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Prof. Megan Walsh Interviewed on WCCO about the Possession of Firearms by Convicted Felons

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Prof. Megan Walsh was interviewed on a WCCO news investigation discussing felons possessing firearms to harm. The report said that in the past five years, federal prosecutors have charged more than 450 felon…

Prof. Francis Shen Publishes Essay on Cognitive Assessments for Biden and Trump

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Professor Francis Shen, an expert in neuroscience and law, argued in Maria Shriver's Sunday Paper that similar to how we mandate financial reporting, we should mandate disclosure of objective cognitive testing for…

Prof. Richard Painter Cited in Newsweek About Judge’s Delays in Trump Documents Trial

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Prof. Richard Painter’s comments on X about the possible reasons why Judge Aileen Cannon continues to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial were cited in Newsweek. Prof.…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein Quoted in Star Tribune Editorial About Immunity Ruling

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Professor Alan Rozenshtein was quoted in a Star Tribune editorial about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that former presidents are immune from prosecution for official actions taken in the…

Prof. Oren Gross Publishes Counterpoint Op-Ed in the Star Tribune Challenging University of Minnesota Faculty Senate's "No Confidence" Vote

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Prof. Oren Gross published Counterpoint op-ed piece in the Star Tribune on July 2, in which he rejected the recent “no confidence” vote in then Interim President Jeff Ettinger and Provost Rachel…

Prof. Richard Painter on WBUR’s Here & Now Discussing Supreme Court Ruling on Trump’s Immunity

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Professor Richard Painter appeared on WBUR’s Here & Now discussing the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling on Donald Trump’s immunity from prosecution. The…

Prof. Kristin Hickman’s Administrative Law Treatise Cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Corner Post Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Footnote 4 

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Professor Kristin Hickman’s administrative law treatise was cited in footnote 4 by the U.S. Supreme Court in the decision of Corner Post Inc. v. Board of…

Prof. Jill Hasday Discusses Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision on Minnesota Public Radio

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Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed on Minnesota Now with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about Trump's immunity ruling.

Prof. Kristin Hickman Comments in Bloomberg Law on How Overturning of Chevron Affects IRS

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Prof. Kristin Hickman was quoted in Bloomberg Law about how the overturning of Chevron doctrine might affect the authority of the Internal Revenue Service. Some believe the IRS’s most…

Prof. Jill Hasday Discusses Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity Decision on WCCO Radio

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Professor Jill Hasday appeared on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity. 

Prof. Charlotte Garden Quoted in New York Times About the Overturn of Chevron Deference

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Prof. Charlotte Garden was quoted in the New York Times about the effects on labor law by the U.S. Supreme Court eliminating the Chevron deference. The high court’s ruling is expected to…

Prof. Kristin Hickman Offers Opinion in Bloomberg Law About Supreme Court Justices and Chevron

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Professor Kristin Hickman was quoted in Bloomberg Law regarding the overturning of the Chevron deference and whether the ruling was a personal one for Justice Neil Gorsuch. He was a frequent critic of…