Roberta K. Levy ‘64, a retired longtime Hennepin County District Court judge who was a law professor at Minnesota Law from 1975-77, died on Aug. 30 in Aventura, Florida, at the age of 85.
The National Science Foundation has awarded Prof. Susan Wolf and her team a major new grant to fund groundbreaking work on the ethics of large, multidisciplinary engineering research networks.
After earning his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Michigan State University, 1L Chad Peltier, was recruited by the U.S. Navy to oversee the Submarine Force’s psychological screening program. Peltier, who also holds a master's degree in public administration, is enrolled in the joint J.D./MBA program. He would like to one day use his combined skills to help create well-informed, evidence-based health care policy.
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In the first of a two-part series, Prof. Alan Rozenshtein and Prof. Jeb Shugerman (Fordham University School of Law) write in Persuasion about how the testimony provided during the January 6th hearings changed their minds and strengthens the argument about the potential for prosecuting former president Donald Trump regarding his actions the during the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021. The pair argues that Trump's orders relating to allow rioters access to the Capitol "is not political speech of the sort protected by the First Amendment.
With a background in chemical engineering, Madison Rubin has first-hand experience with the challenges faced by women in STEM fields. She plans to use her combined science and law background to one day assist women innovators. Her interests are wide, from participating in hot air ballooning to recently taking up golf.
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Today we launch our "Meet the Class of 2025" series with 1L Reauna Stiff, who was president of her class at Minnesota State University-Mankato and a staunch advocate for the needs of homeless students. She hopes one day to one day be a civil rights lawyer
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The 229 first-year J.D. students entering the Law School this year bring exceptional educational and professional backgrounds. The record-setting class boasts the highest academic credentials and represent the most diverse class in Law School history.
Robina Institute Executive Director, Kelly Lyn Mitchell, was interviewed by Minnesota Lawyer about Robina's recent report, “Examining Prison Releases and Response to COVID: Lessons Learned for Reducing the Effects of Mass Incarceration.” Through her interview, Mitchell discussed how states approached COVID prison releases and their refusal of admissions to curtail overcrowding.
In a statement issued by the United Nations High Commissioner of Human Rights, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin urged governments to adopt a human rights-based approach to victims of terrorism by positively and consistently affirming the human rights of all victims. Professor Ní Aoláin currently serves as the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Professor Jonathan Choi was quoted in a recent Star Tribune article discussing a Tax Court ruling involving a disputed $1.4 billion tax liability by Medtronic.