3L Jessica Wheeler Places Second In National Health Law Writing Competition  

3L Jessica Wheeler recently won second place in the Epstein Becker Green Writing Competition for her note, “Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: Privacy Protections in Integrated Care.”

The competition is designed to encourage J.D. and LL.M. students in the preparation of scholarly papers on current topics of interest relating to health law. Second place carries with it a $2,000 cash prize.

3L Jessica Wheeler

Students Experience ‘Profoundly Human Stories’ of Immigration and Detention in Louisiana

In January, students and staff of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans traveled to Alexandria, Louisiana, for what has become an annual service trip to work with immigration detainees in rural communities. Previously, the Binger Center worked with detainees in Arizona and Texas. This trip included students from the Binger Center’s Detainee Rights Clinic and the Asylum Law Project.

Left to right: 2L Nicholas Wolfson, 2L Eduardo Castro, 3L Allison Mrakovich, 1L Adam Green, and Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Kathy Moccio

Students Experience ‘Profoundly Human Stories’ of Immigration and Detention in Louisiana

In January, students and staff of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans traveled to Alexandria, Louisiana, for what has become an annual service trip to work with immigration detainees in rural communities. Previously, the Binger Center worked with detainees in Arizona and Texas. This trip included students from the Binger Center’s Detainee Rights Clinic and the Asylum Law Project.

Left to right: 2L Nicholas Wolfson, 2L Eduardo Castro, 3L Allison Mrakovich, 1L Adam Green, and Visiting Assistant Clinical Professor Kathy Moccio

Meet the Editor: 2L Will Dooling, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science & Technology

We recently asked the incoming editors-in-chief of Minnesota Law’s four law journals to share a little bit about their backgrounds, interests, and plans. Today, we focus on Will Dooling, who was elected editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology for the 2019-20 academic year.

2L Will Dooling

The 4th International Conference on Taxpayer Rights

May 23, 2019, 8:30 am - May 24, 2019, 5:00 pm

The 2019 two-day conference will explore the role of taxpayer rights in the digital age, and the implications of the expanding digital environment for transparency, certainty, and privacy in tax administration.

Panel discussions will focus on the following and more:

13.5 Standard CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #270242

Spring Alumni Weekend

April 12, 2019, 4:30 pm - April 14, 2019, 11:30 am

On April 12, 13, and 14, 2019 the University of Minnesota Law School welcomes home its alumni for a weekend of events and activities at the Law School and around the Twin Cities. We look forward to seeing you in April!

1.5 Elimination of Bias CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #271954

Meet the Editor: 2L Cindy Shi, Minnesota Journal of International Law

We recently asked the incoming editors-in-chief of Minnesota Law’s four law journals to share a little bit about their backgrounds, interests, and plans. Today, we focus on Cindy Shi, who was elected editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Journal of International Law for the 2019-20 academic year.

Cindy Shi

The New Business Scholarship: New and Recent Books on Business and Business Law

April 5, 2019, 8:45 am to 5:00 pm

This all-day conference will focus on 5 recent, new, and forthcoming books on business, with commentators discussing their own work as it relates to the books, and the authors responding.

Our lunch keynote speaker will be Wall Street Journal media reporter Keach Hagey, who will be talking about her book on Sumner Redstone, The King of Content: Sumner Redstone's Battle for Viacon, CBS, and Everlasting Control of His Media Empire.

7 Standard CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #269620

Immigration and Human Rights Clinic Helps Honduran Woman Win Asylum

On Feb. 12, U.S. Immigration Judge Audrey Carr granted asylum to a Honduran woman who is a client of the Law School’s Immigration and Human Rights Clinic.

While working as a transit police officer in Honduras, the client refused to accept bribes from gangs who sought to procure drivers licenses for their members and information about police operations. Because she refused to comply, the client was threatened by the gang and eventually she and her family were attacked by gunmen at their home. The client fears that if she returns to Honduras, she will be killed.

2L Brittany Turany, 3L Natacha Garcia, 3L Emily Ortlieb and Professor Stephen Meili