A May 19, 2023 Minnesota Lawyer article titled Warhol foundation loses Prince portrait case discusses a May 18 U.S.
Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by CNN on Montana's recent TikTok ban. This unprecedented move opens a whole new box of legal questions in an already complicated legal landscape when it comes social media in general, but especially TikTok. How state officials plan to determine non-compliance remains unknown, as well as whether app stores will be able to successfully implement more specific region-locking to certain apps.
Professor Jon Choi was consulted by FastCompany in a piece where the article's author attempted to use Chat GPT to get out of a parking ticket. Professor Choi was asked to evaluate the Chat GPT transcript, and assess its validity as a real legal strategy. Professor Choi stated, “The kind of iteration that you did and providing the sources, that’s exactly what we recommend that lawyers do [when using large language models]. So I think this is a good example of this process working well.”
Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by The Wall Street Journal on the recent SCOTUS ruling on Section 230, which handed a win to social media companies. Section 230 provides legal protection to companies that host user-created content online. Discussing the lasting impact of the ruling, Professor Rozenshtein stated, “At some point the Supreme Court will have to take another case. It’s a subject too big to avoid forever, but section 230 has at least a few more years left."
Minnesota Law Celebrates Its 135th Commencement
The University of Minnesota Law School celebrated its 135th commencement on Saturday, May 13 at Northrop Auditorium.
More than 1,500 students, loved ones, faculty, and staff joined the graduating Class of 2023 on Saturday morning to cheer on the 205 J.D. candidates, 25 LL.M. candidates, and seven Masters of Patent Law candidates, who crossed the stage and were awarded their degrees.
Professor Daniel Schwarcz was interviewed by Policygenius on a shift in the health insurance landscape. Instead of having broader policies on what they will and won't cover, insurance companies have been using increasingly defined terms on what care they will cover. Professor Schwarcz explained that this switch allows the companies to deny more claims, elaborating, “Insurers have essentially changed their contracts so the ultimate rules are the medical policies.
Three Recent Graduates Receive University Recognition for Service and Leadership
Jennifer Brown ‘23, Madelyn Cox-Guerra ‘23, and Mica Standing Soldier ‘23 received the
Former Minnesota Law Dean David Wippman to Retire from Presidency at Hamilton College
Former University of Minnesota Law School Dean David Wippman has announced his plans to retire from his presidency at Hamilton College in June of 2024. Wippman, who will have served eight years as president of Hamilton by the time he retires, was dean of the University of Minnesota Law School from 2008 until joining Hamilton in 2016. Before joining Minnesota Law, he was a professor and associate dean at Cornell Law School and served as vice provost for international relations at Cornell University.
Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted by the Star Tribune in an article discussing potential shift in the juvenile justice landscape in Minnesota. Upcoming legislation could reduce the severity of punishment for juvenile crime, and provide second chances to those facing life in prison. Commenting on the severity of a life sentence, Professor Moriearty remarked, "We have a lot of people sitting in prison now who've been there for decades for juvenile offenses, who have done everything they can possibly do to show that they're ready to come home."
Robina Executive Director Kelly Lyn Mitchell was quoted by the Star Tribune in an article covering the Minnesota Rehabilitation & Reinvestment Act, a bill that recently passed the House, and is expected to be signed by Governor Tim Walz. Once signed, the bill would allow qualified inmates to receive reduced sentencing.