Professors Alexandra Lombardi, Jenny Kim, and Rachel Timm will be presenting Connecting Beyond Office Hours: Inclusive Engagement Outside of the Classroom on March 14, 2026 at the 24th Annual Rocky Mountain Legal Writing Conference (held this year at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law). The presentation will explore practical, scalable strategies for connecting with legal writing students beyond traditional office hours, and will share how writing workshops, group conferences, surveys, mini-appointments, and more can foster stronger relationships, reduce student anxiety, and support neurodivergent learners. The presenters will discuss how these approaches build community, normalize help-seeking, and promote inclusive learning environments where all students feel supported.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a Law 360 article disussing Amazon’s petition for the South Carolina Supreme Court to rehear its decision interpreting the state’s sales tax law. Pomp noted the probable ineffectiveness of Amazon’s petition, noting that these petitions are rarely successful.

Professor Sachin Pandya was quoted in an article by CT Public discussing the proposed House Bill No. 5550, which would exempt state university and college course syllabi from public access. The full article is available online.

Professor Richard Pomp was cited in an amicus brief filed by Lawyers Defending American Democracy which urges the US Supreme Court to uphold the IRS-ICE data sharing stay.

Professor Richard Pomp has been selected to serve on Law360’s 2026 Tax Authority State & Local Editorial Board. Congratulations Professor Pomp!

Professor Richard Pomp’s arguement has been echoed by the 3-2 majority decision in a recent case rejecting Amazon’s claim that the 2019 Marketplace Facilitator Act was a “new” tax. Instead, the court agreed with the Pomp-supported view that the 2019 law merely clarified obligations that already existed under the plain language of the older statutes.

Professor Sachin Pandya testified on March 18, 2026, in support of House Bill No. 5584, arguing for the exemption of university faculty research and teaching records from Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act. The live and written testimony are available online.

Professor Leslie Levin was mentioned in a Law.com article concerning the DOJ’s continued appeal regarding President Trump’s law firm executive orders.

Professor Leslie Levin authored an article on State Court Report discussing the Texas Supreme Court’s decision in Webster v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline and the Montana Supreme Court’s decision in In re Knudsen. Levin argues that the Texas decision effectively strips the Commission for Lawyer Discipline of the authority to pursue grievances against executive branch lawyers, and that the decision was wrongly decided as a matter of law and policy.

Professor Sachin Pandya has co-authored an amicus brief in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock. The case addresses whether workers who deliver goods locally that travel in interstate commerce, but who do not transport the goods across borders, can avoid mandatory arbitration for wage claims under the exemption in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act.