Faculty Roundup: The latest highlights from UCI Law’s faculty
Joshua D. Blank
Professor Joshua D. Blank recently had two articles published with co-author Leigh Osofsky: “Democratic Accountability and Tax Enforcement,” 61 Harvard Journal on Legislation 251 (2024); and “Democratizing Administrative Law,” 73 Duke Law Journal 1615 (2024). In addition, he presented “Automated Agencies: The Transformation of Government Guidance” (with Leigh Osofsky), about a book under contract with Cambridge University Press, at the International Conference on Taxpayer Rights, Center for Taxpayer Rights at the University of Antwerp in Belgium on June 5. Prof. Blank has been appointed Chair of the Teaching Taxation Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section, after having served as Vice Chair of the committee for the past two years.
Kevin Haeberle
Professor Kevin Haeberle’s article, “Fraud-on-the-Market Liability in the ESG Era,” 98 Tulane Law Review 641 (2024), was published in the Tulane Law Review in July. The article argues for change to the fraud-on-the-market (FOTM) litigation framework in light of the current emergence of environmental, social, and governance disclosure. Specifically, the article advocates for reforming the FOTM litigation framework by proposing that, for claims involving non-financial disclosures, plaintiffs should be required to demonstrate price impact at the outset, rather than relying solely on market efficiency to trigger the FOTM presumption of reliance.
Elizabeth Loftus
Professor Elizabeth Loftus was hosted on July 21 by Woxsen University in Hyderabad, India for a talk on her research in the field of human memory, and particularly her research on memory malleability.
Jane K. Stoever
Professor Jane K. Stoever, who directs UC Irvine Law’s Domestic Violence Clinic and the UC Irvine Initiative to End Family Violence, is one of two people who will be receiving an award during Women For: Orange County's annual Suffrage Day event on August 24. The award honors Orange County residents "who embody the spirit and characteristics of those who have struggled courageously for women's suffrage and other human rights." Event details are here.
Heather Tanana
Professor Heather Tanana participated in several recent speaking engagements. Prof. Tanana moderated an American Bar Association webinar titled “Indigenous Environmental Law: The Effect of Arizona v. Navajo Nation on Tribal Water Rights” (July 16), presented at the British Academy/Treatied Spaces research group symposium titled “Water Futures: Historical Perspectives from Indigenous Ecological Knowledge” (July 12), and presented at Vermont Law's Emerging Environmental Law Curriculum conference on “Teaching at the Intersection of Federal Indian Law and Environmental Law” (June 21).