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Aliza Plener Cover Associate Professor B.A. Yale College (magna cum laude) J.D. Yale Law School Professor Cover’s teaching and scholarly interests focus on criminal law and procedure, capital punishment, evidence, and constitutional law. Before moving to Idaho, she was a Westerfield Fellow at Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she taught legal research and writing, moot court, and a course on the death penalty. She teaches criminal procedure, criminal law, and evidence.
Benjamin Plener Cover Visiting Associate Professor B.Sc. University of Toronto M.Sc. London School of Economics J.D. Yale Law School Professor Cover joined the public defender’s office in New Orleans after graduation from law school, where he handled misdemeanor and felony cases in municipal and state court, developed a client services division, and worked on special litigation. He then served as the legislative director for New Orleans City Councilmember LaToya Cantrell. He teaches property, remedies, land-use planning, and statutory reading and interpretation.
Helane Davis Associate Professor and Director of the Law Library B.A. Northwestern University J.D. University of Iowa M.L.I.S. University of Washington Professor Davis has worked in public libraries, academic libraries, and academic law libraries for over a decade. Prior to joining the College of Law, she served as the associate dean, associate professor of law, and the library director of the Schaffer Law Library at Albany Law School. Professor Davis’ research and teaching interests primarily revolve around legal research, the intersection of legal information and technology, and library management and leadership.
Christina Pollard Visiting Associate Professor B.A. Indiana University J.D. Seattle University School of Law (cum laude) LL.M. Georgetown University Law Center (with distinction)
2014
Prior to joining the College of Law, Professor Pollard was a clinical professor of law at Oklahoma City University School of Law where she designed and developed their immigration law clinic and taught courses on immigration law. At the College of Law she directs the Immigration Law Clinic and teaches immigration law and policy course.
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