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The LENS - February 2025

This edition of The LENS highlights ASU Law’s expertise in health and wellbeing, showcasing stories showing how faculty are paving the way in the field for students and the greater community. Thank you for being part of ASU Law as we continue to advance excellence and make a difference in the legal field.

Stacy Leeds

Willard H. Pedrick Dean and Regents Professor
Arizona State University
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
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Student Success | Story

The Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys is committed to investing in students from ASU Law to help develop the next generation of health care attorneys.

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Deliberate Community | Story

Faculty member Diana Bowman is using her expertise to tackle some of society’s most pressing issues, like the health challenges facing older adults experiencing homelessness.

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Technology | Story

Two professors recognized the need for students to understand the variety of emerging technologies disrupting health care and the ethical and legal challenges behind them, creating a course to dig into it all.

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Online Strategies | Story

Ann Lewandowski, an online Master of Legal Studies student, wanted to be able to talk with lawyers and understand the intricacies of health care law after going through her own legal battle.

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ASU Law’s Health and Wellbeing Area of Expertise

Did you know we’re ranked No. 13 among health law programs nationally by U.S. News & World Report? With a strong commitment to health and wellbeing, our programs are dedicated to empowering students by blending legal expertise with fields like public health, health technology and Indigenous health.

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ASU Law advances health and wellbeing through innovative legal education

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Myles Lynk receives the 2025 ABF Outstanding Service Award

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Traveling from Arizona to New York to compete at the top moot court level

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Tips to make tax season less taxing – ASU Law professor weighs in on what you should know

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ASU Law Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center faculty win CPR’s Outstanding Professional Article Award

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ASU Law Center for Public Health Law and Policy is a leading force in advancing public health and wellness nationwide

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Fueling a passion for health care advocacy

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ASU Law puts student health and wellness at the forefront of lasting success

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ASU Law plays key role in 2025 ABA Midyear Conference

The American Bar Association’s midyear conference was held in downtown Phoenix from Jan. 29 to Feb. 3. The event, held at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, brought together more than 600 lawyers and judges from across the country. Attendees participated in 14 programs over two days covering topics such as solo and small firm practices, as well as insights from federal judges on their careers, lawyering and clerking.

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Tuesday, March 11

ASU Law is heading to Kansas City for the Big 12 Law Alumni Reception, hosted by KU Law Dean Stephen Mazza. Alumni – join us on the opening day of the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tournament at Stinson Law Firm in downtown KC to connect with fellow alums and Big 12 law schools.

Big 12 Alumni Reception
Stinson Law Firm
1201 Walnut Street, Suite 2900
Kansas City, MO 64106
3 - 5:30 p.m.

Map and directions | RSVP by March 2

Wednesday, March 26

Justice Sandra Day O’Connor PBS Special
Tune into PBS on March 26 at 7 or 11:30 p.m. for a special feature on Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in honor of what would have been her 95th birthday.

Thursday, March 27

Spring SLB Selig Speaker Series - Part 2
Jimmy Sexton and Rick Landrum
W.P. Carey Armstrong Great Hall, Beus Center for Law and Society
6 p.m.

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Terry Skolnik: Two new books from Professor Terry Skolnik are shaping conversations on homelessness and police powers (UOttawa)
Adam Chodorow: Tips to make tax season less taxing (ASU News)
James Hodge: Some federal health websites restored, others still down, after data purge (NPR)
K Royal: What's behind the glasses: The complex legality and ethics of recording on campus (The State Press)
Orde Kittrie: The ICC Is on His Little List (Good Oil)
James Hodge: Trump is radically changing U.S. health care, and it's happening fast (KJZZ)
Gregg Leslie: See No Evil: Phoenix’s Ethics Commission hides more than it finds (Phoenix New Times)
Patty Ferguson Bohnee: Phoenix Business Journal unveils 2025 Outstanding Women in Business honorees (Phoenix Business Journal)
Adam Chodorow: Elon Musk and Bill Ackman are pulling out of Delaware. Now the state is scrambling to protect its $2 billion legal economy (Fortune)
Stacy Leeds: Did Trump's birthright citizenship order attack Native rights? Confusion sparks debate (AZ Central)
Angela Banks: Arizona sheriffs want no part of Trump’s immigration crackdown (Phoenix New Times)
James Hodge: Parents, Medical Providers, Vaccine Experts Brace for RFK Jr.’s HHS Takeover (Yahoo)
James Hodge: Could RFK Jr. mean trouble for Fort Worth vaccine access? Health experts sound alarms (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Troy Rule: Regulating Aviation Safety (The Regulatory Review)
James Hodge: Des scientifiques s’organisent pour préserver des données de purges gouvernementales (Ohdio)
Laura Coordes: The Uniform Law Commission Tackles ABCs: A Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (Daily Dac)
Justin Weinstein-Tull: LWVAZ 2025 Legislative Week, Feb. 24 to 28 (Blog for Arizona)
Adam Chodorow: The Terrible Trump Idea That Should Have Stayed in Vegas (Slate)
Paul Bender: Understanding the Unitary Executive Theory in U.S. government (Arizona PBS)
Dan Bodansky: US officials have been absent from global climate forums during Trump 2.0 (The Guardian)

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