Chief Justice Roberts Shares His Insights at 2018 Stein Lecture
John G. Roberts Jr., chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, took the unusual step of addressing his audience directly at the beginning of a sold-out appearance Tuesday at the 2018 Stein Lecture, sponsored by the Law School.
“I will not criticize the political branches,” Roberts said. “We do that often enough in our opinions.”
![John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States and Professor Robert A. Stein ’61](/sites/law.umn.edu/files/styles/medium/public/roberts-stein-lecture-news.jpg?itok=_lcJxWXJ)
Former Law Clinic Client Now Taking Classes at Law School
When Professor Stephen Meili looked out on his immigration law class at the start of the fall semester, there was a familiar face mixed in among the group of eager students seated before him. Amna Arabi, a Metropolitan State University student taking his class through an individualized studies program that allows her to earn credits at other institutions, first met Meili five years ago when he and law students at the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic represented her in an asylum case.
![Amna Araba](/sites/law.umn.edu/files/styles/medium/public/aa2.jpg?itok=lkBCH5Yd)
Alumni and Student Fall Social
3L R. David Hahn Wins ABA Administrative Law Writing Competition
The American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice recently named R. David Hahn ’18 winner of the 2018 Gellhorn-Sargentich Law Student Essay Award Competition.
![David Hahn](/sites/law.umn.edu/files/styles/medium/public/hahn_david.jpg?itok=pb8d-Ztr)
Judge Rakoff at Law Review Symposium: Fines Not Enough to Deter Corporate Crime
In a lively keynote address delivered at the Minnesota Law Review’s 2018 Symposium, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff said that levying fines against large financial institutions is an insufficient deterrent to stop them from breaking the law.
![Judge Jed Rakoff](/sites/law.umn.edu/files/styles/medium/public/judgerakoff-news.jpg?itok=_jfrF9zS)
Law School Panel Tackles Race and Justice in America
Dean Garry W. Jenkins moderated a panel discussion on issues of race and justice in America with former U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Gertner and Lecia Brooks, outreach director at the Southern Poverty Law Center. The hour-long talk, co-sponsored by the Law School, was part of the Institute for Advanced Study's yearlong 1968-1969 presentation and discussion series, co-presented by Northrop and the University Honors Program. A capacity crowd was on hand for the event, held in Room 25 of Mondale Hall.
![Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.), Dean Garry W. Jenkins, Lecia Brooks, outreach director at the Southern Poverty Law Center](/sites/law.umn.edu/files/styles/medium/public/gertner-american-justice-event-news.jpg?itok=eBlnUcgy)