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Fabiola Gretzinger ’22 helps maintain a global perspective on abortion laws as a legal fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights in Washington, D.C.

From that lens, Gretzinger sees a “wake-up call” in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. The court’s ruling in June ended the constitutional right to abortion established nearly 50 years ago in its Roe v. Wade opinion, now enabling states to impose their own bans.

While there are a number of reasons why Helen Winters, a current 3L, chose to attend Minnesota Law specifically, she lists scholarship support as the number one reason and deciding factor. Winters shares, “I am the first person in my family to attend law school, and I knew that I would not be able to afford law school without support. Due to COVID, I had little prospect of getting a job out of college, and so I chose to apply right away, meaning that I had no money from working to support me.”

Students enter Minnesota Law with widely divergent knowledge and experience with racial injustice and its

Sixth Judicial District Judge Jeanne H. Sederberg '52 died on October 30 at the age of 96.

After graduating Law School as one of only a handful of women in her class, Sederberg could not find work at a Duluth law firm and hung out a shingle. Her home-based private practice specialized in real estate, probate, and wills.

Minnesota Law students Dahlia Wilson, 2L, and Julian Roby, 2L, have been awarded scholarships by the Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers (MABL).

Wilson is the recipient of the Judge Michael Davis Scholarship. (Judge Davis ’72 is a senior U.S. District Court Judge for the District of Minnesota). Roby is the recipient of the William McGee Scholarship. (McGee ’80 was a legendary chief Hennepin County public defender.)

Minnesota Law grads once again had the highest bar passage rate in the state, with 97% of first-time test takers passing the Minnesota Bar exam.

This result is significantly above the 88% statewide average passage rate on the exam.

The 2022 results slightly exceed last year’s rate (96%) and are the Law School's second highest pass rate since the introduction of the Uniform Bar Examination in 2014.  

In addition, 100% of Minnesota Law takers on their second or more attempts passed the exam in this administration.

Two Minnesota Law alums, Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ann Montgomery ’74 and Gerald L. Seck '69, along with Barbara Frey, director emeritus of the University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Program, were recognized as “Minnesota Icons” by Finance and Commerce and Minnesota Lawyer.

The Law School’s new Civil Rights Appellate Clinic recently helped prepare and file an amicus brief in a Minnesota Supreme Court case contesting the legality of a police search of a woman’s shoulder purse during a vehicular stop.

Minnesota Law's program previewing the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022-23 Term is now available for viewing.

More than 100 attended the hour-long event, held on Oct. 3 (the First Monday of October) to coincide with the first day of oral arguments. The panelists—Professors Elizabeth Bentley (who also served as moderator), Alan Rozenshtein, David Schultz '98, and Liliana Zaragoza—highlighted some of the key cases to follow.  Cases discussed included: 

Dulce Foster ’98 was recently sworn in as a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.  

On Aug. 31, Chief Judge Patrick J. Schiltz administered the oath of office to Foster at the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse in Minneapolis.