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Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by WCCO News Radio's Dave Lee on where prominent Minnesota-based multinational firms locate their regional headquarters in certain European countries—Ireland, the United Kingdom…
Professor Myron Orfield was quoted about segregation in the St. Paul school system in a Pioneer Press article entitled "Are St. Paul Schools More Segregated Under Plan? Not So Far."
Professor Myron Orfield's Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity report on segregation in the Twin Cities was discussed in a Star Tribune editorial entitled "The Unintended Consequences of Affordable Housing…
Professor Linus Chan was quoted in a Star Tribune article entitled "29 Immigrants in Minnesota Detained in National Sweep."
Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by WCCO News Radio's Dave Lee on Minneapolis-based Target's corporate restructuring plan following the layoff of nearly 1,700 workers at its headquarters operations last week.…
Professor Francis Shen's recent study on the emerging field of neuroscience and law was highlighted in a Minnesota Daily article entitled "Neurolaw Could Split Parties: The Area Where Neuroscience and Law…
Professor Alexandra Klass was quoted in a Star Tribune article discussing a major settlement between the U.S. Army and the City of New Brighton involving the contamination of the city's municipal water…
Professor Jane Kirtley appeared on a panel, entitled "Government Control Through the Internet," at the Inter American Press Association's Midyear Meeting in Panama City, Panama. She discussed free press issues…
Professor Barry Feld's most recent book, Kids, Cops, and Confessions: Inside the Interrogation Room (New York University Press 2013) received the 2015 Outstanding Book Award from the Academy of Criminal…
Professor Jessica Clarke was interviewed about her Duke Law Journal article, "Inferring Desire," for the RightsCast podcast. Clarke's article discusses courts' tendency to treat sexual desire as a…
Professor Myron Orfield's new Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity report on housing segregation in the Twin Cities was discussed in a MinnPost article entitled "Why Are the Twin Cities so Segregated? A New Report…
Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press article about the University of Minnesota's Student Service Fee Committee's attempt to condition funding to an independent student magazine on "culturally…