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

Meet the Editor: 2L Gina Tonn, Minnesota Law Review

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 Gina Tonn, who was elected editor-in-chief of the Minnesota Law Review for the 2019-20 academic year.

Hometown: Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Gina Tonn

The Apprehension of Fraud: Policing Deception in Modern America

April 1, 2019, 4:00 to 5:00 pm

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Swindlers and salesmen have long been viewed as close cousins in the United States, some going so far as to suggest that con artistry and economic innovation are simply two sides of the same coin in American history. This storyline has recently resurfaced in the popular press to explain our own times: the showman P.T. Barnum is cast as a representative man and fraud is written off as the price we pay for living in a free, open, and entrepreneurial society.

1 Standard CLE credit has been requested; Event Code #269975
Professor Blumenthal

TORT Presents: Tale as Old as Time

March 29, 2019, 7:00 to 9:00 pm

Tale as Old as Time is a parody of the beloved classic “Beauty and the Beast.” Follow the journey of a fastidious 3L student on track to a post-graduation tenured faculty position, whose academic kingdom gets turned upside down when he discovers that not everyone likes a know-it-all. It’ll take the help of a brilliant 2L to get things back on track.

Cartoon image of a glass bell jar surrounding an industrial elevator.

David Hahn ’19 Wins Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing

The Burton Foundation has announced that David Hahn ’19 is the winner of a 2019 Distinguished Legal Writing Award.

In the 20 years since the award’s creation, Law School students have received it 11 times. Only two other law schools -- Georgetown University Law Center (13) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School (12) -- have won the award more.

David Hahn

Meet the Editor: 2L Makenzie Krause, Journal of Law & Inequality

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 start our “Meet the Editor” series with 2L Makenzie Krause, who was elected editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Inequality for the 2019-20 academic year.

Hometown: Delano, Minnesota

2L Makenzie Krause

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

April 3, 2019, 10:00 to 11:00 am

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will hear the following oral arguments at the University of Minnesota Law School on Wednesday, April 3, 2019:

  • 2018-1700  DCT  Board of Regents v. Boston Scientific Corporation  [argued]
  • 2018-1724  DCT  Dodocase Vr, Inc. v. Merchsource, LLC  [argued]

This session is open to the public. Oral arguments will be followed by a Q & A session for students from 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Humanity in War: An International Humanitarian Law Workshop 

March 30, 2019, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm

The Human Rights Center and the American Red Cross will host "Humanity in War: An International Humanitarian Law Workshop" on March 30, 2019. 

This course is designed to train field and headquarters personnel of the Red Cross to recognize and understand situations where international humanitarian law might be applicable. Join us for this one-day workshop and learn from the experts.

This workshop is suggested especially for law students and attorneys, graduate students, and professionals in international relations, and journalists.  

6.5 CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #269366
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