Professor Sapna Kumar was interviewed on MPR News with Angela Davis. She was one of several guests on the show with the topic about what’s drawing people to Minnesota — from job seekers to climate refugees to people attracted to the state’s more liberal laws and policies — and what life is like for them once they get to Minnesota.

Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in the Wall Street Journal about his attorney friend Doug Miller who has worked for many years on making the residential real-estate industry fairer for consumers. Miller was able to claim a major victory earlier this month when the National Association of Realtors settled a lawsuit accusing the industry of conspiring to inflate prices. NAR agreed to pay more than $400 million and change rules that have been central to how real-estate agents have been paid for decades.

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in the New York Times about Donald Trump’s ability to raise to post a nearly half-billion-dollar bond in the New York civil fraud case against him and his company. Trump’s lawyers this week revealed in a court filing that the Trump Organization had approached roughly 30 companies in an effort to secure the bond, but that none would underwrite one so large without having him pledge a lot of cash. Professor Painter said Trump could entangle himself in ethical trouble while hunting after money.

Professor Charlotte Garden was quoted in the New York Times about an NLRB case of an ACLU employee who was fired. The employee accused the ACLU of a hostile workplace, while in turn, the ACLU alleged the employee of serious misconduct and accusing her of making racist stereotypes. In addition, the employee wrote on Twitter about the accusations. The NLRB brought an unfair labor practices case against the ACLU and the case concluded this past week.

Professor June Carbone co-authored an Op-Ed piece for The Hill about Donald Trump’s linking of business strategy and authoritarianism. The authors wrote, “Donald Trump likes to brag about his business skills. The former president’s detractors view him as an authoritarian. Trump ran for president in 2016 touting his financial success, and many of his supporters liked the idea of America being run as a business. Today, his detractors decry his use of tactics straight out of the authoritarian playbook.

Professor Randall Ryder ’09 was interviewed by Hotshot about Law in Practice and how the program seamlessly integrates legal theory with practical skills, creating a robust training ground for tomorrow’s lawyers. Professor Ryder said, “This is exactly what law schools should be doing. This is what firms want. I think every school should have a program like this. What the profession wants from young lawyers and even law students is changing and it’s up to law schools to meet that challenge.

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a joint statement about Donald Trump’s request for an immediate appeal to Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee’s ruling that allows District Attorney Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the 2020 election interference case. On March 15, McAfee ruled that there was no conflict of interest despite Willis’ romantic involvement with special prosecutor Nathan Wade. But McAfee said there was a “tremendous lapse in judgment” and ordered that either Wade or Willis should leave the case. Wade subsequently resigned.