Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Bloomberg News story about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Inspector General giving a videotaped interview to a financial adviser who is using it in…
—Professor Herbert Kritzer was referenced in an Economist article entitled "Closing the Lottery: The Debate over Tort Reform Generates Exaggerated Claims, But also a Few Good Ideas." The author notes that…
—Professor Daniel Schwarcz was one of approximately 15 invited speakers at the inaugural conference on insurance regulation at the U.S. Treasury Department. The conference was organized by the Federal Insurance…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a MinnPost.com story about proposed changes to the Anoka-Hennepin School District's anti-harassment policy. The changes would require teachers to provide information about…
—Professor Greg Shaffer was the keynote speaker at the biannual conference organized by the WTO Chair at FLACSO, the Latin American social science graduate school initiated by UNESCO. The program was on…
—Professor Allan Erbsen's article, "From Predominance to Resolvability," was…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a MinnPost.com story about Sen. Amy Klobuchar's bill to compel the U.S. Supreme Court to allow video cameras to cover oral arguments. Kirtley observed that "time is on the side…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in an article in Politico on whether comments made by the White House Press Secretary in an official briefing about a Mitt Romney campaign advertisement violated the Hatch Act…
—Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in the Star Tribune in an article on the upcoming Supreme Court argument in Mayo v. Prometheus. The outcome of this patent case matters to patients, and Cotter…
—Professor Jane Kirtley spoke on "Federal FOIA in the United States: The Key to Open Government" at an international seminar entitled "Access to Public Information" in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The seminar was co-…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in the Argus Leader in an article on alleged Hatch Act violations by a former Senate aide who is now running in the Democratic primary for a Congressional seat.…
—Professor Daniel Schwarcz's article, "Reevaluating Standardized Insurance Policies" (forthcoming in the University of Chicago Law Review), was featured in a…