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—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…
—Professor Steve Simon was quoted extensively in an article, "Do Minnesota DWI Laws Work?" in the Minneapolis City Pages. The author quotes several attorneys who question the fairness of Minnesota's Dual Track…
—Professor Claire Hill was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning about credit rating agencies and the financial reform bill presently being conferred upon by House and Senate committees.
—"Richard Painter, who served as President George W. Bush's ethics counsel, has been a crusader for closing the political-affairs office and barring partisan political activity in the White House," states Kirsten…
—Professor Richard Painter was cited in a New York Times article on the controversy over White House discussions of possible jobs in the Obama Administration for Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff, which…
—In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Professor Richard Painter stated, it is unlikely that the law was broken in either the Sestak or Romanoff discussions. The Romanoff incident was more problematic because…
—Professor Richard Painter was interviewed by NPR's Michele Norris for a five minute segment on All Things Considered. He discussed the controversy over White House discussions of possible jobs in the Obama…
—Professor Prentiss Cox recently appeared with U.S. Senator Al Franken and U.S. Representative Keith Ellison ('90) at public forums on financial reform. Cox spoke about the need for re-regulation of the financial…
—Professor Claire Hill was interviewed by Betty Liu of Bloomberg TV regarding the current credit rating agency reform proposals in the financial regulation legislation presently being considered by Congress. Professor…
—Tax Notes, a national tax journal, published a piece by Professor Bruce Shnider, entitled "Are Incentive Stock Options Dead" that addresses the adverse impact that the AMT (alternative minimum tax) has on executives…
—Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered and quoted in the…