News
Powering Change: The Environmental and Energy Law Clinic’s Role in Minnesota’s Clean Energy Transition
Minnesota Law’s Environmental and Energy Law Clinic provides students with hands-on, real-world experience representing clients in legal cases, at the legislature, and in regulatory proceedings. The students work on a wide range of legal issues addressing climate change, clean water, clean air, and the health of Minnesota’s communities. In a partnership with the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy (MCEA), supervising attorneys provide oversight and lead the Clinic’s work.Â
Student News: Evan Dale ’24 Wins Inaugural Everytown Law Fund Law Student Writing Competition
Evan Dale ‘24 was recognized as a co-winner by Everytown Law Fund for its inaugural Law Student Writing Competition.
Oral Arguments Set to Begin Today- Minnesota Law Hosts Section 3 the Insurrection, and the 2024 Election
On Monday, October 30, Minnesota Law, in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance at the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the American Constitution Society, and the Federalist Society, held a conference on Section 3, the Insurrection, and the 2024 Election, that brought together legal and policy experts to discuss the ongoing lawsuits to disqualify Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot.
Professor Fionnuala Nà Aoláin Concludes Term as UN Special Rapporteur
Please join the University of Minnesota Law School in congratulating Professor Fionnuala Nà Aoláin upon the successful completion of her second term as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism. Appointed to this role in 2017, Nà Aoláin worked closely with states and United Nations' entities to advance human rights protections in some of
Student News: Perry Keziah ’25 Named to AALS Pro Bono Honor Roll
Minnesota Law student Perry Keziah ’25 has been named to the honor roll of the American Association of Law School (AALS) Section on Pro Bono & Access to Justice. She was awarded a certificate signed by AALS president Mark C. Alexander in “recognition of exceptional work engaging in, expanding, and/or supporting their law school community in providing pro bono legal service.“Â
Earlier this year, Keziah was also honored with the 2023 Minnesota Justice Foundation's Law Student Award for Outstanding Service.Â
Congratulations, Perry!Â
Professor Barbara Welke Elected President of the American Society for Legal History
Professor Barbara Welke, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of History and Professor of Law, has been elected president of the American Society for Legal History. She was installed as president at their annual meeting in Philadelphia in October. The American Society for Legal History is is an international academic society dedicated to fostering scholarship and teaching in the many fields of legal history around the world.
Minnesota Law Clinics Head to the U.S. Supreme Court in Important Immigration Case
Two University of Minnesota Law School clinics—the Federal Immigration Litigation Clinic (FILC) and the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic (CRA Clinic)—have joined together with the Houston-based law firms Gonzalez Olivieri LLC and Waterhouse, Dominguez & Strom PLLC to represent a noncitizen before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Clinics’ client, Mr.
Clint Cutler of Bankruptcy Law Clinic Comments on KSTP of the Changes in Bankruptcy Guidance, Effect on Student Loan ForgivenessÂ
Last November, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidance that makes it easier for students to offload their student loans in bankruptcy if they meet the following criteria:Â
Gun Violence Prevention Clinic Student Director Chad Nowlan ’24 Defends Constitutionality of Minnesota Firearms Laws in Oral Argument in Minnesota v. Greenlee
Through a partnership with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, the University of Minnesota Law School’s Gun Violence Prevention Clinic intervenes in criminal cases challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota state firearm regulations under the framework laid forth by the Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen.
Minnesota Law’s Civil Rights Appellate Clinic Wins Case in the U.S. Court of Appeals on Behalf of Survivors of a Veteran who Died in Prison
A student team from one of Minnesota Law’s newest clinics, the Civil Rights Appellate Clinic, took on the appeal as one of its inaugural cases and won. The main issue was whether the district court erred in denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss based on qualified immunity. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit unanimously affirmed the ruling, denying the corrections officers qualified immunity and allowing the case to proceed.