Professor Richard Painter was interviewed on ABC in an article covering the indictment of Donald Trump.  As a former chief White House ethics lawyer, Professor Painter weighed in on the issue, citing numerous allegations of illegal activity, explaining "This is by no means the most serious charge that could be brought against Donald Trump."

Professor Jon Choi was extensively quoted in Harvard Law School's The Practice. The article, covering the rise of AI and how it may affect the legal profession, cites "ChatGPT Goes to Law School", a paper authored by Choi, and Professors Kristen E. Hickman, Amy Monahan, and Daniel Schwarz.

Prof. Megan Walsh testified before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary committee on Thursday, March 23 in support of SF 1117, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Bill, which would allow a court to prohibit individuals who are proven to be a threat to themselves or others from possessing or purchasing firearms. 

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed on CBS Minnesota in regards to the recent fall of SVB, and how may impact banking as a whole. When asked whether smaller banks are less safe than bigger banks, Prof. Vaaler responded, "I think that the short answer to that is no. I think what's happened in the last few weeks with the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank... we've got a more focused eye on regional banks that is not the very largest banks, Wells Fargo, maybe J.P.

Out next month through the University of California Press' Federal Sentencing Reporter 35 (3), Executive Director Kelly Lyn Mitchell's article, "Reassessing, Rethinking, Revising: The Essential Work of Sentencing Commissions," presents an adapted version of her acceptance speech upon receiving the Richard P. Kern Memorial Award from the National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC) on August 9, 2022.

Regalia Pick-up for Class of 2023

April 26, 2023, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Regalia orders for the Class of 2023 will be available for pick-up in Auerbach Commons from 10 am to 2 pm on Wednesday, April 26. If you cannot retrieve your items on April 26, they will be available through the Career Center.

Student Affairs will also be distributing graduates' name cards (the card handed to faculty presenters when you cross the stage) upon check-in. These are historically picked up at Northrop, on commencement day, but we are asking students to pick them up in advance and bring them with on Saturday, May 13. 

Professor David Schultz was quoted by the Post Bullet in an article covering the lack of police investigation when the Mower Country Sheriff was reported to be drunk at work, while armed. While officials have provided a variety of reasoning behind the inaction, Professor Schultz commented, "This type of response leads to inadequate internal affairs oversight.

Professor Myron Orfield and Research Fellow Will Stancil wrote an op-ed for the Star Tribune in which they argue that the source of Minnesota's shortage in K-12 educators is that teachers aren't earning enough. Orfield and Stancil explain that "over one-third of all Minnesota teaching salaries are insufficient to provide bare cost-of-living for a typical family in their county.

Visiting Professor David Schultz wrote an op-ed for Bloomberg Law where he examined the more frequent use of the crime-fraud exception, and it's implications for a central concept of American law: attorney-client confidentiality. Schultz explains, "privilege can hide, not enable, illegal behavior. There will be increased pressure to force lawyers to rat on their clients, unless the legal community is more serious about self-regulation to ensure attorneys don’t give legal advice to clients to help them break the law."