S.J. Quinney College of Law - University of Utah

09/02/2026

We loved having Utah Law alumni, staff, and friends join us last Friday for our first Quinney Clay Invitational trap-shooting event! Thank you to Emeritus Professor Jim Holbrook (JD '74) and Pepsi for your sponsorship.

08/28/2026

Alumna Liz Butler (JD '11) has been appointed by Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to serve on the Third Judicial District Court (subject to Utah Senate consent). Butler currently serves as shareholder and co-chair of the litigation department at Parsons Behle & Latimer and as an adjunct professor at Utah Law.

https://www.utahbar.org/gov-cox-announces-appointments-to-utah-supreme-court-and-third-judicial-district-court/

08/27/2026

Congratulations to alumni Tom Jacobson (JD '72) and Brian Steed (JD '02), who were both recognized with awards at the Salt Lake Chamber's annual meeting today!

Learn more: https://utahpolicy.com/news-release/78204-salt-lake-chamber-recognizes-business-and-community-leaders-at-2026-annual-meeting

08/25/2026

We kicked off a new school year last week with our swearing-in ceremony, a special tradition in which 1Ls commit to the responsibilities and duties they'll accept as future attorneys and members of the bar.

08/20/2026

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune about Utah Senate President Stuart Adams' threatened defamation lawsuit against four critics.

"Correct the record." After a primary election loss, Senate President Stuart Adams warns four critics, including Utah Auditor Tina Cannon, to retract their criticisms and "lies" — or he’ll sue.

08/17/2026

Earn CLE and register for the Utah Law Review Symposium on Friday, Sept. 18! Scholars will assess dialogue as a process for fostering productive disagreement or transforming conflict.

Learn more about the event and get tickets:

Utah Law will host its annual Lee E. Teitelbaum Utah Law Review Symposium on Friday, Sept. 18. This year’s symposium, Dialogue, Disagreement, and Dispute Resolution,...

08/13/2026

Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment expert, is quoted in this CNN article about a lawsuit against President Trump and his White House social media team for restricting press access to the president’s posts on Truth Social.

President Donald Trump’s expensive subscription for instant access to his Truth Social posts is unconstitutional, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.

08/12/2026

“Anyone who enabled harm needs to be held accountable through a court of law. If this book advances the need to hold enablers accountable, then this will be my modest contribution to this critical discussion regarding the ecosystem of enabling.”

Learn more about Lecturer Professor Amos Guiora's new book, "Enablers: Normalizing the Unimaginable."

https://www.law.utah.edu/news-articles/lecturer-professor-amos-guiora-publishes-new-book-enablers-normalizing-the-unimaginable/

08/12/2026

Congratulations to the following 40+ Utah Law alumni, who were honored as Utah Business 2026 Legal Elite!

https://www.utahbusiness.com/awards-and-rankings/2026/08/10/legal-elite-2026-utah-business-attorneys-advocates-trusted-advisors/