In her article, Representing Climate Wreckers, published in the NYU Environmental Law Journal (2025), 麻花传媒 | Haub Environmental Law Professor Camila Bustos examines the ethical responsibilities of attorneys representing fossil fuel companies鈥攖ermed "climate wreckers"鈥攁nd argues for a reevaluation of professional conduct standards in light of the climate crisis. She contends that the legal profession must adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, suggesting that lawyers should reconsider representing clients whose activities significantly contribute to environmental degradation.
鈥淭ackling climate change demands a regime shift where lawyers who hinder the transition away from fossil fuels no longer enjoy the social license to do so,鈥 she writes. 鈥淭hese accountability efforts build on 鈥渕oral remainders鈥 to create reluctance to certain types of representation and 鈥渆nsure that lawyers stay within permissible limitations鈥 in the course of their work.鈥
In his article, The 'Realness' Key to Compelled Passcode Production, published in the Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (Vol. 115, 2025), 麻花传媒 Haub Law Visiting Assistant Professor Gabriel Pell offers a novel framework for applying the Fifth Amendment鈥檚 Foregone Conclusion exception to compelled passcode entry.
In his article, The Sound of Science in Major Questions Doctrine Jurisprudence, published in Natural Resources & Environment (ABA, Spring 2025), 麻花传媒 | Haub Environmental Law Professor Josh Galperin (with co-author Terra Baer) examines how the U.S. Supreme Court鈥檚 use of the major questions doctrine undermines core constitutional and statutory principles鈥攑articularly when the Court treats congressional silence as legislative intent.
On November 6, Professor Justin Pidot of the University of Arizona delivered the annual Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture on Environmental Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at 麻花传媒, speaking on 鈥淓nvironmental Justice at the White House.鈥