Annika Boone Barkdull is an academic affiliate with Schaerr | Jaffe LLP. She serves as a Research Fellow at BYU Law School. Annika joined the firm after clerking for Justice Thomas Lee of the Utah Supreme Court and Judge Ryan Nelson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She received her J.D. from Harvard Law School and her B.A. summa cum laude from George Washington University.

Education

  • Harvard Law School (J.D.)
  • George Washington University (B.A.)

Clerkship

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Utah Supreme Court

Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Utah

*Not admitted to the D.C. Bar. Admitted to the Utah State Bar and practicing under the supervision of D.C. Bar members pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8).

Schaerr Jaffe Attorney Discusses Supreme Court Term on Hugh Hewitt Show

Schaerr Jaffe academic affiliate James Phillips was a guest on the Hugh Hewitt Show on July 6 to discuss the recently ended U.S. Supreme Court term, as well as preview a few of the cases in the next term. The show reaches over 2 million people each week. The video […]

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in International Partners for Ethical Care v. Ferguson

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in International Partners for Ethical Care, Inc. v. Ferguson, a case that will be argued by Schaerr Jaffe. The Court agreed to hear the landmark case involving the question of whether parents of gender-confused children have standing to challenge runaway laws in Washington […]

Ninth Circuit Grants Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal in City of Huntington Beach v. Newsom

In a significant victory for parental rights, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a motion for reconsideration and issued a preliminary injunction pending appeal in City of Huntington Beach v. Gavin Newsom (No. 25-3826). A unanimous panel held that the objecting plaintiff parents likely have Article III […]

Gene Schaerr publishes op-ed on First Amendment issues

Gene Schaerr recently published an op-ed discussing the First Amendment issues raised in Suncor v. Boulder, which the Supreme Court will hear soon. The op-ed can be read here.