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Professor Fred Morrison appeared in the “Good Question” segment on WCCO News, answering the question, “What is Diplomatic Immunity?” “The concern always has been, and this goes back to the ancient Greeks,…

Professor Claire Hill spoke on compliance at a conference on the application of law in the financial sector. The conference was co-sponsored by the University of Montreal's law school as well as various…

Professor Richard Painter was quoted in a Huffington Post article on financial conflicts of interest that Donald Trump would have if he were to be elected president. Painter observed that the law does little…

The National Journal, in an article entitled "Make Bankers Pay for their Mistakes," published portions of an interview with Professors Claire Hill and Richard Painter about their new book, Better…

Professor June Carbone was quoted in a National Jurist article looking at expanding opportunities in health law. She mentioned the trends that will produce more demand for legal services, including…

Professor Myron Orfield's study of Detroit's inner suburbs (UCLA Law Review) was cited by New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall for a piece entitled "Whose Neighborhood Is It?"

Professor William McGeveran, an internet and privacy scholar who studies social media, was quoted in a Star Tribune story about Facebook refusing advertisements from a Minnesota gun club. McGeveran…

Minnesota Public Radio aired an interview with Professor William McGeveran about policies for use of body cameras by police, which raise complex issues of privacy and oversight.

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed by Star Tribune business columnist Lee Schafer on migrant entrepreneurship trends in the Twin Cities and elsewhere in the United States. Vaaler noted a long…

Professor William McGeveran, an expert in data privacy law, was one of the organizers and coauthors of a privacy scholars' amicus brief submitted to the Supreme Court in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. The…

Professor Prentiss Cox was quoted in a Star Tribune article about an enforcement action by the Minnesota Department of Commerce against Title Smart, a title insurance and closing company. Cox noted…

Professor Francis Shen gave a keynote talk on law and neuroscience at the Neuroscience Ireland conference at Dublin City University. A new course on law and neuroscience at DCU is now offered based in part on…