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Tracy Pearl
@tpearl.bsky.social
William J. Alley Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma | Law & Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, Crowd Crush, Criminal Law & Procedure | Save the Oxford Comma
I appeared on @wkmsfm.bsky.social, a Kentucky NPR affiliate, today to discuss electronic warrant technologies and how they impact policing and individual rights. Many thanks to Derek Operle for having me on!

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Kentucky takes eSearch Warrant program online statewide after yearslong rollout
Kentucky’s Administrative Office of the Courts and Kentucky State Police announced last week that a program aimed at modernizing the way search warrants get requested and evaluated is now live in all ...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I am so grateful to be a part of Drexel University School of Law's "Weaving it All Together: Hair, Health, Law & Policy" symposium and to have presented a paper today about health insurance discrimination against hair loss conditions with my amazing co-author, @staceytovino.bsky.social.
September 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I appeared on the Dallas evening news tonight to discuss the statute of limitations issues in a case pending against a church leader in Oklahoma.
Gateway Church founder Robert Morris waives preliminary hearing in Oklahoma, new court date set
The Gateway Church founder is charged with five counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child in Oklahoma.
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September 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Health insurance companies routinely discriminate against hair loss conditions, denying coverage on the basis they're "cosmetic." @staceytovino.bsky.social and I have written a paper arguing this decision is wrong and unfairly burdens women and racial minorities. Check it out: shorturl.at/ufZzL.
<span>Excluded at the Root: Health Insurance Discrimination Against Hair Loss Conditions</span>
<p><span>Hair loss is an extraordinarily common medical condition impacting millions of men and women and is linked to significant psychosocial harms, including
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August 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Our OU Law 2025 Oxford Program had an amazing first week! We had a beautiful opening gala dinner at Trinity College and a fun and engaging tour of Legal London. (Our bus even had a freakishly on point license plate). I'm so grateful to be here with our awesome students and faculty.
July 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have a new op-ed about AI and law practice out in the ABA Journal today in which I take a matter-of-fact (albeit mildly cynical) view on what the next few years will look like. As I note in the piece, I think hang-wringing philosophical debates about AI are no longer useful. Check it out.
Horse of a Different Color: In the age of AI, lawyers must set aside resistance to change
At the turn of the 20th century, citizens were confronted with a terrifying new technology that threatened to upend society and transform a multitude of industries. Automobiles—originally known as “horseless carriages”—had appeared on the consumer market and threatened to replace horses as the dominant method of transportation. It was not a welcome innovation for large segments of the population.
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June 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Check out my op-ed in @techpolicypress.bsky.social arguing that police use of electronic warrants should concern us all.
May 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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@uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Prof. Tracy Pearl (@tpearl.bsky.social ) is presenting her paper "Governance in the Absence of Government," at the inaugural AI Safety Law Roundtable at the University of Alabama.
April 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Delighted to be giving a talk today on "The New Ethics Landscape: Achieving Compliance, Avoiding Cliffs, and Adapting AI to Benefit Attorneys and Clients" at the 8th National Young Energy Professionals Conference in Las Vegas. Many thanks to the Institute for Energy Law for inviting me!
April 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I'm delighted to be speaking on governance of autonomous vehicle development at this symposium today. Many thanks to the Case Western Reserve University School of Law and the Journal of Law, Technology, & The Internet for inviting me to participate.
March 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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Professors @tpearl.bsky.social and @staceytovino.bsky.social participated in a cross-disciplinary AI governance roundtable hosted by the OU Arts and Humanities Forum. I'm excited that @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social faculty are thought leaders on the intersection of emerging technology and the law.
March 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Check out this @nbcnews.com article written by @mikehixenbaugh.com about a case against a megachurch pastor that's pending in Oklahoma. I'm quoted about the interesting statute of limitations issue in the case. TW: Child sexual assault. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
March 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I'm excited to be giving a talk about AI and legal ethics at the upcoming #2025NationalYEP. Many thanks to the Institute for Energy Law for inviting me.
February 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My latest op-ed--The Science is Clear, Crowd Disasters are Preventable--was just published in The Hindu. My heart goes out to the victims of the recent crowd crush in Mata Kumbh.
The science is clear, crowd disasters are preventable
Event planners and local governments can take relatively easy steps to nearly eliminate the risk of crowd crush
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January 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
My latest op-ed, The Myth of Campus Indoctrination, was just published in the Baltimore Sun. Check it out:
The myth of campus indoctrination | GUEST COMMENTARY
“Nearly every time I open social media these days, I find accusations that university professors are indoctrinating students and turning them into left-wing extremists. As a professor myself,…
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January 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Excited that my article, On Warrants & Waiting: Electronic Warrants & The Fourth Amendment, was recently cited by the Supreme Court of Illinois in its opinion in People v. Clark.
On Warrants & Waiting: Electronic Warrants & The Fourth Amendment
Police use of electronic warrant (“e-warrant”) technology has increased significantly in recent years. E-warrant technology allows law enforcement to submit, and magistrate judges to review and approv...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Very excited that my latest article (with my most bonkers title yet) just came out in the BYU Law Review. Check out "Is an Autonomous Vehicle a Roller Coaster or a Hollywood Film: Trust, Safety, and Industry Self-Regulation."
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January 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Congratulations to @uofoklahomalaw.bsky.social Professor @tpearl.bsky.social who had not one but two op-eds that made the ABA Journal's Top 10 Your Voice Column List for 2024!

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December 29, 2024 at 3:14 PM