Faculty Scholarship & Service

Schwabach, Aaron, Bringing the News from Ghent to Axanar: Fan Works and Copyright after Deckmyn and Subsequent Developments, 22 Texas Rev. of Entertainment and Sports L. 37 (2021). Professor Schwabach’s latest article addresses new developments in copyright law and fan works in the United States and the European Union, with examples ranging from street art … Professor Schwabach’s article on fan works and copyright published

Nalpathanchil, Lucy. Interview. Where We Live. NPR. , Hartford, CT (Dec. 22, 2021). This was an hour-long program regarding continuing developments in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy specifically and the opioid crisis generally. Also appearing were the Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Stephen Wood, a bioethicist and researcher at Harvard, and Professor Alexa Dietrich, an anthropologist … Professor Silverstein was interviewed regarding the Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy

Murawski, John. No Critical Race Theory In Schools? Here’s The Abundant Evidence Saying Otherwise. RealClearInvestigations (Dec. 21, 2021) The Critical Race Theory debate continues to rage across the U.S. Many school districts in California and Michigan, amongst other states, are beginning to require CRT principles to be taught within their curricula. Dean cummings was quoted … Associate Dean cummings discusses critical race theory and its representation in K-12 education

cummings, andré douglas pond. Meek Mill’s Trauma: Brutal Policing as an Adverse Childhood Experience. International Hip Hop Activism Conference, Salt Lake City, UT (December 10, 2021). Materials Childhood trauma, known as Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), has been shown to lead to debilitating adult health outcomes. Individuals who suffer six or more ACEs will have a … Associate Dean andré cummings speaks at the 7th Annual International Hip Hop Activism Conference

Russell, Ian. Interview. Nightly News at 5:00 and 6:00. CBS. KTHV, Little Rock, AR (Dec. 10, 2021). Professor Silverstein discussed abortion litigation pending in both state and federal court and potential Arkansas legislation concerning abortion rights.

cummings, andré douglas pond and Kimberly Vu-Dinh. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Elder Law Practice: From the Destruction of Black Wall Street to the Racial Wealth, Credit and Property Gap. Arkansas Bar Association Mid-Year Meeting, Little Rock, AR (November 12, 2021). Materials Professor Vu-Dinh and Dean cummings presented for the Elder Law section of the … Professor Vu-Dinh and Associate dean andré cummings speak on racial wealth, property and credit gaps

cummings, andré douglas pond. Ending Mass Incarceration and Abolishing Private Prisons: An Update. First United Methodist Church: The Forum Class, Conway, AR (November 7, 2021). Speaking at the First United Methodist Church, Dean cummings described the efforts of 501(c)(3)’s decARcerate and Abolish Private Prisons in seeking to end mass incarceration in the U.S. and in … Associate Dean cummings speaks on ending mass incarceration in Arkansas and the United States

Schwabach, Aaron, Fan Works and the Environmental Law of Copyright, 24 Tulane Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property __ (2022). Ideas and expression of those ideas are resources; copyright law should take that into account more fully than it does. As copyright law struggles for balance in the newly realigned discourse in which all are … Professor Schwabach’s article on application of environmental law concepts to copyright questions forthcoming

Kim Vu-Dinh, assistant professor of clinical education and the director of the Business Innovations Legal Clinic at the UA Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law, has been recognized for the work she and her students do with Arkansas small businesses and non-profit organizations. On Sept. 20, Vu-Dinh was awarded Little Rock Regional Minority … Vu-Dinh named Little Rock Regional Minority Mentor of the Year

Gustafson, Lindsey. Commentary on Bartley v. Sweetser. Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions. Ed: Eloisa Rodriguez-Dodd, Elena Marty-Nelson. Leave blank, first edition ed. Maumelle: Cambridge University Press (2021). This volume addresses how feminist theories and methods could change fundamental property law. In her commentary on Bartley v. Sweetser, Dean Gustafson considers how Arkansas landlord-tenant law might … Associate Dean Gustafson contributed to a newly published book, Feminist Judgments: Rewritten Property Opinions.