Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in a ThinkProgress blog on the use of eminent domain for the Keystone XL Pipeline. The article explores why private property rights groups have been mostly silent on the use of…
—Professor Francis Shen wrote an op-ed in Crain's Chicago Business calling for a binding referendum to allow Chicago to return to an elected school board. The proposal follows a citywide vote on Tuesday…
—Professor Paul Vaaler joins WCCO News Radio's Dave Lee every Wednesday morning to discuss the latest topics in business in their segment entitled "Business By Carlson."
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press article about the University's new policy to omit race and other descriptors of suspects from crime alerts under most circumstances. Kirtley was asked…
—Professor Christopher Soper discussed with MPR News what assets might be available to the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to pay claims in bankruptcy. "The answer is: It depends," said Soper. He expects…
—Four different state appellate courts have cited or quoted Professor Barry Feld's juvenile justice scholarship on issues ranging from youth's custody status for purposes of Miranda warning to use of delinquency…
—Professor Susan Wolf has received the McDonald-Merrill-Ketcham Award for Excellence in Law and Medicine, given annually by Indiana University Law School and Medical School. Wolf traveled to Indianapolis to…
—Professor Susan Wolf is blogging on Harvard Law School's "Bill of Health" about dying in America. Her post, entitled…
—Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in an Atlantic article entitled "The Miracle of Minneapolis." He describes the importance of the fiscal disparities or tax base sharing law and argues that it has kept…
—Professor Susan Wolf published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled "Forty Years of Work on End-of-Life Care: From Patients' Rights to Systemic Reform." This article with Nancy…
—Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in a Minnesota Daily article reporting on the status of lawsuits filed in all 50 states by plaintiffs under age 18 to compel state governments to limit CO2 emissions…
—Professor Paul M. Vaaler commented on Fox9 News on Target's announcements today and last month to lay off more than 700 employees after deciding to close all stores and related operations in Canada in mid-January…