Meet 1L Lauren Hamilton, who after establishing a career in food & wine photography, decided to continue her education, and enrolled in UCLA. Hamilton received her Bachelor's degree cum laude and is seeking to create an impact in the public and international sectors.
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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was recently cited in an article by the Sakshi Post covering the UN's response to the Mumbai terrorist attack. Last month, as UN Special Rapporteur, Professor Ní Aoláin urged governments to use a human rights-based approach to victims of terrorism.
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin delivered the keynote address at the United Nations Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism.
In the most recent issue of Bench and Bar of Minnesota, Professor Chomsky shares her views about the inadequacy of the current bar exam as a measure of minimum competence to practice law. "In its current incarnation," she writes, "the exam essentially tests the ability of applicants to take an exam, not their ability to practice law.
Professor Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed by four national media outlets about Judge Aileen Cannon's ruling to bring in a special master to review materials seized via search warrant from Donald Trump's Florida home. In an interview with Talking Points Memo, Prof. Rozenshtein pointed out that “Donald Trump has a lot to lose, but you don’t get special privileges because you’re a fancy person.”
Meet Samkelo Dlamini of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland), who is a Fulbright scholar. Dlamini, who received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Swaziland, is a member of the Law Society of Eswatini and the South Africa Compliance Institute, He most recently served as a legal officer with the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Swaziland. He is interested in pursuing banking and finance law to help alleviate poverty in Eswatini.
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On Labor Day, Professor Matthew Bodie spoke to KCBS Radio news anchor Liz Saint John about the big year for unions as well as workers facing retaliation for their union activities.
1L Shaadie Ali comes to Minnesota Law with an impressive public service background, having served as interim deputy executive director and interim executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin. With a degree in geological engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he is looking to add a legal lens to his technical background to become a leader in creative problem solving.
Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law on how a group of L.A.-based exotic dancers' quest to unionize could benefit from a Trump-era National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruling that could designate the dancers as employees versus contractors. Bodie stated that the NLRB's "2020 decision would be a 'strong' case for the union to cite."
1L Hans Holzner grew up in a multicultural and multilingual home with an American mother and a Mexican father whose parents were Italian immigrants from the German-speaking part of northern Italy. When Holzner was two years old, his family moved to Chad, Africa, where they lived for the next 10 years. He has also lived in France and Spain, and spent significant time in Cameroon, Kenya, and Italy.
