Legal Scholarship for Equal Justice

April 27, 2016, 8:00 am to 12:30 pm

Students from all three Minnesota law schools will present the results of their research and scholarship on current Equal Justice hot topics. From all the topics practitioners and professors submitted to the Minnesota Justice Foundation, law students chose five topics, researched and worked on them for an entire semester, and prepared presentations and original scholarship. This seminar offers you the chance to learn what they learned about issues of current importance to equal justice. 

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4 Standard CLE credits have been approved; Event Code #217731

Developments in Immigration Law: Crimmigration and Asylum

April 1, 2016, 10:00 am to 4:30 pm

5 CLE credits have been requested.

The Center for New Americans will host a full-day immigration law conference titled Developments in Immigration Law: Crimmigration and Asylum on April 1, 2016 at the University of Minnesota Law School. Continuing legal education courses will be led by faculty and students from the Center’s clinics. The event offers lunch and five CLE credits will be requested.

Law School Team Wins Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition

A team of three students from the Law School has won the 2016 Clara Barton International Humanitarian Law Competition, which is conducted by the American Red Cross. Team members Anne Dutton, Griffin Ferry, and Dane Rockow, all 3Ls, traveled to Seattle for the competition, defeating the team from Harvard Law School in the final round. Rockow and Dutton placed first and second, respectively, in the Best Oralist category.

Anne Dutton, Griffin Ferry, and Dane Rockow

The Impact of Fees and Fines for Individuals on Probation and Parole

April 14, 2016, 3:00 to 5:00 pm

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Join the Robina Institute on Thursday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m. at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium, for a panel discussion and conversation between experts about how fees and fines impact individuals on probation and parole.

1 Standard and 1 Elimination of Bias CLE approved; Live Code #219171; On-Demand Code #217645
Impact of Fees

The Vanishing Day in Court: Procedural Reform and Access to Justice

April 16, 2016, 10:00 to 11:30 am

Renowned civil procedure scholar and former U of MN Law professor Arthur R. Miller will be joined by three distinguished panelists to discuss and address judicial decisions that have given judges broader discretion to resolve cases prior to trial and screen cases out of court (e.g., dismiss on the pleadings, dismiss on jurisdictional grounds, require arbitration, etc.). Panelists include the following:

1.25 Standard CLE credits have been approved; Event Code #217481

2016 Dean's Graduation Reception

May 13, 2016, 3:00 to 5:00 pm

On Friday, May 13, the Dean's and faculty invite the University of Minnesota Law School Class of 2016 and their guests to a graduate reception on the Plaza level of Mondale Hall from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Fifth Annual U of M Law School Patent Symposium

April 26, 2016, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm

The rules of the game for patent damages and other remedies are ever-changing. Our faculty of experts will help business and legal professionals better understand current patent remedies law, standards, and best practices in order to make informed strategy decisions going forward.

3.5 Standard CLE credits have been approved; Event Code #217621
Patent Symposium

University holiday

March 18, 2016, 7:00 am

The Law School at Walter F. Mondale Hall will be closed for a Twin Cities campus University holiday on Friday, March 18, 2016. 

Mock Trial and Moot Court Teams Hit the Road for Competitions

Mock trial and moot court teams from the Law School were extremely busy in late February, traveling near and far for national competitions.

• Two mock trial teams from the Law School spent three days participating at the regional level of the annual Texas Young Lawyers Association National Trial Competition. Both performed well, finishing 5th and 10th overall out of 24 teams.

Texas Young Lawyers Competition Mock Trial Moot Court Group Photo
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