Our faculty are leaders in scholarship, teaching and service, as detailed in our faculty profiles. Here are highlights of their recent achievements:
Brumby Distinguished Professor in First Amendment Law Sonja R. West presented "The Work of the Press Clause" at the Villanova Law Review symposium titled Journalism at a Crossroads: Legal Protections, Innovations and Democracy during February.
Smith Professor Hillel Y. Levin offers insights on the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos: “I urge the U.S. Supreme Court not to adopt the defendants’ interpretation of proximate cause as it would radically redefine this concept. Doing so would have far-reaching and unpredictable consequences and could potentially make it impossible to hold industries accountable for their harms caused by their products.”
Congratulations to Dean Usha R. Rodrigues on being selected as a research member of the European Corporate Governance Institute, an international non-profit established to “improve corporate governance through fostering independent scientific research and related activities.”
Assistant Professor Assaf Harpaz was featured in Newsweek regarding state taxes in Florida. The article titled “Could Florida Eliminate Property Tax? It’s Complicated” was written by Giulia Carbonaro and published 2/24/25.
Stanton Distinguished Professor in Canine Welfare Law & Practicum in Animal Welfare Skills Director Lisa Milot testified before the Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee hearing on SB20, which would allow for student loan repayments for veterinarians who practice shelter medicine and in nonprofit pet sterilization clinics.