Professor Charlotte Garden was quoted in Verified News Explorer Network about the implications on the elimination of the Chevron deference will have on labor and workers’ rights. Some have said it could make it harder for the government to enact workplace safety regulations and enforce minimum wage and overtime rules. Prof.

Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Marketplace about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Chevron deference. According to Prof. Hickman, the decision to limit federal agencies’ actions in interpreting ambiguous laws will force changes in how agencies and lawmakers work. “The Supreme Court is signaling as strongly as it is able that it expects Congress to be a little bit more careful in how it drafts statutes,” she said.

Professor Emeritus Bert Kritzer was interviewed in News Pub about contested court races on the ballot in Minnesota but are not high-profile judicial battles compared to other states like Wisconsin. According to Prof. Kritzer, several factors keep the tone tamped down in judge races in Minnesota, including institutional norms, a historically weak bench of challengers and a lack of high-profile cases before the state’s highest court that have spurred opposition.

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.