The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) has presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Michael J. Galvin Jr. (’57). The award is given only rarely by the MSBA, and is reserved for those members who have made extraordinary and impactful contributions to the bar, the legal profession, and the community throughout their careers.
Professor Claire Hill was interviewed about banking culture on "The Inquiry," a BBC World Service series. Prof. Hill discussed the findings and conclusions of her book Better Bankers, Better Banks, co-authored by Professor Richard Painter. Prof. Hill expressed optimism that the convergence of various forces, both popular and regulatory, could be yielding an improvement in banking culture.
Professors Jill Hasday and Heidi Kitrosser were featured in a two-part, one-hour special on The Mary Hanson Show, a long-running series on Twin Cities Public Television. Profs. Hasday and Kitrosser discussed recent developments in the United States Supreme Court’s constitutional jurisprudence and the current vacancy on the Supreme Court.
The Law Library and Riesenfeld Rare Books Center have recently received a donation of important rare law books from the collection of Raymond A. and Ruth A. Reister. The donation comprises nearly 100 titles on inheritance, wills, and estates in Anglo-American law that were collected by Raymond Reister during his lifetime. The books range from a rare 16th-century treatise to valuable 17th- and 18th-century titles—including works by William Blackstone and Francis Bacon—to humorous works on eccentric wills.
Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton has appointed Douglas C. Bayley (’04) to serve as a judge in the state’s 1st Judicial District, which consists of Carver, Dakota, Goodhue, Le Sueur, Scott, and Sibley Counties. In making the appointment, Dayton said, “Mr. Bayley brings a diverse range of professional experiences and possesses [an] extensive record of public service. I thank him for his desire to continue serving the people of Minnesota in this new role.”
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded the first-ever grant dedicated to laying the policy groundwork needed to translate genomic medicine into clinical application. Professor Susan M. Wolf, who holds faculty appointments at the Law School and the University of Minnesota Medical School, is one of three eminent researchers who will lead the three-year, $2 million project, known as LawSeqSM.
A new report from the University’s Energy Transition Lab (ETL), which is based at the Law School, finds that more than 2,000 renewable energy jobs could be added to the northeast Minnesota/northwest Wisconsin economy if a range of biomass and solar projects come to fruition.
