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Faculty News

Prof. James Coleman Interviewed on MPR News About Minnesota-North Dakota Conflict About Reducing Carbon Footprint

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Professor James Coleman was interviewed on MPR News discussing an energy-policy conflict between Minnesota and North Dakota. Earlier this month, utility companies Great River Energy and Minnesota Power broke…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in The New Yorker About Trump’s Involvement in Cryptocurrency

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in The New Yorker about Donald Trump’s involvement in cryptocurrency and his pardoning of cybercriminals, including…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted in MinnPost About Minneapolis Separation Ordinance Limiting Coordination Between Police and ICE

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted in MinnPost about Minneapolis City Council members’ efforts to strengthen the city’s 22-year-old…

Prof. Fionnual Ní Aoláin Authors Blog Post Coinciding with the 25th Anniversary of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda at the U.N.

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Regents Professor; Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society; and faculty director of Minnesota Law’s Human Rights Center, posted a blog to coincide with the…

Prof. Myron Orfield Quoted by MinnPost About How Rent Controls Affect Housing Development

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Professor Myron Orfield, Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and Director, Institute of Metropolitan Opportunity, was quoted by MinnPost about rent controls affecting housing…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by Irish Times About Greater Transparency Needed by Republic of Ireland Government

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in Common Ground by the Irish Times about the Republic of Ireland not investigating killings during the conflict, known as The Troubles, in Northern Ireland,…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin to be Featured on Victims Rights Podcast Tomorrow

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin will be a featured guest on a Friday, October 17, podcast by the Victims…

Prof. Amna Akbar Co-Authors Commentary in The LPE Project

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Professor Amna Akbar co-authored a commentary in The LPE Project that argues that as the U.S. faces “incipient fascism” marked by repression, inequality, and corporate dominance, legal scholars must…

Prof. Ana Pottratz Acosta Quoted by Star Tribune About DOJ’s Lawsuit Against Minnesota Regarding ICE

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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 the…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by McClatchy News About Partisan Video Playing at Airports Blaming Democrats for Shutdown

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by McClatchy News about the legality of videos at airports showing Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming…

Prof. Richard Painter Quoted by Boston Globe About Insurrection Act Threat by the Administration

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Professor Richard Painter, S. Walter Richey Professor of Corporate Law, was quoted by the Boston Globe about the president’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to…

Prof. Jill Hasday Interviewed on MPR News about Presidential Power to Deploy Troops Domestically 

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Professor Jill Hasday, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and Centennial Professor in Law, was interviewed on MPR News about presidential powers and President Trump’s authority to deploy troops…