Associate Professor Kristelia García presented her work-in-progress, "A Reconsideration of Copyright’s Term," at the University of Texas Law School’s Intellectual Property, Science & Technology Workshop.

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Professor Suzette Malveaux argued in defense of nationwide injunctions as a panelist at the 2018 National Association of Attorneys General Fall Meeting. The panel, moderated by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, debated the wisdom and propriety of controversial nationwide injunctions.

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On Oct. 24,

"[Professor Spain Bradley]'s speech was specifically crafted for our disaster culture. Her words and concepts had a profound impact on the FEMA management and staff," wrote Cynthia S. Mazur, director for the alternative dispute resolution division at FEMA. "[She] was generous with sharing her time and wisdom. She inspired us and created an outstanding learning event."

October is nationally recognized as Conflict Resolution Month, which promotes the concept of peaceful prevention, management, and resolution of disputes.

Spain Bradley serves as assistant provost for faculty development and diversity at the University of Colorado and faculty director of the Program for the Advanced Study of International Human Rights. She teaches International Dispute Resolution, International Human Rights Law, U.S. National Security & Foreign Relations Law, Mediation, and Legal Ethics and Professionalism. She shares her expertise through articles and book chapters on peace through mediation, how biases and beliefs impact decision making, implicit bias in arbitration, diplomatic and judicial means of dispute settlement, African Women leaders in International law and peacebuilding, and cognitive competence in decision making. Her forthcoming book, The Impact of One: How Individual Choice Shapes Individual Law (Cambridge University Press), analyzes the impact of neuroscience and emotion in dispute resolution.

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Two University of Colorado Law School professors helped take a stand for public land by submitting amicus briefs challenging the Trump administration's actions to shrink Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument in Utah.

Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research and Moses Lasky Professor of Law Sarah Krakoff filed an amicus brief with Robert Anderson, Oneida Indian Nation Visiting Professor at Harvard Law School. The brief, signed by 13 natural resources and environmental law professors, argues that President Trump's "repeal and replace" of Bears Ears was not authorized by the Antiquities Act. Krakoff is a leading expert on American Indian law, natural resources and public land law, and environmental justice.

"This case presents a fundamental question about the administration of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (Act of June 8, 1906, c. 3060, codified as amended at 54 U.S.C. § 320301, et seq.). Central to the resolution of this case is an understanding of the history of public land law and the manner in which Congress has allocated authority in its various delegations of power to the executive branch. The undersigned professors and those listed in the appendix are uniquely situated to assist the court in resolution of the case."

Read the full brief.

Raphael J. Moses Professor of Law Mark Squillace filed an amicus brief with Bret Birdsong, professor at the UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law, challenging President Trump’s effort to remove nearly 900,000 acres of public lands from Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. The brief was signed by 11 law professors specializing in the fields of public land law and natural resources law.

"On December 4, 2017, President Trump issued Proclamation 9682 (the "Trump Proclamation"), which purports to remove nearly 900,000 acres of public lands (and the resources therein) from Grand Staircase, thereby opening these lands for mining activities and other uses that have been prohibited since 1996. . . Plaintiffs have alleged that the Trump Proclamation creates a risk of imminent harm to historical and scientific resources in the lands that would be removed from the Monument. For instance, the Trump Proclamation subjects the lands removed from protection to the General Mining Law of 1872, which permits a wide range of explorative activities that could occur with minimal or no notice, irreparably damaging sensitive resources. The resulting risk of imminent harm clearly makes Plaintiffs’ complaints ripe for judicial review."

Read the full brief.

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On Nov. 26, Associate Professor Craig Konnoth will present his paper, "Medical Civil Rights," at the at Harvard Law School. The workshops provide a forum for discussion of new scholarship in these fields from the world's leading experts.

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Moses Lasky Professor of Law Sarah Krakoff taught a monthlong course on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States at Sapienza University of Rome in Italy in October 2018. The class was part of an international master’s program that taught 90 students from countries around the world including Italy, Russia, and Libya.

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Professor Kristen Carpenter presented at the National Congress of American Indians' 75th annual Convention and Marketplace, held Oct. 21-26, 2018, in Denver. She participated in the "International Advocacy to Protect Tribal Sovereignty" panel, where she spoke about her work as a member of the U.N.'s Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and encouraged tribal government representatives to use international bodies in their advocacy.

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Associate Professor will present at the 2019 Georgia State University Law Review Symposium, Legal Intelligence Through Artificial Intelligence, on April 5, 2019.

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Associate Professor spoke on a panel about how the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) affects U.S. businesses at an event hosted by the Privacy Foundation at the University of Denver Law School Oct. 26.

On Nov. 9, she will share her expertise on a panel at NYU School of Law entitled, "Global Data Privacy Law," on Nov. 9. The panel was part of a symposium, "Data Law in a Global Digital Economy." She was recently named one of 100 "."

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, Provost Professor of Civil Rights Law and director of the Byron White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law, spoke on a panel about social justice at the , held Oct. 26 and 27 at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. The conference honored the 100th celebration of South African President Nelson Mandela's birthday.

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