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Alum Christian Menefee, JD ’13, Sworn in to U.S. House
WashU Expert: Why prescription drug prices stay high — and what Congress can do about it
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Visits WashU Law
WashU Law Professors Selected for Prestigious Harvard/Stanford/Yale Junior Faculty Forum
WashU Law Admiralty Moot Court Team Wins National Title in Charleston
Barbara Flagg, WashU Law Professor Emerita and Influential Legal Scholar, Has Died
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Leaked Emergency Docket Memos Show Early Supreme Court Split (1)
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Bloomberg Law | April 21, 2026
United-American combination would not clear antitrust review, says former Assistant AG Kanter
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CNBC | April 20, 2026
Clarence Thomas’ Radical Remarks Might Not Be What They Seemed
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Mother Jones | April 17, 2026
One of These Trump Threats Is Not Like the Others
Leila Sadat
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The Atlantic | April 17, 2026
What Free-Speech Warriors Get Wrong
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The Chronicle of of Higher Education | April 10, 2026
‘An odd duck’: The economics of Missouri’s income tax elimination proposal
Sarah Narkiewicz
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The Beacon | April 10, 2026
Debate over US war crimes, illegal military orders returns with Trump threats against Iran
Leila Sadat
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News from the States | April 9, 2026
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The pursuit of justice demands courage.
Dean Stefanie Lindquist leads WashU Law with a vision of excellence and purposeful advocacy. Here, we nurture legal minds committed to making real-world impact.
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Stefanie Lindquist
Nickerson Dean; Professor of Law; Professor of Political Science (by Courtesy)
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