International Moot Court Team Wins Competition in Mumbai

On its first trip outside U.S. borders, the Law School’s International Moot Court Competition team took first-place honors in the D.M. Harish Memorial Government Law College International Moot Court Competition, held February 9-11 in Mumbai, India. (The team, which focuses on issues in international law, typically competes in events held in the United States.) At the Mumbai event, the 19th annual D.M.

Left to right: Dante Cade Harootunian ’19, Li Xu ’19, Nicole Georgette Marling ’19

Perspectives on Taxation Lecture Series

March 2, 2018, 12:15 to 1:15 pm

Drawing from her 2017 Annual Report to Congress, Nina Olson will discuss the problems facing the IRS and the implications of those problems for tax compliance and enforcement, including IRS funding and personnel cuts; declining audit rates; and flawed implementation of congressional mandates requiring the use of private debt collectors and the denial of passports to certain U.S. citizens with large tax debts. She will also address possible solutions to these problems.

1 CLE credit has been requested; Event Code #253980

Law School Mock Trial Team Headed for Nationals in Texas

A mock trial team from the Law School bested 22 other teams in regional competition to earn a trip to the finals of the prestigious Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition. The regional event, one of 14 held around the country, took place Feb. 9-11 in Fargo, North Dakota. The Law School’s regional champion team will next be competing April 4-8 at the TYLA Nationals in Austin, Texas, where they will face off against teams from the best trial advocacy programs in the country.

Left to right: Team Coach Craig Roen '87, Adam Setra '18, Joe Janochoski '18, Kareem Tawfic '18, Deanna Thompson '19, Mike Sikora '18, Team Coach Craig Buske '10, Phillip Guebert '18, Rachel Cardwell '18, Max Hall '18, Frances Fink '19

Two with Law School Ties Nominated to Federal Bench

President Donald J. Trump has nominated Nancy E. Brasel ’96, a judge in Minnesota’s Fourth Judicial District, and Eric Tostrud, an adjunct faculty member at the Law School, to serve as federal district court judges for the District of Minnesota.   

Brasel has served on the Minnesota District Court bench since 2011. She previously worked as an assistant U.S. attorney and prior to that was a partner at Greene Espel.  

Judge Nancy E. Brasel ('96) and Law School Adjunct Professor Eric C. Tostrud

We Are All Criminals

April 17, 2018, 3:00 to 5:00 pm

One in four people in the United States has a criminal record. Used by the vast majority of employers, legislators, landlords and licensing boards to craft policy and determine the character of an individual, it can have a profound impact on one’s life. In our electronic and data age, it typically does not disappear, regardless of how long it’s been or how far one’s come. It’s a record that prevents not only professional licensure and a gainful career path, but can also get in the way of obtaining entry-level positions, foster care licenses, entry into college, and safe housing.

2 Elimination of Bias CLE credits have been requested; Event Code #254126

We ❤ TORT Reunion

February 15, 2018, 5:30 to 8:00 pm

The current cast invites all TORT alumni to the We ♥ TORT celebration. Show your support, reminisece about TORTs of old, and hear all about this year's production.

 **In lieu of registration fees, please make a donation to TORT at the event or online **

Prof. JaneAnne Murray Wins University’s Outstanding Community Service Award

Professor of Practice JaneAnne Murray has been awarded the 2018 University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award for Faculty. The award is part of a program that honors faculty, staff, students, and University-affiliated community partners who have made significant, demonstrable, and direct contributions to society’s well-being. It is the highest honor the University gives for service to the institution and the community.

Associate Professor Francis Shen published an op-ed in the Star Tribune defending the sport of football, and suggesting that we may be overestimating the risks of sports concussion. Shen wrote that we should fully inform athletes of the risks, but we shouldn’t take the game of football away from them. Prof. Shen is part of an interdisciplinary University of Minnesota Grand Challenges team working to improve brain health in youth sports in Minnesota.

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