Faculty News

January 22, 2007 —Two court cases addressing the use of prior juvenile convictions to enhance adult sentences (People v Nguyen and People v. Massoni) have cited Barry Feld’s article, “The Constitutional Tension…

January 18, 2007 —Robert Kudrle, Affiliated Professor of Public Affairs and Law, has been appointed to the Orville and Jane Freeman Chair in International Trade and Investment Policy at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public…

January 12, 2007 —Congratulations to Professor Brad Karkkainen for being selected as one of the Founding Fellows of the Institute on the Environment for a two-year term. The Institute is part of the University's Strategic…

January 10, 2007 —On January 10, Professor Cotter was quoted in a Washington Times article about patent licensees. The article discusses the Supreme Court's opinion in MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., which was…

January 8, 2007 —Professor Judith T. Younger was included in the new biographical encyclopedia, "Feminists Who Changed America 1963-1975." The book, edited by Barbara Love, documents the founders and leaders of the second wave of…

January 7, 2007 —Stephen Befort's paper entitled, "The Perfect Storm of Retirement Security: Fixing the Three-Legged Stool of Social Security, Pensions, and…

January 5, 2007 —From January 4-6, the National University of Singapore (NUS) is hosting a conference on Professor Oren Gross's work, entitled "Terrorism and the Rule of Law: Legal Theory in Times of Crisis." Leading US and…

January 4, 2007 —Professor Susan Wolf (Law School, Medical School, and Center for Bioethics) was a guest with Professor Jonathan Ravdin (Medical School) on Minnesota Public Radio’s Mid-Morning Show with Keri Miller on Thursday,…

January 2, 2007 —Professor Myron Orfield, Executive Director of the Institute on Race & Poverty, will lead a “community forum” focusing on regional…

December 20, 2006 —Mortgage foreclosures are up in the Twin Cities and across the country, and one expert warns it could be just the tip of the iceberg. Prentiss Cox discussed the implications for neighborhoods and the economy as a…

December 15, 2006 —Professors Kevin Washburn, David Wilkins (American Indian Studies) and Bob Anderson (’83 alum and a Professor at the University of Washington Law School) were quoted in the cover article in the December issue of…

November 30, 2006 —Professor Barry Feld was quoted in the November 30, 2006, issue of Rolling Stone magazine -- "Can Nate Ybanez Be Forgiven?" Rolling Stone did a very extensive article on juveniles tried and convicted as adults…