Assistant Dean of Experiential Education Mitchell Zamoff and co-author Leslie Bellwood '22 have been awarded "Best Scholarly Paper" by the the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) section for their paper, Proposed Arbitral Disclosure of Social Media Activity, 23 Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution 1 (2022). The co-authors will present the paper at the AALS ADR Works-in-Progress Conference at Quinnipiac/Yale this fall.
Alumni News: Four Minnesota Law Alumni Judges Sworn In at the State of Minnesota's Office of Administrative Hearings
On June 9, the Minnesota's Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) held a judicial investiture ceremony to formally swear in the 11 newest judges who have joined OAH since 2019. Four of those judges are University of Minnesota Law School alumni. Around 400 guests attended the ceremony, which was open to the public. Minnesota Law alumni sworn in, include: Chief Judge Jenny Starr '03; Workers' Compensation Judge David M.
Tribute: William R. Pearce '52, Accomplished Alumnus and Generous Donor
University of Minnesota Law School alumni William Rinehart Pearce '52 passed away on July 19, 2023, at the age of 95. Bill and his wife Barbara Pearce supported the Mondale Hall building campaign and also have a named scholarship at the Law School, the William R. & Barbara A.
The 2023 Robert A. Stein ’61 Lecture: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett
October 16, 2023, 4:00 to 5:30 pm
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by The Intercept on the release of a current prisoner at the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay. Having faced harsh and "brutal conditions" upon his return to Alergia, Bakhouch is not the only former detainee who has faced human rights abuses after his release. Professor Ní Aoláin commented that she “continues to be deeply concerned about the robustness of the U.S.
Prof. Jill Hasday was quoted by Minnesota Lawyer on the potential impact of the Supreme Court's decision in 303 Creative LLC et al. v Elenis et al. Prof. Hasday explained, “The boundaries of the Supreme Court’s decision will be worked over time. I don’t think anyone knows for sure how far reaching this will be, including, perhaps, the Supreme Court.”
Professor Matthew Bodie discussed the strikes by the actors' and writers' unions and their ramifications for the future of Hollywood on "The Newsmakers" program on TRT World.
Professor Emeritus Bert Kritzer was quoted by Prime News Print on how the Iowa Supreme Court reversed its decision that the state constitution included a right to abortion. Professor Kritzer commented, "In the roughly 20 years before 2000, the dominant motivation was more good government, legal professionalism, etc. Post-2000 it was very, very heavily policy, political."
Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Holds Press Conference in Geneva To Report on Her Recent Visit to Syria
In her role as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the protection of rights while countering terrorism, Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin held a press conference on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, to report on her end-of-mandate visit to Syria where she called attention to the lingering “mass arbitrary detention” in Syria's infamous al-Hol camp and others like it that she saw during her trip to the region last week—a visit that was billed as the first visit of its kind by an independent human rights expert.
