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Prof. Paul Vaaler Co-authors Opinion Piece in The Conversation about Economic Costs of Russia’s Military Interventions

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Professor Paul Vaaler co-authored an opinion piece in The Conversation discussing the economic costs of the Russian military interventions including the Ukraine invasion. “By conservative estimates,…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Discusses Artificial Intelligence Safety on Lawfare Podcast

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On the Lawfare podcast, Professor Alan Rozenshtein discussed AI safety and what lessons history can and can’t be instructive when it comes to regulating AI and what an international regulatory…

Prof. Oren Gross Interviewed by KARE11 on the Implications of the Israel-Gaza War

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Professor Oren Gross was interviewed by KARE11 about the implications of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Gross told KARE11 that “the…

Interim Dean William McGeveran Interviewed in the Star Tribune about the Stein Lecture

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Interim Dean William McGeveran was interviewed in the Star Tribune about the Stein Lecture and the expected protests against featured speaker U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. …

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Interviewed on Public Policy This Week Previewing Supreme Court Docket

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed on the Public Policy This Week to discuss some of the most interesting cases the Supreme Court has agreed to hear in this term. Those cases could impact…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in New York Times about Donald Trump Seeking Dismissal of Federal Election Case

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein, a former U.S. Justice Department official, was interviewed by the New York Times regarding Donald Trump’s request to have charges thrown…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Interviewed on Governance Matters Podcast about Research Findings of the Use of AI in Legal Studies

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed on Corporate Secretary’s Governance Matters podcast to discuss the implications artificial…

Prof. Tom Cotter Interviewed on LAist’s AirTalk Podcast about Amazon Facing its Biggest Lawsuit Yet

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Professor Tom Cotter was interviewed on LAist’s AirTalk podcast about how U.S.

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in The Intercept about Possible Repatriation of Former Guantanamo Bay Detainee  

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Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, has called on the Biden administration to stop the United Arab Emirates from forcibly repatriating Ravil Mingazov to Russia in…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Interviewed on WPR about a Wisconsin Bill to Ban ‘Deepfake’ Pornography

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed on WPR regarding a bill in the Wisconsin legislature that would make it illegal to artificially generate sexually explicit images without the …

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Interviewed in The Atlantic about The Upcoming Supreme Court Cases That Could Redefine the Internet

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Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed in the Atlantic about the upcoming supreme court cases that could redefine the internet.

Prof. Tom Cotter Quoted in Minnesota Lawyer about What’s Next in AI Copyrights for Minnesota Artists

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Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in Minnesota Lawyer regarding the ability of artists to gain copyrights based on the amount of artificial intelligence (AI) that was used in creating their works. A U.…