Faculty News

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 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 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 Emeritus Bert Kritzer was quoted on CBS News and the Associated Press about a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who is facing potential impeachment by Republican colleagues about alleged comments she…

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…

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by the Star Tribune about the SEC's recent ruling that some 3M employees bribed Chinese government officials in an attempt to secure contracts. Professor Paul…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Clement Nyaletoss Voulue were quoted in an article in The Bahrat Express News about the convictions of Venezuelan activists ahead of elections. The two UN experts…

At a hearing held on August 23, the Chair of the US Sentencing Commission quoted Professor JaneAnne Murray’s letter to the Commission on the issue of making certain criminal history amendments retroactive.  …

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in the Washington Post about home insurers cutting natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow. Schwarcz told the Washington Post, “The fact that…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's recent election to the the International Commission of Jurists was covered by Irish Legal News. Prof. Ní Aoláin will be serving a 5 year term.