During March 2023, FIU Law’s faculty authors and publications were read in 149 countries and by scholars from 663 institutions worldwide. This scholarly impact resulted in 7,652 downloads of legal scholarship last month and contributed to 7,287 total citations to all publications. Here are the authors, series, publications and activities impact:

Our Series and Publications

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Faculty Scholarship

2,544 downloads

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FIU Law Review

3,490 downloads

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Special Collections

1,372 downloads

Recent Publications

Taleed El-Sabawi, Public health Law’s Future Begins in the Classroom, Bill of Health Blog, Feb. 24, 2023

Amy C. Watson & Taleed El-Sabawi, Expansion of the Police Role in Responding to Mental Health Crises Over the Past Fifty Years: Driving Factors, Race Inequities and the Need to Rebalance Roles, 86 Law and Contemporary Problems 1-28 (2023)

March Activities & Events

Prof. Taleed El – Sabawi

Appeared on a panel on Mental Health and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues and Solutions at the Greenberg Traurig Healthcare Law Symposium.

Appeared on a panel on Leveraging Legal Tools to Access Harm Reduction Services. Also Spoke at Arizona State University College of Law’s Drugs and Public Safety Symposium.

Prof. Elizabeth Price Foley

Testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the ratification of The Equal Rights Amendment: How Congress Can Recognize Ratification and Enshrine Equality in Our Constitution.

Prof. Jose Gabilondo

Spoke with WalletHub about U.S. 2023 Tax Survey.

Prof. Charles C. Jalloh

FIU Law’s Distinguished University Professor Charles C. Jalloh was an invited speaker for Harvard Law School’s symposium on Reassessing Enforcement: Strengthening Compliance with International Law.

Prof. Joelle Moreno

Professor Joelle Moreno’s article Dissent Into Confusion: The Supreme Court, Denialism, and the False “Scientific” Controversy Over Shaken Baby Syndrome, was cited by the Supreme Court of Mississippi in Clark v. State.

Prof. Kerri Stone

Spoke at the Academic Parity Movement Third Annual Conference, hosted by Wayne State University and Michigan State University.

Prof. Howard Wasserman

Spoke with PolitiFact about Whoopi Goldberg’s insistence that the First Amendment does not protect lies.

Spoke with the ABA Journal about proposed Florida laws amending defamation law and requiring paid bloggers to register with the state.

Prof. Gilberto A. Guerrero – Roca

Speak in Bogota at Universidad de Externado (co-hosted by American University, Washington College of Law), Opening Panel on “Emerging Trends in Investor-State Arbitration” about Public Policy, Reforms & Legitimate Expectations.