Nancy Leong

Excited to share my new article, "Pleading Failures in Monell Litigation," coauthored with amazing @uofdenver @SturmCOL 2023 grads @MatthewNilsen & Katelyn Elrod! The article is forthcoming in @EmoryLawJournal in 2024 and you can download a draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Let me know if you have any questions or comments, and good luck to everyone with the submissions process!

And finally, for those who just want the highlights, I've made a 25 min YouTube video that covers some of these topics at a high level! You can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=a6-Rbw…

Current and aspiring legal academics! Ahead of the upcoming law review submission cycle, I've put together a 38-page guide organized around 15 pieces of advice for getting your law review published: legal-academic-resources.sellfy.store/p/a-short-guid…

Every lawyer/lawprof should read this important new @YaleLJournal article by my colleague @AvielRebecca & @sturmCOL '23 grad Wiley Kersh. State legislatures are deterring litigation w/ threat of catastrophic attorneys fees- see TX abortion legislation & CA gun legislation. More⬇️

We welcome any and all feedback as the article is in edits over the next several months! Please reach out!

With that said, our hypothesis would be consistent with some of the interviews conducted by the great @JCSchwartzProf, described in this @WMLawReview article: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… and elaborated in her phenomenal new book, "Shielded": amazon.com/Shielded-How-P…

Excited to share my new article, "Pleading Failures in Monell Litigation," coauthored with amazing @uofdenver @SturmCOL 2023 grads @MatthewNilsen & Katelyn Elrod! The article is forthcoming in @EmoryLawJournal in 2024 and you can download a draft here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…

Excited to announce that a new constitutional history journal will soon launch based @WisconsinLaw. The journal will strive to fill the gap between traditional history journals and popular outlets. Any member of the Senior Editorial Board would be happy to answer questions.

DU Students: Registration for Spring Classes is on Friday, October 28. If you are interested in constitutional law or civil rights work, check out the requirements for the CRRP Certificate below! (P.S. it's easier to get than you might think!)

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has turned down, without explanation or referral to full #SCOTUS, request from Wisconsin taxpayers group to block Biden administration's student loan relief plan.

@DUsturmCRRP @AvielRebecca Read more about Paul's @hartpublishing book at this link, and download the book in convenient open-access format: rulelaw.us

Save the date for Paul Gowder's book discussion on his recently published book. Paul will be joining us at DU Sturm College of Law on November 10 so mark your calendars!

Great opportunity for current student authors to publish pieces 8000-12,000 words with @WashULRev online: app.scholasticahq.com/conversation/q…

Honored to be among the newly elected members of @AmLawInst -- but to be elected alongside my long-time mentor and friend Stephen Bright makes it particularly humbling and special. @southerncenter @GeorgiaStateLaw @CenterA2J ali.org/members/newly-…

The thing about cats is that every cat has a huge personality. You never meet a cat and then later think "ehhh he was just kind of there." Cats let you know who they are. For example here's Lucky in a sink. #caturday

Shout out to Interlibrary Loan, the unsung heroes of higher education.