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Faculty News

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Professor Paul Vaaler gave a plenary keynote address at an international meeting of academics as well as business, Canadian provincial government and non-profit organization leaders interested in "Management…

—Professor Christopher Soper spoke on Minnesota Public Radio about the claims resolution process underway in the Twin Cities' Archdiocese bankruptcy. He said the church will need to evaluate the 407 abuse claims…
—New York Times columnist Thomas Bryne Edsall discussed recent work on the benefits of racial integration and quoted Professor Myron Orfield's work that outlines the countervailing interests of the "poverty…
—Professor Paul Vaaler commented on why larger firms like Minnesota-based United Health Group re-incorporate in Delaware to take advantage of better-developed corporate governance guidelines protecting the interests…
—Professor Jill Hasday appeared in the "Good Question" segment on WCCO News, answering the question, "Why do parents in the United States get less time off than in other countries?" Hasday explored some of the…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Texas Observer article about the implications of Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, the recent case upholding disparate…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press editorial regarding a new St. Paul policy permitting government employees to delete electronic communications they consider "no longer useful" to their…
—Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Law360 article, entitled "3 Takeaways from 9th Circ.'s Motorola FRAND Decision," on the impact of a ruling by the 9th Circuit in Microsoft v. Motorola, a case in which…
—Professor Fred Morrison spoke to KARE11 News about the possible extradition of the Minnesota man who killed Cecil the Lion in Zimbabwe, who hasn't been named yet by prosecutors. "The Zimbabwe treaty covers any crime…
—Professor Jill Hasday wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post discussing the law's treatment of marital rape. She explained that at least 23 states continue to treat rape in marriage more leniently than rape…
—An opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Minden Pictures v. John Wiley & Sons, cited a paper Professor Tom Cotter coauthored with Roger Blair entitled "The Elusive Logic of Standing…