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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in the New York Times about Erie Insurance who defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer.

Professor Myron Orfield, Jr. was quoted by the Star Tribune regarding the work of the Metropolitan Governance Task Force, that he serves on, which is examining the reach of the Metropolitan Council.…

Professor Nicholas Bednar ’16  recently co-authored an article with Professor David Lewis of Vanderbilt University, titled, “Presidential Investment in the Administrative State.” The article was reviewed by…

Professor Mathew Bodie was quoted in Bloomberg Tax about the Labor Board's joint employer rule, and the potential challenges it may face on capitol hill.

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by The Washington Post on Section 3, and whether or not Donald Trump will be barred from running for president in the state of Minnesota. Citing uncertainty over…

Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in the Star Tribune about the Law School’s upcoming event: “Section 3, Insurrection and the 2024 Election” and its significance. On Nov. 2, the Minnesota Supreme…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein wrote a piece for The Brookings Institution on Section 230 and its expansive impact on the internet. Professor Rozenshtein explained, “No statute has had a bigger impact on the internet…

Professor Myron Orfield, Jr. was part of a panel discussion about housing in the Twin Cities this week at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs in their ongoing series, the Mondale Dialogues. He was…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. special rapporteur on protecting human rights while countering terrorism, told a U.N. news conference that when rules of international humanitarian law are breached, such as…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, in her role as UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, held a press conference at the United…

Last year, Professor Daniel Schwarcz, former Minnesota Law Professor Jonathan Choi, Professor Kristin Hickman, and Professor Amy Monahan experimented with ChatGPT and had it take exams in torts, employee…

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in MSN about recent research that shows that medical insurance carriers are shifting their broad standards in making coverage determinations to more specific rules of what…