In his recent publication in Just Security, "The Epstein Files and the Seven Member Rule," Associate Professor Greg Dotson examines the U.S. House of Representatives' Seven Member Rule as an important tool for protecting political minorities and maintaining democracy.
Oregon Law’s student organization Land Air Water (LAW) hosts what is known as the oldest and largest Public Interest Environmental Law Conference (PIELC) on the planet every March – and has for more than four decades – drawing changemakers from around the globe to share their vision for a sustainable future and solutions to the world’s most alarming environmental crises.
The University of Oregon chapter of the Native American Law Students Association (NALSA) will host the inaugural Summit for Northwest American Indian Law (SNAIL) at the law school on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The theme for SNAIL 2026 is "Moving Beyond Acknowledgment."
Professor Michael Fakhri—the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food and faculty co-leader of the ENR Center's Food Sovereignty Project—is co-editor on the newly published Research Handbook on Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL).
In the Oceans, Coasts, and Watersheds Project's latest report, co-authors Michelle Smith and ENR Fellows Andrew Archer and Max McCool explore opportunities and challenges to allocating groundwater rights in a way that protects groundwater-dependent ecosystems in Oregon.
In his capacity as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri recently released a mandate calling on the Governing Body of the International Treat on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture to address potential threats to farmers' rights to save, exchange, and sell their farm-saved seeds.
Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law Adell Amos presented "Protecting Conservation Values in Water Law—How Citizens Can Engage with State and Federal Water Law" at a recent Webinar on Western Water hosted by the Sierra Club.
In his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in his capacity as the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Professor Michael Fakhri emphasized what he characterized as the failure of the United Nations to adequately address famine and genocide in Gaza.
Professor Michael Fakhri, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, is among several UN experts calling for "binding accountability for agribusiness" to safeguard human rights and global food security.
Dr. Alaí Reyes-Santos, a Professor of Practice at Oregon Law, was appointed by Oregon Governor Tina Kotek to serve on the Oregon Environmental Restoration Council, where Senior Fellow Charles F. "Chuck" Sams III and alumna Cheyenne Holliday, CRES '20, have held leadership roles since May 2025.
