On June 23, Professor Carol Chomsky spoke as part of a panel at the 2022 MSBA Annual Convention, titled "Elimination of Bias: Rethinking the Bar Exam." She addressed the ways in which the current bar exam fails to test adequately for minimum competence, the reform efforts being undertaken around the country with respect to attorney licensing, recent studies identifying the nature of minimum competence for lawyers, and the recommendation she helped prepare proposing a supervised practice pathway to licensing.
Minnesota Law’s New Civil Rights Appellate Clinic Files Amicus Brief with SCOTUS
Although Minnesota Law’s new Civil Rights Appellate Clinic won’t be offered to students until the spring 2023, its newly-hired faculty director has already filed the clinic’s first amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prof. Kritzer Receives Harry J. Kalven Jr. Prize for Empirical Scholarship in Law
Professor Emeritus Herbert M. Kritzer received the Law & Society Association's Harry J. Kalven, Jr. Prize for empirical scholarship and the advancement of research in law.
Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Joaquin C. Arriola ’53, Former Guam Senator, Legislative Speaker, and Supreme Court Justice
Joaquin C. Arriola ’53, whose storied public service career in Guam included serving as the speaker of its legislature, a member of its senate, and an associate justice on its supreme court, passed away on May 4 at the age of 96.
Arriola served as a senator in the Guam Legislature from 1955 to 1959. From 1967 to 1971, he served as speaker of the Guam Legislature. In 1974, he ran for governor of Guam.
Maureen Onyelobi, a client of the Child Advocacy & Juvenile Justice Clinic (CAC), will be the first incarcerated person in the country to attend law school when she begins her first year at Mitchell Hamline School of Law in August. Professor Perry Moriearty and students in the CAC have represented Ms. Onyelobi since 2021 and will present her case for a commutation to the Minnesota Board of Pardons in December.
A Record Four Minnesota Law Students Named Peggy Browning Fellows
Rising 3Ls Dustin Loosbrock and Ricardo Perez and rising 2Ls Amirah Ellison and Abby Frerick were selected for prestigious and highly competitive summer fellowships from the Peggy Browning Fund.
Minnesota Law Performs Well at National Health Law Transactional Competition
The inaugural Joseph P. and Carol Z. Sullivan Health Law Moot Court Team had a strong showing at the National Health Law Competition, held on March 25, 2022. The team placed 4th overall, a fantastic result for the first year of the team.
The team was composed of three students with significant interest and/or background in health law.
Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted by the Washington Post in an opinion piece entitled, "Why Liz Cheney’s ‘seditious conspiracy’ talk is awful for Trump."
“Seditious conspiracy is, at least rhetorically, basically the most serious offense in the U.S. code after treason,” Rozenshtein said. “To imply there’s any basis that a sitting president committed that would be the most consequential indictment of a politician since the Civil War.”
Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Dale Larson '65, a Founding Partner of Larson • King
Dale I. Larson '65, a founding partner of the Twin Cities law firm of Larson • King, died on May 10 at the age of 84.
After graduating Moorhead High School in 1955, Larson served three years as a paratrooper in the 11th Airborne Division. When he returned, he tried his hand in broadcasting as a TV reporter for KXJB-TV in Fargo and for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. He earned a B.A. from Moorhead State before enrolling in Minnesota Law.
Minnesota Law Mourns the Passing of Browne Lewis ’88, Dean of North Carolina Central University Law School
North Carolina Central University Law School Dean Browne Lewis ’88 died suddenly on June 2 while attending a professional conference in Colorado with colleagues.
