Anna Conley
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
- Department:
- School Of Law/dean
- Email:
- anna.conley@umontana.edu
- Phone:
- (406) 243-5283
- Office Hours:
-
Spring 2024: Monday 9:00 - 10:00 am &Thursday 1:30 - 2:30 pm
Anna Conley is an Assistant Professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. Her areas of expertise include civil litigation, comparative law, international law, and human rights. Anna has a J.D. from the George Washington Law School, and an LL.M. and Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) from the McGill University Faculty of Law. Anna has litigated many large-scale complex cases, participated in several rule of law initiatives, and published extensively in international and comparative law.
Anna lives in Missoula with her husband and two children and enjoys Missoula's vibrant arts and endless outdoor recreation opportunities.
Courses Taught
- Federal Courts Click Here for Syllabus
- Remedies Click Here for Syllabus
- Pre-Trial Civil Advocacy Click Here for Syllabus
- Global Perspectives on Law Click Here for Syllabus
- International Law Click Here for Syllabus
Teaching Experience
Professor Conley was an adjunct professor at the University of Montana Department of Political Science teaching Constitutional Law, International Law and Comparative Law from 2017 to 2021. She also was an adjunct professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law teaching Global Perspectives on Law and Public International Law from 2007 to 2016.
Professor Conley has taught various classes at the Montana Osher Life Long Learning Institute (MOLLI), including International Law: Foundations and Current Challenges, Judicial Power: A Historical, Comparative and Functional Inquiry; Incarceration in Montana; International Law; and Legal Traditions of the World.
Publications
TikTok v. Montana - State TikTok Ban Blocked by Court Based on Foreign Affairs Preemption, American Society of International Law Insights, Vol. 28 Issue 2 (February 2024)
A Challenge to "Equitable Originalism" - The History of Injunctions as a Principle-Based Adaptable Judicial Power, 17 NYU Journal of Law & Liberty 11 (2023)
Significant Remedies Changes in the 2023 Montana Legislature - An Overview, 85 Montana Law Review 1 (2024)
Comparing Essential Components of Transnational Jurisdiction: A Proposed Comparative Methodology, 31 Tulane J. of Int'l & Comp. L 1 (January 2023). This Article received the Mark Tushnet Award from the American Association of Law School's Comparative Law Section for best comparative law article of the year.
Preserving Reasonable Suspicion, 37-JUNE/JULY Mont. Law 5 (June 2012)
The Montana Supreme Court’s Continued, Not-so-subtle Assault on Arbitration, 35-FEB Mont. Law. 6 (Feb. 2010). This article received the Haswell Award from the State Bar of Montana for the most outstanding Montana Lawyer article of the year.
A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Judicial Assistance, 2007 World Arb. & Mediation Rev. 609 (2007)
A New World of Discovery: The Ramifications of Two Recent Federal Courts’ Decisions Granting Judicial Assistance to Arbitral Tribunals Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782, 17 Am. Rev. Int’l. Arb. 45 (2006). Cited by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas at 617 F.Supp.2d 481, 487 (2008).
The Executive Branch’s Power to Designate and Detain U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants: An Analysis of Padilla v Rumsfeld and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, The California International Practitioner, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2004
Specialized Skills
- Presenter, Generative AI and Legal Education, IP Day CLE, March 2024
- Speaker, Comparative Law Perspectives on the Future of Constitutional Government in the Global World Order - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 2024
- Speaker and Moderator, Teaching Comparative Law in the 21st Century - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 2024
- Speaker, Legal Transplants, Originalism, and the Inevitability of Adaptability - American Society of Comparative Law 2023 Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, October 2023
- Significant Changes to Preliminary Injunctions, TROs and Punitive Damages in the 2023 Legislative Session - Montana State Bar Annual Meeting September 2023
- Generative AI, Ethics and Legal Education - Montana State Bar Annual Meeting September 2023
- Lecturer, Comparative Contract Law, Baucus Institute, Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University College Cork Summer Program, Cork, Ireland, June 2023
- Presenter, Montana Supreme Court Caselaw Update - Civil, Montana Judges Association Conference, May 2023
- Presentation of Project, Injunctions through a Comparative Lens - a Challenge to "History and Tradition," Max Planck Masterclass in International Law, Heidelberg, Germany, April 2023
- Panelist, Comparative Law Works-in-Progress on the Cutting Edge of a Plural and Global World Disorder, American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 2023
- Guest Lecturer (remote), Russian Invasion of Ukraine Through an International Law Lens, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov Nat. Univ. for International Cooperation, Odessa, Ukraine, November 2022
- Lecturer, UM School of Public and Community Health Sciences Public Health Fall 2022 Seminar Series "Public Health laws in Montana after the 2021 Legislature" October 2022
- Co-Presenter, Lies and Technology: Ethical Considerations for Civil and Criminal Practitioners, MT Bar Annual Meeting, September 2022
- Speaker, Overview of the American Legal System, Mansfield Center Global Educators Program, June 2022
- Panelist, Montana Bar Association Rule of Law Continuing Legal Education Event, April 2022
- Panelist, Rights and Responsibilities in a time of COVID, Mansfield Dialogues, February 2021
Professional Experience
Professor Conley has 19 years of civil litigation experience, including private practice, government, and non-profit advocacy in complex civil cases. Please see CV for more details on professional experience.
International Experience
University College Cork, Ireland May-June 2023
- Lecturer, Comparative Contract Law, Baucus Institute, Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University College Cork Summer Program
Professor Conley has participated in multiple rule of law initiatives, including the following:
America House, U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2018
Rule of Law Lecturer and Keynote Speaker
- Presented three-day seminar on U.S. Constitutional law, U.S. law regarding elections and voting, U.S. law regarding freedom of press, U.S. safeguards against judicial corruption, and U.S. teaching methods to Ukrainian law professors and lawyers.
- Gave public talks and media interviews regarding U.S. safeguards against judicial corruption.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, December 2015
International Human Rights Rule of Law Initiative
- Presented lectures on the international law, civil rights and human rights, including freedom of public assembly to government officials and civil society and participated in roundtables with international organizations in Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 2014
International Human Rights Rule of Law Initiative
- Lectured and provided instruction to government officials and civil society, participated in roundtable discussions and press interviews regarding civil rights of criminal defendants under international human rights law in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2013
Criminal Justice Lecturer for Rule of Law Initiative
- Presented lectures and participated in round tables on U.S. criminal justice system and representation of marginalized groups to law enforcement and legal community in Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
Honors / Awards
University of Montana School of Law Native American Law Student Association 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award
MUS Teaching Scholar 2024-2025
Howard W. and Jane S. Heman Memorial Law Faculty Award 2023 - recognizing excellence in teaching
2023 Recipient of Faculty Research Grant from UM Humanitities Institute for research exploring equitable judicial power in U.S. legal history
2022 Mark Tushnet Award from the American Association of Law School's Comparative Law Section for best comparative law article of the year
