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Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by CNBC about a judge’s order to block a Jet Blue Airlines purchase of Spirit Airlines could leave Spirit with an uncertain future and in turn…

Professor Richard Painter was mentioned in Newsweek about an column he co-wrote with other legal analysts regarding Fulton County, Georgia, District Attorney Fani Willis who has charged Donald Trump of…

Professor Myron Orfield was interviewed for a Star Tribune editorial discussing disparities among Twin Cities metro-area schools. The editorial focused on a new study from Minnesota

Professor Charlotte Garden was interviewed for the Minnesota Reformer about how the overturning of the Chevron deference could affect workers. Labor experts fear such a break from…

Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Yahoo News about Donald Trump’s possible attempt to control independent federal agencies and other regulatory bodies in a potential second term. The article said…

Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted by Roll Call regarding the difficulties that the U.S. Supreme Court faces as it decides whether to modify or overrule the Chevron deference doctrine in Loper Bright…

Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in the Washington Post about a case being heard this week by the U.S. Supreme Court and how “Chevron Deference” may have implications. For 40 years, courts have…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism, was one of six special rapporteurs who made public a letter they sent to the Philippine government…

On January, 12, 2024, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison '90 appointed Prof. Perry Moriearty, former Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, and Duluth Human Rights Officer Carl…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin wrote an article for Just Security about the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. Professor Ní Aoláin is a former United Nations Special…

Chevron v. NRDC (1984) and subsequent precedents held that courts should defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes. This “Chevron Deference” has been a topic…

Professor Nadia Anguiano ’17 is one of the lawyers working for the plaintiffs in Campos-Chaves v. Garland to be heard before…