Thomas Cobb, director of Legal Practice and clinical professor of law, was elected to the Editorial Board of Legal Writing: The Journal of the Legal Writing Institute. The Editorial Board is composed of faculty from law schools across the country and includes some of the leading scholars and academics in the field of legal writing.

The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving legal communication by supporting the development of teaching and scholarly resources and establishing forums to discuss the study, teaching, and practice of professional legal writing.

Professor Jon Bauer and the UConn Law School Asylum and Human Rights Clinic have been selected to receive the 2026 AILA Chapter Pro Bono Champions Award from the Connecticut chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

The organization cited the clinic’s longstanding impact on behalf of asylum seekers, noting that clinic students have successfully handled nearly 180 asylum cases to completion, with more than 93% of clients obtaining asylum or other relief from removal. AILA also recognized Bauer’s leadership since the clinic’s founding in 2002 and highlighted the many former students who have gone on to careers in immigration law, legal services, nonprofit organizations, and private practice, serving immigrant communities across the country.

Professor Richard Pomp spoke to Law360 about Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to eliminate the state’s corporate income tax and adopt a temporary statewide sales tax. Professor Pomp noted that Alaska’s size, lack of bordering states, and tourism-driven economy make a state sales tax less vulnerable to avoidance than in many other states.

Miguel de Figueiredo was a guest on the “Proof Over Precedent” podcast to talk about his research on judicial review in search and seizure. He and his co-authors discussed their project, the data analysis process, and the implications of potentially insufficient judicial review of warrants. Listen to the podcast.