Philip H. Knight Professor of Law Mary C. Wood grew up exploring the Northwest's natural wonders. Leveraging the law to protect these lands and resources has been her life's work. 

Will the Trump Administration's promises to revive the nation's automaking industry pay off? Associate Professor Greg Dotson is among several experts quoted in recent New York Times article, "How Republican E.V. Cuts Could Put U.S. Carmakers Behind China." 

Professor Emerita Susan Gary recently served as the Cheng Yu Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong. On July 4, she will present "Planning with Purpose: Purpose Trusts, Charitable Gifts, and Business Succession Planning" at HKU's Trusts, Wealth Management, and Philanthropy Conference. 

In "Unbound by Statute: The U.S. Senate, California's Emissions Waivers, and the Congressional Review Act," his essay in the Yale Journal on Regulation: Notice & Comment, Associate Professor Greg Dotson explores the Congressional Review Act and its latest "unprecedented" use by the Senate. 

Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law Adell Amos presented "Living with Water: Sovereignty as a Framework for Public Rights and Interests" as a keynote speaker at the Association of Pacific Rim Universities' Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference at Simon Frasier University in Burnaby, British Columbia. 

For 50 years, automakers faced fines for failing to comply with federal fuel economy standards. That could change with a new bill. Associate Professor Greg Dotson is among several experts quoted in recent New York Times article, "Republicans Propose a New Way to Scrap Fuel Economy Rules: No Fines." 

Oregon Law is thrilled to welcome Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III (Cayuse and Walla Walla) as the inaugural Oregon Tribes Scholar-in-Residence and Senior Fellow with the ENR Center's Native Environmental Sovereignty Project. 

In his latest opinion piece for The Hill, Professor Greg Dotson describes how Senate budget rules around indirect budgetary effects, if followed as they were in 2021, could prevent Republican efforts to "defund, repeal and rewrite the nation's energy, environment, and climate policies."

Anna Brady (JD '18), a former ENR Fellow with the Native Environmental Sovereignty Project whose current work as an attorney at Ziontz Chestnut blends environmental and Indian law, was profiled in The National Jurist's Spring 2025 issue.

On June 12, Professor Emerita Susan Gary will present "Business Succession and Purpose Trusts — The Case of Patagonia" at "Evolving Roles of Purpose Trusts: Comparative Perspectives and New Frontiers," a webinar sponsored by the STEP Lugano Centre.