Faculty in the News

Faculty News

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in the Irish Times from her keynote address at a University of Galway law conference. Professor Ní Aoláin, a former U.N. special rapporteur on counterterrorism…

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Professor Christopher Turoski ’98 submitted his petition as Amicus Curia to support petitioner Vanda Pharmaceuticals, in Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Teva…

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently spoke at an event co-hosted by Global Minnesota, in partnership with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The future of Ukraine was the primary topic in light of the…

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Both the Star Tribune and MPR News quoted Professor JaneAnne Murray in articles about the recent win of the Clemency Project Clinic, which successfully petitioned for resentencing on behalf of a…

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Professor Richard Painter co-authored an opinion piece on CNN about Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report on President Biden and classified documents. In it, Professor Painter and the co-authors agreed with the…

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As reported by KMSP, earlier this week, Megan Cater, a client of the Law School's Clemency Clinic, was the first to be resentenced under legislation passed last year by the Minnesota legislature narrowing the…

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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on National Public Radio’s Planet Money to discuss her book, Intimate Lies and the Law, and the rise and fall of heartbalm torts.

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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…