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Professor Heidi Kitrosser will chair a panel on Sept. 20 on executive privilege at the Washington, D.C. office of the Miller Center for Public Affairs of the University of Virginia.
Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a Star Tribune story on Sept. 19 about debt collection practices with the families of the deceased. The article stated that Cox "argues that collector calls to…
Professor Richard Painter, a former White House ethics adviser, was quoted in a Pioneer Press story on the controversies surrounding Judge Timothy Blakely. When asked, "Was the electorate apathetic,…
The Star Tribune published an article by Professor Laura J. Cooper, responding to an editorial published by the newspaper on Sept. 14. Professor Cooper's article refutes factual assertions made in the…
Professor Nancy Cook is among a group of law faculty serving as consultants in “Best Practices” who will be meeting at the Law School on Friday, Sept. 10. The law school is hosting the gathering to provide the…
Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a New York Times article about state housing finance agencies offering purchase money home loans with no or minimum down payment. Cox stated that such loans were…
Professor Brett McDonnell was quoted in a recent Fox Business/Reuters article on the SEC's adoption of a new shareholder proxy access rule. Under the new rule, shareholders who hold enough shares can…
An article by Professor Bruce Shnider outlining 10 common mistakes made in executive compensation and some suggestions for avoiding them has been published by a national tax publication, Tax Notes.
An interview with Professor Amy Kristin Sanders entitled "The FCC's Effort to Regulate Indecency and Internet Neutrality," was featured on Access Minnesota, a public affairs program produced by the…
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Professor Hari Osofsky were involved in an international law conference drawing together the leading female scholars of international law that established an international law…
At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Professor Schwarcz presented preliminary results from his research to insurance regulators, media and insurance industry representatives…
Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a Minnesota Public Radio news story about a California ruling on overdraft fees that could generate lawsuits in Minnesota. Cox commented on the bank's practice of processing…