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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss the constitutional implications of former president Donald Trump's conviction in the New York hush money trial.

Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on KCBS Radio about the guilty verdicts in the Trump hush money trial. He provided his analysis of the verdicts. Painter was chief White House ethics lawyer in the…

Professor Paul Vaaler was quoted by the Star Tribune from testimony he provided in the Feeding Our Future federal fraud investigation. Attorneys for one of the defendants questioned Prof. Vaaler about his…

Professor Jill Hasday discussed the book she is writing, We the Men: How Forgetting Women’s Struggles for Equality Perpetuates Inequality, in a Minneapolis Star Tribune…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in the Swiss news website RSI about Swiss citizens who have been unable to leave a Kurdish-controlled prison camp in northern Syria. Prof. Ní Aoláin visited the camp as…

Interim Dean William McGeveran’s appointment as the next dean of the University of Minnesota Law School was noted among the latest in law dean and other education news from across the U.S. in ALM|…

Minnesota Law Dean-Designate William McGeveran was interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer. As a member of the Minnesota Law community for nearly two decades, he spoke about being ready to work…

Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on NPR’s Here & Now about whether Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito should recuse himself from any Jan. 6 or…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted at length in the Washington Post about 28 Yemenis who had been allowed to take refuge in Oman following their detainment at Guantánamo Bay. Beginning in July, they…

Professor Jill Hasday discussed a new Minnesota law requiring employers to include salaries or salary ranges in job postings. Hasday previously testified in support of this legislation.

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in United Press International about the legal dispute between TikTok and the federal government. TikTok parent company ByteDance filed a lawsuit earlier this month,…

Professor Jill Hasday was quoted in a Star Tribune story about income disparities in the workplace. The story detailed how the gender pay gap exists at all income levels, but widens as…