Faculty News
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Robina Institute Executive Director Kelly Mitchell on KARE-11 News
February 13, 2019Kelly Mitchell, executive director of the Robina Institute of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, testified in front of the Minnesota Legislature’s public safety and criminal justice reform finance and policy division on February 12th and 13th about Robina’s research on probation conditions and terms as lawmakers push for probation reform in Minnesota. KARE-11 featured the story on February 12th.
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Prof. Shen Raises Questions About Governance of Sex Robots
February 12, 2019In an essay published on The Conversation, Professor Shen raises questions about the governance of new sex robots. Sexbots are one of many topics covered in Professor Shen’s Law and Artificial Intelligence seminar at the Law School.
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Binger Center Executive Director Deepinder Mayell Quoted in MPR News on Law School’s Mobile Clinic
February 12, 2019Deepinder Mayell, executive director of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, was quoted in MPR News about the Rural Access Initiative and its mobile clinic program designed to reach rural immigrant communities in need of legal assistance. The Rural Immigrant Access Clinic recently became the Law School’s 25th clinic.
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Arizona Court of Appeals Cites Professor Cotter's Article on Anonymous Speech
February 1, 2019In its opinion in Doe v. Hon. Margaret Mahoney, the Arizona Court of Appeals quoted Lyrissa Lidsky and Thomas Cotter’s 2007 article Authorship, Audiences, and Anonymous Speech, 82 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1537, for the proposition that (“If all it takes is an allegation of defamation to uncover a defendant’s identity, the right to speak anonymously is very fragile indeed … [o]n the other hand, anonymity should not immunize the defendant’s tortious conduct.”).
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Prof. Turoski Joins Amicus Brief in U.S. Supreme Court Supporting Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Patent Case
January 28, 2019Prof. Chris Turoski joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari in Hikrna Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., et al., v. Vanda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The brief argues the Federal Circuit’s decision below directly conflicts with the Supreme Court’s patentable subject matter precedent by upholding patent claims to routine, conventional applications of a law of nature.
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Prof. Shen Interviewed on WCCO Radio
January 27, 2019Professor Francis Shen was interviewed on the WCCO radio program, “News and Views with Roshini Rajkumar.” Professor Shen spoke about his research on youth sports concussions, as well as his work on law and artificial intelligence.
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Professor Kitrosser Talks to WCCO Radio About the Government Shutdown
January 21, 2019Professor Kitrosser was featured on “News and Views With Roshini Rajkumar” on WCCO Radio on Sunday, January 20th. She spoke with Ms. Rajkumar about the government shutdown and its relationship to the constitutional separation of powers. She also responded to calls and text messages from listeners.
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Professor Meili Interviewed by MinnPost about the Effects of Government Shutdown on Immigration Court
January 17, 2019Professor Stephen Meili was interviewed for an article that appeared in the January 17 edition of MinnPost concerning the adverse effect that the federal government shutdown is having on U.S. Immigration Courts. Prof. Meili explained that the shutdown has cancelled tens of thousands of court hearings, thus exacerbating the long backlog of cases that has already plagued the immigration court system. He also noted that these cancelled hearings have left many noncitizens and their families in limbo, and that the resulting delays of two years or more makes it more challenging for lawyers to prepare their cases.
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Professor Klass Quoted in Energywire on Controversial Pipeline Cases at the U.S. Supreme Court
January 16, 2019Professor Klass is quoted in an Energywire article discussing three cert petitions in the Supreme Court raising separate legal issues surrounding controversial natural gas pipeline projects in the northeast U.S.
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Prof. JaneAnne Murray Interviewed by AP on Jayme Closs Case
January 15, 2019Professor JaneAnne Murray was interviewed by the AP regarding prosecutorial and defense strategies in the prosecution of the individual accused of abducting Jayme Closs and murdering her parents. Commenting on the level of detail in the initial charging complaint, Murray commented that the complaint may have been “designed to send a signal to the defense that the evidence against their client is overwhelming.” The prosecutors will want a swift resolution, she added, and even in a case of strong evidence, a defendant’s willingness to enter into an early disposition can be a factor in plea bargaining discussions.