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Prof. Choi Receives Receives Award in AALS Scholarly Papers Competition
The Association of American Law Schools has awarded Professor Jonathan H. Choi honorable mention in the AALS Scholarly Papers Competition for his paper “Computational Corpus Linguistics.”
Choi, who specializes in tax law, statutory interpretation, and computational analysis of law, is the first Minnesota Law scholar to receive the award in two decades.
Choi will be recognized at the AALS Annual Meeting in San Diego at an awards event on Jan. 5, from 1:00–2:40 p.m. (Pacific time).
Minnesota Law Students Help Honduran Trans Woman Win Asylum
Students participating in MinnesotaLaw's Immigration and Human Rights Clinic helped their client Rachell, a 27-year-old trans woman from Honduras, get asylum in the United States. Rachell, who escaped from physical and sexual abuse and the threat of gang violence in her native country, now has a permanent home here.
Fabiola Gretzinger ’22, Robina Post-Graduate Fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights
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.
The Impact of Scholarship Support: Helen Winters
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.”
Minnesota Law Launches Racial Equity and Justice Milestone Program
Students enter Minnesota Law with widely divergent knowledge and experience with racial injustice and its
Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Judge Jeanne Sederberg '52
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.
Two Minnesota Law Students Awarded Scholarships by MABL
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.)
With 97% Bar Passage Rate, Minnesota Law Once Again Finishes Top in State
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 and U of M’s Barbara Frey Named ‘Minnesota Icons’
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.
