Faculty News

November 30, 2014 —Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in a Star Tribune article entitled "Two Minneapolis Federal Judges Issue Opposite Decisions in Two Teens' Life Sentences." The article discusses one of the juvenile-…

April 17, 2014 —Professor Perry Moriearty was interviewed for and quoted in a Pioneer Press article discussing the Minnesota Supreme Court's recent decision in Minnesota v. Roman Nose. In the decision, the Court…

March 28, 2014 —Professor Perry Moriearty was interviewed for and quoted in a Star Tribune article on the status of legislation to revise Minnesota's first-degree murder sentencing statute to comply with the U.S. Supreme…

March 7, 2014 —Professor Perry Moriearty testified before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee in support of a bill that would abolish life imprisonment without parole for juveniles convicted of homicide. Moriearty worked with…

February 10, 2014 —Professor Perry Moriearty was interviewed for and quoted in two Minnesota Lawyer articles regarding the sentencing of juvenile defendants. In a Feb. 10 cover story, Moriearty discussed legislation that…

October 1, 2012 —Professor Perry Moriearty was appointed to the Board of Directors of the McKnight Foundation, a Minnesota-based nonprofit family foundation that seeks to improve the quality of life worldwide, encourage protection…

August 11, 2011 —Professors Richard Frase and Perry Moriearty were quoted in the Pioneer Press in an article on whether the presence of service dogs at trial hinders justice. Frase and Moriearty commented on the…

January 28, 2010 —On Thursday, January 28th at 3:00 p.m., Prof. Perry Moriearty will testify before the Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee in support of a bill to reform aspects of the state's juvenile justice system. Her…

June 24, 2009 —Clinical Professor Perry Moriearty has been invited to speak at the launch of TimeBank USA's Racial Justice Initiative, which will take place on June 26, 2009 in Madison, Wisconsin. The Initiative is a multi-phase…

January 14, 2009 —Clinic Professor Perry L. Moriearty has been selected to serve as a panelist for the Stanford Law Review Symposium: Media, Justice and the Law, which will focus on issues relating to the media and…