“I know there is a cry for clear, grand gestures from the international community, but we we need something more old-fashioned and reliable,” Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently told The Washington Post concerning the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

Minnesota Law Grads (Once Again) Have Highest Bar Pass Rate in State

Minnesota Law grads performed extraordinarily well on the July 2021 administration of the Minnesota bar exam.

Among first-time takers, the bar exam pass rate was an eye-popping 96.3 percent, higher than any other law school in the state and the second highest recorded since the Uniform Bar Examination was introduced seven years ago. The pass rate of Minnesota Law's first-time bar takers was nearly 15% above the state's overall bar pass rate of 81.9%.

Among all takers (regardless of attempt), Minnesota Law grads' pass rate was 94% (also the highest in the state).

Bar Pass Rate 96.3 percent

Coffee with Human Rights Center Faculty, Professor Cosette Creamer

October 19, 2021, 12:15 to 1:15 pm, online

The Human Rights Center invites you for a conversation over coffee with faculty member Professor Cosette Creamer. Students will gather virtually to hear from Professor Creamer on her work at the University of MN Law School, the Human Rights Center, her expertise on human rights treaty bodies, international courts, and the laws of war. Attendees are welcome to ask questions and interact, or just listen in. This is an event for University of MN Law students, but all are welcome to attend.

Professor Creamer and event details. Image of steaming cup.

Professor Paul Vaaler discussed the upcoming trial in a case brought by the Minnesota Attorney General seeking to remove the trustees of the Otto Bremer Trust. Vaaler said the case is likely to come down to a “battle of  experts."

Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted in a Tax Notes article, CIC Services Order Could Prompt Congressional Action, documenting a panel discussion at the American Bar Association Tax Section's virtual fall conference regarding the implications of the Supreme Court's May decision in CIC Services LLC v.

Meet the Class of '24; Eight 1Ls Share Their Stories

With the arrival of the class of 2024, Minnesota Law welcomed 231 first-year J.D. students from nearly 140 undergraduate institutions in 38 states, the District of Columbia, and six different countries. Below are links to the Q&As of eight members of this the entering J.D. class who kindly consented to share their stories:

Meet the Class

COVID-19 & Human Rights: Vulnerabilities & Inequality

September 29, 2021, 9:00 to 10:30 am, online

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, social and economic inequalities have contributed to its complexity. This event will bring together an international group of experts to discuss what governments and policymakers can do to address the vulnerabilities of the most marginalised groups. The speakers will address how the world can better prepare for the next pandemic.

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Law School Mourns Passing of Kenneth Schoen, Former Director, Institute for Criminal Justice

Kenneth Schoen, former director of the Law School's Institute for Criminal Justice, died on Sept. 1 at the age of 89.

Schoen had a long career devoted to criminal justice reform, helping to develop alternatives to incarceration and improve prison conditions nationwide. He also served as Minnesota commissioner of corrections, and as director of criminal justice grantmaking for the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation in New York.

Kenneth Schoen, former director of the Law School's Institute for Criminal Justice

Professor Jonathan Choi authored a piece in the Washington Post discussing tax reform and the preferential taxation of carried interest. The op-ed argues that Congress should tax carried interest as ordinary income, in line with the taxation of other labor income.

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