The LENS - May 2026

As we celebrate the close of another academic year, May offers a special opportunity to reflect on the determination, resilience and accomplishments of our students. Graduation season reminds us that every milestone reached represents countless hours of hard work, support and perseverance. Across the ASU Law community, we are proud to recognize the achievements of all of our graduates and the many ways our students continue to lead, inspire and shape the future of the legal profession. Thank you for being part of a community committed to student success at every stage of the journey.

• ProPublica: Unfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar Backlash (Troy Rule)
• ContractsProf Blog: Tuesday Tips: Week of April 27th (Sue Chesler and Laura Coordes)
• Fox 10 Phoenix: How Supreme Court ruling on racial gerrymandering could impact Arizona districts (Patty Ferguson-Bohnee)
• The New York Times: Employment Agency Pushes Discrimination Cases That Match Trump’s Agenda (David Lopez)
• Reuters: Exclusive: US EEOC Chair violated ethics rules halting LGBTQ cases, complaint alleges (David Lopez)
• University of Houston Law Center News: Water Law Expert Warns AI Boom Will Force Hard Choices (Rhett Larson)
• The Tempe Tribune: Tempe church takes stand for immigrants (Evelyn Cruz)
• The Arizona Republic: Mitchell's attack on the First Amendment must be stopped | Opinion (Gregg Leslie)
• Arizona Horizon: Tempe church hosts immigration justice program and performance (Evelyn Cruz)
• The Guardian: Georgia father’s conviction tests new frontier in school shooting cases (Ben McJunkin)
• The Arizona Republic: What's more important Arizona, building houses or water? | Opinion (Rhett Larson)
• Tudum by Netflix: New Doc The American Experiment Marks The Nation’s 250th Anniversary (Bob Miller)
• Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court to Decide If Title IX Covers Work Bias Claims (1) (Michael Selmi)
• UNESCO: 14th Session of the Subsidiary Committee of the 1970 Convention (Andrea Cayley)
• TVP World: Should a convicted war criminal spend the end of his life free? (Andrea Cayley)
• Arizona’s Family: Why AI child pornography presents a tricky legal situation for prosecutors (Gregg Leslie)
• NPR: EEOC wants to stop collecting data used to fight discrimination (David Lopez)
• KALW: The US at 250: A Native Perspective on the Doctrine of Discovery (Bob Miller)
• NPR: American passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantine (James Hodge)

ASU Law Talks is a recurring series of posts written by expert law faculty and staff with deep knowledge in legal education, empowering you to make informed decisions about your legal education journey.

• How do I balance the intensity of law school without burning out?
• What can law students learn through a model constitutional convention?

• Back to Bankruptcy Basics With a Trade Secret Case by Laura Coordes
• Soft Law Governance of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare by Gary E. Marchant
• Press Freedom And Regulation In A Digital Era: A Comparative Study(Book Review) by Kimberly Y. W. Holst
• Federalism in the Shadows by Justin Weinstein-Tull
• The Capacity for Change & Carcerality by Esther Hong

Pay It Forward Fund

A gift to the Pay It Forward Fund invests in the next generation of legal professionals by supporting students in externships, internships, and pro bono experiences that shape their careers and serve the community. Students who receive support pledge to repay the fund within five years of graduation, sustaining a powerful tradition of paying it forward.