Faculty in the News

Faculty News

—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a MinnPost article about how some of the friends and relatives of investment guru Trevor Cook could be subject to what's called "clawback," meaning they may have to…
—The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an opinion in Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, holding that a jury award of $675,000 against a defendant who illegally…
—The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal quoted Professor Thomas Cotter in a story titled "Supreme Court Sends Mayo Patent Fight Back to Appellate Court." The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's…
—Professor Ralph Hall was quoted in the Minnesota Daily regarding the findings of a recent study that examined 100 best-selling prescription drug websites. The study found lack of consistency in advertising…
—Professor Greg Shaffer was widely quoted in the online publication, Corporate Counsel, regarding the implications of genetically modified foods in relation to the U.S. Supreme Court decision Monsanto v.…
—Professor Amy Monahan appeared before the State of California's Little Hoover Commission to present her work on public pension reform.
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Reuters story about Chevron Corp.'s attempt to obtain outtakes from a documentary filmmaker's project about a dispute over oil pollution in Ecuador. Chevron argues that there is…
—Affiliated faculty member, Professor Bernard Levinson, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy for Jewish Research (AAJR), the oldest professional organization of Judaica scholars in North America. Fellows…
—The New York Times published an op-ed entitled, "The Separation of Politics and State," by Professor Richard Painter urging Congress or the President to bar White House staff from engaging in partisan…
—Professor Amy B. Monahan was quoted in a recent article in The Christian Science Monitor regarding states' ability to amend their pension plans for public employees.
—Professor Dale Carpenter was a guest on Midmorning on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss a long-term study of children raised by lesbian parents who used donor insemination. The study concluded that the…
—Fox 9 News, KARE 11 News, and the syndicated radio program Access Minnesota recently featured Professor William McGeveran as a guest discussing privacy in Facebook and other social networks. McGeveran, a…