senior Paper Award

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A paper co-authored by Professor Brett McDonnell has received the annual Senior Paper Award from ComplianceNet.

Prof. Turoski Provides Expert Analysis and Opinion to Law360

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Professor Chris Turoski provided expert analysis and opinion in his piece titled "We Need Reliable Data On Patent Agent, Atty Gender Diversity," which published in Law360. According to the piece: 

Texas Supreme Court Cites Prof. Cotter's Article on Takings and Intellectual Property

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In an opinion handed down on June 18, 2021, Jim Olive Photography v. University of Houston System, the Texas Supreme Court held that a governmental unit's "violation of a copyright, without more, is not a…

Prof. Cotter Participates in Podcast on Injunctive Relief in Patent Cases

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On June 21, Professor Tom Cotter participated in a podcast on developments in the law of patent injunctions published on the FOSS Patents Blog.  Topics included newly-approved German legislation on…

Professor Shen's Scholarship cited by U.S. Supreme Court

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In his dissent in Borden v. United States (decided June 10, 2021), Justice Brett Kavanaugh cited Professor Francis Shen's law review article, Sorting Guilty Minds. The case involved…

Prof. Turoski Serves as Symposia Chair of Chemistry and the Law Workshop at American Chemical Society's Great Lakes Regional Meeting

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Professor Chris Turoski served as symposia chair of the Chemistry and the Law Workshop at the American Chemical Society's Great Lakes Regional Meeting 2021. Elevating the importance of diversity and inclusion…

Prof. Smith Quoted in TaxNotes Discussing Changes Proposed by the Treasury for Tax Penalties

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Professor Caleb Smith was quoted discussing the Treasury's "green book" proposals to Congress modifying how IRC 6751 applies to tax penalties. IRC 6751 is a provision that requires "supervisory approval" before…

Bloomberg Law Quotes Prof. Cotter on the Essential Facilities Doctrine

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A May 24, 2021 Bloomberg Law article titled Apple Points to IP in Bid to Defeat an Epic Antitrust Claim discusses Apple's efforts to defeat one of the antitrust claims plaintiff Epic has raised in a high-…