Professor Richard Pomp was cited in a Tax Notes State article about California’s single-sales-factor apportionment system for manufacturers. The article references his expert testimony in the Smithfield case concerning how property, payroll, and sales factors can be used to more accurately reflect where business income is generated. The full article is available online.

Professor Richard Pomp was quoted in a Straight Arrow News article about state efforts to raise revenue through wealth taxes and similar proposals targeting wealthy residents. He discussed the role of wealth inequality in shaping the debate over these measures.

“The state will make its arguments, and then the taxpayer will respond,” Pomp said. “So, it’s going to be burdensome for both people, but in terms of the procedure in the first round, they have to show their cards by filing a non-resident return, and then the state challenges.”

The full article is available online.

The Second Circuit cited and relied upon an article by Professor Leslie Levin in its recent decision that found a qualified public right of access to New York disciplinary proceedings. In the case Civil Rights Corps v. LaSalle, a New York appellate judge ruled that those who bring complaints against attorneys in discipline cases have a First Amendment right to attend hearings related to their cases, view documents necessary to understand proceedings, and see some final dispositions.

Professor Goldburn Maynard published a review on Jotwell. The review is of Kevin Bennardo’s Natural Objects and Testamentary Freedom, which was published in the Florida State Law Review in 2024. The review discusses Bennardo’s focus on the term “natural objects,” meaning offspring, in an individual’s right to dictate their will and succession plan.

Professor Richard Pomp served as an expert witness for Apple and Google in successful challenges to Maryland’s digital advertising tax. In decisions issued Aug. 14, the Maryland Tax Court found that the tax violated the federal dormant commerce clause, the due process clause, and the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Pomp, whose testimony addressed the history and scope of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, said the opinion was the product of a yearlong deliberative process and could have implications for challenges to similar digital advertising taxes in other states.

Read more about the case in Tax Notes and Law360.

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.