The LENS - June 2026
Summer is here and we are looking ahead. I want to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude to the ASU Law community for your continued support, collaboration and commitment to excellence. Serving as Dean has been an incredible privilege, and I am proud of all we have accomplished together in support of our students, faculty, staff, alumni and overall legal community. While this issue of The LENS marks my farewell, it also offers an opportunity to warmly welcome Vice Dean and Charles J. Merriam Distinguished Professor of Law Angela M. Banks as interim dean. I know that Justice O’Connor’s legacy and the College of Law will thrive under her thoughtful leadership and dedication to our community. Thank you for being such an important part of this journey, and for the many ways you strengthen and support our mission every day.
Stacy Leeds
Willard H. Pedrick Dean and Regents Professor
Arizona State University
Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
How the Indian Legal Clinic at ASU Law helped a Hopi leader restore his rights
ASU Law receives Insight Into Academia Magazine’s 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award: Law Schools
Video of the month
AI is becoming a bigger part of legal practice. But what should lawyers keep in mind when using it?
In this short video, Daniel Drane, the executive director for Wolin Family Center for Intellectual Property and the Center for Law, Science and Innovation, shares five important considerations for attorneys navigating AI in their work.
ASU Law adds specialized health care legal master’s as MLS program marks 20 years
The new Master of Legal Studies in Health Care Compliance and Administration (MLS Health) is designed to prepare professionals to navigate complex health care regulations and lead within highly regulated environments. The program builds on ASU Law’s experience in compliance education and responds to growing workforce demand across the health care sector. It will be the sixth degree offered through ASU Law, reflecting the program’s continued growth into specialized fields.
- AZ Central: Phoenix cop accused of provoking teen protesters invokes free speech (James Weinstein)
- Chandler Arizonan: Amid Medicaid reforms, hospital help available (James Hodge)
- AZ Central: Phoenix high school moves Erika Kirk event off campus after backlash (Gregg Leslie)
- AZ Central: A high school group invited Erika Kirk to campus. Parents aren't happy (Gregg Leslie)
- KJZZ: Nearly 5,000 migrants were charged with military trespassing at border. Most cases got dropped (Angela Banks)
- Oregon State Bar Bulletin: April 2026 Volume 86 | Tribal Roots Run Deep (Bob Miller)
- KJZZ: An 1884 case about tribal members was cited to end birthright citizenship (Bob Miller)
- Jotwell: Drilling Down on Anti-DEI Case Results (Michael Selmi)
- The National Jurist: Best law school buildings (ASU Law)
ASU Law Talks
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Faculty Scholarship
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- Legal Resistance to Sex Robots by Gary E. Marchant and Kyra Climbingbear
- Indian Nations' Economic Development and the SBA 8(a) Program by Robert J. Miller and Julia M. King
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