ASU Law Announcements
Alison Gocke awarded 10th annual Morrison Prize for sustainability law article
Alison Gocke, associate professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been awarded the 10th annual Morrison Prize for her Yale Law Journal article, Public Utility’s Potential.
ASU Law to offer its JD part-time and online, addressing critical legal shortages and public service
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, ranked 15th among the nation’s top public law schools, announced today a new part-time and fully online option for its juris doctor degree.
Myles Lynk receives the 2025 ABF Outstanding Service Award
Myles Lynk, emeritus professor of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and dean of the Emeritus College, received the 2025 American Bar Foundation Outstanding Service Award on Feb. 1 at the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation’s 69th Annual Awards Reception and Banquet.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf receives 10th O’Connor Justice Prize
“I’m honored to have a prize in Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s name. This is one of the best awards I have received in my life,” former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said as she accepted the award on Jan. 25 at the 10th Annual O’Connor Justice Prize signature event in Scottsdale, Arizona, organized by the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University.
David Lopez, trailblazing civil rights leader, to rejoin ASU Law as full-time faculty member
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University is proud to announce the return of David Lopez, a distinguished leader in civil rights and employment law, who will join the faculty as a full-time professor in August, ahead of the Fall 2025 semester.
ASU Law’s D.C. Leadership Academy returns for a second year to empower students in the nation’s capital
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University’s D.C. Leadership Academy is offering students the chance to gain invaluable skills and experience in the heart of U.S. law and policy.
Connecting, innovating and inspiring at the 2025 AALS Annual Meeting
The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University will join the nation’s top legal minds at the 2025 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Jan. 7 to 11. ASU Law faculty will contribute to a variety of panels, from groundbreaking scholarship on AI and climate change to innovative models for alternatively scheduled JD programs.
ASU Law’s Academy for Justice joins effort to erase criminal records for deserving presidential pardon recipients, offering true second chances
In a significant step toward criminal justice reform, the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act (H.R. 10248) has been introduced in Congress, offering new hope to those who have received presidential pardons but still face the lasting consequences of their criminal records.
ASU Law lands No. 1 in the U.S. for legal master’s graduates
Rooted in ASU’s charter, ASU Law strives to make quality legal education accessible and equips professionals from various fields with the skills to advance because of their knowledge of laws and regulations, no matter what industry they come from. ASU Law is No. 1 in the nation for the most legal master’s graduates from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.