Faculty in the News

Faculty News

Professor Perry Moriearty was interviewed on MPR and quoted by the Star Tribune…

Professor Prentiss Cox was interviewed on WCCO radio about the appointment of Margaret Chutich as a Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and the confirmation of Wilhelmina Wright as Judge of the United States…

Professor Richard W. Painter's new book, "Taxation Only With Representation: The Conservative Conscience and Campaign Finance Reform," was published this week by Take Back…

Professor Barry Feld was quoted extensively in Rolling Stone about juveniles' vulnerability to give false confessions. The Netflix documentary, Making of a Murderer, investigated the case…

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by WCCO Television's Bill Hudson about today's announcement that Minnesota-based Mills Fleet Farm will be acquired by KKR for $1.2 billion. In the press release, the…

Cornell Law School professor Saule T. Omarova reviewed "Better Bankers, Better Banks," by professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter in JOTWELL (The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)) …

Professor Heidi Kitrosser's book, Reclaiming Accountability, was named a 2015 "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice, a periodical of the Association of College and Research Libraries.…

The St. Paul Pioneer Press interviewed Professor William McGeveran about a lawsuit by the Mall of America against organizers of a pre-Christmas protest at the mall planned by Black Lives Matter. The…

Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in a story about courtroom sketch artists and the restrictions on news cameras in Minnesota trial courts. She argued that…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted extensively in an article titled, "A Revolving Door Helps Big Banks’ Quiet Campaign to Muscle Out Fannie and Freddie" that appeared on the front page of the New York…

Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Huffington Post article on some of the antitrust issues surrounding the proposed merger of pharmaceutical companies Pfizer and Allergan. Cotter noted, among other things,…

Professor Robert Stein's newest book, The Rule of Law in the 21st Century: A Worldwide Perspective, was published Nov. 23. The book was coauthored and coedited by Stein and Richard J.…