Untouchable – Documentary Film and Discussion
March 28, 2017, 2:30 to 5:00 pm
Anguiano (’17) Named to ‘National Jurist’ List of Outstanding Law Students
The National Jurist has named Nadia Anguiano (’17) as one of its “Law Students of the Year.” The magazine asked more than 200 law schools for “stories of their most devoted students with unparalleled attitudes” and selected 25 individuals from among the nominees, based on such factors as leadership, focus, and commitment to justice. Anguiano is the top honoree (of five) in the Midwest region. Last year, then-Law School student Rajin Olson (’16) was similarly recognized.
2017 Nancy C. Dreher Lecture on Bankruptcy Law and Practice
April 5, 2017, 3:00 to 4:30 pm
Law School Students Participate in UN Session in Geneva
Five students from the Human Rights Litigation and International Advocacy Clinic—Amanda McAllister (’17), Mary Beall (’18), Myounghee (Denise) Choung (’18), Kathryn Marquis Hirsch (’18), and Jonathan Mansker (’18), along with Professor Jennie Green—recently travelled to Geneva to observe and participate in the periodic review of Sri Lanka during the 66th session of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Corporate Meets Counsel
March 23, 2017, 4:00 to 8:00 pm
Regina Jefferies, clinical teaching fellow at the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, was quoted by Minnesota Public Radio about President Trump’s second executive order on immigration. “What we've seen since the first order went into effect is an increase in scrutiny for individuals who identify as Muslim or might come from a Muslim-majority country,” said Jefferies.
Law Professor Francis Shen, director of the Neurolaw Lab at the University of Minnesota Law School, will present a bill to the Minnesota House Health and Human Services Reform Committee on March 7th at the State Office Building. The bill is designed to create accountability and innovation in the arena of traumatic brain injuries in youth sports.
Professor Richard Painter wrote an op-ed in the New York Times about the recent revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions communicated with Russia’s Ambassador to the United States during his work on the Trump presidential campaign. “His answer [during the confirmation hearing when asked about communications with Russia] was at best a failure to provide accurate information to Congress,” wrote Prof. Painter. “We do not yet know all the facts, but we know enough to see that Attorney General Sessions has to go.”
The TORT Producers
April 14, 2017, 7:30 pm
Emily Eschweiler (’02) Named Director of State Boards on Attorney Licensing, Continuing Education, Certification
The Minnesota Supreme Court has appointed Emily J. Eschweiler (’02) to lead the three boards that oversee the court’s attorney regulatory functions. In this position, Eschweiler will serve as the director of the Minnesota Board of Law Examiners, the Board of Continuing Legal Education, and the Board of Legal Certification. She has served as the assistant director and counsel for the three boards since 2011. Eschweiler will succeed Margaret Fuller Corneille, who has held the post since January 1987. Corneille’s retirement will be effective April 4.
