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Gun Violence Prevention Clinic Student Director Chad Nowlan ’24 Defends Constitutionality of Minnesota Firearms Laws in Oral Argument in Minnesota v. Greenlee

October 20, 2023

Through a partnership with the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, the University of Minnesota Law School’s Gun Violence Prevention Clinic intervenes in criminal cases challenging the constitutionality of Minnesota state firearm regulations under the framework laid forth by the Supreme Court in New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen.

Minnesota Law Hosts The 2023 Robert A. Stein ’61 Lecture with Justice Amy Coney Barrett

October 20, 2023

The University of Minnesota Law School was pleased to host Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States for the 2023 Robert A. Stein ’61 Lecture held on the East Bank of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities campus at Northrop on Monday, October 16.

Professor Robert Stein and Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on stage having a conversation

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. Special Rapporteur, was cited in a U.N. human rights report that was recently was given an addendum. In the report, concern was expressed to the Indian government regarding “allegations of intimidation, searches and confiscations committed during raids by national security agents in the residence of Mr. Khurram Parvez, a human rights defender, and in the offices of Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society (JKCCS) – a human rights and civil society organisation – as well as what may be the subsequent arbitrary arrest and detention of Mr.

Minnesota Law Corporate Institute Winter Market

December 4, 2023, 12:00 to 3:00 pm

Please join us at Mondale Hall for the third annual Minnesota Law Corporate Institute Winter Market!

This market features former and current Business Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic clients, as well as other small businesses and entrepreneurs who bring treats to the Law School for the last week of classes and gift options to purchase for those looking to do some holiday or winter shopping.

Interim Dean William McGeveran was interviewed on Minnesota Public Radio and WCCO News about the Stein Lecture and the expected protests of speaker U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. “It’s entirely understandable that there are protests,” he said. “These are emotional issues that affect lots of people. I support having the justice come speak, and I also support those who disagree with her having their voice heard as long as they are keeping everyone safe and they aren’t being disruptive.”

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in the New York Times about her client, Maureen Onyelobi, who applied for a pardon this summer from the Minnesota Board of Pardons. Ms. Onyelobi was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of release for her role in the murder of Anthony Fairbanks. The Times reported that “Moriearty argued, Ms. Onyelobi’s life sentence was excessive.

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was the Distinguished Speaker at the Launch of the University of Chicago’s McKeon Center

October 15, 2023

This past week, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, University Regents Professor; Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society; and faculty director of the Human Rights Center at the Law School was the keynote speaker at the launch of the University of Chicago's McKeon Center's Institute on the Formation of Knowledge.

Professor Paul Vaaler co-authored an opinion piece in The Conversation discussing the economic costs of the Russian military interventions including the Ukraine invasion. “By conservative estimates, the Russian economy has taken a US$67 billion annual hit as a result of war expenses and the effects of economic sanctions. In the early stages of the invasion, some analysts put the costs even higher, at $900 million per day.

On the Lawfare podcast, Professor Alan Rozenshtein discussed AI safety and what lessons history can and can’t be instructive when it comes to regulating AI and what an international regulatory framework for this technology might look like.

Professor Oren Gross was interviewed by KARE11 about the implications of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Gross told KARE11 that “the fingerprints are clearly Iranian” in this case.

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