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—Professor Stephen J. Cribari was quoted in an article in The Minnesota Independent about the pending case against the so-called RNC Eight arrested in the days prior to the GOP Convention last summer.…
—Professor Claire Hill was interviewed on WCCO television for the segment, Good Question. The segment titled, "Why Do People Who Fail Get Bonuses?" discussed executive compensation and the AIG bonuses.
—In February, Minneapolis Public School (MPS)Superintendent Bill Green submitted a resolution to the MPS school board for the district to pull out of membership in the West Metro Education Program (WMEP). In response…
—Professor Susan Wolf, McKnight Presidential Professor of Law, Medicine and Public Policy and chair of the Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment and the Life Sciences was on the Minnesota Public Radio…
—Professor Monahan will speak at the National Center on Performance Incentives Annual Conference at Vanderbilt University on the legal issues associated with reforming retirement plans for public educators. The…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was featured in a Minnesota Public Radio story, "Homeowners in Minn. Expect to Benefit from Obama Foreclosure Plan," analyzing the recent plan for attacking the foreclosure crisis unveiled…
—Professor William McGeveran was interviewed on National Public Radio's All Things Considered program about controversy related to a change in Facebook's terms of service. McGeveran, who recently wrote…
—Distinguished Visiting Professor Ralph Hall will co-chair the 2nd Annual Conference on Nanotechnology Law, Regulation and Policy, February 18, in Washington D.C.
—Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a syndicated column by Froma Harrop commenting on the prevalence of consumer fraud emanating from the sunbelt region. The column appeared in the Miami Herald and…
—Professor Myron Orfield, Executive Director, Institute on Race & Poverty, was interviewed for an article in TwinCities.com, titled "For Minnesota's minorities, the good life isn't as good." According…
—Prof. David Weissbrodt, Co-Director of the Human Rights Center, was interviewed for an article in MinnPost.com titled, "Obama's ban on torture: Minnesotans played a role." Weissbrodt described the…
—Prof. Jane Kirtley's op-ed, "Cheers greet Obama's declaration of 'a new era of openness'" was published in MinnPost.com. Prof. Kirtley outlined how President Obama's policy statements and Executive Orders on…