Faculty News

Professor Perry Moriearty authored an op-ed column in the Minnesota Star Tribune about Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty in light of her recent decision to not seek re-election in 2026. She writes…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in the Star Tribune about a new policy in Hennepin County that asks its prosecutors to consider the racial identity of defendants. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty…

Professor Perry Moriearty was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition about racial disparities among youth who are incarcerated. Studies have shown that children of color are treated more harshly in…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in Ms. about felony murder reform in Minnesota and the ongoing battle against injustice in the criminal legal system. Minnesota, like most jurisdictions in…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in Yahoo News and Star Tribune after her client, Brian Flowers, is resentenced in a 2008 murder…

On January, 12, 2024, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison '90 appointed Prof. Perry Moriearty, former Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, and Duluth Human Rights Officer Carl…

Professor Perry Moriearty authored an Op-Ed piece in the Star Tribune about Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s approach to juvenile justice and the criticism she’s received,…

Professors Perry Moriearty and JaneAnne Murray were quoted in the Minnesota Reformer about a new Minnesota Law that says people no longer can be charged with murder unless they intended to cause a…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in the New York Times about her client, Maureen Onyelobi, who applied for a pardon this summer from the Minnesota Board of Pardons. Ms. Onyelobi…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in both national and local publications about recent amendments to Minnesota's juvenile sentencing laws. Under the new laws, which Professor Moriearty helped write, anyone…

On June 29, 2023, the Minnesota Board of Pardons voted unanimously to commute the prison sentence of Maureen Onyelobi, a client of the Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic. Previously sentenced to life in…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in the Star Tribune in an article discussing a massive change in Minnesota's juvenile justice system. A newly passed public safety bill aims to create a new…