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Professor Heidi Kitrosser was quoted in a story by the global news network Agence France Presse. The story, entitled "New Pentagon Rules May Change War Reporting," concerned statements in a Defense Department…
Professor Paul Vaaler discussed Google's recent decision to re-organize its various businesses in separate divisions under a multi-business corporate holding company called Alphabet. Google stock increased with…
Professor Jane Kirtley was interviewed by the Vienna-based International Press Institute for an article about revisions to the Department of Defense's Law of War Manual that may undermine journalists' ability to…

Professor Paul Vaaler gave a plenary keynote address at an international meeting of academics as well as business, Canadian provincial government and non-profit organization leaders interested in "Management…

Professor Paul Vaaler commented on why larger firms like Minnesota-based United Health Group re-incorporate in Delaware to take advantage of better-developed corporate governance guidelines protecting the interests…
Professor Jill Hasday appeared in the "Good Question" segment on WCCO News, answering the question, "Why do parents in the United States get less time off than in other countries?" Hasday explored some of the…
Professor Christopher Soper spoke on Minnesota Public Radio about the claims resolution process underway in the Twin Cities' Archdiocese bankruptcy. He said the church will need to evaluate the 407 abuse claims…
New York Times columnist Thomas Bryne Edsall discussed recent work on the benefits of racial integration and quoted Professor Myron Orfield's work that outlines the countervailing interests of the "poverty…
Professor Myron Orfield was quoted in a Texas Observer article about the implications of Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, the recent case upholding disparate…
Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Pioneer Press editorial regarding a new St. Paul policy permitting government employees to delete electronic communications they consider "no longer useful" to their…
Professor Tom Cotter was quoted in a Law360 article, entitled "3 Takeaways from 9th Circ.'s Motorola FRAND Decision," on the impact of a ruling by the 9th Circuit in Microsoft v. Motorola, a case in which…
Professor Jill Hasday wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post discussing the law's treatment of marital rape. She explained that at least 23 states continue to treat rape in marriage more leniently than rape…