Professor Shih-Chun "Steven" Chien (Law) presented his work in progress, "Spatial Criminal Procedure: Visuality, Space, and Reasonableness," at CrimFest 2026, held at Fordham University School of Law. CrimFest is an annual workshop where criminal law and procedure scholars from across the country gather to present and discuss works in progress.

Susanna Geiser (Law) co-presented "Language as Power: Using Legal Communication to Challenge Injustice and Build a More Equitable Legal System" at the 2026 Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Conference.

Benjamin Edwards (Law) and Carliss N. Chatman (SMU’s Dedman School of Law) co-authored a blog post titled, “How Misinformation is Muddying the Dexit Debate,” for the CLS Blue Sky Blog.

Nantiya Ruan (Law) co-presented "Building Bridges to Strengthen the Discipline" alongside the Discipline Building Working Group at the 2026 Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Conference.

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) served as a panelist and speaker on "Caring for Your Internal Community (Students, Staff, and Faculty)" at the 2026 ABA-AALS Deans' Week.

Lori Johnson (Law) chaired a Works-in-Progress session at the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Conference. Beyond her session, Professor Johnson also serves on the LWI Board of Directors.

Shih-Chun "Steven" Chien (Law) co-presented at The Association of American Law Schools Section on Technology, Law, and Legal Education's webinar titled, "Ready Player One." The webinar discussed how law schools can build AI capacity as an institution.

Leah Chan Grinvald (Law) served as a breakout session facilitator for "Helpful Navigation Strategies for External Deans" at the 2026 ABA-AALS Deans' Week.

Lori Johnson’s (Law) article, Redefining Roles and Duties of the Transactional Lawyer: A Narrative Approach, was included in the 15th volume of the Legal Writing Institute’s Monograph Series. The new volume explores the intersections of ethics, professional responsibility, social justice, storytelling, and generative artificial intelligence…

Drew Simshaw (Law) has been appointed to the Legal Writing Institute’s Artificial Intelligence Committee.

Nancy Rapoport (Law) presented at the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees (NACTT) Academy for Consumer Bankruptcy Education on "Ethics for Bankruptcy Attorneys: Prison Orange Isn't In Your Color Wheel."

Danielle Finn (Law) was a panelist on "Predictive Markets: Are They the Future of Sports Betting?" at the 2026 Sports Entertainment Innovation (SEI) Con.