Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the UN’s Special Rapporteur, spoke with TRT World in a wide-ranging Q & A interview. In it, she explained the impact of Prevent, one of the four components of the…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in The Guardian on Justice Clarence Thomas participating in donor events sponsored by the Koch network. The revelation, detailed in a ProPublica report,…

Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted on MPR regarding a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that sided with the defendant in a #MeToo movement case. The defendant had publicly accused her dance teacher of sexual…

The Star Tribune published an op-ed by Buchanan Waller '23 on the Norwegian penal model.  Entitled "Prison doesn't mean torture in Norway," it addressed the recent prisoner sit-down…

Professor Megan Walsh was interviewed on FOX 9 about the ghost gun rule and ongoing legal challenges to it. Earlier this year a federal judge threw out the rule but the U.S. Supreme Court allowed it to remain…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in the Star Tribune about a study that details insider trading increases that occurred at the time of corporate audits. Painter said that insiders who are trading…

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in MarketWatch about the National Flood Insurance Program and the need for Congress to reauthorize it. “I’d be shocked if they didn’t reauthorize it. Even though…

Professor Allan Erbsen  was quoted in the Star Tribune about a class action lawsuit brought against affordable-housing developer, Dominium.

A Hennepin County district judge on Monday granted…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in UK Yahoo Finance about how Donald Trump reports his assets makes it difficult to determine their value. "We have no idea what's going on," said Painter, on the…

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in Forbes saying home insurers will likely stop writing policies in wildfire-prone states like California. Schwarcz told Forbes, "From the insurers'…

Professor Jill Hasday appeared on KSTP-TV.

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed in the New York Times about the United States' hopes to repatriate a family of 10 from camps in Syria. A Kurdish-led militia that is battling the Islamic…