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@UMICHLAW Winter 2024-2025

Edward S. Rogers, Trademark Law Pioneer and Michigan Law Alum, Gets New Attention from Professor Jessica Litman’s Book Chapter

Edward S. Rogers was a three-time Michigan Law alumnus and an adjunct faculty member, but his most lasting contribution to the law is authorship of the Lanham Act, the core US trademark law. Professor Jessica Litman is bringing new attention to Rogers’s story with a chapter in a book coming out this fall.

Inside the Michigan Law Library Inside the Michigan Law Library

Cover Story Winter 2024-2025

Beyond the Stacks: The Modern Evolution of Law Libraries

Trends in legal education and the profession, as well as new technologies, have led to changes in collections management, research-based curriculum, scholarship, the student experience, and other aspects of how law libraries support their institutions. In this article, three directors of Michigan Law’s library, as well as alumni who have served in leadership roles at the law libraries at Boston University and the University of Notre Dame, discuss these trends; their impact on students, faculty, and society; and the enduring value of law libraries.

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Features

Empirical Legal Research Becoming More Popular Among Faculty in Effort to Address Real-world Issues

Recent years have seen a new development in the legal academy: the rise of empirical, data-driven, and collaborative research. Scholars, including a number of Michigan Law faculty members, often hope to use such work to study the real-time effects of the law on people and institutions.

A portrait of Eli Savit (left) and J.J. Prescott (right). A portrait of Eli Savit (left) and J.J. Prescott (right).

Features Summer 2024

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, ’10, and Professor J.J. Prescott Team Up on Transparency Project to Study Racial Disparities in Legal System

Even before he was elected Washtenaw County prosecutor in 2020, Eli Savit vowed to examine racial disparities in the county’s legal system. Led by Savit and Professor J.J. Prescott, the Prosecutor Transparency Project has released its analysis—and it hopes to serve as a model for similar efforts elsewhere.

A portrait of Kyle Logue. A portrait of Kyle Logue.

Features Summer 2024

Interim Dean Kyle Logue Discusses His Vision for the New Role, Relations with Alumni, and What He Loves about the School

Long-serving faculty member Kyle Logue has assumed the position of interim dean at the Law School while the University seeks a permanent replacement. In this wide-ranging interview, Logue discusses his new role, the Law School’s relations with its alumni base, his feelings about the school, and more.

A portrait of Aaron Perzanowski(left) and Salomé Viljoen(right) A portrait of Aaron Perzanowski(left) and Salomé Viljoen(right)

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Law and Technology Faculty Share What’s on Their Minds

Law Quadrangle asked two faculty members with expertise in law and technology about what’s been on their minds lately.

A portrait of Kristin Johnson ’03. A portrait of Kristin Johnson ’03.

In Practice Fall 2023

Kristin Johnson ’03: Protecting Consumers by Policing Crypto Markets

As one of five members of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, a sister agency to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Kristin Johnson and her colleagues are charged with regulating US derivatives markets. As such, they oversee the creation and enforcement of rules to prevent fraud and manipulation in the markets they supervise—including crypto.

Exterior architectural view of the Reading Room. Exterior architectural view of the Reading Room.

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At the Cutting Edge of International Law: Four Michigan Law Faculty Discuss Their Latest Work

The University’s founding statute in 1837 required the law department to hire a faculty member devoted to international law. Ever since, Michigan Law has been uniquely committed to the study of law beyond US borders. 

Conference participants sitting around a large table. Conference participants sitting around a large table.

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Conference Launches New Program on Law and the Global Economy

Michigan Law inaugurated the Program on Law and the Global Economy this fall by hosting an international conference on investment arbitration. 

View of an empty classroom. View of an empty classroom.

@UMICHLAW Fall 2023

Affirmative Action: The Cliff Where Diversity in Higher Education Now Teeters

Senior Assistant Dean Sarah Zearfoss, ’92, has led the Law School’s admissions and financial aid offices since 2001. In this essay, which originally appeared on bet.com, she weighs in on two recent Supreme Court cases, Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard and Students for Fair Admission v. University of North Carolina.