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The University of Minnesota Tax Clinic, led by Prof. Caleb Smith, submitted comments to the Treasury on proposed regulations concerning tax penalties. The Tax Clinic comments specifically addressed how the…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by Fox News on the recent rise of artificial intelligence, and how it could be used to spy on activists and journalists. Calling for a moratorium on AI…

Professor Jill Hasday appeared on Minnesota Public Radio’s Morning Edition with Phil Picardi to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decisions. “Some people call this the ‘you only…

Prof. Alan Rozenshtein was interviewed on the podcast Public Policy about the recent Supreme Court rulings. He spoke with Steve Poskanzer, president emeritus of Carleton College. When discussing affirmative…

Professor Richard Painter was recently interviewed by the Tampa Bay Times about ways that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' and his presidential campaign may be violating ethics rules in similar ways that…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by the Irish Times in an article covering her recent call as U.N. special rapporteur on human rights to abolish the non-jury Special Criminal Court…

On June 29, 2023, the Minnesota Board of Pardons voted unanimously to commute the prison sentence of Maureen Onyelobi, a client of the Child Advocacy and Juvenile Justice Clinic. Previously sentenced to life in…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (UNSRCT), briefed reporters on her…

Professor Perry Moriearty was quoted in both national and local publications about recent amendments to Minnesota's juvenile sentencing laws. Under the new laws, which Professor Moriearty helped write, anyone…

Prof. Kristin Hickman published a Bloomberg op-ed, Exempting Tax Rules from White House Review Is a Step Backwards, in which she criticized a recent agreement between the Treasury Department and Office of…

On June 28, 2023, the U.S. Sentencing Commission posted a selection of the comments it received on its proposal to make certain criminal history amendments to the sentencing guidelines retroactive. Its posting…

Professor Jill Hasday was interviewed by WCCO News about the U.S. Supreme Court ruling released Friday, in a 6-3 majority ruling, that affirmed the rights of a …