Homecoming 2023 is this weekend, November 3 and 4. If you have not already done so, please RSVP for any events you plan to attend.

An opportunity for all Wildcats to tune in from around the world: The University of Arizona Foundation and President Robbins will be making a big announcement at a live press conference on Friday, Nov. 3 at 10 a.m. We hope you’ll join us for the livestream!

One last look at the weekend’s itinerary:

Friday, November 3

Event: Arizona Law’s Lifetime Achievement Awards

Honoring: Richard Davis (’72), Ann Kirkpatrick (’79), and Gordon Waterfall (’65)

Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Lewis Roca Lobby and Snell & Wilmer Courtyard

When: 4:30–6:30 p.m.

RSVP: Requested

Event: Class of 2003 Dinner

Where: El Charro, 311 N. Court Ave. Tucson, AZ 85701

When: 7 p.m.

RSVP: Please contact Carlene Lowry at clowry@swlaw.com to RSVP and for more information.

Saturday, November 4

Event: Arizona Law’s Red & Blue BBQ

All are invited to this free family-friendly annual Homecoming tradition.

Where: The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Snell & Wilmer Courtyard

When: 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

RSVP: Requested 

Questions? Call (520) 621-7409 or email corrinaeklund@arizona.edu.

Long-term care in the United States is in crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the severity of this crisis, shedding light on the avoidable suffering and death that both older Americans and their caregivers experienced due to entrenched industry practices that marginalize long-term care aides, a workforce that is increasingly made up of immigrant and migrant (“im/migrant”) women, and underscored the urgent need for industry reform. 

University of Arizona Law Associate Professor of Law Shefali Milczarek-Desai and Faculty Director of the Health Law and Policy Program Tara Sklar’s latest co-authored research, “Immigrant Workers' Voices as Catalysts for Reform in the Long-Term Care Industry,” offers insight into the real-life experiences of im/migrant women who work as long-term care aides in the U.S. Using empirical data collected through qualitative interviews, the paper explores and analyzes the failures of state and federal laws and recommends policies to protect long-term care aides and the vulnerable, older, adult population that relies on their caregiving. 

“These women’s voices are largely absent from the legal and health law literature surrounding long-term care even though they intimately experience the failings of long-term care in this country, which was on devastating display during the pandemic,” said Shefali. 

See here for the full story.

Please join us for the 17th Annual Darrow K. Soll Memorial Lecture. Prof. Devon Carbado will present in person on Wednesday, Nov. 8, at noon in Room 164. Please note this event will not be livestreamed or recorded.

Scholars have long debated some of the ways in which law perpetuates racial inequality. Professor Carbado will advance an even stronger claim: namely, that racial inequality has been constitutionalized. He will foreground the specific doctrinal regimes through which that has been accomplished. 

About Devon Carbado 

The Honorable Harry Pregerson and Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law, Devon Carbado earned his BA in History from UCLA and his JD from Harvard Law School. Carbado has served as both an associate vice chancellor and an associate provost at UCLA, and his scholarly expertise resides at the intersection of employment discrimination, criminal procedure, constitutional law and identity. 

About the Soll Lecture

Friends and colleagues of the late Darrow K. Soll established this lecture as a memorial to his life’s work by creating an endowment at the James E. Rogers College of Law. Through the efforts of Jennifer Simmon Woods (’99) and other generous donors, University of Arizona Law students and members of the larger community hear from practitioners, scholars and other distinguished speakers about a variety of criminal justice topics.

Please join us November 9 for the 2023 Mining Law Summit, which will take place on Zoom from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This year’s summit will look at law and policy issues surrounding the production, collection and sale of gemstones. This is a little understood area of the law for mineral lawyers and the backbone may be a combination of individual effort, private arrangements with major mines, or artisanal mining.

The free virtual conference will combine recorded presentations from internationally recognized authorities with live participation in answering questions and providing commentary.

Students in University of Arizona Law’s Education Advocacy Clinic will now be able to better serve students and their families after successfully petitioning the Arizona Supreme Court to change a rule regarding the practice of non-lawyer education advocates.  

Working alongside Arizona Center for Disability Law (“ACDL”), Associate Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the Education Advocacy Clinic Diana Newmark and clinic students drafted a proposed order that would allow non-lawyer advocates to engage in informal advocacy measures, such as attending meetings or mediation and conducting outreach to school officials, without violating the prohibition on the unauthorized practice of law.  

The prior rule had authorized non-attorneys to represent students in more formal settings, such as due process hearings in disputes over special education rights, but the rule was silent on informal dispute resolution measures that make up the bulk of the work of an education advocate.  

“The formal settings are relatively rare, and both parents and schools would often prefer to settle disputes informally. The new rule makes it clear that non-attorney advocates, like our BA in Law and MLS clinic students, can provide this informal assistance to clients,” Diana said.  

To learn more, see the full story here.

Congratulations to the University of Arizona Law legal writing faculty, which recently received the “All in for Women” Award from the Maricopa County chapter of the Arizona Women Lawyers Association (“AWLA”)! Assistant Director of Legal Writing Tessa Dysart and Director of Legal Writing Susie Salmon are pictured here with the award plaque.

The award recognizes legal organizations that further the mission of AWLA to promote and encourage the success of women lawyers throughout the state of Arizona. The 2023 recipients also include a number of firms; the Arizona Court of Appeals, Division One; and the Legal Department at Goodwill of Central and Northern Arizona.