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Prof. Vaaler Featured on Panel with CBS Television Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger

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Professor Paul Vaaler joined CBS Television Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger for a panel discussion of current economic, business and business law trends, broadcast by WCCO Radio from the University of…

Prof. Orfield Comments on Lawsuit Claiming Minnesota Fails to Educate Poor, Minority Students

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Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Star Tribune article entitled "Lawsuit Claims Minnesota Fails to Educate Poor, Minority Students in Minneapolis, St. Paul." Attorneys are asking for a metro-wide…

Prof. Carpenter Writes in Washington Post about Israeli Academic Shouted Down in Law School Lecture

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Professor Dale Carpenter wrote an article for the Washington Post entitled "Israeli Academic Shouted Down in Lecture" about the demonstration during Tuesday's Dewey Lecture in the Philosophy of Law by…

Profs. Hill and Painter's Book "Better Bankers, Better Banks" Reviewed in USA Today

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Glenn Reynolds wrote a review for USA Today of Better Bankers, Bettter Banks (U Chicago Press 2015) by Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter. The review discusses the proposal of Hill and…

Prof. Soper Comments on Ongoing Local Archdiocese Bankruptcy

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Professor Christopher Soper commented in the Star Tribune about the ongoing bankruptcy of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The Archdiocese sought more time to propose a bankruptcy plan of…

Prof. Hickman Quoted by Bloomberg on Tax Court's Altera Decision

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Bloomberg BNA’s Daily Tax Report about the future implications of the…

Prof. McGeveran Talks to Star Tribune About "Bombshell" European Privacy Ruling

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A column in the Sunday Star Tribune extensively quoted Professor William McGeveran, an expert on data privacy, about a recent European court ruling that could expose U.S. companies to liability under…

Prof. Vaaler Comments on Minnesota Business Implications of New Government in Canada

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Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed for and quoted in Adam Belz's business column for the Star Tribune on how Minnesota business with Canada might be affected by last week's general election leading…

Prof. Kirtley Discusses Appeal in Jesse Ventura Libel Case with Local Media

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Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on WCCO News Radio's The John Hines Show discussing the upcoming appellate argument before the Eighth…

Prof. Moriearty Quoted in International Business Times on Juveniles Serving Life Sentences

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Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in an International Business Times article entitled "Juveniles Serving Life Sentences: Henry Montgomery Case Asks Can The U.S. Supreme Court Retroactively Apply Decisions…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Attends Launch of Global Study on Women, Peace and Security

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin attended the launch of the Global Study on Women, Peace and Security,…

Dean Wippman Comments on Independent Investigation in Afghan Hospital Bombing

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Dean David Wippman was quoted in an article in Mashable.com about the recent airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Doctors Without Borders have called for an independent investigation, but Wippman…