Faculty News

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by Alex Witt on MS NOW to discuss the Department of Justice’s investigation of Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for alleged their conspiracy to impede federal…

Professor Francis Shen, Solly Robins Distinguished Research Fellow, was quoted in a New York Times article exploring the 92-year-old Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein’s fitness for overseeing the…

Professor Jill Hasday was quoted in the Montreal newspaper La Presse about the Insurrection Act. Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the act due to the anti-ICE protests in…

Professor Ilan Wurman was interviewed on MPR News explaining the Insurrection Act. Prof. Wurman said, “This act, the Militia Act, or the so-called Insurrection Act, would allow federalized militia,…

Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law, was interviewed by KSTP News about ICE observers and their rights during protests. Prof. Kirtley said, “The key is, you need to stay…

Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was interviewed by the Washington Post about the Insurrection Act and the conditions that must…

Professor Emmanuel Mauleón was interviewed on CBC News regarding federal enforcement tactics against the Somali community. Among his comments, he said, “There is a long history of federal and FBI enforcement…

Professor Jill Hasday appeared on Power & Politics, a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation program, to discuss President Trump's statement that he would invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests…

Professor Jill Hasday appeared on WCCO Radio’s Adam and Jordana Show to discuss what the Insurrection Act is and how it would affect Minnesota if it was invoked. …

Professor Liliana Zaragoza was interviewed by the Sahan Journal to discuss U.S. citizens in Minnesota reporting they’ve been threatened, tackled on the streets, or detained by ICE agents without…

Professor Amy Sweasy was interviewed by NPR News, New York Times, and MS NOW about the handling of the Renee Good shooting investigation. The handling of the investigation is the latest rift…

Professor Ana Pottratz Acosta, visiting assistant professor and director of the the Immigration & Human Rights Clinic of the James H. Binger Center for New Americans, was quoted by MPR News…