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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Delivers Remarks at Global Minnesota Conference: “Rebuilding Ukraine: A Future of Resilience and Renewal”

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was a panelist at a Humphrey School of Public Affairs conference presented by Global Minnesota titled, “Rebuilding Ukraine: A Future of Resilience and Renewal…

Prof. Jill Hasday Quoted in Minnesota Lawyer on Alabama IVF Decision

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Professor Jill Hasday discussed an Alabama Supreme Court decision holding that frozen embryos count as children for purposes of Alabama’s Wrongful Death of Minor Act. 

Prof. Hasday on WCCO Radio to Discuss Supreme Court Decision to Hear Trump Immunity Claim

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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court decision to hear former President Trump's immunity claim.

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in WalletHub’s Rankings of Tax Spending Across the U.S.

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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in WalletHub about the equity of tax spending across the United States. WalletHub identified the best states…

Prof. Megan Walsh and Student David Lamb Write Op-Ed in Star Tribune About Gun Violence by Domestic Abusers 

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Professor Megan Walsh, director of Minnesota

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in Washington Post About Database Meant to Improve Working Conditions for Judicial Employees

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Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in the Washington Post about a new crowdsourced database meant to improve working conditions for judicial employees. It will allow young lawyers to…

Prof. Emeritus Richard Frase Interviewed on FOX 9 About New Minnesota Law Affecting Felony Murder Convictions

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Professor Emeritus Richard Frase was interviewed on FOX 9 about new Minnesota statutes that have strengthened language about felony murders so that only those major participants in an actual killing face the…

Prof. June Carbone Co-authors Opinion in New Pittsburgh Courier About Possible Effects of Marriage Resurgence

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Professor June Carbone co-authored an opinion piece in the New Pittsburgh Courier about how a possible resurgence in marriages in the U.S. won’t necessarily produce the…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Quoted in the New York Times About the Trend for Companies to Change Their Images

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Professor Matthew Bodie was quoted in the New York Times about corporations’ awareness of implementing more employee-progressive policies such as unionization and whether this…

Prof. Susan Wolf Quoted in MIT Technology Review on Alabama’s Embryo Ruling

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Professor Susan Wolf was quoted in MIT Technology Review on Alabama’s embryo ruling which said, in part, that an embryo is a…

Professor Hill Cited in Delaware Chancery Court Opinion

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Professor Hill's work on categories and prototypes was cited in a Delaware Chancery Court opinion, West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund v. Moelis & Company.    The case concerned the…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in Bloomberg Law about Jeffrey Clark’s Attempt to Fight Sanctions

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Professor Richard Painter was quoted in Bloomberg Law about Jeffrey Clark’s attempt to fight sanctions due to his role in attempting to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The…