USD Law Advocate, Spring 2026

DISCOVERY

USD LAW BOOKSHELF RECENT AND FORTHCOMING WORKS BY FACULTY AND ALUMNI

FACULTY

❱❱ Margaret A. Dalton, with coauthor Dean T. Adams, California School Law, 4th edition (Stanford University Press, 2026)

❱❱ Donald Dripps, Sentencing Discretion and the Constitution: Due Process of Time (Oxford University Press, 2026)

THE FIFTH ANNUAL BLUE BRIEF ❱❱ The University of San Diego School of Law is pleased to share the fifth annual Blue Brief , a faculty review of care fully selected rulings from the 2024-2025 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court. USD has an extraordinarily distinguished law faculty who have shared their assessments of cases ranging across a variety of important topics including civil rights, freedom of speech, administrative law, religion in schools and citizenship. This momentous Term highlighted continuing sharp divisions among the Justices. The Supreme Court showed deference to executive power with its rulings in Trump v.

❱❱ Miranda Perry Fleischer, with coauthors Laura E. Cunningham and Noel B. Cunningham, The Logic of The Transfer Taxes: A Guide to the Federal Taxation of Wealth Transfers , 3rd edition (West Academic, 2026)

❱❱ Dov Fox, The Conscience of Care: Navigating Health in the Culture Wars (Harvard University Press, 2026)

CASA and other emergency power cases, and it contin ued to define the contours of protections for margin alized groups in decisions such as United States v. Skrmetti and Mahmoud v. Taylor . Free speech in the digital age also came under scrutiny in cases including TikTok v. Garland and Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton. In addressing critical issues, the justices often rely on the insights of our faculty, and this past Term was no exception. Professor

❱❱ Lisa Ramsey, Trademarks and Free Speech: Conflicts and Resolutions (Cambridge University Press, 2026)

ALUMNI

❱ ❱ Benjamin Benumof ʼ 03 (JD), If Not, Then Why? (Platypus Publishing, 2025)

❱❱ Mikayla Blanchard ʼ 25 (JD), Caught by Demons (Laila of Midgard Book 1 Extended Edition, 2023)

Michael Ramsey’s work was cited by Justice Thomas in his concurrence in Fuld v. Palestine Liberation Organization and by Justice Sotomayor in her dissent in Trump v. CASA. We are happy to share the insights of nine of our eminent faculty on these important Supreme Court decisions. The Court’s new Term opened on October 6, 2025, and we look forward to reporting back to you in the summer of 2026 with the latest developments. Visit sandiego.edu/scotus.

❱❱ Matt Murphy ʼ 93 (JD), The Book of Murder: A Prosecutor’s Journey Through Love and Death (Hyperion Avenue, 2024)

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