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Emily Horowitz and Jake Moore led the annual National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals conference on June 9-11, 2026, bringing together peers to share best practices, tackle emerging challenges and strengthen support for law students nationwide.
Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly roundup.
This August, Elaine Tornes Blanco will join the William A. Wise Law Library as the Collection Services and 91Ҹ Librarian. Most recently, she served as a Librarian Assistant Professor at the University of Miami School of Law, where she taught
Lolita Buckner Inniss, Dean and Provost’s Professor of Law, announced the appointment of four professors to Colorado Law’s full-time faculty: Ilan Friedmann-Grunstein, Justin Murray, Zachary Schmook, and Elaine Tornés-Blanco.
This August, Professor Zachary Schmook will join Colorado Law as an Associate Teaching Professor. Schmook has been with the University of Oklahoma College of Law faculty since Fall 2017 as an Assistant Professor in the Legal 91Ҹ & Writing Program.
Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly roundup.
Michael Smith (’26) grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but he says generations of family ties to Colorado drew him back for “an elite legal education while continuing my family’s contribution to this great state.” Now he’s making his own contributions in Colorado as a 2026 law school graduate and recipient of the Outstanding OUTLaw Student Award.
Professor Sarah Matsumoto, Director of the Getches-Green Natural Resources, Energy, and Environmental Law Clinic attended the second annual Pan-Pacific sustainability Scholars workshop held at The University of Sydney Law School in Sydney, Australia. While there, Matsumoto had the opportunity to present an early draft of her paper examining the concept of "just transition" and state efforts to facilitate that transition.
Widely recognized for its intellectual diversity and originality, the faculty at Colorado Law encompasses an array of prominent legal scholars who are widely cited, both in academia and throughout the national media landscape. We invite you to catch up on the latest faculty publications and media mentions with this weekly roundup.
On Friday, May 8, graduates gathered with faculty, family, and dear friends for the 131st commencement ceremony honoring the Colorado Law class of 2026.