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Professor Ann M. Burkhart will speak at the ALI-ABA conference, presenting a course of study "Commercial Lending and Banking Law—2009" on January 29-31, 2009 at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.…
Professor Oren Gross discussed on WCCO-TV's "Good Question" the current situation in the Gaza Strip and the Israeli military operation against Hamas and its implications for Israel, the Palestinians, the region…
Professor Prentiss Cox was on the Midmorning show on Minnesota Public Radio to discuss the continued crisis with mortgage foreclosures and the listing of four Minnesota exurban counties among the top 50…
Professor Judith T. Younger was quoted in the October/November issue of Minnesota Law & Politics in an article on the estate of James H. Binger ('41). Binger's family disputes removal of valuable…
Professor Susan Wolf has been awarded a grant by the MacArthur Foundation’s Law and Neuroscience Project for a one-year study on “How Should Neuroscience Change Law? Lessons from the Impact of Genetics and…
Professor Dale Carpenter was quoted in the Associated Press and was interviewed on NPR about Proposition 8 and the singling out of the Mormon Church.
Within the past six months, three state courts have cited Feld's research on various aspects of juvenile justice administration: In re Andrew,--- N.E.2d ----, 2008 WL 4367288 (Ohio,2008) (juvenile’s…
Prof. Jane Kirtley was quoted in a story in the Los Angeles Times, discussing whether the newspaper should accede to demands of the McCain-Palin campaign and violate its promise of confidentiality to the…
Professor Myron Orfield was a guest of Jearlyn Steele, host of WCCO radio's Steele Talkin' program. The Sunday evening program covers regional topics of interest ranging from politics and education to…
Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in an investigative story by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer about the failure of federal bank regulators related to mortgage lending. Cox also appeared on the Mondale…
Professor Brian Bix was quoted in an Minnesota Lawyer story relating to a Minnesota Supreme Court decision, C.O. v. John Doe (Oct. 2, 2008). The State Supreme Court decided that a trial court had…
Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted by McClatchy News Service in a story about the FBI's refusal to release at least 15,000 pages of records relating to its investigation into the 2001 anthrax attacks. The agency…