On October 26, 2026, Jon Bauer and Maegan Faitsch led a program on the basics of asylum law at an all-day training for pro bono attorneys sponsored by the Connecticut Bar Foundation, “Asylum 101.” The program aimed to help equip  and prepare pro bono volunteers to provide free legal services to asylum-seekers in immigration court proceedings.

Professor Julia Simon-Kerr released a new book titled Critical Evidence. The book taps into a growing body of scholarship that demonstrates evidence law is fundamentally about power, setting the boundaries of whose voices will be heard and what types of knowledge will be cognizable in courts of law in the United States. Professor Simon-Kerr says, “Through a close reading of rules and doctrine, Critical Evidence shows that evidence law must and should change in order to serve as a system that promotes truth, justice and fairness for all in the American legal system.”

Professor Richard Pomp was cited extensively in a recent Tax Notes article discussing the complications of taxing digital advertising and social media services.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a Law360 article discussing Mastercard’s tax liability in South Carolina, where an appellate panel ruled that the company had engaged in income-producing activity in the state. Pomp said that Mastercard’s position that it owed nothing was a “hard sell for a state court,” noting that it was “a perfect situation for some type of apportionment rather than Mastercard trying to pay nothing.”

Professor Leslie Levin was quoted in a National Review article discussing the ethics rules involved in New York Attorney General Letitia James’s comments about the Cornell sexual assault case. Addressing comments the NY AG had made, Levin said that, “[I]t’s not necessarily a conflict of interest as we understand them under the rules of professional conduct”

Professor Julia Simon-Kerr was quoted in a Law360 article, discussing the yearslong effort to make it harder for prosecutors to invoke a criminal defendant’s past convictions. “These procedural rules are so important — we’re trying to achieve justice. We’re trying to make sure that trials are oriented toward truth-seeking,” said Simon-Kerr.

Professor Leslie Levin was featured on The Dan Abrams Podcast discussing whether Letitia James should recuse herself from being the special prosecutor in the Cornell sexual assault matter.

Professor Richard Pomp presented at the September 22, 2026, Connecticut Bar Association Tax Secion Meeting. Professor Pomp discussed recent state and local tax law developments, including significant court decisions, legislative changes, and regulatory updates on various topics including nexus standards, apportionment methods, digital taxation, and remote work considerations.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a CPA Practice Advisor article regarding Maryland state officials appealing a court ruling that struck down the state’s 2021 digital advertising tax. Professor Pomp criticized the tax, arguing Maryland already had an effective corporate income tax reaching big tech company profits without needing a novel, legally vulnerable measure. “Maryland had a perfectly reasonable corporate income tax that was reaching the profits of these companies,” said Professor Pomp, “And if it was not, if there was a defect for whatever reason, the state would have been much better off putting its efforts into correcting that problem rather than embarking on this path, which is not yet over and won’t be over for years to come.”

Professor Emerita Leslie Levin has written a piece for the Brennan Center, a nonpartisan law and public policy institute working to protect and reform the American systems of democracy and justice. The article, “Legal Practice After Leaving the Supreme Court Bench,” addresses one of the concerns about term limiting U.S. Supreme Court justices as well as the largely unregulated activities of former Article III judges who leave the bench and re-enter practice.