At a hearing held on August 23, the Chair of the US Sentencing Commission quoted Professor JaneAnne Murray’s letter to the Commission on the issue of making certain criminal history amendments retroactive.  Murray, director of the Law School's Clemency Project, had canvased her incarcerated federal clientele to explain what a year or two sentencing reduction could mean for them, which is the most these amendments would do.

Professor Daniel Schwarcz was quoted in the Washington Post about home insurers cutting natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow. Schwarcz told the Washington Post, “The fact that insurers have the capacity to limit their exposure or change their exposure over time means at the end of the day their concerns are not fully aligned with the concerns of their policyholders."

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's recent election to the the International Commission of Jurists was covered by Irish Legal News. Prof. Ní Aoláin will be serving a 5 year term.

Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted by the Star Tribune in an article covering the city of Minneapolis' requests for the personal data of non-profits board members who are currently engaged in a lawsuit with the city over police transparency. Prof. Kirtley stated, "This is irrelevant data. They have no reason to be collecting it and, therefore, I have to assume that their motives are really questionable in doing so." 

In a MinnPost article concerning potential Republican opposition in 2024 to Karl Procaccini who was appointed to fill the associate justice position on the Minnesota Supreme Court created by the elevation of Natalie Hudson to the position of chief justice, Professor Kritzer observed that “The cases that have come before the Minnesota Supreme Court that it decided have not been the kinds of cases that have motivated outside groups, particularly business groups." He went on to note that in the extremely unlikely event that a challenger did defeat Procaccini [no incumbent has lot an e

Chinese publisher China University of Political Science and Law Press Co., Ltd. released the translation of Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research. The translation is by Xie Xin, a doctoral student in law at Hunan University.

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz and former Minnesota Law Prof. Jonathan Choi's work was cited by Reuters in an article covering the use of AI in law school exams. Professor Schwarcz explained, "The technology helps the lower performing folks more than the higher performing folks in part because there is more to be gained.” 

Professor Richard Painter was quoted by Minnesota Lawyer on when it is appropriate to criticize a judge. Professor Painter commented, “I think it is very unprofessional to attack the integrity of a judge — it is extremely unprofessional, and I don’t have a high opinion of that. Lawyers mouthing off on the radio is very poor taste, and it reflects very poorly on the lawyer. I don’t like the idea of judges disciplining lawyers for criticizing judges in the press, or in public statements, or in radio statements.”