Faculty in the News

Faculty News

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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss whether former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution.

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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was featured on the Lawfare Podcast about prosecuting sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict. Professor Ní Aoláin is a former special rapporteur for the United…

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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in Newsweek about misconduct allegations against Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis and how a dangerous precedent could be set against…

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Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Washington Post about a reporter who may have had a conflict of interest in a major news feature he wrote for the Boston Globe. The reporter signed a…

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Washington Monthly about the Supreme Court’s Reconsideration of the Chevron Deference, a 40-year-old precedent that grants federal agencies significant…

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Professor Myron Orfield was quoted on KSTP about a task force charged with examining how to overhaul the state’s largest planning agency. Six different reform recommendations will be sent to the…

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Just Security asked several leading experts, including Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, to provide their views on the judicial order from the International Court of Justice on the…

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Professor Randall Ryder ’09 was quoted in Bloomberg Law Analysis about Minnesota Law’s Law in Practice program. Bloomberg Law’s second annual Law School Innovation Program identified Minnesota…

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Professor Megan Walsh, Chad Nowlan ’24, and the Gun Violence Prevention Clinic were mentioned in the Minnesota Daily about the Jan. 11 shooting threat. Professor Walsh said violent…

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Professor Richard Painter was mentioned in Newsweek about an column he co-wrote with other legal analysts regarding Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis who has charged Donald Trump of…

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Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by CNBC about a judge’s order to block a Jet Blue Airlines purchase of Spirit Airlines could leave Spirit with an uncertain future and in turn…

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Professor Myron Orfield was interviewed for a Star Tribune editorial discussing disparities among Twin Cities metro-area schools. The editorial focused on a new study from Minnesota …