Leslie Levin, Hugh Macgill Professor of Law Emerita, helped coordinate an amicus brief in United States v. Fox, a federal case concerning efforts to halt disciplinary proceedings against former DOJ official Jeffrey Clark. Levin drafted portions of the brief and encouraged legal ethics scholars and experts to join as signatories. The brief was a joint effort by Lawyers Defending American Democracy and the Democracy Defenders Fund. Additional information is available online.

Jessica Rubin, associate dean for Experiential Education, J. Agnes Burns Professor, clinical professor of law, and director of the Animal Law Clinic, was a recent guest on Connecticut Public Radio. She discussed animal welfare and animal cruelty cases in Connecticut. The conversation explored the impact of Desmond’s Law, Connecticut’s landmark legislation that allows court-appointed advocates to represent animals in abuse and neglect cases, as well as broader challenges related to animal abuse investigations, neglect, and hoarding situations. Listen online.

Professor Richard Pomp spoke to Law360.com about a Georgia Supreme Court decision involving Uber and state sales taxes. The court vacated a lower court ruling that required Uber to collect and remit millions of dollars in sales taxes before the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision. Pomp argued that the tax agency relied on a regulation that did not apply.

“The Court of Appeals acknowledged there is no specific statute that makes Uber liable for taxes on sales of transportation services, contrary to the department’s assessment based on a regulation. That should have been the end of the matter,” Pomp said.

Professor Richard Pomp’s scholarship and expert analysis were cited by the Indiana Supreme Court in its June 29, 2026 decision in PENN Entertainment, Inc. v. Indiana Department of State Revenue. The court relied on Professor Pomp’s explanation of foundational state tax principles and cited his 1987 article on state corporate income taxation. Read the opinion.