Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Oren Gross, Irving Younger Professor of Law, testified this week before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee, chaired by Senator Ron Latz.

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted on an Austrian podcast calling for that government to repatriate its nationals from Syrian prison camps. The nationals include a woman and two children she met last year while visiting the camps as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights while countering terrorism. The Kurdish representatives of the autonomous administration of northern and eastern Syria have repeatedly called for the countries of origin to take back their citizens and bring them to justice. “The women must be brought home,” Prof. Ní Aoláin said.

Professor Prentiss Cox ’90 was quoted in an NPR report about home refinancing deals that often leave homeowners in worse financial shape. As home prices nationwide have gone up dramatically since the start of the pandemic, the amount of equity that people have in their homes is rising, and many homeowners want to access that increased value. But for people with bad credit or low incomes, loans are often inaccessible. Many refinance firms are offering sale-leaseback deals as an alternative that doesn’t have to follow the regulations that apply to lenders.

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster discussing her background in promoting global human rights. In the interview, she talks about her upbringing in Ireland, how her university years in Belfast, Northern Ireland, influenced her life, the challenging roles she has undertaken, and where she finds her strength and hope.

Professor Charlotte Garden was quoted in Inkstick about possible consequences of employees who actively dissent while working for defense contractors. Dissent over U.S. support for Israel’s war on Gaza has rocked workplaces across the country, where firings, rescinded job offers, canceled assignments, and workplace retaliation have been reported by a variety of professionals.