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Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity Releases Major Study on Neighborhood Change
A study of neighborhood change across America recently released by the Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity shows that poverty concentration and neighborhood decline are occurring more frequently in American cities than gentrification and displacement of low-income families. It also finds that decline is strongly associated with white flight and concentration of families of color.
Two Members of the Law Library Faculty Recognized With Prestigious AALL Awards
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) has recognized the scholarship of two members of the Law Library faculty with prestigious awards.
Human Rights Lab Spotlight: Anne Dutton ’16 (JD/MSW)
Please tell us about your Human Rights Lab project. What was the work and what was this experience like for you personally?
3L Alicia Granse Wins 2019 MWLÂ Equal Justice Award
3L Alicia Granse won the 2019 Minnesota Women Lawyers Equal Justice Award for her note, "Gun Control and the Color of the Law."
The award, granted for a paper or article on a social justice topic, includes a $1,000 cash prize and recognition at MWL’s 47th annual meeting luncheon on April 26.
Day-long Conference at Law School Highlights Contributions of Business Book Authors
Wall Street Journal media reporter Keach Hagey, author of The King of Content: Sumner Redstone’s Battle for Viacom, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire, was the keynote speaker for a day-long conference highlighting the contributions of business book authors held Friday at the Law School.
Ret. Gen. Chester Taylor Jr. ’52 Dies at 90
Retired Brigadier General (USAF) Chester David Taylor Jr. ’52 passed away last month.
General Taylor was born on May 21, 1928 in South St. Paul, Minnesota, and graduated from that high school. He attended the University of Minnesota for both undergraduate and law school. After graduating law school in 1952, he was then commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force JAG Corps. He was on active duty from 1952 to 1981.
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson ’82 to Deliver Commencement Address
Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson ’82 will be the Law School’s 2019 commencement speaker.
Hudson was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court bench on Oct. 26, 2015 by Governor Mark Dayton. She was elected in 2016. She previously served 14 years on the Minnesota Court of Appeals.
Q&A: Executive Director Sara Jones on Making the Law School IPMN’s Home
When the Innocence Project of Minnesota moved to Mondale Hall on April 1, it was something of a homecoming for IPMN executive director Sara Jones ’88, the second of three generations of Minnesota Law alums. Her father, C. Paul Jones ’50, served as Minnesota’s founding State Public Defender for 25 years and had his main office at the Law School. Her nephew, Curtis Wells, is a member of the Class of ’09. Topping it all off, Jones worked for eight years in the Law School's Advancement Office.
Innocence Project of Minnesota Moves to Law School
The Innocence Project of Minnesota (IPMN) has moved to the University of Minnesota Law School as part of an expanded partnership between the group and the Law School.
IPMN is a nonprofit legal services, education, and advocacy organization that works to free the wrongfully convicted and prevent future wrongful convictions from occurring in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Formerly located at Hamline University in St. Paul, the group’s office is now in Mondale Hall.
Q&A with Professor Chris Roberts
Catherine Ulrich, 1L, a student on the Law School's Diversity Committee interviewed Professor Chris Roberts about teaching and learning in a diverse and inclusive Law School environment.
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