Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Francis Shen chaired the first-ever session on Neuroscience and Law at the Cognitive Neuroscience Society Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Shen spoke on the "Future of Neuroscience and Law" and was quoted…
—Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Sioux Falls, SD Argus Leader article about a lawsuit brought by Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) against a popular Sioux Falls bar for publicly performing copyrighted musical…
—Professor Jane Kirtley chaired the panel deliberations on the topic of "Privileges for the Press" at the "Press Freedom Summit" convened at the University of Oregon. Kirtley will write the panel's report which will…
—Professor Jane Kirtley's observations on the biggest data privacy breach to date involving alleged unauthorized access by police officers to Minnesota's driver's license database were featured in the lead editorial…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a USA Today article on a controversy over whether the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other federal agencies should allow prompt disclosure of scientific findings.…
—Professor Jane Kirtley chaired a panel discussion on "Genocide and the Media," featuring scholars from the University of Colorado, Carleton University and the University of Minnesota at a symposium entitled "…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by the Twin Cities Daily Planet in an article discussing Busted Paper and similar tabloids that publish mugshots. Kirtley pointed out that although some oppose online access…
—Professor Richard Painter's affidavit urging the Court to uphold a trial court's order that Covington & Burling be disqualified from representing the State of Minnesota in suing 3M was cited by 3M in oral…
—Professor William McGeveran will give a talk entitled "Encoding Privacy Law. A DH 2.0 Collaborative Presentation" on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at 3:00 p.m. in Room 125 of the Nolte Center for Continuing Education…
—Professor D. Daniel Sokol has been appointed the inaugural chair of the newly approved Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Law Professors Committee. "It is a great honor to serve in this capacity and build…
—Professor Dale Carpenter was interviewed by the media on the recent U.S. Supreme Court hearings on gay marriage. Carpenter spoke on…
—Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in a Science article on a new set of recommendations from the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. The article, entitled "Return of Unexpected DNA Results Urged…