—Professor Hill was quoted in the American Banker on credit rating agencies. The Dodd-Frank bill requires regulators to seek alternatives to the use of rating agency ratings. Noting that the task would be…
—Professor Brad Karkkainen was quoted in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on a lawsuit filed by the Minnesota DNR to overturn a rural township's issuance of a lakefront zoning variance. The variance would permit…
—Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in an article, "EXCLUSIVE: Fannie and Freddie's Foreclosure Barons," in Mother Jones magazine about abusive practices by law firm "mills" that specialize in mortgage…
—Professor Jane Kirtley organized and moderated a panel, "Criminal Libel: A 15th Century Crime for the 21st Century," at the 93rd Annual Conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass…
—Professor Ralph Hall's study presented to the Institute of Medicine on July 28 was referenced in a press release from the Advanced Medical Technology Association on the proposed changes to the 510(k) process.
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in "Mood lighting" by Patrick Thornton on the MinnLawyer Blog, regarding former U.S. Agriculture Department Shirley Sherrod's announced intention to sue Andrew Breitbart for…
—Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Minnesota Independent story, "Conservative paper's partisan links back data requests, despite denials." Prof. Kirtley discussed how government records custodians should…
—Professor Ralph Hall presented findings of his study "Using Recall Data to Assess the 510(k) Process," funded by the Kaufman Foundation to an Institute of Medicine meeting. The public workshop was the third of the…
—Professor Carol Chomsky was quoted by the National Law Journal about faculty concerns regarding the recent proposal to eliminate from the ABA accreditation standards any requirement that law schools maintain…
—Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a MinnPost article about how some of the friends and relatives of investment guru Trevor Cook could be subject to what's called "clawback," meaning they may have to…
—The United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued an opinion in Sony BMG Music Entertainment v. Tenenbaum, holding that a jury award of $675,000 against a defendant who illegally…
—The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal quoted Professor Thomas Cotter in a story titled "Supreme Court Sends Mayo Patent Fight Back to Appellate Court." The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court's…
