Professor Jill Hasday was quoted in a Star Tribune story about income disparities in the workplace. The story detailed how the gender pay gap exists at all income levels, but widens as women earn more, and that race exacerbates the disparity. Prof. Hasday said that in addition, while Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits sex discrimination in employment, lawsuits resulting from it are rarely a good option. Not only are they difficult to win, she said, but they come with significant financial, emotional, and career costs.

Professor June Carbone was interviewed on NPR’s The Indicator from Planet Money podcast. She discussed her new book, Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy, and the ways in which women’s push towards workplace equality has actually been stalled for years and why the root of the problem lies in what’s called a winner-take-all approach to business.

Minnesota Lawyer and UMN Brief included the announcement of William McGeveran’s appointment as Minnesota Law’s 12th dean. He served as interim dean for the 2023-24 academic year and is the Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett Professor of Law.

Professor Kristin Hickman was a guest on Forbes’ Tax Notes Talk podcast discussing the broader implications of Moore v. United States and the challenges to the Chevron doctrine during a live recording from the American Bar Association Section of Taxation May meeting.

Professor Francis Shen co-authored an opinion piece in the publication STAT advocating neuroimaging counseling. The authors noted that due to the availability of portable MRIs, the ease of having a brain scans is becoming more affordable with easier access. But this emerging technology is also raising ethical concerns. “Greater access to these devices will allow greater use of neuroimaging in clinical care.

In early May, the House of Representatives passed legislation which would expand the definition of antisemitism that the Department of Education uses when it investigates discrimination against Jews on college campuses. In a fact check by USA Today, Prof. Richard Painter was quoted about the Antisemitism Awareness Act and some of its misunderstandings. Prof.