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Faculty News

Prof. Amy Sweasy Interviewed by KARE News About Minneapolis Shooter and Lack of Charges From Earlier Incidents

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Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by KARE News about the mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis this week. The shooter, Carlton Johnson, had made multiple violent threats towards fellow apartment tenants and…

Prof. Amy Sweasy ’95 Interviewed by Star Tribune About Issuing Summonses in Metro Surge Church Demonstration Investigation

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Professor Amy Sweasy ’95 was interviewed by the Minnesota Star Tribune about the federal government’s investigative methods stemming from the demonstration at Cities Church in St. Paul during…

Prof. Matt Bodie Interviewed by Philadelphia Inquirer About Release of Healthcare Workers’ Private Information

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Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was interviewed by the Philadelphia Inquirer about the release of web links that publicly revealed the daily…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by Moneywise About Trump’s Conflict of Interest Holding Energy Stocks

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by Moneywise discussing Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest in holding oil and…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Paper Discussing National Association of Insurance Commissioners Cited by Wall Street Journal Opinion Piece

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A paper by Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was cited a Wall Street Journal opinion…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Members of Minnesota Truth Council Hold First Public Meeting

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin KC (Hons) is a member of the Minnesota Truth Council, established by Governor Tim Walz through…

Prof. Daniel Schwarcz Quoted by Washington Post About Investigation of Dodgers’ Owner 

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Professor Daniel Schwarcz, Fredrikson & Byron Professor of Law and Distinguished University Teaching Professor, was quoted by the Washington Post in a story about Los…

Prof. Paul Vaaler Interviewed by KSTP News About Accuracy of $9 Billion Fraud Claim in Minnesota

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Professor Paul Vaaler, John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law and Business, was interviewed by KSTP News about the $9 billion figure that is often cited in Minnesota fraud cases. So far, fraud cases that have…

Prof. Matthew Bodie Interviewed by Bloomberg Law About Google’s Acquisition of Spirit Airlines Employee Records

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Professor Matthew Bodie, Robins Kaplan Professor of Law, was interviewed by Bloomberg Law about Google’s acquiring of Spirit Airlines’ internal business data following Spirit’s bankruptcy. Google said it…

Prof. Francis Shen Interviewed by MPR News About Intersection of Healthcare and AI

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Professor Francis Shen, Associate Dean for Research and Innovation, and Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow and professor of law, was interviewed by MPR News about how healthcare…

Prof. Megan Walsh Interviewed by KARE News About Minnesota AG’s Release of Documents in Fleet Farm Firearm Settlement

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Professor Megan Walsh, director of Minnesota Law’s Gun Violence Prevention Clinic, was interviewed by KARE News about the hundreds of documents that were made public this week as part of a settlement with…

Prof. Richard Painter Interviewed by New York Times About Use of Consumer Legal Funders in Personal Injury Cases

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the New York Times about personal injury cases and the use of consumer legal…