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Professor Benjamin Casper, Director of the Center for New Americans, and Anna Finstrom ('15), a clerk for the Minnesota Court of Appeals who worked on several cases at CNA, were guests on Minnesota Public Radio to…

Professor Peter L. Strauss of Columbia Law School reviewed Professor Heidi Kitrosser's book, Reclaiming Accountability: Transparency, Executive Power, and the U.S. Constitution, in a symposium issue of the…
Professor Jane Kirtley was a guest on The John Hines Show on WCCO News Radio, discussing the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions in Walker…
Emeritus Professor Steve Simon was featured in WalletHub's recent study about strictest and most lenient states on DUI. Simon presented an overview of the state of the knowledge on impaired driving and what state…
Professor JaneAnne Murray organized the sixth annual Bloomsday celebration of the Irish American Bar Association at the Glucksman Ireland House of NYU. The event honors James Joyce, literary Ireland, and the…
Professor Benjamin Casper was quoted by Bloomberg BNA about the scope and significance of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling Mata v. Lynch, which confirmed that federal appellate courts have authority of to…
Professor Jane Kirtley discussed the risks of conflating media ethics standards with legal obligations in the Spring 2015 issue of The News Media and the Law. She pointed out that because journalism is protected by…
Professor June Carbone's book with Naomi Cahn, Red Families v. Blue Families (2010), was the subject of David Leonhardt's column in the New York Times. The column is part of an on-going discussion…
Professor William McGeveran, an expert on internet and privacy law, was a guest on public radio's Marketplace Tech Report. He commented on a new marketing initiative by Apple to portray itself as more…
Professor Joan Howland was quoted in a National Law Journal article entitled "Plan to Allow Paid Law Student Externships Advances in ABA." Howland, chair of the ABA's Council of the Section of Legal Education…

Professor Hari Osofsky has received the University of Minnesota's 2015 Sara Evans Faculty Woman Scholar/Leader Award, which is sponsored by the Office for Faculty & Academic Affairs and the Women's Center. The…

Professor Paul Vaaler was interviewed on WCCO News Radio to discuss motivations for the recent CHS acquisition of an ethanol plant located in Illinois producing 100 million gallons annually. The Inver Grove Heights-…