Dean Eboni S. Nelson was featured in Law.com discussing the launch of the new NextGen Uniform Bar Exam. Nelson said UConn Law appreciated the National Conference of Bar Examiners’ efforts to make the exam more accessible and better aligned with modern legal practice, noting that the first day of testing in Connecticut ran smoothly.

Nelson highlighted UConn Law’s extensive preparation for the transition, citing its strong experiential education program, innovative first-year Legal Practice curriculum, and rigorous academic offerings. She also noted that faculty have incorporated the lawyering perspectives and problem-solving approaches emphasized by the new exam into their courses, while research librarians have developed resources and instruction focused on the research competencies assessed by the NextGen exam.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in Tax Notes regarding a lawsuit challenging Utah’s new tax on digital advertising. Commenting on the policy rationale behind the tax, Pomp expressed skepticism that taxing digital advertising would meaningfully address concerns about the impact of algorithms and social media on youth. “It may be good politics,” he said, “but it is no substitute for dealing with the very hard work of figuring out how to regulate social media.” The article examines legal challenges to Utah’s tax under the Internet Tax Freedom Act and the U.S. Constitution.

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.

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 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 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’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.

Professor Sachin Pandya presented preliminary results of a study (“Developing a Sentencing Database: Other Sentencing Commission Experiences and Advice”) to the Connecticut Sentencing Commission, Hartford, CT, on June 18, 2026. Watch the video online.

Richard Pomp, Alva P. Loiselle Professor of Law and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, moderated “The Front Line: State Tax Courts and Administrative Appeals” at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. This panel was part of Villanova’s fourth annual State and Local Tax Forum, which explored the complicated relationship between federal law and state taxation. Watch the panel online.